Bondage Breaker Youth Edition

T. Anderson Neil

Description

Now with a fresh new cover and updated content, this bestseller (more than 175,000 copies sold) helps teens live healthy spiritual and emotional lives and discover their authentic identities in Christ.With teens facing new and ever-growing obstacles to Christ-centered living--cyberbullying, sexting, gender confusion, and more--its more important than ever that they know how to break the habits and bonds that lead to sin and how to rely on the Holy Spirit to avoid deception.The Bondage BreakerYouth Editionwill equip teens with relevant and biblical teaching to take courage, stand firm, and find ultimate freedom in Christ.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers
• Date de parution: 06 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780736985666
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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The Bondage Breaker Youth Edition
Copyright 2001, 2022 by Harvest House Publishers
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CONTENTS
Finding Truth and Freedom
Free at Last!
PART 1: TAKE COURAGE!
1. You Don t Have to Live in the Shadows
2. Finding Your Way in the World
3. You Have Every Right to Be Free
4. You Can Win the Battle for Your Mind
5. Confronting the Rebel Prince
6. Jesus Has You Covered
PART 2: STAND FIRM!
7. Dealing with Evil
8. The Lure of Knowledge and Power
9. Tempted to Do It Your Way
10. Accused by the Father of Lies
11. The Danger of Deception
12. The Danger of Losing Control
PART 3: WALK FREE!
13. Steps to Freedom in Christ
14. Living Free and Staying Free
A Final Encouragement
Infusion Ministries
Can We Help You?
About the Publisher
FINDING TRUTH AND FREEDOM
W hen Neil first wrote The Bondage Breaker , he never imagined that over two million copies would be sold worldwide. The body of Christ knows a good thing when they see it, and the truth is, Jesus does set captives free. However, for us it has never been about book sales; it s been about helping hurting people, and that mission has continued into the twenty-first century.
The message of our freedom in Christ has never been more needed in young people s lives than today. While there are no new sins in today s world, the intensity of temptation, accusations, and deception has undoubtedly increased. When we first penned this book almost 30 years ago, there was no Internet, no social media, no online bullying, and gender confusion barely showed up on our collective radar.
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat present today s students with new challenges. While these platforms have brought some good into the lives of young people, they have also brought us cyberbullying, sexting, and online predators. Our private world and thoughts have become public knowledge, often with unintended and tragic consequences. While technology has many advantages, it can also produce a whole new level of hurt, rejection, and bondage. Years ago, the average person couldn t simply create a public persona that wasn t real. Today, one can create an artificial online identity in minutes, using avatars, manipulated photos, and a little bit of creative writing. The sad thing is that even believers often prefer their exaggerated online identity to their real identity in Christ.
In addition to the age-old challenge of same-sex attraction and the growing incidence of gender confusion, we are now expected to accept a whole new and growing list of false sexual identities. Using terms such as straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning is no longer adequate. We are now being asked to learn over one hundred terms and expressions of sexual identity. * The world is making them up so fast it s hard to keep up.
Many other alarming developments and trends are affecting our youth. The number of single-parent households has reached an all-time high. Sexual innuendo in music, movies, and cable series isn t just innuendo anymore, it s explicit. Teens face unprecedented violence in schools. Images like those of teenagers running in terror from their school with their hands up at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and children fleeing from Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, have been repeated hundreds of times. The fear of being victimized in what is supposed to be a safe place is real, not imagined. Right now, as we update this book, COVID-19 has caused us to feel more alone and isolated than ever. Stress, depression, obesity, and suicide are all at record high levels. More than ever, teens are being forced to grow up-and fast!
The good news is while troubles have undoubtedly grown, the solution to finding real and lasting freedom is the same. The answer is still Jesus Christ, the Bondage Breaker. Nothing about our new world has surprised Jesus; this world and its technologies don t confuse or overwhelm Him. Jesus outmaneuvered Satan at the cross, and He can out-maneuver him again in your life.
When we first wrote The Bondage Breaker Youth Edition , we had no idea that this book and Stomping Out the Darkness (published by Bethany House) would launch an international youth ministry. We are so grateful that Harvest House Publishers has agreed to publish an updated edition of this book. Their vision for helping young people has allowed us to travel the world, proclaiming the message of freedom in Christ, and has opened many doors for us to help youth workers, parents, and teens. We have conducted over 150 Stomping Out the Darkness student conferences worldwide, helping young people discover their identity and freedom in Christ. Our experiences and time with young people prompted us to write dozens of youth books and study guides. We also developed special parent nights and youth worker summits to train leaders. Today, we continue to offer free, three-day EPIC (Experiencing Personal Identity in Christ) Summits several times a year in both live and virtual formats.
Since this book was first published, we have gained a lot more experience and knowledge. For this reason, we believe this latest edition is a better book. While the underlying biblical message and outline is the same, the spiritual challenges facing us have increased. The world has developed even more ways to trap us in bondage. Thankfully, none of these new deceptions can overpower what Christ did on the cross to purchase our freedom.
In the beginning, we hoped that this book would help many students claim their freedom. But now, hundreds of thousands of readers later, we have countless proofs and testimonies that Jesus is still setting captives free.
One young man wrote to us to tell us that his life had been changed by his encounter with Jesus through the Steps to Freedom in Christ. Not only was he transformed, but he went on to tell us that shortly after reading the book, he was at a Christian camp, and during their free time, he went back to the camp cafeteria to get a snack. There in the lodge, he witnessed the camp cook cutting himself with one of the knives. The cook did not see him, but just watched the blood trickle down his own arm. The student boldly asked the cook, Do you hear voices tell you to do that?
Undoubtedly, the camp cook was startled by the presence of the student and the frank question, but then he answered truthfully, Yes.
The student responded, Do you want to get rid of those voices?
Yes, said the cook.
Then the 16-year-old student took the 30-something-year-old cook through the Steps to Freedom in the back of the Bondage Breaker Youth Edition . Six months later, the young man met the cook again at a gathering. At first, he barely recognized him. It was as if the camp cook had had a complete makeover, both physically and spiritually. If you have found freedom, you can help others find freedom.
We want to acknowledge all the incredible students who shared their lives with us at conferences and in writing. What you shared was so private and personal; it was a privilege to see God set you free in Christ. Thanks for being so real and authentic.
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