Dream Thieves

by Renner, Rick

• ISBN13: 9780977945931
• ISBN10: 0977945936
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-29
• Publisher: Teach All Nations

Summary

When a dream first enters your heart, there's a sense of excitement and expectation. The vision is clear and urgent. The possibilities seem endless as you begin to imagine how everything will come together quickly.

Author Biography

Rick Renner is a respected leader in the international Christian community and a prolific author of more than 30 books - including Dressed To Kill and Sparkling Gems From the Greek - which have sold more than a million copies combined. In 1991, Rick and his family moved to what is now the former Soviet Union. Today he is senior pastor of the Moscow Good News Church; founder and director of the Good News Association of Pastors and Churches; and founder of Media Mir, the first Christian television network established in the former USSR that today broadcasts to a potential audience of 110 million people. Rick and his wife Denise reside in Moscow with their three sons and their families.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Holding Fast	p. 11
Be Honest With Yourself and With God	p. 12
Prayerfully Consider Opposing Views	p. 18
See the Big Picture	p. 19
Firmly Embrace God's Plan for Your Life	p. 21
Dream Thief Number One: Time	p. 24
Dream Thief Number Two: Satan	p. 26
Dream Thief Number Three: Friends	p. 30
Dream Thief Number Four: Family	p. 33
It's Never Too Late	p. 37
An Important Note	p. 39
Coming Into Divine Alignment	p. 43
More Than a Word	p. 47
Are We Aligned With God's Purposes?	p. 48
Pliable in the Hands of God	p. 52
The Behavior of Real Faith	p. 57
Develop 'Bulldog Faith'	p. 58
The Hall of Faith	p. 60
Digging In Your Heels	p. 68
Noah: Paying the Price	p. 71
Moses: Man of Destiny	p. 73
Mary: An Unlikely Choice	p. 76
Are You in the Hall of Faith?	p. 78
Sustaining Your Fire for the Dream in Your Heart	p. 83
Paul's Resolve	p. 86
Dream Thief Number Five: Neutrality	p. 91
Don't Let Your Fire Go Out!	p. 98
Something Anyone Can Do	p. 105
More Than an Impersonation	p. 109
Acting Like Jesus	p. 113
Is Anyone Worthy of Imitation?	p. 116
A Biblical Patriarch Worth Imitating	p. 123
God's Call to Abram: Three Simple Commands and Four Promises	p. 124
Seeing Is Believing	p. 130
Covenant With the Creator	p. 132
Wrong Again, Abram!	p. 135
The Father of Faith?	p. 136
Faith and Patience: A Marriage Made in Heaven	p. 141
Conceiving and Nurturing God's Will for Your Life	p. 145
Can You Delay Your Destiny?	p. 150
An Appointed Time	p. 157
He Is Faithful	p. 159
Call to Remembrance	p. 162
Illumination	p. 165
Rejoicing in Affliction	p. 167
What To Do When You Receive God's Call	p. 175
God Called Someone Who Was Already Faithful in What He Was Doing	p. 178
Productivity Is Important to God	p. 180
Elisha's Character Before His Divine Call	p. 182
Taking Steps To Get Free and Stay Free	p. 186
Dream Thief Number Six: Lack of Preparation	p. 188
Start Taking Action Now!	p. 191
Once You're Ready, Do Whatever You Must Do To Make Sure You Can Never Turn Back	p. 192
God Called Someone Who Was Willing To Be Radically Obedient	p. 193
Leaving the Past To Pursue His Future	p. 195
Don't Let the Yokes of This World Steal Your Dream	p. 196
A Threefold Cord Is Not Quickly Broken	p. 201
Dream Thief Number Seven: Isolation	p. 202
Bearing One Another's Burdens	p. 209
Consider One Another	p. 215
Be a 'Holy Provoker'	p. 218
Sanctified Addiction	p. 223
The Power of Your Will	p. 233
Dream Thief Number Eight: Your Own Choices	p. 233
A Small Gift Leads to a Mighty Miracle	p. 236
The 'Proving' of Faith	p. 237
At Your Crossroads, Choose the Miracle	p. 241
God's Ultimate Purpose	p. 244
Don't Miss Your Miracle!	p. 247
Prayer of Salvation	p. 253
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