The Presence That Changes Places

What if Gods presence could really change your street?

On an ordinary Tuesday evening, behind closed doors, people are lonely, anxious and quietly hurting. Round the corner, a small group of Christians is singing to Jesus, slightly out of tune, and praying for the area. Some of them wonder whether any of it makes a difference beyond the church doors.

This book says it does.

The Presence That Changes Places steers away from complicated spiritual-warfare methods and from quiet resignation alike. It sets out a simpler, more hopeful way, rooted in the New Testament: bring Jesus in and the darkness has to leave.

Following the widening circles of Acts 1:8, from one changed heart to a home, a street, a city and the nations, it shows how worship, prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit carry the love of God into the worlds dry places. Along the way youll meet ordinary people through whom the light broke in: the monks of Lindisfarne, the Moravians at Herrnhut, the praying women of Mukti in India, the believers of Pyongyang in 1907, two elderly sisters on the Isle of Lewis, and the East African Revival.

The book is honest about slow years, unanswered prayers and movements that went wrong, and it includes a study guide for small groups. Its for anyone who belongs to a church on Sundays, meets with a few others in the week, and is thirsty for more of Jesus.

Lord Jesus, we are thirsty. We come to you. Fill us with your Spirit.