The Believer's Guide to Spiritual Warfare

by Tom White, Bruce Wilkinson (Foreword by)

Overview

People who are in trouble must discern the source of the problem. A correct assessment of the problem's origins is the first step toward responding well and resolving the situation. Is the issue explainable by natural causes? If not, it is likely that the believer is under spiritual attack.

The Believer's Guide to Spiritual Warfare is a practical guide to overcoming the forces of the world, the flesh, and the devil that come against believers' personal lives, families, vocations, and ministries. The Holy Spirit is ready and willing to free Christians from spiritual attack, and this essential handbook will help readers access that power. They will learn to discern the source of an attack, free themselves and others from spiritual bondage, and pray effectively to protect their homes, businesses, churches, and ministries from the forces of evil. The Believer's Guide to Spiritual Warfare goes beyond theory to equip believers with simple, effective tools and techniques for winning victory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800797553
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/27/2011
Edition description:	Revised, Updated ed.
Pages:	221
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

THOMAS B. WHITE is the founder and president of Frontline Ministries, an international ministry that develops citywide prayer movements and offers teaching on spiritual formation, prayer, and spiritual warfare. He holds degrees from San Diego State University and Asbury Theological Seminary and has emerged as an innovator in city transformation by building collaborative unity among kingdom leaders to effectively reach their communities. White coaches nine ongoing city movements of unity, prayer, and kingdom collaboration in North America, India, and Eastern Europe, and is a member of the Mission America Coalition and America's National Prayer Committee. He and his wife, Terri, live in Corvallis, Oregon, where they give leadership to the Church of the Valley, a unique movement of prayer in Oregon's mid-Willamette Valley.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Foreword Bruce Wilkinson 11

Preface 13

1 Getting Perspective 21

2 A Reasoned, Seasoned Approach to Spiritual Warfare 35

3 Understanding Principalities and Powers 51

4 Engaging the Battle 63

5 Common Scenarios of Oppression 1-4: The Battle from Within 77

6 Common Scenarios of Oppression 5-7: The Battle from Without 105

7 Am I Oppressed? A Checklist for Testing Spiritual Bondage 119

8 Discernment: Toward a Biblical Definition 133

9 Establishing Your Home as a Spiritual Refuge 147

10 Warfare Prayers for Specific Situations 161

11 Understanding and Practicing Intercessory Prayer Warfare 175

12 What Everyone Seems to Want to Know About Spiritual Warfare 195

Epilogue: Tips from the Trench-Words to the Wise 213