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An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 17)

Mar 12, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 1 Comment

Harry is a Christian counselor. He holds a seminary degree and is on staff with a large Christian organization where he has his counseling practice. Harry is a member of his church where he also serves as a church board...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 16)

Mar 5, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. (2) For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, (3) heartless,...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 15)

Feb 26, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

2 Corinthians 11:3-4 ESV But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. (4) For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus...

His Sheep Hear His Voice

Feb 19, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land: the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes? (Jeremiah 5:30-31) One...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 14)

Feb 12, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 4 Comments

Galatians 4:8 ESV Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. The devil enslaves. Sin enslaves. To be in the kingdom of darkness is to be a slave to it. Owned...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 13)

Feb 5, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

2 Kings 6:15-17 ESV When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 12)

Jan 29, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 4 Comments

John 15:18 ESV “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. Sometimes evil comes at us in the form of some organization. A group of people organized together to form a - monster....

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 11)

Jan 22, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 7 Comments

Revelation 2:12-13 ESV “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. (13) “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and...

An Appearance of Godliness – Case Studies in Evil (Part 10)

Jan 15, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 0 Comments

Mark 7:6-7 ESV And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; (7) in vain do they worship me,...

An Appearance of Godliness: Case Studies in Evil (Part 9)

Jan 8, 2021 • Jeff Crippen • 4 Comments

2 Timothy 3:5 ESV having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. In these now 38 years of pastoral ministry I have met a long list of the kind of people the Apostle Paul is warning...