Becoming a Disciple-Making Church , livre ebook

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© 2016 by Neil T. Anderson
Published by Bethany House Publishers
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ISBN 978-0-7642-1536-0
Chapter 1 adapted from Victory Over the Darkness , copyright © 2000, 2013 by Neil T. Anderson. Published by Bethany House. Used by permission.
Chapter 2 adapted from The Bondage Breaker , copyright © 1990, 1993, 2000 by Neil T. Anderson. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, OR 97402, www.harvesthousepublishers.com . Used by permission.
Chapter 3 adapted from Discipleship Counseling , copyright © 2003 by Neil T. Anderson. Published by Bethany House. Used by permission.
Chapter 5 adapted from Getting Anger Under Control , copyright © 2002 by Neil T. Anderson and Rich Miller. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, OR 97402, www.harvesthousepublishers.com .Used by permission.
Chapter 6 adapted from Freedom From Fear , copyright © 1999 by Neil T. Anderson and Rich Miller. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, OR 97402, www.harvesthousepublishers.com . Used by permission.
Chapter 7 adapted from Overcoming Depression , copyright © 2004 by Neil T. and Joanne Anderson. Published by Bethany House. Used by permission.
Chapter 8 adapted from Winning the Battle Within , copyright © 2004, 2008 by Neil T. Anderson. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, OR 97402, www.harvesthousepublishers.com . Used by permission.
Chapter 9 adapted from Overcoming Addictive Behavior , copyright © 2003 by Neil T. Anderson and Mike Quarles. Published by Bethany House. Used by permission.
Chapter 10 adapted from Setting Your Marriage Free , copyright © 2006 by Neil T. Anderson and Charles Mylander. Published by Bethany House. Used by permission.
Chapter 11 adapted from Setting Your Church Free , copyright © 1995, 2005 by Neil T. Anderson and Charles Mylander. Published by Bethany House. Used by permission.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible®, copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations in chapters 2, 7, 8, 11, and those identified NIV 1984 taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations identified ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2007
Scripture quotations identified NIV 2011 are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
Scripture quotations identified NKJV are from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
To protect the privacy of those who have shared their stories with the author, some details have been changed.
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Endorsements
“I have been a disciple-making pastor for over four decades. Twenty years ago I discovered Dr. Anderson’s teachings, and they revolutionized my approach to ministry. Life is a spiritual battle—not a Sunday school picnic—and Neil’s message is a practical way to win this battle. Neil helped me realize that repentance, faith, forgiveness, and knowing our identity in Christ are essential for making disciples in the local church. Read, study, and learn from this book.”
Pastor David Jenkins, Evangelical Free Church
“I have been involved in local church leadership for over thirty years. In that time I have always endeavored to ensure that Christians are discipled rather than treated as merely ‘sermon fodder.’ Over the years I have tried a number of different approaches to discipleship. Some have been more successful than others. However, I have found the Freedom in Christ approach to be the most consistently effective aid to practical Christian discipleship. I have been using FIC material for over fifteen years now, and it is still proving to be fruitful.”
Pastor John Groves, Hope Church Winchester, England
“We have found the Freedom in Christ course to be invaluable for our church community. We introduced FIC two years ago with our pastors and leaders. Since then we’ve had well over four hundred people go through FIC, with amazing testimonies of healing and freedom impacting people’s lives. Freedom in Christ will continue to be a major part of Bayside Church’s pathway of discipleship. We highly recommend this book and the Freedom in Christ course.”
Rob and Christie Buckingham, senior ministers, Bayside Church, Melbourne, Australia
“God has gifted Dr. Anderson with the ability to systematize truth in a way that touches the intellect and transforms the heart. I have introduced his teaching in France, Switzerland, and Belgium. The response has been overwhelming, and lives have been revolutionized.”
Dr. Walter Stuart, missionary to France; adjunct professor, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Holland, and Geneva Bible Institute, Switzerland
“We have found the truth that Dr. Anderson teaches and the way in which he presents the message are absolutely vital to effective and sustained discipleship. The message and method of Freedom in Christ Ministries are crucial in helping both new Christians and those who have known Christ longer to walk in freedom in Christ and to make reproducing disciples. That is why we recommend this book to help carry out our Lord’s mandate to make disciples of all people.”
Dr. Rick and Laurel Langston, International School of Theology, Singapore
“I first met Dr. Anderson more than twenty years ago when he did a Freedom in Christ conference in the church I was pastoring. Lives were changed when they heard the good news of who they are in Christ and had the opportunity to repent and find their freedom in Christ. Building on his internationally acclaimed Christ-centered teaching, Neil is now bringing to the global church a proven strategy for making fruitful disciples. His teaching on discipleship will change your life, ground you in your position in Christ, and move you forward in the power of Christ. I can’t recommend it highly enough.”
Dr. Byron Spradlin, president, Artists in Christian Testimony International
“The message of Freedom in Christ Ministries has touched thousands of lives in South Africa, and it has liberated me as a pastor. Just knowing that I am not responsible for others, but responsible to others, in terms of ministry, and knowing that I am accepted, secure, and significant in Christ has taken off the pressure of trying to have a ‘successful’ ministry. All that God desires is that I be a godly minister of the gospel.”
Rev. Jonothan Christie, Methodist minister, South Africa
“The evil one has mined the path of ‘making disciples of all nations’ with lies and deception. Almost as one crying in the wilderness, Dr. Neil Anderson teaches us again that freedom is available to anyone who would read and believe God’s Word, place trust in the ‘Wonderful Counselor,’ and believe what He has to say to the church!”
Dr. David Kyle Foster, president, Mastering Life Ministries
“I have found Dr. Anderson’s materials to be an invaluable tool in helping the men we are discipling. Victory Over the Darkness , The Bondage Breaker , and Discipleship Counseling are used on a daily basis. The Steps to Freedom in Christ are critical in helping the men become free from past trauma, unresolved conflicts, and their own misunderstanding of who they are in Christ. Every thought, every idea is supported by Scripture and presented in an easy-to-understand format. Because of God’s Word and the resources He has provided through Freedom in Christ Ministries, I personally am a free man in Christ!”
Derek Faulkner, executive director, Renewed Life Ministries Outreach (RLMO)
“My identity was wrapped up in being a mother and the wife of a pastor. With the children leaving home, I was looking for a greater sense of purpose and thought I would find it by leading the Freedom in Christ course. But to my surprise I learned from the course that my identity is found in Christ and not in what I do. A mild depression left and two people said I appeared happier. So many lives were impacted, and many testified of feeling light, happy, and warm all over.”
Lisa Fenton, Hastings, New Zealand
“The Freedom in Christ course connects the truth of God’s Word to our everyday reality, allowing for a precious time of discussion on relevant issues. Individuals are given the opportunity to examine themselves and are shown from God’s Word how they can overcome the challenges of life.”
Majlind Gegprifti, Kisha Rilindja (The Reborn Church),Tirana, Albania
“For many years Dr. Neil Anderson’s books Victory Over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker have been a great blessing to the church in India across denominations, and many in our own churches have been impacted. With the Indian church’s practice of legalism on one end of the spectrum and the emerging ‘hyper-grace’ teachings on the other end, balanced biblical teaching of grace and truth is much needed, and Freedom in Christ Ministries discipleship resources meet this c