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Amidst all the talk of revival, a few lone voices in Christianity are being raised - those who are willing to swim against the tide, those who decline to jump on the bandwagon, those who dare to cut through the hype, bravado and sales talk, and declare that “the emperor has no clothes”.
Despite nearly a century of spiritual gifts, the Church is statistically in a severe decline, and society is rushing headlong into a dark night of godlessness, chaos and catastrophe. What is lacking? Maurice Barratt presents a fresh perspective because he is not critical of spiritual gifts; on the contrary, he believes that the gifts of the Spirit are valid and necessary today. His conviction is that the Church lacks not gifts or power, but the character of Christ in the lives of those who claim to be his followers.
Laying the axe to the root of our comfortable Christianity, Maurice Barratt suggests that we need to face up to the radical teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, with its devastating practical implications for our lives.
This series is also available in book format.
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