Books For Christian - Mobilizing The Army Of God

Publisher: Whitaker House
ISBN: 0883683768
Pages: 248
Book Type: Paperback
Size: 0.70 x 6.83 x 4.19 inches
Released Date: Jan 1996

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Description:
We are entering the ultimate battle between light and darkness. This book presents a prophetic outline of how this battle will be fought and what we can do to prepare

Reviews:
I like this book because it covers a lot of subjects,and covers them good.Rick writes about the time we`re in and the time we`re heading towards.Visions concerning the end-time-revival(which I personally like very much!)come together with teaching(for example:how to go through the storms of life without going shipwrecked).A very comprehensive book and well worth the reading. Buy it and get stirred up!
- Joseph Worthington, USA

Chapter One
The Three Great Pillars --- 9
The Nature Of Peter --- 9
Peter: The First Pillar Of The Church --- 11
Paul Again Rebukes Peter --- 12
The Final Phase Of Church History --- 12
The Ministry Of John --- 14
The Heartbeat Of God --- 16
We Must Have All Three --- 19
Every Birth Is Painful --- 21
Signs Of The End --- 22

Chapter Two
The Four Winds Of The Earth --- 24
The Two Sources Of Winds --- 27
The Man Of Sin --- 28
The Root Of Apostasy --- 29
The Four Epochs Of History --- 30
The Source Of The Beast's Power --- 31
Understanding Economic War --- 33
The War With Japan --- 34
The Light And Salt --- 35
How Should We Then Live? --- 37
The Call --- 40
Christian Economics --- 42
Special Note --- 44

Chapter Three
The Powers Of The Age To Come --- 45
The True Message Is Power --- 46
The Standard Of Divine Judgment --- 48
Walking On Water --- 50
Counterfeits --- 51
Increased Temptations --- 52
Walking On Air --- 55
Chapter Four
Restoring The Pastor Ministry --- 59
What Is A Pastor? --- 60
One For All And All For One --- 62
The King's Master Chef --- 64
Who Then Is In Charge? --- 66
Loving The Lord And Tending The Sheep --- 67
The Domain Of The Mind ---
The Pastoral Mandate For Education --- 71
Reasons For Our Failure--- 72
Evangelism Through Education --- 74
Home Schooling --- 75
Pastor Or Principal?--- 76
True Church --- 78
True Academics --- 79
The Pastoral Mandate For Mental Health 81
The Basic Christian Faith --- 82
Inroads Of The New Age --- 82
Why Heal The Old Man? --- 84
Chapter Five
The Prophetic Power Of Music--- 80
The Path Of Explorers --- 89
The Wisdom Of Esther --- 90
A Critical Battleground --- 91
The Power Of Worship --- 92
Recovering The Ministry --- 93
What Propels Us?--- 94
What Is Success? --- 97
The Judgment --- 99
The Church's Responsibility To Minstrels --- 102
Chapter Six
Birthpangs And Earthquakes --- 103
Power Versus Ratings --- 104
Spiritual Earthquakes --- 106
We Are Ambassadors --- 106
The Power Of Difference --- 108
Sphere Of Authority --- 109
The Fear Of God --- 111
The Foundational "Plates" --- 112
Of The Church Are Shifting --- 113
Holiness Will Prevail Over Seduction --- 114
Rise Up ---120
Chapter Seven
The War --- 121
Fight For Life --- 122
The Weapons Of This War --- 123
The Battlefield --- 125
Be Gentle As Doves Yet Wise As Serpents --- 129
A Demonstration Of The Kingdom --- 130
Summary --- 132
Chapter Eight
The Judgment Of War --- 136
The Diversity Of Conflicts --- 137
Rwanda-An Example --- 138
The Place Of Safety --- 140
A Nation Within Nations --- 142
The Army Of The Lord --- 143
The Army Is A Bride --- 145
The Safe Harbor --- 147
Chapter Nine
Avoiding Shipwreck --- 149
They Were Dissatisfied --- 149
With Their Circumstances --- 149
They Were Impatient --- 150
They Failed To Heed --- 150
The Word Of The Lord 151
They Looked To Circumstances --- 151
'To Give Them Guidance --- 151
The Proper Use Of Prophecy --- 152
The True Test Of Guidance --- 155
Discernment Comes From --- 155
Knowing The Real --- 155
Instant Obedience --- 157
Grace For The Willing --- 158
How To Get Out Of The Storm --- 160
There Is A Way Out --- 161
Summary --- 171
Chapter Ten
Building On A Sure Foundation --- 177
True Conversion --- 178
Saved From What? --- 180
The Cost Of Discipleship --- 182
Make The Wedding Grand --- 182
Tending His Sheep --- 186
The Three Levels Of Ministry --- 188
Seminaries Of The Future --- 189
Reaching The World From Home --- 190
Continuing The Blessing --- 193
Hospitality And Authority --- 195
The Strategy --- 195
The Holy Spirit Challenge --- 198
Chapter Eleven
Notable Spiritual Trends --- 199
Leadership Training --- 199
The Great Repositioning --- 201
The Joy Of The Lord --- 204
March For Jesus --- 207
Cell Groups --- 207
Children And Youth --- 208
Prayer --- 209
Spiritual Warfare --- 211
The Charismatic Renewal --- 212
The Third Wave --- 213
Prophetic Restoration --- 214
Apostolic Restoration --- 215
The Post Modern Missionary Movement --- 217
Right To Life --- 218
Men's Movements --- 220
Women's Movements --- 221
Summary--- 222
Chapter Twelve
War And Glory --- 224
The Controlling Spirits--- 224
A Remnant --- 226
The Tragedy --- 227
In His Wisdom 228
The House Of The Lord Is Built --- 229
The People Come --- 232
The Cemetery --- 232
The Test--- 234
Resurrection Life --- 236
The Betrayer--- 237
No Limits --- 240
Sharing The Glory --- 241
The Storms Return 243
Comments --- 244

Church historians sometimes refer to the apostles Peter, Paul and John as the three pillars of the church. As we look from the perspective of church history, viewing Peter, Paul and John in this way gives us an interesting, and quite accurate, paradigm for interpreting our history.
Without question Peter, Paul and John had the greatest impact on the first century church. Peter actually laid the foundation with both the Jews and the Gentiles, but he was soon overshadowed by the extraordinary labors of Paul. Only after these two had entered into their reward as martyrs did John, with his mystical but profound revelation of his beloved Savior, ascend to the forefront of the church's emphasis. Interestingly, church history closely follows this same pattern.

Peter was impetuous, unstable, prone to both breathtaking victories and heartrending mistakes. At one point he was praised with one of the greatest honors the Lord ever gave to a man:
Blessed are you Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

And I also say to you that you are Peter [a stone], and upon this rock [large rock-speaking on the revelation] I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven (Matthew 16:17-19).
Immediately after this greatest of affirmations Peter received possibly the greatest rebuke ever given to a man:
But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's" (Matthew 16:23).
Peter was prone to the greatest of extremes. He received the greatest of commissions and the greatest of rebukes within the span of a couple of minutes! He would open the gates of heaven and then the gates of hell. He would walk on water and then deny the Lord. He would be the first to enter the home of a Gentile to preach the gospel, and then get so carried away in hypocrisy toward the Gentiles that the youngest of apostles would have to rebuke him publicly. The most spectacular successes would be quickly followed by the most devastating defeats. Peter was hot or cold-no one would ever accuse him of being lukewarm.

By the third century A.D., the developing church, with the notable exceptions of Tertullian and Augustine, began to almost completely ignore the Letters of Paul and the foundational principles that he had given to the church, as well as those of John, with his emphasis on relationship with the Lord. Peter became both the emphasis and the proclaimed seat upon which the Medieval church would sit.
Likewise, the nature of the church in the Middle Ages accurately parallels the nature of Peter. Spectacular victories would be followed by the adoption of some of the most diabolical errors. When studying the history of the church during this time we can almost hear the Lord saying repeatedly, "Blessed are you church," followed by, "Get behind Me, Satan!" Because Paul's letters were essentially ignored, all of the errors that Paul had spent his life standing against came flooding into the church during this period.
Peter was the evangelist par excellence. He boldly testified of the Lordship of Jesus, opening the door of faith to both the Jews and the Gentiles. The Medieval church also spread the fame of the Savior over the known world. The "conquests" of the church during this time were every bit as extraordinary in history as the ministry of Peter is in Scripture. Like Peter, the church was persecuted and sometimes "imprisoned," but she also would have miraculous escapes that led to even greater advances for the gospel. During this time the greatest real threat to the church was not the forces without, but those within. The serious errors that crept into the fabric of the church were far more threatening than any of the forces that were arrayed against the church from without.

In time the Reformation was born as Hus, Luther, Zwingli, Calvin and other powerful church leaders "rediscovered" the Pauline Epistles. The Reformation could be viewed somewhat as Paul again standing up to publicly rebuke Peter for his serious errors. Now, for over five hundred years the Protestant church has focused its attention mostly on the epistles and doctrines of Paul.
Paul, considered to be the greatest teacher in church history, was the greatest champion of the freedom that Jesus purchased for every believer. These foundational truths were recovered by The Reformation church, and she once again became the greatest source of truth the world has ever known. The Reformation churches became so committed to the value of individual faith that it actually gave birth to the democratic form of government. This emphasis was greatly needed and has unquestionably blessed the world. However, there is a third "pillar," and the transformation to this third great phase of the church has now begun.

Just as the apostle John did not come into his place as the prevailing influence until the other two great pillars of the church had passed, so it is again at the end that John will have the last word.

When John was called by Jesus he was mending nets (See Matthew 4:21), which was a fitting representation of his future purpose. His letters bound together and completed the message of the New Testament, just as the Book of Revelation bound together and completed the whole canon of Scripture. With his great revelation John was given the last word in canon Scripture, and so the "ministry" of this great pillar of the church will be the final message of this church age. Could this be what the Lord meant when He said to Peter concerning John, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?" (John 21:22). It does appear that it will be the message of John, which will he prevailing in the church when the Lord comes.
Peter was the evangelist; Paul was the teacher; John was the prophet. John somehow remained aloof from the conflict between Jewish and Gentile Christianity, and the clashes between Paul and Peter. We must understand the importance of these conflicts and their proper resolution for all of Christianity, but John's vision was beyond doctrine-he was not just devoted to the words of the Lord, but to the Word Himself. John saw Him Who was the beginning and then on the Isle of Patmos he saw Him who was the End-John knew the Alpha and the Omega.