Dressed to Kill

FRONT COVER......Page 1
DEDICATION......Page 4
2. Fleshly Weapons vs. Spiritual Weapons......Page 6
5. A Menace From Heaven......Page 7
8. The Wiles, Devices and Deception of the Devil......Page 8
10. The Loinbelt of Truth......Page 9
12. Shoes of Peace......Page 10
14. The Helmet of Salvation......Page 11
16. The Lance of Prayer and Supplication......Page 12
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 14
1. SPIRITUAL WARFARE MANIA......Page 18
SPIRITUAL HOSTAGES......Page 21
SPOILING PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS......Page 23
RIDICULOUS AND UNSCRIPTURAL BEHAVIOR......Page 27
WHY THE PREOCCUPATION WITH SPIRITUAL WARFARE?......Page 29
NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN......Page 31
WHAT ABOUT WITCHES?......Page 38
BIBLICAL SPIRITUAL WARFARE......Page 40
HOW REAL WARFARE BEGINS......Page 43
DEALING WITH THE WIND AND THE WAVES IN YOUR LIFE......Page 47
SPIRITUAL WARFARE: A MENTAL CONDITION......Page 51
A WARNING ABOUT SPIRITUAL WARFARE......Page 55
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 58
NOTES:......Page 59
2. FLESHLY WEAPONS VS. SPIRITUAL WEAPONS......Page 60
BLOODTHIRSTY, DARING, COMMITTED MEN OF WAR......Page 62
SPIRITUAL WEAPONS AND SPIRITUAL STRATEGIES......Page 64
THE FUTILITY OF THE FLESH......Page 67
WEAK AND SILLY WEAPONS OF FLESH......Page 68
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF TONGUES?......Page 71
TOUCH NOT, TASTE NOT, HANDLE NOT......Page 74
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 79
NOTES:......Page 80
3. RESTING IN OUR REDEMPTION......Page 82
SATAN’S SLAVE MARKET......Page 84
DOMINATED BY ‘THE COURSE OF THIS WORLD’......Page 86
WHO IS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES?......Page 89
DEMONICALLY ENERGIZED......Page 92
PURCHASED ‘OUT OF’ SLAVERY......Page 95
PAYING THE DEMANDED PRICE......Page 96
RESTORED TO FULL STATUS......Page 98
TRANSLATED OUT OF SATAN’S KINGDOM......Page 100
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 102
NOTES:......Page 103
4. WHY DOES THE BATTLE STILL RAGE?......Page 104
SPIRITUAL WARFARE AND RENEWING THE MIND......Page 108
A LIFELONG COMMITMENT......Page 112
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 113
NOTES:......Page 114
5. A MENACE FROM HEAVEN......Page 116
AN OPPORTUNE MOMENT FOR THE DEVIL TO ATTACK......Page 117
DEMONIC ATTACKS THAT BACKFIRE!......Page 119
A CLOSED DOOR DOES NOT MEAN FAILURE......Page 123
IF YOU’VE BEEN GAINING NEW GROUND, GET READY TO BE CHALLENGED!......Page 126
ATTACKS AGAINST CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES......Page 131
A PATTERN OF STRIFE AND DISCORD......Page 134
HEAVILY DRESSED, TRAINED KILLERS......Page 137
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 142
NOTES:......Page 143
6. AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO REMEMBER......Page 144
SPIRITUALLY LOPSIDED BELIEVERS......Page 147
COMRADES IN THE FIGHT......Page 152
SOLDIERS WHO ARE WORTHY OF YOUR ASSOCIATION......Page 155
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 157
NOTES:......Page 158
7. BE STRONG IN THE LORD......Page 160
SUPERHUMAN POWER FOR A SUPERHUMAN TASK......Page 164
WHERE TO GET THIS POWER......Page 166
IT’S YOURS FOR THE TAKING......Page 167
EVIDENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT’S POWER......Page 170
KRATOS POWER......Page 172
GOD’S MIGHTY ARM!......Page 177
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 180
NOTES:......Page 181
8. THE WILES, DEVICES, AND DECEPTION OF THE DEVIL......Page 182
A NEW SET OF CLOTHES......Page 186
HOW DO YOU PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD?......Page 188
MAINTAINING A STRATEGIC POSITION OVER THE BATTLEFIELD OF YOUR LIFE AND MIND......Page 193
AN EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL CONFRONTATION!......Page 196
TAKING A STAND AGAINST THE WILES OF THE DEVIL......Page 197
THE DEVICES OF THE DEVIL......Page 199
THE DECEPTION OF THE DEVIL......Page 201
AN EXAMPLE OF DEMONIC INTIMIDATION......Page 205
THE HARD FACTS OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE......Page 210
THE FLESH COUNTS FOR NOTHING......Page 212
MOVING BEYOND THE FLESH......Page 218
PREVAILING OVER THE PHILISTINES IN YOUR LIFE......Page 222
THE DEVIL’S MODE OF OPERATION......Page 224
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 226
NOTES:......Page 227
9. WRESTLING WITH PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS......Page 228
THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST......Page 232
PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS......Page 234
THE DEVIL’S RANK-AND-FILE FORCES......Page 236
REVEALING NAMES, SYMBOLS, AND TYPES OF THE DEVIL IN THE BIBLE......Page 240
SATAN’S DESTRUCTIVE BENT......Page 242
SATAN’S PERVERTED NATURE......Page 243
SATAN’S DESIRE TO CONTROL......Page 246
SATAN, THE MIND MANIPULATOR......Page 247
A ROARING LION......Page 249
A PREREQUISITE TO SPIRITUAL WARFARE......Page 252
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 255
NOTES:......Page 256
10. THE LOINBELT OF TRUTH......Page 258
PAUL’S EXPANDED VERSION OF SPIRITUAL ARMOR......Page 259
FOR REVIEW......Page 261
THE MOST IMPORTANT WEAPON......Page 262
A VISIBLE PIECE OF ARMOR......Page 264
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOGOS AND RHEMA......Page 265
THE ONLY WAY TO SUCCEED SPIRITUALLY......Page 267
HOW TO WALK IN RIGHTEOUSNESS......Page 269
HOW TO WALK IN PEACE......Page 270
HOW TO WALK IN STRONG FAITH......Page 271
THE HELMET AND THE SWORD......Page 272
WINNING OR LOSING IS YOUR CHOICE......Page 276
THE REPRODUCTIVE ABILITY OF GOD......Page 277
THE MAJOR MISTAKE BELIEVERS MAKE......Page 279
THE PSALMIST WHO UNDERSTOOD THE CENTRALITY OF THE WORD......Page 281
THE KEY TO VICTORY AND SUCCESS......Page 282
THE WORD’S BEST ADVICE......Page 284
THE WAY TO WIN......Page 287
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 289
NOTES:......Page 290
11. THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS......Page 292
THE BEAUTY OF THE BREASTPLATE......Page 294
SOMEONE WANTS TO HURT YOU......Page 295
THE CORRECT ATTITUDE FOR WARFARE......Page 298
SCRIPTURES ON RIGHTEOUSNESS......Page 300
A NEW SOURCE OF CONFIDENCE......Page 302
POWERLESS RELIGION VS. POWERFUL RELIGION......Page 304
RIGHTEOUSNESS: A DEFENSIVE WEAPON......Page 306
RIGHTEOUSNESS: AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON......Page 308
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 311
NOTES:......Page 312
12. SHOES OF PEACE......Page 314
TWO KINDS OF PEACE......Page 318
DOMINATING PEACE......Page 320
PEACE: A DEFENSIVE WEAPON......Page 321
HOW PEACE PROTECTS YOU......Page 325
PROTECTION FROM THE DEVIL’S ATTACKS......Page 326
HOW TO SET A GUARD AROUND YOUR HEART......Page 328
SPIKES FOR STANDING FIRMLY......Page 329
HOW TO HAVE IMMOVABLE FAITH......Page 333
PEACE: AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON......Page 334
IT’S TIME TO DO SOME WALKING!......Page 337
WHAT DOES ‘SHORTLY’ MEAN?......Page 338
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTHnOR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 341
NOTES:......Page 342
13. THE SHIELD OF FAITH......Page 344
THE SHIELD OF FAITH......Page 347
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR SHIELD OF FAITH......Page 350
WHAT DOES ‘ABOVE ALL’ MEAN?......Page 353
THE PURPOSE OF THE SHIELD OF FAITH......Page 356
THE FIERY DARTS OF THE WICKED......Page 357
FIRE THAT STIRS THE VILEST PASSIONS......Page 359
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILURE?......Page 360
QUENCHING, EXTINGUISHING, AND RICOCHETING FAITH......Page 363
CORPORATE FAITH IN THE LOCAL CHURCH......Page 366
DOES YOUR SHIELD HAVE CRACKS?......Page 367
IF YOUR FAITH NEEDS AN ANOINTING......Page 368
IN CONCLUSION......Page 369
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 371
NOTES:......Page 372
14. THE HELMET OF SALVATION......Page 374
THE HELMET OF SALVATION......Page 375
GOD’S MOST GORGEOUS GIFT......Page 376
ARMED AND DANGEROUS......Page 380
PLAYING MIND GAMES WITH THE DEVIL......Page 381
WHAT IS A STRONGHOLD?......Page 382
TWO KINDS OF STRONGHOLDS......Page 386
WHAT IS OPPRESSION?......Page 390
SALVATION PROTECTS YOUR MIND......Page 391
WHAT IS A SOUND MIND?......Page 393
WHAT DOES THE WORD ‘SALVATION’ MEAN?......Page 396
A TRANSFORMED MIND......Page 397
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 401
NOTES:......Page 402
15. THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT......Page 404
THE SWORDS OF THE ROMAN SOLDIER......Page 405
WHAT IS A RHEMA?......Page 407
THE SWORD AND THE LOINBELT......Page 409
WHAT IS A TWO-EDGED SWORD?......Page 416
MEDITATION AND CONFESSION......Page 420
HOW TO HEAR FROM GOD......Page 424
WHEN JESUS NEEDED A SWORD......Page 426
A SURE-FIRE GUARANTEE!......Page 431
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH OR GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 433
NOTES:......Page 434
16. THE LANCE OF PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION......Page 436
VARIOUS KINDS OF LANCES......Page 437
VARIOUS KINDS OF PRAYER......Page 440
HOW OFTEN SHOULD WE PRAY?......Page 443
SIX KINDS OF PRAYER FOR THE BELIEVER......Page 444
A FINAL WORD......Page 463
GROUP DISCUSSION......Page 465
WORKS CITED......Page 466
REFERENCE BOOK LIST......Page 468
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 469
A WORD ABOUT OUR WORK......Page 470
A NOTE TO BOOKSELLERS......Page 472
MOSCOW OFFICE:......Page 473
OXFORD OFFICE:......Page 474
A LIGHT IN DARKNESS......Page 475
MINING THE TREASURES OF GOD’S WORD......Page 476
EVERY DREAM IS TARGETED BY A THIEF — ARE YOU ON GUARD?......Page 477
BOOKS BY RICK RENNER......Page 478
BACK COVER......Page 480