Memorized Scripture: Our Greatest Weapon of Spiritual Warfare
The Power of God's Word Stored in Your Heart and Mind "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." Psalm 119:11 ESV Memorized scripture is our weapon of mass destruction in spiritual warfare. It is our greatest weapon of spiritual...
How to Pray
Below is my outline and notes that I took when I read R.A. Torrey's book, How to Pray. The book was written about 100 years ago and is now in the public domain. I have added my thoughts to the outline and will continue to do so. 5Ws, 1H for prayer. What is prayer? Who...
Spiritual Warfare and Distractions During Evangelistic Encounters
Recently I read a post and a sentence in it got me thinking. The author said, "When dealing with non-believers, any distraction or conflict must be viewed as spiritual warfare." She was talking about dealing with them in the context of sharing Christ. When I read...
The Day of My Salvation
Recently, I read a post that made me think of what likely happened prior to the day I was saved. A sentence in it said, "Prior to the tent revival where I was converted to Christ at the age of eleven, prayer and fasting (plowing) had been done by the evangelist and...
Helping others Find Freedom in Christ
In the Bondage Breaker, Neil T. Anderson gives the following aid to people who want to help others find freedom in Christ. Everything in quotes comes from the book. Principles of Spiritual Conflict Resolution How should we help people find freedom?: "We should derive...
Desire and Pray for Spiritual Vision so that you can Fight Spiritual Warfare Well
"O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see." 2 Kings 6:17 ESV In 2 Kings 6:8-23, the Old Testament shows us an amazing example of the reality of spiritual warfare. The prophet Elisha is besieged by horses and chariots and a great army sent by the Aramean King. Why?...
The connection between the harvest principles and dirty/messy work of evangelism
The connection between the harvest principles and dirty/messy work of evangelism The essential harvest principles discussed by McRaney [1] and Wheeler and Earley [2] in this week’s assignments are as follows: You plow through prayer You fertilize the ground through...
Evangelism: Defining Success
The following comes from the book, The Art of Personal Evangelism by Will McRaney Campus Crusade for Christ founder Bill Bright says our role in evangelism is "Simply sharing Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results to God." "We would do well to...
Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for God’s Glory, Jerry Rankin, Summary
As I read this book, I made notes on what seemed to be the point of each chapter. This was not supposed to be a very organized and thorough book summary. It's not a book review, either; it's just notes on what stands out to me as I go through it. Given that I'm very...
A Guide for Praying Unbelievers and Backslidden People
The following comes from the book Evangelism is by David Wheeler and Dave Earley, chapter 20. Â "Below is a suggested outline for praying for those who need Christ. Â Lord, pour out your Spirit upon (name of person) and: Convict him/her of his/her sin, lack of...