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Three part series: 1) Understanding the Spiritual Realm 2) Our Position in the Spiritual Realm. 3) Engaging in the Spiritual Realm. “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve their existence. The other is to believe and feel an unhealthy…

Three part series: 1) Understanding the Spiritual Realm 2) Our Position in the Spiritual Realm. 3) Engaging in the Spiritual Realm. How do you see yourself in the spiritual realm? 17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” What is there joy in?…

The Elohim Today we are going to dive into the Bible Project study we introduced a couple of weeks ago. We are going to take an in depth look at spiritual beings in the bible. To get our feet wet, last time we took a look at how the biblical authors viewed the physical and spiritual world around them.…

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One Enemy That is Truly Our Enemy Today we are starting a series where we will look at the supernatural realm. We live in the physical realm, but there is more going on than what we can actually see. In the spiritual realm, what we cannot see, is a whole other world. Paul talks about this realm in Ephesians…

(Remember — God Wants His People to Turn His Way!) GOAL: Continually submit yourselves to God’s authority, which includes what He instituted. Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text this morning is first from verse 21 in the Gospel…

How do we engage in the spiritual realm? We engage with humility and submission. We engage in our identity in Christ. We engage in truth. We engage in faith. We engage in the spoken word of God. We engage in prayer. 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace…

“I like committing crimes. God likes forgiving them. Really the world is admirably arranged.” —W.H. Auden “Christians are by no means immune from the temptation to slip from a celebration of grace to an abuse of grace.” —Douglas Moo Are you guilty of abusing God’s grace, of using God’s abounding grace…

This means War In the last few meetings we have devoted attention to in the inauguration of the kingdom of God. God’s plan to revive the Edenic program was launched as part of his new covenant plan to become man to ensure success where Israel failed. God’s good rule would overspread the globe as originally…

How am I responding to the work of God in my life now? Revelation 8:13 . 13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!” What kind…

Intro Robert Frost wrote a poem called The Road Not Taken. He muses about a choice - metaphorically described - as a fork in a road. He must make a choice of which he will follow. And but for possibly slightly less wear on one, they seem equal to him. We often have a choice in life. To do this, or that.…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is Luke 1:5-25 : In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments…

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In the introduction to his classic work “The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis wrote “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to be believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves…

Jude part 5 Summary One of the oddest verses in the short epistle of Jude is Jude 9 , which describes some sort of struggle between Michael the archangel and the Devil (Satan). Many commentators see an allusion to Zechariah 3 , but in this episode we take a different perspective about the meaning of…

It seems to me that there are times life feels like a battle. In some places like the Ukraine there is a literal battle going on, but the world we live in is more than just physical. There is a spiritual realm as well, a dimension which we often are unaware of but still is closely connected to the physical…

Are you guilty of abusing God’s grace, of using God’s abounding grace as an excuse to sin? This is what the Apostle Paul wants to get across to the Romans. Because we are united to Christ, this new position that we have enables God to cause his grace to abound to us! Now as Paul ends chapter 5 and begins…

Spiritual Beings We have been taking a few weeks to study spiritual beings in the bible. We started out by looking at the word “Elohim.” It is the word often used as a name for God, however the translated meaning of the word is “spiritual being.” That means that the word “Elohim” is more of a category…

Introduction The concept of victory is often associated with strength, power, and dominance. However, true victory can only be achieved through surrender to God. Objectives: The Paradox of Victory in Surrender Christ's Victory on the Cross Surrendering to the God’s Word The Paradox of Victory in Surrender…

Realm Distinction We’ve been tracking the story of Yahweh and his portion, Abraham’s descendents. Yahweh chose to disinherit the nations at Babel. He chose to appear to Abraham in visible, human form to initiate a covenant relationship. He chose to reiterate that covenant with Isaac and Jacob, whom he…

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of…

Intro What is the Good New of Jesus? Most simply - Jesus died for my sins. Memorize those five words and you have the message of Jesus’ life. The Gospel is simple. Sometimes we overcomplicate it. But we can oversimplify it too. “Jesus died for my sins” is true, and a needed starting point, I want to…

INTRODUCTION Good morning Church, Today marks week 5 of our series in the Gospel of Mark. That means Pastor Gary left about five weeks ago as he started his sabbatical the Monday after launching us into this sermon series. Maybe more so than others, I’m counting down the weeks until he is back in the…

Spiritual Beings Last week we finished up our study on spiritual beings where we have been doing a deep dive in the bible to study the elohim. We studied God, who is the Elohim of elohim. Then we learned about the divine council. Next we tried to get a better understanding of some of the most misunderstood…