everyone struggles with including pride.

This sermon from Galatians 2:20-21 explains living the crucified life, which entails a massive transformation from our old self to our new identity in Christ. The three key elements […]

Chapter-23

In spiritual warfare, the Soldier must always be prepared to deal

with and face the possibility of failure. This does not mean they

have lost the war. A failed mission attempt, can provide the soldier

an opportunity to look back on the mission, reflect on what went wrong,

learn from the mistakes…

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In this sermon from Galatians 1:6-2, Pastor Steve explores ‘The Gospel’ as the essential message of Christianity that is often misunderstood. Basically, the gospel entails: Christ died […]

cannot get past the milk of the word and go into the meat of the word due to being

immature in the Lord.

“The Mobilized” – Four natural examples of spiritual truth necessary for mobilization are:

· Blood – To be mobilized for God, you must first have the blood […]

Chapter-22

In every war there will be casualties. The Christian soldier

is not immune to suffering in war. Suffering is something that

the Christian soldier needs to expect and anticipate. A Soldier

in the army of God who has been trained in the casualties

of war will be able to endure suffering and not be…

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Strategies for spiritual Warfare

Chapter-21

In this chapter demonic oppression and possession is discussed.

There are things that the Christian soldier needs to be aware of

that […]

Chapter-21

In this chapter demonic oppression and possession is discussed.

There are things that the Christian soldier needs to be aware of

that are very important. One of the main things is that the

believer cannot be possessed by demons. We have the holy

spirit living in us. There is no way the soldier of…

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Strategies for spiritual Warfare

Chapter-20

In the ongoing war that the soldier of Christ is involved, he will witness the

wickedness of the Devil in high places. This is where […]

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Knowing God’s Voice

Chapter-12

I found this final chapter of this course to be interesting. What stood

out to me was the stages a person goes thru when God reveals a plan

for […]

Chapter-20

In the ongoing war that the soldier of Christ is involved, he will witness the

wickedness of the Devil in high places. This is where the training of the soldier

comes into play. Just as in the natural, the soldier is trained to detect the tricks

and movement of the enemy, so in the spiritual,…

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I find your postings not only highly intellectual but always informative.

Session 19 of the Abraham (Abraham) course left a deep impression on me and brought into the limelight the combined intriguing nature of the topics of justice, mercy, human weakness, […]

most part, tend to interpret the scriptures a little bit differently. Thank you for your post.

As I have been studying the original translations of the bible and I find that the Greek and Hebrew text can sometimes be translated more word for word. I find it very helpful […]

Chapter-3

We as believers know that the enemy is a work and his goal is to mislead a

Christian. This is what Chapter -3 talks about. I believe that the the devil

displays obvious things that are of him, Satan worship, the worship of Idols. Anyone

who even has a basic understanding of the scriptures knows these things are of …

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Strategies for spiritual Warfare

Chapter-19

All of us as soldiers in God’s Army need to be careful not to expose ourselves

to the possibility of a transference of spirits. There […]

Chapter-19

All of us as soldiers in God’s Army need to be careful not to expose ourselves

to the possibility of a transference of spirits. There are several ways we can do

this. The first thing we can do is just simply watch who we are around and associate

with. Although I don’t believe that we as…

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Power Principles

Chapter-2

This chapter discusses how the power of God is manifest. This chapter reminds

me of the awesome power of God and how Jesus promised his disciples that […]

Chapter-2

This chapter discusses how the power of God is manifest. This chapter reminds

me of the awesome power of God and how Jesus promised his disciples that

they would have the power to greater works that even Christ himself did. A

person can see from day to day life, the power of the spirit. The working of his power

in…

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Ye also as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to

offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

(I Peter 2:5)

The reality of the truth […]

“Church Planting: The Methods”- We identify ten steps to the church planting cycle, namely:

· Workers commissioned

· People contacted

· […]

Chapter-12

I found this final chapter of this course to be interesting. What stood

out to me was the stages a person goes thru when God reveals a plan

for your life, which are known as the six stages of revelation. One of the

stages, hesitation, is one stage that I personally went thru in my own life

when I felt a call…

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Knowing God’s Voice

Chapter-11

In this chapter Gods will and suffering is discussed.

What stood out to me was how much we will suffer for Christ

the more righteous we live. This […]

His first command to these men was to multiply spiritually. If they followed Him, […]

counts them as foolishness. One salvation occurs, the blinders come off and everything

falls into place.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they

Chapter-11

In this chapter Gods will and suffering is discussed.

What stood out to me was how much we will suffer for Christ

the more righteous we live. This is something I have known for

quite some time. The Christian life is one that is not easy but well

worth it. However I think there is a misconception concerning…

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Power Principles- Chapter one

In this chapter, religion is discussed and how religion has been used

to damage people’s lives. What stood out to me was that the Lord wants to

not […]

In this chapter, religion is discussed and how religion has been used

to damage people’s lives. What stood out to me was that the Lord wants to

not just experience blessings but spiritual power. I believe that we as believers

will never be able to move into the realm of spiritual power if we are religious.

I would…

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its proper. I think this is very helpful, especially when you go from the milk of the word to the

meat of the word.

Lesson 13: Paragraph Study

This chapter also started out a little challenging to reflect, because it focused more on the process than immediate insight. I understand the steps to […]

In Session 3 of History of the Bible, Dr. Heiser explained how the Hebrew Bible took shape and why different groups ended up with different Old Testament book counts. He started […]

Chapter-10

This chapter discusses how we can miss the will of God. What stands

out to me in this chapter is that that some great men of God such as Moses

missed God’s will but went on to not only receive God’s but also became

great leaders and men of God. All of us including myself can miss the will

of God. In some…

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Strategies for spiritual Warfare

Chapter-8

The Christian Soldier that continues in combat for God, always has

the victory but can still come under attack of the enemy. One area that […]

Chapter-8

The Christian Soldier that continues in combat for God, always has

the victory but can still come under attack of the enemy. One area that I

think needs to be addressed concerning the soldier coming under attack.

Is the area of sickness. It is my firm belief that the Lord does not put sickness

on…

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Knowing God’s Voice

Chapter-8

All of us on a daily basis are faced with making decisions, some good, some we

would prefer not to think about or deal with. When it comes to certain kind […]

Chapter-8

All of us on a daily basis are faced with making decisions, some good, some we

would prefer not to think about or deal with. When it comes to certain kind

of decisions, such decisions need to made only after prayer and being in the

word of God. As Christians, our lives should be centered in God’s word, along with…

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Deepening insight into the structure of early narratives about Avraham marked the fourth session. Notably, one path – Terakh’s – starts in Ur yet halts at a dead end, its momentum lost. In […]

and get back in the battle

The topic covers a few steps to take in order to recover from the snare of the enemy

Step 1: RECOGNIZED YOUR FAILURE

Joshua recognized and admitted his failure at iA (Joshua 7:8)

Step […]

Chapter-17

As I studied this particular chapter, I came to realize that this was a subject

I am not very familiar with and I have really never heard. Battle over the Walls

is something that I am not familiar with and is new to me. One of the things

that stood out to me was how the walls can be torn down or…

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Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, […]

“Recipients of the Message”- The recipients of the message of the Gospel are the whole world. Although there are churches (open and secret) in most countries around the […]

We as Christians want to make the right choice and want to live a life that

glorifies God. Everyday we are faced with decisions of what is right and

wrong. Even in our daily lives, there are things that we would like to do

that really are not sinful, but in some instances we need to stop

and ask ourselves, does…

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righteousness and changes their ways and returns to God, miracles always happen.

In Hosea 12:1–5, the prophet discloses issues pertaining to Jacob (Yaʿaqov) to help explain what Israel is doing incorrectly. Jacob was known for being tricky and trying to […]

The interesting thing I found that really stuck out to me is rightly dividing. The origin of this struck out to me big time. Knowing how far of a distance they had to travel to the […]

Chapter-7

Every believer desires to hear and be lead by the voice of God.

There are times when I believe we can become anxious about

something in our lives that we have been praying about and

want to hear from God right away. Although we probably will not

experience what Moses did with the burning bush. The Lord does desire…

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the move in the lives of prisoners.

What I found interesting in this LESSON ( Jail & Prison Ministry) is the description of the priceless worth of the inmates as treasured individuals in the sight of God. […]

and does enrich our lives.

One of the most exciting things that stood out to me from Session 02 was the idea that “our words create the worlds we inhabit.” This concept immediately helped me appreciate why […]

Chapter-15

Another area that will be challenging to the christian soldier

along with the battle of the mind, is the battle with the tongue.

This is an area where the soldier has to learn and maintain discipline.

Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue”.

The tongue is another one of the…

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Chapter-15

There is no battle ground that will cause more intense fighting

for the Christian soldier than the mind. The mind is something that

the enemy uses to try and weaken the Christian soldier during the

height of battle. We as soldiers need to always have on the breast

plate of faith and always have one…

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“The Extension Training Center”- The purpose of an extension training center is to train disciples and equip them for the work of the ministry. The apostle Paul set up […]

someone. This is what happened to Satan when he wanted to take over heaven. Thanks for sharing

Lesson Five of Spiritual Strategies: A Manual for Spiritual Warfare was an excellent study on our enemy – Satan. I knew his role and why he was cast down, but I never […]

Chapter-6

The question I think, a number of people ask is “Can we really know

or hear the voice of God?”. The answer is we can and do. Whenever

we yield to the Spirit of God, you allow yourself to hear the voice

of the Lord. That is what stands out to me the most in this chapter.

Being lead by the spirit is actually hearing…

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