Spirit and Sacrament by pastor and author Andrew Wilson is an
impassioned call to join together two traditions that are frequently and
unnecessarily kept separate. It is an invitation to pursue the best of
both worlds in worship, the Eucharistic and the charismatic, with the
grace of God at the center.
Wilson envisions church services in which healing testimonies and
prayers of confession coexist, the congregation sings When I Survey the
Wondrous Cross followed by Happy Day, and creeds move the soul while
singing moves the body. He imagines a worship service that could come
out of the book of Acts: Young men see visions, old men dream dreams,
sons and daughters prophesy, and they all come together to the same
Table and go on their way rejoicing.
In short, Spirit and Sacrament is an appeal to bring out of the
church's storehouse all of its treasures, so that God's people can
worship our unrivaled Savior with sacraments and spiritual gifts, raised
hands and lowered faces.