Spiritual Identity And Spirit Empowered Life

The world loves to place labels on people-even on followers of Christ. It's difficult to see yourself as God sees you. But Thomson K. Mathew has created a three-dimensional model of Holy Spirit-empowered Christian identity that allows believers to remain whole in a broken world. Part 1, "Discovering Your Identity in God's Family," discusses the importance of your identity as a child of God, a disciple of Jesus, a citizen of God's kingdom, and a person made whole through faith. Part 2, "Discovering Your Purpose in God's Call," discusses your calling as a hope-filled healer, believer, worshipper, leader, missionary, and prophet. Part 3, "Discovering Your Power in God's Spirit," dives into your position as the temple of the Holy Spirit, your gifts and blessings, and your place among God's living saints. Mathew ends his book with a call to action focusing on your God-given anointing and empowerment through the Holy Spirit to fulfill your specific purpose on Earth. God wants you to know who you are in Him. Mathew's prayer is that you'll begin to see your own beauty and purpose so that you may walk in the knowledge that you are a powerful child of God!

This guide will prepare you to teach the transformational content of the book Spiritual Identity and Spirit-Empowered Life in a class or lead and facilitate learning in a small group in a church, parachurch organization, market place, or institution of higher learning. This volume will provide for each lesson the following important elements: 1) specific lesson goals, 2) icebreaker ideas, 3) main points of the lesson, 4) discussion questions, and 5) recommended prayer focus. Including the introductory session, this "course" contains 16 sessions. In some situations, you may offer shorter "courses" with selected chapters/sessions. A class or group that processes these vital lessons can expect to experience transformation at the individual and community levels. You and your group can look forward to an exciting spiritual journey and a time of joyful celebration.

Jesus stated that whoever believes in Him would do even greater works than He did because He was going to the Father (John 14:12). With such solid promises from God Himself, why is it that so many sincere Christ-followers feel confined to a life of spiritual mediocrity? How is it that those who have the Spirit of God living in them are failing to live in victory over sin? Why is there so much lack of love and unity among those called to represent God's life to the world? Journey into the Spirit Empowered Life is a book that transcends culture, and taps into the deepest desires that God has placed in the human soul. This book addresses some of the hard questions that many Christ-followers have in their hearts but have not found answers to. Through the pages of this book we will seek to break the status quo and enter into a new reality with God that will transform every aspect of our lives.

For decades, the kingdom of God has remained one of the dominant and most important themes in theology and biblical studies. The kingdom of God is no passive, abstract construct, or static movement. God’s rule and reign stretch to the farthest bounds of the earth—reaching and encompassing humankind wherever they may be found and bringing them under the lordship of Christ. It is this aggressive march of the kingdom that inspired the title of this book. While engaging a readership of persons with interests and differing levels of formal academic training, Kingdom Advancing targets theological students, local pastors, and laypersons who wish to broaden and deepen their biblical and theological understanding of God’s rule in the world. To that end the writing and contents are neither pedantic nor elementary but are pitched at an accessible wavelength and frequency. The reader will find the contents to be theologically and biblically balanced.

All inhabitants of this terrestrial plane are, to some degree, influenced by a dual nature: an outward sense of mortal self and an inner sense of higher Self. This duality keeps us at odds, resulting in a divided consciousness and a life of conflict. A Glimpse into Your Spiritual Identity presents a compilation of the early works of authors Stephen and Lynn Jay, originally published in 1982. Through a penetrating study of the mind and an exposé of human nature, it reveals a step-by-step journey toward gaining a greater understanding of and mastery over self. Dominion over the self is brought to pass by an application of the basic underlying principles of life and from becoming acquainted with your Soul. When consciousness is aligned with heaven, the windows of the Soul are flung open, allowing us a glimpse into our reality. This guide refreshes consciousness in remembrance and reinforces resolve with the newness and excitement of soul discovery and exploration. A Glimpse into Your Spiritual Identity is a foundational book to spring from or to act as a reminder of lessons that many of us tend to skim over as we spiritually progress on our odyssey of discovering our Soul.

Over the course of recent decades, scholars and practitioners have been working to integrate contemporary psychology-related fields and Christianity. This project continues to move forward, evidenced in associations, publications, degree programs, and conferences around the world. While much progress has been made, there are still foundational issues to be worked out and aspects of integration the community is just now venturing into. In this expert overview, psychologists William L. Hathaway and Mark A. Yarhouse take stock of the integration project to date, provide an introduction for those who wish to come on board, highlight work yet to be done, and offer a framework to strategically organize next steps. The authors' attention encompasses five domains: worldview integration theoretical integration applied integration role integration personal integration Their comprehensive approach yields insights relevant for non-clinical areas of psychological science as well as for counseling, social work, and other related mental health fields. Done properly, integration enriches our understanding of both Christianity and psychology. Through biblical and theological grounding and numerous examples, Hathaway and Yarhouse demonstrate how synthesis can continue to serve the field and make a difference in caring for individual lives. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.

What does a re-vision of the Charismatic/Pentecostal Spirit-empowered movement look like in the coming years of this millennium?

DISCOVER YOURSELF AND LIVE THE LIFE YOU WERE MEANT TO LIVE! People of all ages, genders, nationalities, educational backgrounds and ethnic groups, are on a search for purpose and significance. You take a while and consider: the increasing number of religions in the world that seek to explain our existence; the multitudes of books on "self-help" shelves in bookshops; the enormous emphasis in western countries on self actualization; the scientific community's continual pursuit of the origin of life; the ongoing struggle of third-world peoples to gain freedom and a sense of identity for themselves and their nation. The Purpose and Power of Identity, will educate, inspire and help you understand: - Your true and original identity - Your uniqueness and its wealth - The limits of your capabilities - The true meaning and purpose of life - How to develop the right perspectives and attitude towards life and fellow humans - How to find promotions in your career, business, and life - Profound and powerful tools for exploits and victory in all battles - How to increase your influence, productivity, and income without being a fraudster, an oil or a telecomm magnate - The path to true and lasing national and organizational greatness - How to escape satanic theories and manipulations. Whether you are male or female, young or old, employed or unemployed, a student, business person, uniformed man or woman, clergy, head of state or a seeker of truth, author, teacher and counsellor, Omada King inspires and challenges your heart and mind in your journey towards peace, success, victory, prosperity and wealth, fulfilment and greatness in life. Now, you can grow in knowledge, insight and perspective. Now is the time to enlarge your heart and mind and take off or be redirected in the right path in the journey to greater effectiveness and an all encompassing change. Let your world be better by your influence. Be real. Be responsible. Be great. Be a blessing. Be safe. You will get to treasure this book!