And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace (Eph. 6:15)

Knowing, believing and acting upon the truth of the gospel gives us firm footing to stand against Satan’s attacks. The shoes that Roman soldiers wore had spikes on the bottom that gave them a firm grip on the battlefield. When Jesus is our Lord, we have firm footing to stand against Satan’s lies.

In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one (Eph. 6:16).

Notice again Paul’s emphasis here on our defensive posture. He is not talking about our pulling down demons over cities. He is talking about our using faith in God’s Word to resist the devil’s lies. When we believe and act upon what God has said, it is like having a shield that protects us from Satan’s lies, represented figuratively as the “flaming missiles of the evil one.”

Below is the 33^rd chapter of The Disciple-Making Minister broken up into individual articles for easier reading.

• • Secrets of Evangelism
• • “Winning the World For Christ”
• • God, the Greatest Evangelist
• • Another Means by Which God Speaks
• • A Third Means
• • A Fourth Means
• • Principle #1
• • A Scriptural Example
• • A Better Way
• • Principle #2
• • Principle #3
• • The Guilt of the Unbelieving
• • No Excuses
• • Why People Are Religious
• • Principle #4
• • In Summary

Below is the 32^nd chapter of The Disciple-Making Minister broken up into individual articles for easier reading.

• • Stewardship
• • The Supplier of Needs
• • What Do We Really Need?
• • Discontentment
• • When Money is Master
• • Two Perspectives
• • Christ’s Example
• • “God Made Solomon Rich”
• • “God Made Abraham Rich, and Abraham’s Blessings Are Promised To Us”
• • Another Twisting
• • “Scripture Says That Jesus Became Poor So That We Could Become Rich”
• • “Jesus Promised a Hundred-Fold Return on Our Giving”
• • A Maxim to Remember
• • In Summary

Below is the 31^st chapter of The Disciple-Making Minister broken up into individual articles for easier reading.

• • Modern Myths About Spiritual Warfare, Part 2
• • Myth #5
• • Pushing Parables Too Far
• • The Whole Armor of God
• • The Source of Our Spiritual Strength
• • Truth—Our Primary Defense
• • Firm Footing in Gospel Shoes
• • Our Spiritual Sword—God’s Word
• • But Didn’t Jesus Instruct Us to “Bind the Strong Man”?
• • What About “Binding on Earth and in Heaven”?
• • Hades’ Gates
• • The Keys to Heaven
• • And Now, Binding and Loosing
• • Binding and Loosing in Context
• • God’s Divine Plan Includes Satan
• • Jesus is the Head Over Principalities and Powers
• • The Only Way of Escape
• • Myth #6
• • Callous Hearts
• • How Satan Blinds People’s Minds
• • The Lies of Darkness
• • This is God’s Plan
• • Satan’s Deception, Now and Later
• • Biblical Evangelism
• • How to Pray Scripturally for a Spiritual Harvest
• • Myth #7
• • Myth #8
• • Over-Categorizing Evil Spirits
• • Smoking Spirits?
• • Myth #9
• • Satanic Curses?
• • Occult Curses?
• • Scriptural Spiritual Warfare
• • Back to the Beginning
• • Jesus’ Spiritual Warfare
• • The Battle Ground
• • “Take Care What You Listen To”
• • Peter on Spiritual Warfare
• • James on Spiritual Warfare
• • John on Spiritual Warfare
• • Faith is the Key
• • In Summary

Below is the 30^th chapter of The Disciple-Making Minister broken up into individual articles for easier reading.

• • Modern Myths About Spiritual Warfare, Part 1
• • Myth #1
• • Christ’s Commentary on Satan’s Power
• • The War That Never Was
• • What About the Future “War in Heaven”?
• • Was Not Satan Defeated by Jesus on the Cross?
• • The Devil for a Dad
• • The Ransom for Our Captivity
• • The Disarming of the Powers
• • Myth #2
• • Questions for Which We Have No Answers
• • A Myth Based Upon a Myth
• • Myth #3
• • Isn’t Satan “God of This World”?
• • Satan’s Real-Estate Offer?
• • Who Gave Satan His Authority?
• • Was God Surprised by the Fall?
• • Further Proof of God’s Supreme Authority Over Satan
• • Saul’s Evil Spirit “From God”
• • New Testament Examples of God’s Power Over Satan
• • Satan’s Thousand-Year Prison Term
• • The Demons’ Fear of Torment
• • Myth #4
• • Satan’s Offer Considered
• • God’s Control Over Earthly, Human Governments
• • God’s Personal Testimony
• • Does Satan Cause Natural Disasters and Adverse Weather?
• • Various Views of Adverse Weather and Natural Disasters
• • There is No “Mother Nature”
• • Scripture’s Testimony
• • How About Hurricanes?
• • The Gale on Galilee
• • “But Hurricanes Sometimes Harm Christians”
• • What Then Shall We Do?
• • Obedience and Wisdom
• • A Few Questions Answered
• • Let’s Tell the Truth
• • What if People Become Angry With God?
• • Is God Unfair in His Judgment?
• • Can We Rebuke Hurricanes and Floods?

Below is the 29^th chapter of The Disciple-Making Minister broken up into individual articles for easier reading.

• • The Rapture and the End Times
• • Jesus’ Imminent Return in the Epistles
• • His Delay
• • When Exactly Does the Rapture Occur?
• • The Olivet Discourse
• • Jesus Answers Their Questions
• • Worldwide Tribulation Begins
• • Martyrs and Survivors
• • The Antichrist
• • War Against the Saints
• • False Messiahs
• • Signs in the Sky
• • The Return and the Rapture
• • The Day of the Lord
• • Being Ready
• • His Return—A Complete Surprise?
• • A Thief in the Night
• • Another Objection
• • The Rapture in Revelation
• • The Tribulation Period
• • 490 Special Years
• • Daniel’s Last Revelation
• • The Millennium
• • The Eternal State
• • A Final Judgment

Below is the 27^th chapter of The Disciple-Making Minister broken up into individual articles for easier reading.

• • The Afterlife
• • When the Unrighteous Die
• • Hades
• • Did Jesus Go to Sheol/Hades?
• • Where Was Jesus’ Soul During the Three Days?
• • Where Was Lazarus?
• • Jesus Preached to Spirits in Prison
• • Gehenna
• • Tartaros
• • The Horrors of Hell
• • The Righteous After Death
• • Heaven Foreseen

Below is the 28^th chapter of The Disciple-Making Minister broken up into individual articles for easier reading.

• • God’s Eternal Plan
• • The Next Question
• • Another Question
• • Biblical Predestination
• • God’s Foreknowledge
• • The Big Picture
• • This Present Life
• • A Perfect Example
• • Satan Does Not Deserve All the Blame
• • Preparing For the Future World
• • What Will be the Rewards?
• • The Fairness of Our Future Judgment
• • The Conclusion

Below is the 26^th chapter of The Disciple-Making Minister broken up into individual articles for easier reading.

• • Fasting
• • Why Fast?
• • Wrong Reasons to Fast
• • Overemphasis Regarding Fasting
• • How Long Should One Fast?
• • Some Practical Advice