Assignments for this course take the form of written summaries, research, and analysis. They are designed to help us work through the course
objectives, while keeping a focus on our spiritual growth through conceptual learning.For each assignment, please develop a document and submit it to me in either Microsoft Word or HTML format (your word processing
software should permit you to do a "save as" and choose either of those formats).
Each assignment can be completed by consulting Web-based materials listed on the course
Resource page.
Important:
Ask the Holy Spirit to speak the truth of God to you
each time you do an assignment.
Assignment
#1
Reading:
Breaking
Generational Curses and Pulling down Strongholds
Length: 20-25
pages
Consider this passage from Exodus 20:1-6 (NIV)—
1
And God spoke all these words:
2
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt,
out of the land of slavery.
3
“You shall have no other gods before[a]
me.
4
“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of
anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in
the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to
them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a
jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the
parents to the third and fourth generation of those who
hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand
generations of those who love me and keep my
commandments.
Discuss the relevance of generational curses and pulling
down strongholds. What impact does this have on the
fullness of your life and ministry? Why is gaining an
understanding of generational curses and pulling down
strongholds essential to your life and ministry? Have
you or some you know experienced the effects of
generational curses? How have you dealt with them in the
past? How can you better deal with them now through the
power of the Holy Spirit? What do you think are the root
causes of generational curses?
Pray and seek the Lord for His revelation.
Assignment
#2
Reading:
Blessing or Curse You Can Choose
Length: 20-25
pages
Some believe that as Christians, we
don’t have to deal with the effects of curses. Do you
think this is true? Why or why not? How do curses and
blessings operate? What are the indications that a curse
may be present in someone’s life?
How would you
these apply these truths to your life and ministry now?
In what ways did Jesus show us how to overcome curses
and live a victorious life of abundance blessing? Pray
and seek the Lord for His revelation.
Assignment
#3
Reading:
Deep Wounds Deep Healing: Discovering the Vital Link
Between Spiritual Warfare and Inner Healing
Length: 20-25
pages
Many
of us have come from backgrounds of various kinds of
abuse and brokenness. We all need deep healing through
God’s power. In what ways do you think that there is a
vital connection between spiritual warfare and inner
healing? Have you
experienced deep inner healing in your own life and have
you known others who have experienced it too? Jesus said
He came to heal the brokenhearted and bind up their
wounds. How does this apply to the vital link between
spiritual warfare and inner healing? How can your
understanding of these truths apply to your life and
ministry now? Pray and seek the Lord for His revelation.
Assignment #4
Reading:
Breaking Unhealthy Soul Ties:
Do Your Relationships Produce Bondage or Joy?
Length: 20-25
pages
Unfortunately,
soul ties are not an issue of major discussion in the
Church. However, they are very common and are extremely
important for us to be aware of when it comes to
experiencing God’s freedom in our lives. As we’ve seen
so far, generational bondages as well as understanding
the link between spiritual warfare and inner healing are
foundational to our freedom in Christ. Why is it so
important for us not to be joined with others in ways
that God has not designed? How has Satan (the kingdom of
darkness) used unhealthy soul ties to keep us in
bondage? How do we get free of them and stay free of
them? How does the Holy Spirit give us the power to live
in victory over unhealthy soul ties?
What impact does an understanding of unhealthy soul ties
have on your life and ministry right now? Pray and seek
the Lord for His revelation.
Assignment #5
Reading:
Comfort for the Wounded Spirit
Length: 20-25
pages
Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV), “3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all
comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our
troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble
with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”
How does God use the pain, adversity and wounds in our
own lives to help others experience His love and healing
power? In what ways has God used others in your life to
bring you comfort from your pain, adversity and wounds?
How is the ministry of deliverance related to
the comfort of God?
Why is this essential and how is it significance to your
Christian life and ministry? Pray and seek the Lord for
His revelation.
Assignment
#6
Reading:
How to Minister Freedom
Project:
Create a teaching message that you feel God is putting
on your heart regarding the ministry of deliverance and
God’s restoration of His church. You will want to
consider the questions: Who is the message for and what
is God wanting to say though this message? Use this as
an opportunity to allow God to stir up the communication
gifts in you and present His will to His people. You can
present this message in any setting you feel God is
leading you such as a small group, bible study, men’s or
women’s study, etc. Pray and seek the Lord for His
revelation.
Assignment
#7
Final
Paper/Project
Length 35-40 pages
Consider
God’s purpose for your life. How can gaining the
revelation knowledge of God regarding the
ministry of deliverance
prepare you for the times you are now living in? What is
the connection between understanding God’s purpose for
the ministry of deliverance and the Christian life? Why
is it essential to understand the ministry of
deliverance and operate in this ministry? For your final
project, you can utilize any form of media you wish
including powerpoints, videos and audio files (mp3s). In
the paper portion of your final project, sum up your
knowledge, ideas and conclusions you reached during the
course. Focus your paper and make sure it reflects,
through references and comments, the work you have done
and what you gained from your learning experience.
Explain how you gained a greater understanding of the
ministry of deliverance, its relevance to your life as a
Christian and how you can apply your understanding in
your ministry to others.
Pray and seek the Lord for His revelation.
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Consider all the material you observed
in this course and focus on those points
that are close to your heart.
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Also, make use of the bibliography
resources in your texts as they make
excellent references for guided
research.
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Use any resources you find relevant.
Make use of the ACU Online
Resource Center. There are many great
resources there to help you.
Assignments that MUST BE SUBMITTED
to Your Instructor for Grading
YOU WILL
NOT RECEIVE A GRADE FOR THE COURSE OR BE CREDITED AS
COMPLETING THE COURSE UNTIL ALL OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND GRADED BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Assignment #1
Assignment #2
Assignment #3
Assignment #4
Assignment #5
Assignment #6
Assignment #7: Final Paper/Project
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