Breaking Intimidation

224 Pages·2008·4.83 MB·English

by  John Bevere

Copyright © 1995 by John Bevere
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My deepest appreciation to..
My wife, Lisa. Next to the Lord, you are my dearest friend.
I am eternally grateful to the Lord for the privilege of
being married to you. Thank you for the hours of editing
you contributed to this book. I love you, sweetheart!
To our four sons...
To Addison, I am grateful for your tender heart.
You live up to your name, "trustworthy."
To Austin, I am grateful for your
selfless love and sensitivity.
To Alexander, I love the way you light
up a room with your presence.
To Arden, you bring us tremendous joy.
To John and Kay Bevere, for being the godly parents
you are. I am so glad the Lord allowed me to be
your son. I love you both.
To the staff of John Bevere Ministries, thank you
for your support and faithfulness.
A special thanks to John Mason, a genuine friend,
who truly rejoices at the success of others.
To the entire Creation House staff who have labored
with us and been so supportive of our ministry. You all
are special partners and friends in the ministry.
Most important, my sincere gratitude to our Father
in heaven for His unfailing love, to our Lord Jesus
for His grace, truth and love, and to the Holy Spirit
for His faithful guidance during this project.
Message From the Author_____________________________________
As I was writing this book, God spoke to me prophetically and
said:
There are many called to My great
end-time army of believers
who are bound by intimidation.
They have pure hearts toward God
and man; however, like Gideon of old,
they are held captive by the fear of man (Judg. 6-8).
The gifts I placed in them are dormant.
I will anoint the message of this book
to liberate multitudes of them.
They will step out and fearlessly obey Me.
They shall be valiant warriors
and shall bring forth great victories
in the strength of their God.
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_________________________________________________Contents
Foreword ...............................................................................................9
Introduction .........................................................................................11
Section I
Establishing Your Spiritual Position
1. Walk in Your Authority...................................................................19
2. Spiritual Position and Authority.......................................................31
3. Two Extremes..................................................................................43
4. Imparted Gifts..................................................................................55
Section II
Exposing Intimidation
5. Dormant Gifts...................................................................................69
6. Paralyzed by Intimidation................................................................83
7. The Spirit of Intimidation.................................................................95
Section III
Breaking Intimidation
8. Stir the Gift.....................................................................................111
9. The Root of Intimidation................................................................125
10. Desire Is Not Enough...................................................................139
11. Fear of God vs. Fear of Man........................................................155
12. Act or React?................................................................................173
13. The Spirit of a Sound Mind..........................................................185
14. Press On.......................................................................................201
Epilogue ............................................................................................215
Notes .................................................................................................219
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Foreword__________________________________________________
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t has been my privilege to know John Bevere as a fellow minister
and dear friend for many years. I believe with all my heart that
God has raised him up to bring a message of victory, faith and
hope to this generation.
In Breaking Intimidation John Bevere brings a timely, much needed
message to the body of Christ. We need to use the gifts that God has
given us to reach the world. But instead, many of us are backing
down because of subtle and not-so-subtle attacks to our authority in
Christ.
Satan will arrange circumstances and use people to stop the gift of
God in you any way he can. The Word of God includes many
examples of believers who were intimidated and broke through to
victory—Joshua, Gideon, Nehemiah and David, to name just a few.
The Bible says,
No weapon formed against you shall prosper (Is.
54:17).
Through this book and the power of the Holy Spirit, every
believer can break through intimidation into victory. May God raise
up in this generation an army of warriors who will never back down!
John Mason
Author of An Enemy Called Average, Let Go of Whatever
Makes You Stop and Words of Promise
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