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Our world is full of fear: fear of death, public speaking, flying,
drowning, failure, rejection, snakes, needles, heights, darkness,
enclosed places, and countless more. Satan uses fear to steal joy,
kill opportunity, and destroy hope. God has an antidote:
supernatural courage. Our favorite Bible heroes achieved results
greater than their natural abilities because of bravery that came
only from God. Followers of Jesus throughout history have had the
Holy Spirit come upon them to achieve supernatural outcomes. In
Supernatural Courage, Robinson uses biblical examples, interviews,
and testimonies, along with Bible promises, prayers, and
activations to impart spiritual bravery for strength to live a life
beyond what's normal. These pages will help activate supernatural
courage in your life so that you can hope--and then persevere
through overwhelming challenges, stand against intimidation,
believe for the impossible, forgive amid injustice, use spiritual
gifts for spiritual victories, and finish the race God has given
you.
More than fifty years ago, a reporter for Guideposts magazine set
out to gather information about a strange new occurrence happening
all over the country. John Sherrill, a skeptic when it came to
speaking in tongues and the baptism with the Holy Spirit, was
determined to retain his objectivity while digging out the facts.
What he found would change his life. With more than 2.5 million
copies sold, this classic work is the story of one man's journey
from skepticism to a life-changing relationship with God. Filled
with historical and biblical accounts of speaking in tongues, this
is also the deeply personal and moving story of how you, too, can
walk in the power of the Spirit day by day. Now includes a new
epilogue and update on how to lean on the Holy Spirit for unity in
an increasingly divisive world.
A definitive history of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movement
and an intriguing reference for persons outside the movement, "The
Century of the Holy Spirit" details the miraculous story of
Pentecostal/Charismatic growth--in the U.S. and around the world.
This book features five chapters by the premier Pentecostal
historian, Vinson Synan, with additional contributions by leading
Pentecostal/Charismatic authorities--David Barrett, David Daniels,
David Edwin Harrell Jr., Peter Hocken, Sue Hyatt, Gary McGee, and
Ted Olsen.
Features include:
- Explains and analyzes the role of all major streams, including
women, African-Americans, and Hispanics
- Thoroughly illustrated with photographs, charts, figures, maps,
and vignettes
- 4-color fold-out timeline/genealogy tree
- 16 full-color pages, plus black-and-white photos
throughout
- Includes bibliographies and indexes
Jesus didn't come to earth just to save us from hell. He suffered,
died, and rose again for the complete deliverance and healing you
long for. Soul wounds affect each of us and leave broken places in
our lives that need healing. When we seek inner healing but don't
also close demonic doorways to the enemy, we simply mask the issue
temporarily and may find ourselves in more bondage than we
experienced previously. A respected minister of deliverance, Kathy
DeGraw will show you through biblical insights, real-life examples,
and practical instruction how you can * discern and destroy the
root of fear, anger, addictions, rejection, and other strongholds
that just won't go away * use repentance, forgiveness, and robust
spiritual warfare prayers and declarations to possess freedom *
minister deliverance and inner healing to others * and more The
Holy Spirit wants to open your eyes to the strongholds that have
kept you stuck. It's time to be unshackled and free!
Too often believers pray for healing but never experience it. They pray for prosperity
but never receive it. Why? Because they don’t know how to use a godly imagination
correctly. They don’t see themselves healed. They don’t see themselves prosperous.
They don’t see themselves victorious. In The Power of Imagination, Andrew
Wommack will unlock the power of your imagination and explain how you can put it
to work giving you hope for the future. Without it, you’ll never fulfill God’s plan for
your life. Circumstances will divert you and hardship will steal from you. But with it,
you won’t be able to lose for winning! Never underestimate the power of your
imagination!
Author W. Hacking reveals personal insights into the life of
renowned 20th century minister, Smith Wigglesworth. Uncover Smiths
intimate relationship with God and how he flowed in Gods
supernatural power.
Does God stare down at us in unyielding disapproval? No, says author
Robert Henderson. God's gaze toward us is one of kindness and love.
'Understanding his heart and expression,' he adds, 'changes
everything.' God is ready to pour out his unmerited favor on his
children. It is up to us to receive it. Always keying in on Scripture,
global apostolic leader Robert Henderson shows how accessible the grace
of God really is. He identifies the benefits of grace and how it will
help you
- overcome hardship
- increase in fruitfulness
- live in strength
- walk under the control of the Holy Spirit and be free
- and more God's grace is abundantly available.
Discover how you can receive it in the midst of life's hardships. You
need dwell no longer in weakness, but in goodness and holiness.
What do you say to someone who is hurting? How many times in
everyday conversation do we struggle to comfort others in a
troubled world? Christians should be "first responders," say Andy
Reese and Jennifer Barnett, yet we lack the tools and confidence to
reach out. We end up frustrated by our own inability to connect
meaningfully and make a difference. But what would happen if we had
the ability and courage to speak out in love? In these pages Andy
and Jennifer give you the practical understanding and simple tools
to do just that. You can fill even your casual conversations with
the gentle yet transforming power of Jesus Christ. Here is what you
need to confidently step out to bring peace, give grace and help
others experience renewal. Visit www.freedomprayer.org for more
information. "Extremely instructive and practical."--Max Lucado,
pastor and bestselling author "This book will change lives--maybe
even yours."--Rich Stearns, president, World Vision U.S. "Solidly
based on the Gospel and immensely practical. It has helped our
leaders walk in increased freedom while we help many know the truth
that sets them free."--David McQueen, senior pastor, Beltway Park
Baptist Church, Abilene, Texas "Our leadership team is fully on
board and delighted with the simple effectiveness of this
ministry."--Michael Swecker, pastor of Prayer and Freedom
Ministries, Hosanna! Church, Lakeville, Minnesota "For many people
a ministry like Freedom Prayer is the best place to start . . and I
am most impressed with the team at the Freedom Resource."--Stephen
Mory, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, Vanderbilt
University; psychiatrist, Mental Health Cooperative "Freedom Tools
offers piercing insights with keen discernment to empower the
reader to be set free at last. . . .A great tool for your spiritual
warfare arsenal."--James W. Goll, founder, Encounters Network,
Prayer Storm and GET eSchool; author, The Lifestyle of a Prophet
and many more "Freedom Prayer has been invaluable to me as a
counselor.."--Wendy Barnes, LPC, San Antonio "Freedom Tools is both
practical and profound. It does a masterful job of taking a
potentially complex subject and bringing it into everyone's
reach."--Bill Johnson, senior leader, Bethel Church, Redding,
California; author, When Heaven Invades Earth and more "Through the
partnership of truths from the world of psychology and those from
the world of inner healing, we can see powerful healing and
transformation. By integrating the two, we will see more people
live abundant lives as they heal their connection with God and are
restored body, soul and spirit."--Margaret Nagib, Timberline Knolls
Clinical Development Institute "Freedom Tools gave me a biblical
manual for helping people experience freedom.."--Kirk Freeman, lead
pastor, CrossBridge Community Church, San Antonio, Texas
"Professional counseling and prayer ministries work hand in hand as
essential partners to facilitate inner healing in wounded lives.
Working together we can maximize the freedom, recovery and renewing
of all those in need."--Dr. Mark Jones, LMFT director, Liberty
Alliance "This powerful book gives you the Freedom Tools you need
to demolish the adversary's obstacles to freedom and prosperity.
Use them and you, too, can experience the super-abundant life that
God desires for you!"--C. Peter Wagner, chancellor, Wagner
Leadership Institute "A great need has long existed for someone to
reduce inner healing to simpler, everyday language and tools. Our
friend Andy Reese has done that admirably in Freedom Tools."--John
Loren Sandford, co-founder, Elijah House Ministries "This is
ministry from the heart and by the Spirit--so simple and natural
that you'll ask yourself, 'Why didn't I know this before?'"--David
Kyle Foster, founder and exec utive director, Mastering Life
Ministries
Do you sometimes feel you have to check your intellect at the
church door, leaving reason behind to embrace the Christian faith?
Do you hunger for a full gospel that includes the mind as well as
heart and Spirit? Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? challenges
charismatic and Pentecostal believers to discover the power of a
well-maintained mind---a mind on fire---to match a heart on fire
and to create a life that operates within the full counsel of God .
Nanez shows how human reason helps us understand and interpret God
s Word as well as defend the gospel. He shows what the Bible
teaches about the mind, and explores the backgrounds of
nineteenth-century and modern culture, anti-intellectualism,
Pentecostal history and beliefs, and popular misconceptions about
human intellect in relation to the Christian faith. Full Gospel,
Fractured Minds? helps men and women practice a Christian faith
that reflects the whole person and the full gospel. Rick Nanez
calls Pentecostals and charismatics to seek a balance between mind
and Spirit. This book will stir you to seek all that God has for
you. ---From the Foreword by Stanley M. Horton, PhD"
The Bible teaches us that we are to be filled with God's Spirit and
that God's presence and grace is manifested among his people as
they serve, love, and minister to one another. Yet some of the
gifts that God offers to his people aren't commonly seen in many
churches today. Gifts of prophecy, healing, tongues, and other
supernatural gifts of God seem to be absent, and many Christians
are unsure how to cultivate an atmosphere where God's Spirit can
work while remaining committed to the foundational truth of God's
Word. How can Christians pursue and implement the miraculous gifts
of the Spirit without falling into fanatical excess and splitting
the church in the process? In Practicing the Power, pastor and
author Sam Storms offers practical steps to understanding and
exercising spiritual gifts in a way that remains grounded in the
word and centered in the gospel. With examples drawn from his forty
years of ministry as a pastor and teachers, Storms offers a
guidebook that can help pastors, elders, and church members
understand what changes are needed to see God move in supernatural
power and to guard against excess and abuse of the spiritual gifts.
If you long to see God's Spirit move in your church and life, and
aren't sure why that isn't happening or where to begin, this book
is for you.
"It's not a process," one pastor insisted, "rehabilitation is a
miracle." In the face of addiction and few state resources,
Pentecostal pastors in Guatemala City are fighting what they
understand to be a major crisis. Yet the treatment centers they
operate produce this miracle of rehabilitation through
extraordinary means: captivity. These men of faith snatch drug
users off the streets, often at the request of family members, and
then lock them up inside their centers for months, sometimes years.
Hunted is based on more than ten years of fieldwork among these
centers and the drug users that populate them. Over time, as Kevin
Lewis O'Neill engaged both those in treatment and those who
surveilled them, he grew increasingly concerned that he, too, had
become a hunter, albeit one snatching up information. This
thoughtful, intense book will reframe the arc of redemption we so
often associate with drug rehabilitation, painting instead a
seemingly endless cycle of hunt, capture, and release.
This book teaches believers the art of scriptural prayer and gives
clear insight from the Word of God on the subject of intercession
and supplication.
The Gift of Prophecy is a book believers will refer to again and
again for answers to their questions about this important spiritual
gift.
The complex and sometimes contradictory articulation of ethnicity,
religion and gender informs this book on the cultural construction
of identity for Jamaican migrants in Britain. The author argues
that religion -- in this case Pentecostalism -- cannot be
understood simply as a means of spiritual compensation for the
economically disadvantaged. Rather, in the New Testament Church of
God, one of Britain's largest African Caribbean churches, the
cosmology of the church resolves the questions surrounding identity
as well as suffering. Religious participation is one way in which
African Caribbean people negotiate the terms of representation and
interaction in British society.
Experiencing Father's Embrace is an excellent resource for anyone
interested in growing or ministering in the Father's love message.
The author's style of writing makes this book easy to read, yet it
is one of the most thorough and profoundly impacting books
available on knowing God as a Father.
Is God Trying to Speak to you? Most Christians do not understand
the necessity in discerning a situation or message. Without
discernment, many in the Body of Christ are being led astray. There
are four basic steps you can follow to discern any message or
messenger: Means, Motive, Morals and the Message. Using these four
steps, you can know in your heart whether God is speaking to you or
not. Discernment is actually a commandment from the Lord Himself.
We are told to know people by the fruit in their lives. "Either
make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its
fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit." Matthew 12:33
Ultimately, properly implemented discernment will bear good fruit
for you, your family, and the kingdom of God. Poorly implemented
discernment, or none at all, can cause our relationship with Jesus
to be hampered, churches to divide, and in the worst cases, cause
believers to fall from grace. I believe that a deeper relationship
with the Holy Spirit is needed for the times to come, including His
gift of discernment. I pray that this book will help you to
accomplish this.
Unlike Jehovah's Witnesses, who deny the Trinity by demoting Jesus
to a mere man, the 'Jesus Only' churches deny the Trinity by
claiming that there is only one God, and that Jesus is the Father
and the Holy Spirit. 'Jesus Only' churches not only require baptism
for salvation, but also stipulate that it must be baptism in the
name of the Lord Jesus Christ only, and not in the name of the
Father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. Thus, these churches distort
the gospel and the historic, orthodox understanding of Jesus. Why
this series? This is an age when countless groups and movements,
old and new, mark the religious landscape in our culture, leaving
many people confused or uncertain in their search for spiritual
truth and meaning. Because you may not have the time or opportunity
to research these movements fully, these books provide essential
and reliable information and insights for their spiritual journeys.
The second wave of books in this series addresses a broad range of
spiritual beliefs, from non-Trinitarian Christian sects to
witchcraft and neo-paganism to classic non-Christian religions such
as Buddhism and Hinduism. All books but the summary volume, Truth
and Error, contain five sections: -A concise introduction to the
group being surveyed -An overview of the group s theology --- in
its own words -Tips for witnessing effectively to members of the
group -A bibliography with sources for further study -A comparison
chart that shows the essential differences between biblical
Christianity and the group -Truth and Error, the last book in the
series, consists of parallel doctrinal charts compiled from all the
other volumes. Three distinctives make this series especially
useful to readers: -Information is carefully distilled to bring out
truly essential points, rather than requiring readers to sift their
way through a sea of secondary details. -Information is presented
in a clear, easy-to-follow outline form with menu bar running
heads. This format greatly assists the reader in quickly locating
topics and details of interest. -Each book meets the needs and
skill levels of both nontechnical and technical readers, providing
an elementary level of refutation and progressing to a more
advanced level using arguments based on the biblical text. The
writers of these volumes are well qualified to present clear and
reliable information and help readers to discern truth from
falsehood."
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