The Christian in Complete Armour Daily Devotional

We are challenged in God's Word to walk worthy of our calling. This requires that we learn God's ways in our battle against the world, the flesh and the devil.

We will be using The Christian In Complete Armour for our daily devotional in 2012 to assist us in the daily battle. You do not need to purchase the book but it will add depth to your daily study.

You may also down load the digital versions at Amazon for the Kindle or kindle reader on your phone or computer. The Nook version is also available at Barnes and Noble for about $3.00

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Book Summary

"The Christian In Complete Armour is a daily devotional written in the seventeenth century by Pastor William Gurnall. As a shepherd of God's people, Gurnall'sknowledge is extraordinary, yet his style is practical and to the point. Hecombines the sweet encouragement of the love and mercy of Christ with the vicious opposition of Satan and the impending judgment of God. His writings are thought provoking, heart searching, and thoroughly scriptural. ?"Cowards never won heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and have His royal blood running in your veins unless you can prove your lineage by this heroic spirit; to dare to be holy in spite of men and devils." "The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian."?Like a general challenging his troops in the midst of battle, Gurnall gives Christians eternal knowledge that can be embraced daily and used as an inspiring insight to help in us faithfully walk with God. Thanks to Moody Press for their assistance on this project. http://www.moodypublishers.com/pub_productDetail.aspx?id=41823&pid=53617

MissioLife

Have you ever looked forward to getting a new tool or device to make life easier? Missiolife is presented as such a tool. I have been a disciple and a disciple maker for many years and was eagrely looking forward to checking out this material.

Things I liked:

•     Online access and ability to print out materials.
•     Well thought out system
•     Easy to follow flow in the lessons

      Things I did not like.

•     The wording of the materials seemed to believe that everyone using the materials would have some Church background. 
•     As an Example God’s Story gave no lead in or intro that a new believer would relate to, it just jumps into the text and is worded in such a way that it presumes a knowledge of God or Christian teaching.
•      Another example is this paragraph from the sample material
•  Heavenly Father—we meet together—your people—one people—your family—bound together—with the woven chord—that binds all of creation together—fashioned from your love.” While these may be things we believe, explaining why we believe them or using other words would be better. So if you are a new Christian or a non-Christian what is a ‘woven cord’ and how does it help in this prayer?
• A major weakness is the use of the Message, which is a weak paraphrase and often totally misses what the original language means today. With the New Living, New International and so many other better thought for thought translations available using the Message Paraphrase is not helpful in the building up and development of a new believer. 

• I have found that the journey from the Kingdom of Darkness into the Kingdom of Light requires the Christian to tell the story well enough that the new or non believer can grasp and get excited about the reality of God and His amazing plan for mankind.
• This not only requires a knowledge of the Bible but the ability to communicate in such a way that you first understand your students worldview when it comes to God so that you do not assume they know what you know or that He accepts what you believe.
• When teaching on God’s story from Genesis perhaps we should begin by stating or at least share our presuppositions based on scripture about God’s nature, and why he would want to create the universe or people for that matter.

Conclusion.

MissioLife is a good start to making available an online discipleship program, but it is not something I would recommend at this point for new Christians. It is a good tool for people who have been around church for a while but who have never gotten into a discipleship program.

The Christian in Complete Armour

Begin each day with faith-building excerpts from the timeless classic that C.H. Spurgeon called "peerless and priceless . . . the best thoughtbreeder in all our library." 


This masterful work by a spiritually sensitive Puritan pastor explores Satan's war tactics and the God-given armor of the saints, providing contemporary believers with the secret to spiritual victory in Christ. 375 pages, softcover from Moody.

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God is: Empowering those who love Jesus and who desire all that He has for this generation

The Vision
Our Vision is to Mobilize Christian believers to Advance the Kingdom of God in the Power of The Holy Spirit. This will be accomplished by bringing individuals and communities of believers into the fullness of all Jesus began to do and teach Acts1:1 as expanded below.

1. Heart of the Father: Discovering a L...ife of Passionate Participation in God and Among His People on a daily basis.
2 . Mind of Christ: Equipping, Teaching and Training God's People in the Word and the Spirit. Both through local groups of believers and online.
3. Empowerment of the Spirit: Encouraging local churches and believers to come together to seek Him and to see His Kingdom advanced. Welcoming God through Worship, Prayer and His Word in homes and throughout the community

OUR MISSION
Our ministry is designed to advance God's agenda in the earth as follows;
1. The Full Measure of Jesus
Abba's Glory was birthed out of a vision to see Jesus' words in Matthew 28:18-20, John 17:22 and Ephesians 4:11-13 come alive in everyone who believes in and wants the full measure of what Jesus has for them.
2. Transformational Discipleship in Every Nation
Building on the principles described in Ephesians 4:10-13 Abba's Glory seeks to fulfill the command of Jesus as given in Matthew 28:18-20 and John 17:22 So that all that he commanded might be fulfilled.
3. Nurturing the Community of the King
Recognizing Christ in others Phi 1:27-2:3, Provoking one another to love Heb 10:19-25; Building up the people of God Eph 4:1-16; Giving honor to each other I Cor 12:12-15
4. Coaching and Encouraging
New and existing leaders as they fulfill their calling, that it might be said of them, 'those who have turned the world upside down have come among us!'
5. Imparting God's Word and Releasing individuals and groups of Christians so that they might have a Life of Passionate Participation in God by doing all that Jesus Began to do and Teach by the power of the Holy Spirit, as Jesus did the will of the Father in fulfillment all that was spoken about Messiah in the Law and the Prophets.

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1. Personal Discipleship and one on one Mentoring and Life Coaching for Spiritual Formation
2. Abba's Glory Institute, a School of the Word and the Spirit. Offering both online and in person believers training courses and events.
3. Consultation for Vision Implementation with Churches, Para_church and Business organizations.
4. Community Transformational Partnerships among churches and businesses. Providing resources and leadership to assist both in prospering in their individual areas in seeing Christ impact their community.
5. Daily and or weekly devotionals.
6. Believer's Gatherings
7. Published Teachings, Prophetic words and Biblical Articles

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The Rewards of Fasting

The Rewards of Fasting by Mike Bickle and Dana Candler
Fasting. It sounds difficult. Fasting every week. That sounds impossible! Our society considers hunger among the worst of fates, but God calls fasting part of basic Christianity.

Hunger for God is not foreign to anyone who loves Jesus¬it is an ache within that makes us desperate. What may be new to some people is that fasting is an avenue God has chosen to answer our hunger and to fuel our experience of Him. Fasting is essential because it answers our cry for more of God.

In order to respond to God's invitation to fast, we must first discover the truth about this grace and discipline, including the joys of embracing voluntary weakness, the amazing benefits of a fasted lifestyle, and the dangers to avoid along the way. This journey of fasting intensifies our experience of God's heart, increases our encounter of Jesus as the Bridegroom, and equips us to operate in the power of the Holy Spirit in the severe times in which we live. Fasting is not something we can neglect or avoid ¬but something we must embrace wholeheartedly.

Mike Bickle is director of the International House of Prayer Missions Base in Kansas City.
Dana Candler and her husband, Matt, are a part of the senior leadership team at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City. Dana is the author of Deep unto Deep, a book exploring the journey of intimacy with God, and is an instructor at the Forerunner School of Ministry.

Table of Contents
FOREWORD.....................................................................Page 1
Introduction ................................................................... Page 5

Chapter One:
The Bridegroom God...................................................... Page 9

Chapter Two:
Seven Types of Biblical Fasting.................................... Page 19

Chapter Three:
Understanding the Bridegroom Fast............................ Page 37

Chapter Four:
Hungering for All that God Will Give Us........................ Page 47

Chapter Five:
Fasting: Embracing Voluntary Weakness...................... Page 55

Chapter Six:
Five Expressions of the Fasted Lifestyle...................... Page 67

Chapter Seven:
Fasting to Break Spiritual Strongholds......................... Page 81

Chapter Eight:
Five Rewards of the Fasted Lifestyle ........................... Page 95

Chapter Nine:
Seven Difficulties of the Fasted Lifestyle ................... Page 109

Chapter Ten:
Seven Dangers of the Fasted Lifestyle....................... Page 117

Chapter Eleven:
How to Respond to Global Crisis............................... Page 129

Chapter Twelve :
The Global Bridegroom Fast:
Establishing a Joel 2 Culture...................................... Page 141

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Making Disciples:The Forgotten Secret

In previous post on my Equippers Network Blog http://equippersnetwork.blogspot.com/ I wrote the following articles ';
1.What Does Success Look Like In Your Church?'
2. Making Disciples: The Forgotten Secret.'
Below is a short list of books to help bring about a proper worldview and ideas for accomplishing our assignment to make disciples of all nations in Matthew 28:20 and to equip them to fulfill God's will by doing the work of the ministry, building up the body of Christ and bring them into maturity in the full measure of Christ as described in Ephesians 4:11-14.
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1. The Complete Book of Discipleshipby Bill Hull

The first book in The Navigator Reference Library, The Complete Book of Discipleship, is the definitive A to Z resource on discipleship and disciple making for every Christian.
The definitive work on discipleship. The Complete Book of Discipleship is the definitive A-to-Z resource ondiscipleship for every Christian. It pulls together into oneconvenient, comprehensive volume relevant topics such as spiritualgrowth, transformation, spiritual disciplines, and discipleship in thelocal church and beyond. Best of all, it’s produced by The Navigators,the internationally respected organization with more than seventy yearsof practical discipleship ministry experience. Well organized, fully indexed, and readily accessible, The CompleteBook of Discipleship will help you gain a wealth of insight fromexperts in the field, whether by reading it cover to cover or byfinding immediate answers to specific questions.

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2. Discipleship Essentials

A Guide for Building Your Life in Christ By Greg Ogden "Jesus had a big enough vision to think small. Focusing on a few did not limit his influence. Rather, it expanded it! Discipleship Essentials will help you influence others as Jesus did--by investing wholeheartedly in a few."

http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=1169

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3. Transforming Discipleship

Making Disciples a Few at a Time By Greg Ogden "Biblical, practical and tremendously effective, Transforming Discipleship provides the insights and philosophy of ministry behind Ogden's earlier work, Discipleship Essentials. Together, these ground-breaking books have the potential to transform how your church transforms the lives of its people."

http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=2388

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4. Disciplemakers' Handbook

Helping People Grow in ChristEdited by Alice Fryling "What does a healthy discipling relationship look like? What do you do together? In order to answer these and other questions, Alice Fryling gathered a team of experienced disciplemakers. Together they give us practical help in such areas as overcoming our fears about discipling others, beginning a discipling relationship, how to be a friend, learning how people change, modeling the Christian life, using Scripture in disciplemaking, how to help a friend who hurts, and helping others share their faith."

http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=1266

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5. The Passionate Church

Lifeshapes Series Author: Mike Breen, Walt Kallestad "Church, for many pastors and leaders, has become increasingly difficult. Things that used to work, don't work anymore. The landscape of Church and culture have changed beyond recognition. Pastors everywhere wonder—Is surviving all we can hope for? Is this really Church the way Jesus intended?"

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6. Growing True Disciples

by George Barna "How are we doing in discipleship today? In this analysis of American Christians and Protestant churches in relation to discipleship, you will discover many insights into what we're doing, how we're doing, where we're going, and what new directions we might take to enhance the disciple-making ministry of the Church."

http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=Resource&ResourceID=55

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7. The Training of the Twelve

By: A.B. Bruce Published by Kregel Publications / 2000. " Jesus knew his disciples' training was crucial to the success of his ministry. Equip your church for effective service by using the Master's proven principles! Offering a dynamic model for leadership and discipleship, Bruce's timeless classic encourages leaders and laypeople to develop their gifts for God's kingdom by growing in prayer, faith, self-sacrifice, holiness, and more. 576 pages, softcover from Kregel. "

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8. DFD 6 (revised) Growing in Discipleship
by The Navigators

This concise, easy-to-follow study will provide insight and encouragement to help you grow as a true disciple of Christ by learning to share the blessings you've received from God.

See Product Details Preview free sample See Customer Reviews How should you as a growing disciple of Christ truly express your faith?
By sharing the blessings you've received from God. This concise, easy-to-follow Bible study will provide all the insight and encouragement you need to help others become disciples of your loving Lord. Discover the essentials of sharing your faith with others, by helping them trust Christ, providing effective follow-up, expanding your vision to the world, and Growing in Discipleship. Other Items in this series include:
DFD (revised)
DFD 1 (revised) Your Life In Christ
DFD 2 (revised) The Spirit-Filled Follower of Jesus
DFD 3 (revised) Walking with Christ
DFD 4 (revised) The Character of a Follower of Jesus
DFD 5 (revised) Foundations for Faith
DFD 7 (revised) Our Hope in Christ

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This is a place to start and to develop a true discipleship program so that success in your church will look like Jesus!

Warfare Prayer

If you desire to see the stronghold of evil fall and God's goodness rise upon the earth "Warfare Prayer", by C. Peter Wagner is a must read! GET YOU COPY at The ARSENAL

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'You can arm yourself against evil! Warfare Prayer provides a toolbox and an operator's manual for those who take seriously the Scripture that "we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers."

The author identifies three levels of spiritual warfare: ground-level, occult-level, and strategic-level. This book deals with strategic-level spiritual warfare and covers the why and how of confronting the principalities and powers which, under the command of satan, do their best to make human life miserable and unrighteous.

Our fight is not against human beings. No, it is against rulers, against authorities, against world powers of this darkness, and against evil spiritual beings in the heavenly world, Eph 6:12 PEB).
The demonic world around us is a reality, but all too few believers understand that realm of darkness to say nothing of having the skills to effectively use the weapons of warfare that God has given us.
Based on a combination of sound biblical theology and real-life experiences, this book is a user-friendly guide for those committed enough to join the army of God.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Frontline Warfare
Chapter 2: The Real Battle is Spiritual
Chapter 3: Jesus on the Offensive
Chapter 4: Demons Behind Bushes
Chapter 5: Territoriality Then and Now
Chapter 6: Equipping the Warriors
Chapter 7: Remitting the Sins of Nations
Chapter 8: Naming and Mapping the Powers
Chapter 9: The Rules for City-Taking
Chapter 10: Avoiding the Pitfalls

Twenty-One Crucial Questions Concerning Spiritual Warfare
Introduction: Before We Get to the Questions
Question 1: How does strategic-level spiritual warfare differ from other types of spiritual warfare?
Question 2: Since Scripture teaches that Jesus defeated the principalities and powers on the Cross (see Col 2:14-15), is there really anything left for us to do except to claim Jesus' victory?
Question 3: Do Christians have the authority to confront higher-ranking satanic principalities just as they have authority over ordinary demons in individuals?
Question 4: Our usual concept of prayer is talking with God. How then can we say that "we pray against evil spirits" as, for example, Francis Frangipane did in his book The House of the Lord?
Question 5: Isn't there a danger that command prayers, such as commanding a territorial spirit to leave a city, could lead us into unauthorized areas of ministry? Shouldn't we call upon almighty God to do this?
Question 6: Jude 9 says that even Michael the archangel would not bring a reviling accusation against satan. Isn't this a biblical indication that we should steer away from strategic-level spiritual warfare?
Question 7: In Matthew 18:15-20, binding and loosing are used in the context of exercising Church discipline. Why do you associate binding and loosing with spiritual warfare?
Question 8: As He did with His disciples, Jesus commands us to cast demons out of people, but He gives no explicit command to cast demons out of cities or territories. Therefore, shouldn't we restrict our ministry of spiritual warfare to delivering individuals?
Question 9: How do you know that there is some kind of organized hierarchy among demons? What are the different ranks in such a hierarchy?
Question 10: Is it essential to learn the names of the principalities over a city as a part of the process of city transformation? How can such a thing be justified?
Question 11: The name of your book is Warfare Prayer. Since that is not a biblical term, why do you use it?
Question 12: Terminology is one thing, but there does not seem to be any direct instruction in the New Testament for engaging in strategic-level spiritual warfare. Doesn't this go beyond the established bounds of Scripture?
Question 13: Paul may not have stressed evangelism in his epistles, but in the Book of Acts we see him actually doing the ministry of evangelism. Why don't we see example of Paul doing strategic-level spiritual warfare?
Question 14: If we examine standard Christian theological works written across the centuries, we do not find sections in any of them dealing with strategic-level spiritual warfare. What do you think of this?
Question 15: How about history? Do we have examples of Church history where Christian leaders used strategic-level spiritual warfare as part of their evangelistic advance?
Question 16: Preaching the Gospel has always been the divine method of evangelism. Only the Gospel saves. Why should we consider adding anything like spiritual warfare to it?
Question 17: Directing so much attention to things like spiritual mapping, identifying territorial spirits, and prophetic acts can result in giving too much credit to satan and the powers of darkness. Why should we be glorifying satan?
Question 18: Is it possible for too much publicity about spiritual warfare to actually empower demonic spirits and make them more dangerous?
Question 19: Could strategic-level spiritual warfare simply be a fad? Couldn't it turn out to be like the discredited shepherding movement, which started well but later caused harm to the Body of Christ?
Question 20: Isn't there risk in confronting high-ranking principalities as Paul and Silas did in Philippi? They ended up beaten and thrown into jail. Shouldn't Christians just take a defensive posture and "stand," as it says in Ephesians 6:13? Is it possible that some of us could become needless casualties of war?
Question 21: How would you respond to the suggestion that those engaged in spiritual warfare tend to substitute technique and methodology for holiness, evangelism, and Sprit-guided teaching?Notes

About the Author
C. Peter Wagner serves as founding president of Global Harvest Ministries and chancellor of Wagner Leadership Institute. Peter and his wife, Doris, served as field missionaries in Bolivia. From 1971-2001 he taught in the Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission. He has authored over 70 published works. He and Doris have three children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, and live in Colorado Springs.'

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Pause for Power by Warren Wiersbe

Pause for Power by Warren Wiersbe

A 365-Day Journey through the Scriptures with Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe will inspire readers to experience an unforgettable year of spiritual growth.

Dr Warren Wiersbe bring the rich knowledge of years of study and teaching God's Word to your everyday life as you journey with him through many books of the Bible in this 365 day devotional.

Each day you will get:

• Select scripture readings that explore practical, everyday topics

• Themed commentary from Wiersbe's popular "BE" series

• Thoughtful questions that prompt personal reflection

• A small prayer that carries a big idea

I love the depth and simplicity of these devotionals. They spring from the many years of study, meditation and teaching God's word that Dr Wiersbe has been a part of.

The rich full fruit of life flows from each page.

This is an excellent way to start or end your day and is an EXCELLENT gift for someone else. Each day's brief devotional will keep your hunger for God primed and ready for the Master's leading in your life. The hard cover book has a quality binding and will last for many years.

About the Author:

Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe, former pastor of The Moody Church and general director of Back to the Bible, has traveled widely as a Bible teacher and conference speaker. Often referred to as the Pastor’s Pastor, Wiersbe has offered great encouragement to those with whom he has shared ministry. He has preached and taught in churches and conferences throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Central and South America, and Europe. His published work includes the popular BE series of commentaries on every book of the Bible which has sold more than four million copies. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Gold Medallion Lifetime Achievement Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Dr. Wiersbe and his wife, Betty, live in Lincoln, Nebraska.

This book is published by David C. Cook http://www.davidccook.com/

Pause for Power: A 365 Day Journey in the Scriptures by Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe

David C Cook/November 2010
ISBN: 978-0-7814-0374-0/372 pages/hardcover with jacket/$16.99