Mat 21:12-13 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. (13) He said to them, “It...
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Another Way the Wicked Creep into Local Churches
John 1:12-13 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, (13) who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the...
Continue ReadingAnother Way the Wicked Creep into Local Churches“The Lord Says” – A Common Line Used by the Wicked to Deceive and Control Us
It is soooo common today for people who claim to be Christians to also claim to speak God's Word to us. They have their little phrases - "Well, the Lord says...." or "The Lord showed me that..." - you've heard...
Continue Reading“The Lord Says” – A Common Line Used by the Wicked to Deceive and Control UsThe Essence of Sin is Lawlessness and the Lawless Love the Rush it Gives Them
Isa 14:13-14 You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; (14) ...
Continue ReadingThe Essence of Sin is Lawlessness and the Lawless Love the Rush it Gives ThemA Church in which Evil is Justified
Rom 6:1-2 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? (2) By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? My good friend Phoebe who grew up in...
Continue ReadingA Church in which Evil is JustifiedVictim or Advocate? – Experiencing Evil’s Attacks is a Pre-requisite to Helping Victims
Mat 10:16-22 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. (17) Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in...
Continue ReadingVictim or Advocate? – Experiencing Evil’s Attacks is a Pre-requisite to Helping VictimsHow Local Churches Become Enslaved to Evil – Part 5
Gal 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, (20) idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, (21) envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned...
Continue ReadingHow Local Churches Become Enslaved to Evil – Part 5What do we do when a “good” teacher goes “bad”?
1Timothy 1:18-20 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, (19) holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some...
Continue ReadingWhat do we do when a “good” teacher goes “bad”?Christian – Do Not Permit Anyone to Put a Yoke on You!
Gal 4:3-7 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. (4) But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under...
Continue ReadingChristian – Do Not Permit Anyone to Put a Yoke on You!An Opportunity to Help an Abuse Survivor in Need
I have known a genuine Christian who is a domestic abuse survivor for over six years now. She contacted me after finding my domestic abuse sermon series online. She was in a legalistic, cruel counterfeit church at the time, and...
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