The Spiritual Warfare Movement

In his book Share Jesus Without Fear, William Fay lays out an easy and attainable way for one to reach people for Christ. A former mobster, and prostitution house owner, Fay says that if “God can take somebody like me and change him, he can take anybody in your life and change him as well.”1 In an easy to understand, comprehensive way, Fay shows how to overcome your fears and witness to those who are lost. By breaking down the six most common excuses one uses not

This paper is the development of my personal theory on Christian Counseling. I use many scriptural references to support my beliefs and stress the importance of gaining wisdom and knowledge from the bible. It incorporates all of the presentations, readings, and critiques I did at Liberty University’s Theology and Spirituality in counseling course. I talk about how I integrate Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality into my Christian counseling and believe that they all have a lot to offer the Christian counselor. The role of integration and multitasking is necessary to be an effective Christian counselor under the guidelines of the American Association of Christian

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The Invisible War by Chip Ingram is a valuable tool in the believer's war chest.  Pastor Ingram gives practical teaching that enables Christians to fight and win the spiritual war.  This thought provoking and highly recommended book addresses four key areas of spiritual war fare, understanding the spiritual battles raging around us, preparing for battle, fighting the battle to win, and demonic deliverance.  224 pages

Early in the 19th century, The Second Great Awakening, a popular evangelical movement, was raging through upstate New York. Nicknamed the “Burned-Over District,” this region was “often swept by the flames of the Holy Spirit” thus creating a supercharged atmosphere perfect for up and coming religious zealots (Gopnik 4).

Scripture tells us, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear” 1 Peter 3:15 (NKJV). Through this course, you will be equipped with different

In 2011 Mark McMinn updates his book on Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling, which discloses three important perspectives of Christian counseling. This recently evolving frontier for Christian counselors is what McMinn calls interdisciplinary integration. The relationship between psychology and theology is not the vital key component, but it’s how Christian faith is practiced in counseling. Bringing religion into the counseling office will bring challenges but with personal spiritual training and professional development it can be accomplished. McMinn shares a theoretical map on the prospective values and dangers of using religious interventions in counseling. In the first two chapters McMinn establishes a framework on the variety of religious interventions like prayer, the use of Scripture, forgiveness, and so on. Theses chapters would be part 1 of a 2 broad part that lays down a foundation for the rest of the book. The chapters that follow would be part 2 that explains the indispensable components in McMinn’s methodology to the integration of psychology, theology, and spiritualty in counseling. Psychology, theology, and spirituality is highlighted in the sessions of Christian counseling by guiding the person who reads an insightful understanding of integrating stages of: prayer, scripture, sin, confession,

Jon Krakauer born in 1954, Brookline, Massachusetts he writes a genre of nonfiction som of his major works include: Into the Wild (1996), Into Thin Air (1997), Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (2003). Jon Krakauer is an American nonfiction writer, journalist, and mountaineer best known for his works about the outdoors and mountain climbing. His nonfiction works Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven have been best-sellers and received widespread critical attention. Aside from being nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has also been the recipient of the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Book of the Year by Time

Last week we experienced loss of life and tragedy in our country. Enough has been written about those situations, and by better writers than I, so I will not address that there. But over the next few days I saw so much anger and hatred on many sides, spew out o n social media. I found myself getting caught up in it. I found myslef wanting to respond, often in the same vein as those who wrote. It was as if their anger spurred my own. Thankfully the Holy Spirit caught me short and I thought to myslef, "This has become toxic to my soul." The constant feeding on anger was beginning to poison my own spirit. So I had to draw away form it for a few days.

The new Christian Counsellor: A fresh Biblical and Transformational Approach is a book that aims to teach people and empower them to take possession of their souls in the contemporary life of a multi-faceted approach design. The authors are seasoned Christian counsellors who have a vast experience in dealing with people’s psycho-spiritual issues from a Christian point of view (Hawkins & Clinton, 2015 p.6). Through their noble ideas, the professors seek to guide their reads through the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives, under the influence of God’s word and in a manner that is supportive of the accountability ideas of the entire community.

The Zealots were known for their passionate commitment to Jewish religious and political freedom: the Zealots formed a party dedicated to evicting the Romans from Palestine (Harris, 2014). The Zealots did not constitute an identifiable political party until after the revolt against Roman began in 66 CE; the Zealots’ blind nationalism launched the Palestinian Jews on a suicidal course (Harris, 2014). This catastrophe and the later bar Kochba rebellion of 132-135 CE discredited both the Zealot party and its apocalyptic hope of divine intervention in achieving national liberation (Harris, 2014). Thanks to the Zealot features, both armed rebellion and end of the world predictions were henceforth repudiated by mainstream Judaism (Harris, 2014).

The eight wars of religion escalated thought-out 36 years, with intermittent interruptions. The Protestant progressing originated in Northern Europe in the early 16th century. but escalated in the 19th century. It began as a reaction to the Medieval Roman Catholic doctrine and practices. After a procession of European religious wars in the 16th and 17th centuries, and especially in the 19th century, it spread throughout the world. Wherever Protestantism arose, it altered the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the area The wars would end with the Edict of Nantes an edict that ingrained a limited tenacity. Frances struggle with religious turmoil between Catholics and Protestants was an ongoing crisis, however, the Spaniards belief in religion provided vast support to the moral code and allowed the police authoritative power of the state to loosen its grip on the community. History shows that atheistic, totalitarian states used force rather than religion to enforce obedience to government tyranny.

In every culture, there is a belief of some type of demonic forces that torments those of great faith. Some cultures say that evil spirits attempt to destroy those who believe in the deity of love. Fear, pain, and hopelessness are the three main emotions that the demonic forces attempt to manipulate to destroy those of great faith. By this, the main goal of these evil spirits is to cause great strife and misery which in turn brings one an unhappy life. One unique example of such events occurred in early American history during the infamous Salem Witch Trials. During that time, fear took hold of the many of the residents of Salem, MA allowing for many unnecessary executions of people who were accused of witch craft. Even though, an individual may be confident in his/her faith in God, he/she may still be battling through a personal spiritual warfare.

In the 1940s, Pentecostals began to find acceptance. Before the 1960s, there were some non-Pentecostal people who had been baptized with the Holy Spirit of God. Most of these people decided that they would then keep it a secret but later join the Pentecostal Church. Around this time the theme of Classic Pentecostalism had somewhat shifted. This became known as New Pentecostalism. At this time there was the start of the Charismatic Movement. The supporters of the Charismatic Movement started to stray people away from the traditional beliefs of Classic Pentecostalism. More recently, there is a third wave of Pentecostalism that consists of non-Pentecostal Christians whose beliefs are mainly swayed towards the beliefs of Traditional Christianity. This third wave of Pentecostalism was founded by C. Peter Wagner. These non-Pentecostal Christians follow the practices of Traditional Christianity, but they believe in the Spiritual gifts of God and the works of God. Members of the third wave of Pentecostalism do not see being baptized by the Holy Spirit of God as an indicator. This third wave of Pentecostalism is better known as the Vineyard Movement. Kenn Gulliksen and John Wimber are two very important people who are associated with the Vineyard Movement. In the 1980s Gulliksen and Wimber joined ministries. Vineyard churches were churches that focused on modern-day prophecies. Some prophecies failed. Therefore, John Wimber decided that the Vineyard ministries should focus their

In examining my experience during the recent Cohort Intensives held at Payne Theological Seminary (PTS) in Wilberforce, Ohio; I was quite intrigued with how all of the scholars and guest speakers reinforced many of the initiatives I have already implemented in the context of my own ministry. Likewise, my time spent in class with my Cohort mentors Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie and Rev. Dr. Kenneth S. Robinson was both scholastically and spiritually invaluable. During the week-long Intensive class sessions with my mentors, I learned a number of new things about myself that I was not previously willing to address. In short, I had a moment of self-actualization that required some personal omissions on my part regarding my faith and yes some internalized oppression as labeled by author Gayraud S. Wilmore. Opening up in class and admitting a few of my own short-comings was nothing short of liberating. Suddenly, I felt as though I had an epiphany; that has given birth to a renewed zeal, mind, and spirit. For the first time in years I am certain that I am now moving closer to the apex of excellence where God intended me to be.