All Blog Posts Tagged 'warfare' (6)

"It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes." (Psalm 118:8-9, Amp.) I know I shared these verses before, and that verse 8 is the middle verse in the Bible, but this morning, after mentioning about giants yesterday, my thoughts went back to David and Goliath. (Read… Continue

IT'S A SPIRITUAL BATTLE I know my biggest battle I face every day is to keep in mind that I am in a spiritual battle. If it were left up to me I wouldn't have a chance, but the truth is that we have more than a chance, we can have total victory over all the powers of… Continue

SPIRITUAL WARFARE It seems that lately I have been confronted with the whole spiritual warfare issue. It was in the 1980s that there was a real push on the whole spiritual warfare issue. Every one was talking about different spirits that were afflicting people. There… Continue

The War Within – Part III March 23, 2007 Our final segment brings powerful words of encouragement. We have seen the battle for the mind is a life long battle. It is a difficult battle. It is a battle that we can win. We learned that we are to subdue and/or cast off sin that tries to enslave us. We looked at the effect that these sins have on the mind and how they cloud your judgment. Today we will learn three valuable lessons. 1) We are being renewed in knowledge in the image of Christ (v.10).… Continue

The War Within – Part II March 21, 2007 Today we are continuing a three part series looking at “The War Within” found in Colossians 3:5-11. We examined our responsibility in the battle. Today we will look at affect of sin in the list. Friday we will look at our position in Jesus. “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these… Continue

The War Within March 18, 2007 Today we start a three part series looking at “The War Within” found in Colossians 3:5-11. We will examine our responsibility in the battle, the different types of sin, and our position in Jesus. I hope this will both enlighten and encourage you. “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways… Continue