New Year and New Book Project

New Year and New Book Project

It’s a brand-new year and I have a new book project to start this year. Before I get to that, I want to update you on my accomplishments for my book on Meditations on the Lord’s Supper. So far this year, I have written for chapters in my book.

The book will soon come toward the close, which makes me enthusiastic about actually getting that manuscript done. I would like to complete the manuscript by the beginning of February. I still have to add a lot teach chapter, so that will happen in February along with my self edit.

If I can accomplish all that by the end of February, I will seek out my professional editor and have her edit the book for me. If all goes well, this book will be ready for publication at the beginning of April. I know that is a lofty goal, every part of it, but I want to do it by that so I can have it ready for ministers at my cat ministrieSummit the first week of May.

But I bet you really want me to talk about the book everyone chose in my survey last month. The next book I will be taking on, probably be getting the writing in April or May is True Christian Authority: What the Bible Really Says about the Believer’s Authority.

I leave you with my working table of contents (a very rough working table of contents) let me know what you think by commenting below!

Introduction: Why a Book about the Authority of the Believer?

Is It Necessary?

Access to Books and Teaching on Authority

Are There Good Resources on Authority?

Why I Am Writing on Authority of the Believer

Chapter 1: What Is the Authority of the Believer?

What the Bible Says about Authority (Word study on authority in the Bible)

Authority As a Christ Follower

Authority from Christ in Relationship

Conditions to Authority

Realms of Authority

Chapter 2: Today’s Teaching on Christian Authority

The Good

The Bad

Mixing Powers (Eastern Religions and the Body)

Going beyond Scripture

Claiming Power and Authority

Weird Claims

Calling Out Heresy and False Teaching

Chapter 3: Authority in the Old Testament

The Image of God

The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

The Serpent and Adam and Eve

Confined the Earth

The Deed to the Earth

The Prophet’s Authority

The Priest’s Authority

The King’s Authority

The Perfect Prophet, Priest, and King

Chapter 4: The Authority of Christ

On Earth As It Is in Heaven

Inaugurating God’s Kingdom

The Power of the Kingdom (Powers of Christ on Earth, The Earth Shakes during the Church’s Prayer in Acts)

Jesus’s Power on the Cross

All Authority Is Given to Me

Far above All Rule and Authority

Head of His Body

Chapter 5: The Authority of the Name

My Name Is There

Name Theology

The Two Yahwehs

The Angel of the Lord

Jesus Is Yahweh

Ask Anything in My Name

The Name above All Names

Chapter 6: The Authority of God’s Word

Scripture and the Bible

Why We Call It God’s Word

Why It Has Authority

It Will Never Pass Away

It Never Misses

It Never Fails

It Is the Sword of the Spirit

Chapter 7: The Authority Jesus Gives You

Authority to Proclaim the Gospel

Authority over Sickness

Authority over Demons

Keys of the Kingdom

Binding and Loosing

Chapter 8: Authority over Satan and His Demons

Authority of Evil Spiritual Powers (Authority of darkness (Colossians 1:12-14; Ephesians, other passages?)

Is there a hierarchy of evil spiritual powers? Ephesians and others?

Satan’s Names

Satan’s Jobs

Satan’s New Home (Include roaming the earth [Job 1-2] and the Prince the Power of the Air)

Satan or Demons (Is Satan persecuting you or demons?)

What is Satan’s authority on earth?

Satan’s Demons and Unclean Spirits (What demons do in Scripture, demonic powers, Fallen Angels of Genesis 6 and their punishment)

(Afraid of the Abyss [Jesus sends them into pigs])

(They know who Jesus is)

(They can come back)

(They believe God is one and shatter [James 2])

What is the “spirit of…” In the Bible?

Is there different authority for demons?

Chapter 9: Your Authority in Spiritual Warfare

Authority in Prayer

Authority to Cast Out Demons

Authority to Rebuke the Enemy

Authority over Satan

What about Angelic Wars?

What about Territorial Spirits? (Borders of the nations according to the sons of God in Deuteronomy)

The War in Heaven

What about Generational Curses?

Chapter 10: What I Can and Can’t Do with my Authority

What I Can Do

Authority to Proclaim the Gospel

Authority over Sickness

Authority over Demons

Authority in Prayer (especially for unsaved)

Authority in Spiritual Warfare

What I Can’t Do

Getting Involved in Angelic Wars and Disputes

Territorial Spirits

Life Situations/Trials

Remember What Christ Conquered on the Cross

Chapter 11: Warnings and Dangers about Christian Authority

Where the Authority Teachers Get It Wrong

Going Too Far (Going Beyond Scripture)

Logical Fallacies of Biblical Authority

Seven Sons of Sceva

Talking to demons while casting them out

Afterword: What’s Your Focus?

Focused on the Wrong Battle

Focused on Winning What’s Already Won

Focused on Spiritual Warfare

Focused on the Kingdom of God

Focused on What’s in Front of You

Focused on the Mission

Walking in Victory Every Day

Appendix 1: Reviews of Books on the Authority of the Believer

Appendix 2: Other Possible Helps?Appendix 3: Topic and Scripture Index

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Jonathan Srock

Rev. Jonathan Srock is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God since 2010. He received two Bachelor’s degrees in Biblical Languages and Pastoral Ministries, as well as a Masters of Divinity from Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Jonathan was privileged to be the Lead Pastor of New Life Assembly in Shillington, PA for five years before suffering sudden paralysis in 2013. Jonathan has been a Christian since 1988.

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