Breaking Intimidation: How to Overcome Fear and Release the Gifts of God in Your Life

Breaking Intimidation 1 Contents 7 Foreword 9 Introduction 11 1. Walk in Your Authority 19 A Life-changing Experience 20 Judge or Be Judged 21 A Subtle Attack of Intimidation 22 Intimidation Exposed 25 A Message for All 26 2. Spiritual Position and Authority 31 Restored Authority 34 Positions of Authority 34 Rank in the Kingdom 35 Giving Occasion to the Enemies of the Lord 36 Relinquishing Authority 38 3. Two Extremes 43 A Pure Heart 43 One Extreme: Pursuing Power Rather Than Character 44 The Other Extreme: False Humility 48 4. Imparted Gifts 55 Gifted to Function 56 1. Everyone receives a gift. 57 2. The gift is not ours; we are merely stewards of it. 58 3. The gift is a portion of God's manifold grace. 61 Responsibility to Be Faithful 64 5. Dormant Gifts 69 Intimidation Defined 71 Elijah Intimidated? 72 Confronted by the King's Wife 73 Symptoms of Intimidation 74 What Are You Doing Here? 75 The One Behind It All 76 Two Men Who Would Not Give Up Their Authority 78 6. Paralyzed by Intimidation 83 Does This Sound Familiar? 85 The Church of the Living Dead 86 A Pastor Intimidated by His Own Board 88 Same Story, Different Scene 90 7. The Spirit of Intimidation 95 A Controlling Spirit 96 Control and Intimidating Spirits in the Church 98 An Attack 98 Another Encounter With an Intimidating, Controlling Spirit 100 8. Stir the Gift 111 Wake Up the Gift 111 Who's Stronger? 112 The Power of the New Covenant 119 Is Your Faith So Complex You Can't Believe? 120 9. The Root of Intimidation 125 Appearance vs. Truth 126 A Bold Front 127 Motives Can Be Different From Appearances 127 The Oil Press 128 Willing Spirit, Weak Flesh 131 Two Different Outcomes 131 What About Everyone Else? 133 All Boldness Is Not Motivated by Love 134 10. Desire Is Not Enough 139 Please Take This Away! 141 Are You Sure This Gospel Is American? 145 "But What About This Man?" 146 Examine Your Heart 148 A Changed Man 149 11. Fear of God vs. Fear of Man 155 Defining the Fear of God and the Fear of Man 156 Should New Testament Believers Fear God? 157 Is the Church Afraid? 158 When God Is Quiet, Our Hearts Are Revealed 159 Not Sinai but Zion 161 Refusing God's Invitation 164 What Happens When We Don't Fear God? 167 God's Rejection or Man's? 169 12. Act or React? 173 Pressure Reveals 174 Do Something! 176 A Man After the Heart of God 178 Can It Get Any Worse? 179 A Sound Mind 182 13. The Spirit of a Sound Mind 185 Revealed Knowledge 186 Knowing Chapter and Verse Is Not Enough 187 Revealed by the Spirit 188 He Speaks With Authority 190 As the Father Sent Me... 192 Modern-day Pharisees 192 Lord, What Am I to Do? 194 14. Press On 201 Pressure Without and Within 203 Intimidation on Every Side 203 Stay Strong and Focused 206 Breaking Through Resistance 208 Be Strong! 211 Epilogue 215 Notes 219 Bibliography 221 Bible,Jesus,Christ,Christian relationships,overcoming fear Breaking Intimidation "This book exposes intimidation, breaks its fearful grip and teaches you to release God's gifts and establish His dominion in your life. It's time to break free from its trap and overcome its effects of depression, hopelessness and confusion. Don't let fear hold you back!" -- Back cover