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Category Archives: Spiritual Warfare
How to Defeat Your Amalekites
In Exodus 17:8-16, we find the wonderful story of Israel’s defeat of the Amalekites, a nomadic tribe who were descendants of Esau. The trouble began when the Amalekites launched a sneak attack against the Israelites. 1 Samuel 15:2 calls it … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Depression, Disappointment, Encouragement, Friendship, God's Work, Intercessory Prayer, Loneliness, Ministry, Needs, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Trials, War
Tagged Exodus 17:8-16, Intercessory Prayer, Israel fighting the Amalekites, Joshua commanding Israel's army, Moses holding up his rod, Moses up on the hill, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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Where Did Christ’s Soul Go After His Death? (part 5)
There are many instances where the time-honored King James translation uses the word “hell.” There is only one instance, however, where “hell” involves the Greek word tartaroo. That one instance is 2 Peter 2:4, which reads in the K.J.V.: God … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Christ's Death, Demons, Prophecy, Satan, Series: "Where Did Christ's Soul Go After His Death?", Spiritual Warfare, The Devil
Tagged Gehenna, hades, Jesus in Tartarus, Jesus preaching to the spirits in prison, tartarus, the abyss, the bottomless pit, where did Christ's soul go after His death
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What Was Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh?
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I … Continue reading
Being Bold About Fear
In the wake of the infamous terrorist attacks of 9-11-01, our small county held a special service in the high school gymnasium. The service was for the benefit of the students, many of whom were emotionally shaken by the attacks. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Comfort, Courage, Depression, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Omnipresence, Needs, Personal, Problems, Spiritual Warfare, The Holy Spirit, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged 9-11 attacks, bible verses about fear, Fear, living in a post 9-11 world, the Christian and fear
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Elephants, Grass, & Spiritual Warfare
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Demons, God's Will, Personal, Prayer, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil, Trials
Tagged C. Mark Corts, Calvary Baptist Church Winston Salem, God verses Satan, Job, natives in Africa, spiritual warfare, the truth about spiritual warfare, two elephants fighting
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How Many Angels Are There?
In Hebrews 12:22, the New Testament’s original Greek uses the word murias to describe the number of angels that God created. It is from this word that we get our word “myriads.” While it isn’t hard for translators to understand … Continue reading
Walking in Truth
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. (3rd John 1:3, N.K.J.V.) A man was on trial for murder. All the circumstantial evidence strongly indicated his guilt, but the police hadn’t been able to … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Counsel, Deception, Decisions, Demons, Discernment, Doubt, God's Will, God's Word, Satan, Seeking Advice, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation, The Devil, Truth
Tagged asking God for discernment, being deceived by the devil, believing a lie, knowing the truth, Satan the great deceiver
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The Flow of God’s Will
In the November, 2002, edition of Focus On the Family magazine, the following letter from Tyson Chastain was used: One Sunday my wife and I noticed an announcement in the church bulletin about a men’s missions trip to Honduras. Through … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Decisions, Discernment, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Personal, Spiritual Warfare, Trusting In God
Tagged A.W. Tozer, discerning God's will, God works through circumstances, God's Will, God's will concerning my situation, I need help to discern God's will, the flow of God's will
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Should We Pray Silently to Keep Satan from Hearing?
A fellow preacher and I once had an interesting conversation concerning people praying aloud and Satan being able to listen in on those prayers. The question we kicked around was this: Is it smarter to pray silently so that Satan … Continue reading
Leaping for Joy About Being Persecuted
“The Beatitudes” series: (post #8) “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Commitment, Criticism, Doing Good, Encouragement, Eternity, Faithfulness, God's Work, Heaven, Ministry, Missions, Pastors, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal Holiness, Reward, Righteousness, Sanctification, Series: "The Beatitudes", Service, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Thankfulness, The Sermon On The Mount, Witnessing
Tagged Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, experiencing persecution, leap for joy when you are persecuted, Persecution, rejoicing over persecution, the persecution of the early Christians, What did Jesus say about persecution?
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