Below are all of the writings by Dr Barry Chant, you can browse through the list or jump directly to a section below:

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The Doom Of Drakon

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doom-of-drakonThe story of the Kosmon sweeps over generations, embracing the hopes and fears of humankind. One day the scion of Kala will come and then Drakon will be destroyed. This is the first in a series of the Kosmon Report, a science fiction series for children.

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The author says: I had to give a Christmas talk at a Rotary club and decided to try to disguise it a bit. So I made up a story. This story began to grow in my mind and soon a book was born- and then two books. I had a lot of fun writing these stories and enjoyed the action myself. It was interesting wondering what would happen next or how I would re-tell an ancient story in a contemporary way. My hope is that kids who read these stories will also learn something about God and his plan for mankind, even though he is never mentioned by name-

Walking With A Limp

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Walking with a LimpA charismatic approach to the question of suffering, this book faces the realities without abandoning a positive faith in the power of God. This is a book to be read before trouble comes. It was joint runner-up for Australian Christian Book of the Year in 2004.

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The author says: The question of suffering is age-old. How can a loving God be all-powerful if he cannot deal with it? How can an all-powerful God be loving if he will not deal with it? While there are many excellent books on this subject, there are virtually none from a charismatic perspective. The reality is that many people in the charismatic movement don’t have a theology of suffering. On the other hand, there are others who don’t have a theology of healing. This book is honest, realistic, faithful to Scripture and yet unashamedly positive about the gifts of the Spirit. I don’t know of any other book like this. I think it’s worth a read if only so you can help someone else.

Heart Of Fire (Out of Print)

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Heart of FireA unique and widely esteemed volume. The first documented account of the fascinating story of the Australian Pentecostal movement. An Australian Christian classic.

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The author says: Over thirty years ago, I was concerned that no one had put together a history of the Australian Pentecostal movement, so I decided to do it myself. This book is the result. The emergence of Pentecostalism was one of the most exciting Christian developments of the twentieth century. Although there are now other books about Australian Pentecostalism, Heart of Fire is still the only comprehensive history. Unfortunately, it is now out of print, but copies may still be found if you look for them. Or you can check my Ph D thesis entitled Spirit of Pentecost on my website. I’m probably biased, but I personally believe Heart of Fire should be required reading for any study of revival movements or Australian Christianity.

What Others Say
A unique record in which the author has set down in accurate detail the history of the Pentecostal movement.
Dr Andrew Evans,
Past General Superintendent,
Assemblies of God in Australia

Brings together the fascinating story of the development of the Pentecost-al witness in this land. A comprehensive tribute to our Pentecostal pioneers.
Pastor Norman L. Armstrong,
Senior Minister,
Revival Life Centre, Sydney, NSW.

Interesting, informative, enlightening, exciting…To capture accurately all aspects of any history is an impossible task…The author has done remarkably well.
Pastor John Hewitt,
Past President,
Apostolic Church, Australia.

Praying In The Spirit

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praying in the spirit
Readable, practical, helpful guidelines to enrich your prayer life and to unlock the depth and breadth of what it means to pray in the Spirit. This book could revolutionise your attitude to prayer and to the untapped potential the Holy Spirit can open up in your communion with God.

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The author says: I don’t know how many times I have heard people use the phrase ‘praying in the Spirit’ in a non-biblical way. What does it really mean? For some it’s a synonym for speaking in tongues; for others it includes everything but tongues. The first draft of this book was rejected by the publisher. So I put it aside. When I got it out again five years later, I could see why they wouldn’t publish it. So I totally re-wrote it. This time we all liked it. It’s a much better book. So here it is – a valuable resource that embraces the richness of what praying in the Spirit means, including some illuminating studies on glossolalia that will challenge Pentecostals and non-Pentecostals alike. This is an ideal resource for any study involving prayer, Christian Life or the Ministry of the Holy Spirit.

The Return (Out of Print)

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the-returnThe authors tackle the most common questions about the return of Christ and respond to them in a warm-hearted manner. This is a frank, honest and satisfying analysis of thorny issues like the Millennium, the Antichrist, the Mark of the Beast, the Great Tribulation and many others. A down-to-earth, reasonable approach. You will be happy with this one – at last, a book on this subject that talks sense.

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Note: This book is no longer published. This page is available for reference only.

One author says: I was asked by the publisher to approach Winkie Pratney and invite him on their behalf to write this book. The result was a joint effort.To be honest there is some pretty fanciful stuff out there on the subject of the second coming, much of it far removed from the plain teaching of Scripture. I think you will find that this book is different. It stacks up pretty well with what the Bible says. You’ll also find it talks a lot of common sense. Be prepared for some new insights when you read it.

About Angels and You

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About Angels and YouWho are angels? What do they do? What do they look like? Where do they live? A clear, plain-spoken explanation of what the Bible says about the intriguing nature, role and ministry of angels. A surprisingly engaging volume.

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The author says: Some folks have been surprised to find how interesting this subject is. I was, too, when I began to look into it. I based this little book firmly on Scripture and tried to expound consistently what the word of God has to say on the subject. I included a number of anecdotes, but unlike some popular books on this subject, the book is primarily biblical, not anecdotal. And I think it’s actually quite easy to read. Have fun.

The Spirit of Pentecost

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Now an Australian classic, Dr Barry Chant’s, The Spirit of Pentecost, presents the largely untold and dramatic story of the early days of Australian Pentecostalism. It is a tale of bold pioneering, courage and sacrifice; of remarkable miracles; of grit and heroism; of dogged persistence; of faith, hope, love and compassion. Discover the distinctive qualities of the early Australian Pentecostal movement and its unique contribution to the Kingdom of God.

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What the reviewers say.

  • ‘A book that should be read’ – Professor Walter Hollenweger
  • ‘I highly recommend this book’ – Professor Vinson Synan.
  • ‘This is a great read’ – Dr Stuart Piggin.
  • ‘I could not put it down’ – Pastor Bill Vasilakis

The author says:

For years I have been fascinated by the origins of Australian Pentecostalism. I heard stories about it but there was no reliable published history. So I set about researching it myself. The result was an exciting story and some surprising outcomes.

Australian Pentecostalism exhibits distinctive elements which do not fit accepted theories. Neither the deprivation theories of the 1970s and 80s nor more recent sociological and psychological explanations are adequate to explain its development.

Generally the socio-economic status of Australian Pentecostal people was not, as is commonly believed, below the norm for the community: in fact, the reverse was true.

Pentecostalism grew from three major nineteenth century tributaries: the Wesleyan movement with its emphasis on entire sanctification; the ministry of John Alexander Dowie with its focus on divine healing and separation from the world; and the Evangelical movement, with its fervent and growing desire for revival.

Local leadership was both indigenous and multicultural. Sarah Jane Lancaster was the outstanding pioneer. She was responsible for establishing many local churches, she engaged in extensive welfare work during the Depression and there was a strong emphasis on experiencing the presence and power of God, especially through ‘tarry meetings.’

There were dedicated and determined efforts to take the gospel to the Aborigines. The Spirit was seen to be bestowed on both men and women equally and so, in the initial three decades, women had a unique freedom to preach, administer the sacraments and lead churches. Over half of the first thirty Pentecostal congregations were founded by women.
It was their experience of God through the Holy Spirit that motivated the early Pentecostals. Historically, it will be seen that the movement’s distinctiveness rested in its enshrining of the practice of glossolalia in an experiential encounter with God.

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Step Out – Jonathan

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1 God loves impossible situations

Israel was in a desperate situation. The Philistines were terrorising the land.
• Overwhelming numbers (13:2,5; 14:2) – originally ten to one, and later nearly 20 to one.
• Frequent raids (13:17ff)
• No iron weapons (13:19ff). Only bows, arrows and slingshots.
• Extortion (13:21)
The result was that the people were ‘trembling’ (7, ESV) and ‘quaking with fear’ (NIV)
God loves situations like this because it gives him the chance to demonstrate his love and his
power! Oscar C. Eliason wrote—
Got any rivers you think are uncrossable?
Got any mountains you can’t tunnel through?
God specialises in things thought impossible
He can do just what no other can do
See Matt 17:20; Luke 1:37; Jer 32:17, 27

2 God can do a great deal with people who don’t care who gets the credit (1-3)

• No one knew when Jonathan left the camp. He was only a young man—maybe a
teenager. Who was the armour bearer? No one knows. Just another ‘young man’.
• Who we are does not matter: it’s what we are that counts! These two young people
carved their exploits in history.

3 When we step out God steps in (6)

• Jonathan said, ‘Come, let us go over.’ Too often we sit back and wait. These two stepped
out!
• Miracles are 99.999% God and only 0.001% us—but this 0.001% is still important. Eg
Moses; Elisha; Peter; Jesus.
• We need to take faith steps eg in evangelism, in witnessing, in praying for the sick, in
prophesying, in giving, in speaking in tongues…

4 Faith doesn’t have to be perfect (6)

• Jonathan was not convinced that victory could be taken for granted—‘It may be…’ (ESV,
NRSV) or, ‘Perhaps the Lord will…’ (NIV).
• Sometimes we hold back because we think our faith is not perfect. It doesn’t have to be.
As long as it is faith in a perfect God!
• Compare Daniel 3; Ecclesiastes 11:4; Mark 9:24.

5 When God is with us we are always in the majority (6)

• Many? Few? It doesn’t matter!
• See Romans 8:31ff; 2 Corinthians 2:14.

6 Unity is crucial (7)

The armour bearer told Jonathan he would support him totally.
• GNB: ‘I’m with you’
• NIV, ESV: ‘I am with you heart and soul’
• NRSV: ‘As your mind is, so is mine’
• MKJV, NASB: ‘I am with you and your heart.’
• See Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; Matthew 18:20

7 We need to determine the will of God (9-12)

Jonathan sought a sign from God. There is a difference between faith and presumption.
• Faith = acting on God’s promise
• Presumption = acting on our own ideas
How many things are God’s will? There are dozens!
• Forgiveness
• Grace
• Peace
• Joy
• Victory over temptation
• Freedom from fear
• Hope
• Release from depression
• confidence

8 Faith can overcome impossible odds (13-15)

• They used both hands and feet to climb (ie their hands were not free for fighting). They
were just two against many (15:20ff).
• It was a fulfilment of God’s promise. God gave the victory!
• See Leviticus 26:8; 2 Corinthians 2:14

9 Challenge

Jesus stepped out of heaven to become a human being and to die on a cross to save us from sin.
When he stepped out, God stepped in! Death could not hold him! He rose again and lives forever!
Will you step out for God now?

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Remember: You don’t have to answer all the questions. First do those that seem most helpful to
you.
Read 1 Samuel 14:1-14

Biblical

1. Why do you think Jonathan did not tell his father he was going to fight the Philistines?
(1). You may find it helpful to read chapter 13 here as well.
2. Do you have any thoughts on why the writer makes special note of the fact that the priest
was with Saul? (3). Can you find out what ‘wearing an ephod’ means? See 1 Samuel
1:18; 2:28; Exodus 28:1-14.
3. How would you describe the character and attitude of the two young men (6,7)
4. Note how although it was Jonathan and his armour bearer who overcame the Philistines,
to whom was the credit given? (12, 23). What can we learn from this?

Personal and practical

5. Stepping out in faith requires courage, especially when we do it on our own and no one
else wants to go with us. But what happens when we seem to succeed? (16-23) What can
we learn about leadership here?
6. Read verse 6 again. Discuss ways in which we can apply it to situations in our own lives.
7. How does this story illustrate the principle, ‘When we step out, God steps in’?
8. In the conflicts we have with temptation and opposition, what could we learn or apply to
our lives from the actions of Jonathan recorded in verses 8-12?
9. Some people seem to be always complaining that the devil is making things tough for
them. What can we learn from this passage about matters like this? (13-15; James 4:7).

Memorise: 1 Samuel 14:6

Hint for memorising: You can do this as a group by repeating phrase by phrase aloud together
until you can say the whole text in one hit. Don’t forget to learn the reference as well.

Caleb Remembers

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Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Go to Pharaoh and say to him,
“This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship
me.”’ (Exodus 9:1)

I was a boy when first I heard
the name of Moses. Funny name,
I thought; but something stirred
within me, sneaking like a flame
around a sacrifice for Yahweh,
first disturbing, then consuming
every sinew in a way
that ridiculed Egyptian gloom
and made me know that Israel’s God
would set us free.

When Moses spoke,
you knew that somewhere he had trod
on holy ground. There were some folk
whose cynicism stuffed their eyes
and ears with doubt – but as for me,
I think that Yahweh made me wise
in infancy clearly to see
that when someone proclaimed, ‘Thus says
the Lord’, affirming it with signs
and wonders, these were urgent days
in which to live. My own designs
no longer mattered. Who can bide
unmoved when he is on the verge
of something that will change the tide
of history?

‘Twas like a surge
of water from the sea that gulped
the chariots of Pharoah’s horde —
the faith that crushed my fear to pulp
when Moses cried, ‘Thus says the Lord!’
Old age has withered me and dried
the energy that flowed along
my veins. But faith is vivified
and still there lives within the song
of Moses of deliverance
from Egypt – not because again I hear
the shout of Israel or the dance
of Miriam, for one thing’s clear:
that conquest issued, not from Israel’s sword,
but from that Moses-cry: ‘Thus says the Lord!’

Empowered By The Spirit

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empowered by the spiritNowadays, ‘charismatic‘ can mean almost anything. The author offers a clear biblically-based statement of what it means to be empowered by the Holy Spirit.

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This volume:

  • Explains the Scriptures
  • Answers common questions
  • Refutes objections
  • Offers practical guidance
  • Relates exciting testimonies
  • Inspires faith for spiritual

Testimonials

The author places the awesome Pentecostal experience of baptism in the Spirit in its rightful context – namely effective witness of the message of the Cross.
Pastor Bill Vasilakis, Australian National Chairman, CRC Churches Int

This book thinks outside the square in a helpful way. It is thorough and not driven by theological predispositions. It took meplaces I hadn’t been before, sometimes unwillingly. Although I have a few different ideas, I like it!
Dr Ian Jagelman, Director of the Jagelman Institute

We highly recommend Dr Barry Chant’s latest book Empowered by the Spirit. It is balanced. It is broad. It is revelatory. It is essential reading for standing on the Word and walking in the Spirit. It’s brilliant.
Pastors Adrian and Kathy Gray, Mount Annan Church, Sydney, Australia

An excellent textbook on this important subject. It’stheological yet practical approach will be of great benefit to all believers. I heartily commend it.
Pastor Mark Conner, Senior Minister, CityLife Church,Melbourne, Aust.

The quality of writing is sustained at a high level throughout… The diagrams and charts add a useful visual dimension, and the stories add a lively personal touch.
Dr Ken Chant, Australasian President and Founder, Vision Christian University.

This is the summation of the very significant life of its prolific author. This is distilled, quintessential Barry Chant. Students, teachers, scholars, historians, preachers and pastors (all of which Dr Chant has been) will find seams of gold as they mine through this book.
Dr Stuart Robinson, Senior Minister, Crossway Baptist Church, Melbourne, Victoria.

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