Power Encounters

Power Encounters
Author: David Powlison
Publisher: Hourglass
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994-11
Genre: Demoniac possession
ISBN: 9780801071386

A critique of the deliverance ministries movement, showing positive and negative sides of its fascination with the demonic and sensational accounts, with guidelines for a more biblical approach.

Power Encounter in Spiritual Warfare

Power Encounter in Spiritual Warfare
Author: Charles H. Kraft
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2017-05-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532617143

Acceptance of Christianity in Southern Polynesia during the eighteenth century proceeded rapidly without missionary activity. This fact attracted the attention of Alan Tippett, who served for twenty years as an Australian missionary to the Fiji Islands. What he found was that the key to their conversion lay in the fact that, without missionary presence, the south sea islanders responded to demonstrations of what Tippett learned to call "power encounters." These were contests, some staged, some not staged, in which there was a power encounter between the true God and the gods of the islanders in which the traditional gods were defeated. Kraft here discusses the fact that this power principle applies much more widely.

Truth Or Territory

Truth Or Territory
Author: Jim Osman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2015-09-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692512449

This book offers a critique of common spiritual warfare practices including binding Satan, renouncing curses, spiritual mapping and exorcisms. Using Scripture, and Scripture alone, Pastor Jim Osman shows that true spiritual warfare is not a battle over territory, but a battle for the truth. The book is divided into four sections: Establishing Biblical Principles, Exposing Unbiblical Practices, Explaining Biblical Perspectives and Examining a Biblical Passage. A biblical approach to spiritual warfare recognizes the Bible as the sole authority, rejects unbiblical and man-made methods, and rests in Christ and His finished work for victory. Many in the modern spiritual warfare movement teach a methodology of spiritual warfare that is more akin to something you would find in a Harry Potter novel (renouncing curses and using prayer mantras to seize territory) than anything described in Scripture. Many of these practices reflect a theology built on anecdotes, experience, and interviews with demons rather than a sound exegesis of Scripture. Footnoted quotations of authors like Mark Bubeck, Neil T. Anderson, and others are compared against Scripture to show that modern spiritual warfare "experts" have abandoned the authority of Scripture and opted for man-made methods to wage spiritual battle. The chapters include a study of the three enemies that every Christian faces: the world, the flesh, and the devil. Pastor Osman answers from Scripture the questions: Can a Christian be demon-possessed? Is Christ's authority ours? and, What about exorcisms? One chapter includes a helpful discussion of the link between spiritual warfare and a believer's sanctification. The foreword is written by international conference speaker Justin Peters (justinpeters.org). This book is being published as an e-book as a fundraiser to finish the new church building of Kootenai Community Church (www.kootenaichurch.org) of which Jim is one of the pastors. All the proceeds go the building fund for the completion of that project. You can see regular updates at http: //www.truthorterritory.com .

The Rogue Christian

The Rogue Christian
Author: Mike Genung
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-03-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732312821

Status quo Christianity has failed. The Rogue Christian provides an in depth look at where we are today, why the church has lost its salt, and what we should do about it.

Understanding Spiritual Warfare

Understanding Spiritual Warfare
Author: Sam Storms
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310120853

A comprehensive, theological guide to everything the Bible has to say about spiritual warfare. Many Christians today are unaware or skeptical of the reality of Satan and the role he and his demonic hordes seek to exert on our lives. But if we're to take Scripture seriously, we can't overlook the biblical assertions about the spiritual battles between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the devil. The truth is that believers in Jesus are certain to encounter men and women of all ages who are oppressed, tormented, and tempted by demonic powers. In Understanding Spiritual Warfare, theologian and professor Sam Storms confronts the reality of the spiritual conflict in our midst, the threat of the demonic, and how we, as Christians, can respond to such a threat in our own lives and in the lives of others. Storms explains the biblical teaching on spiritual warfare and shares numerous personal accounts of victories over the demonic, answering question like: Who is Satan and his demons, and how do they act? Can a Christian be demonized? How does the authority of Christ defeat the devil and the demonic? What is “warfare prayer” and how can we wield it? Perfect for any individual or group who wants to grow in their understanding of spiritual warfare, Understanding Spiritual Warfare also serves as a training manual for a ministry of deliverance and inner healing.

Truth Plus Love

Truth Plus Love
Author: Matt Brown
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2019-04-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310355257

Imagine what our world might look like if Christians became known for remarkable love, as well as life-giving truth. The stakes are high and the need is great for Christians to represent Jesus to a watching world. And today, we have more influence than ever before--for better and for worse. We are among the first generations to have access to a global megaphone through social media. But it's not enough to speak truth louder to a noisy culture. To counter the reputation Christians have earned, our love must be just as loud. Ask evangelist Matt Brown, and he will tell you Christians today are facing a crisis of influence. In our rush to speak truth to today's tensions, cultural issues, and trending controversies, it becomes all too easy to focus on proving our points rather than extending God's grace. Conversely, when we seek only to love yet never proclaim a better way, we short-circuit God's plan. Truth Plus Love invites you to rediscover the biblical framework for engaging culture as ambassadors of Christ. Through biblical insight, cultural analysis, and practical principles, Matt Brown outlines how to champion truth without compromise, how to love unconditionally, and ultimately, how to step into this great adventure of representing God to the world. It's hard, it's messy, and it's the unfinished project of a lifetime, yet here we find our great adventure: representing God to a watching world.

John Newton

John Newton
Author: Jonathan Aitken
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1581348487

Discusses the life of John Newton.

The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare

The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare
Author: Ed Murphy
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 641
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310142199

Your guide to understanding all dimensions of spiritual warfare! The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare is the most thorough treatment available of biblical and theological foundations and practical concerns for spiritual warfare. Further revised and updated for the 21st century. THE BOOK: Equips leaders and mature believers Comprehensive coverage of all 3 dimensions of spiritual conflict: the World, the Flesh, and the Devil Endorsed by Frank Peretti, Dr. C. Peter Wagner, and others

The Believer's Authority

The Believer's Authority
Author: Andrew Wommack
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2009-03-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1606830821

The controversial subject of the spiritual authority of the believer in Christ is widely discussed in the church today. Now, Andrew Wommack, host of the #1 fastest growing ministry on television, gives us a new perspective that may challenge everything we've been taught including: If believers have been given authority, then when, how, and...

The Spirit of Python

The Spirit of Python
Author: Jentezen Franklin
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1621362205

New York Times best-selling author Jentezen Franklin is back with a message that will inspire you to break free and reclaim a life of passion, purpose, and praise.