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22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its…
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and…
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17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on…
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of…
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants– things which must shortly take place.…
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Assimilation should be a major focus of the local church for some time – like forever. If you are a…
To understand the concept of Hell, you first have to understand the nature of God. People readily point to the…
I had an interesting conversation with a coworker about his childhood. He stated that his parents were Mormon, other close…
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If you were walking along a path and came to a fork – it branched off in two directions –…
Jesus came to give you life that you might “have it in abundance.” (John 1010, HCSB) It is not your…
The fourth step in the path of the righteous is the choice to witness. Can you follow Jesus without witnessing…
A life truly worth living is worth pursuing. How you choose to go about that pursuit will determine the quality…
A life truly worth living is worth pursuing. How you choose to go about that pursuit will determine the…
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Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah or Christ – the Savior promised by our Creator. From the 66 books of…
An old vampire movie I saw as a child had a scene I still recall to this day. The evil…
Truth and power encounters go together. In every truth encounter, the issue of control is being waged by the individual…
In his war against humanity, Satan uses two ways to attempt to gain control over an individual: Power encounter Truth…
Evangelism is a lifestyle of sharing the love and message of Christ in the context of relationships you form along…
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An issue in my spiritual growth involved my actual authority in Christ. Satan had been successful in humbling me because…
Who you are in Christ and who Christ is in you are two fundamental building blocks to successful living. If…
A rather uncomfortable doctrine in the Bible is the consequence of sin in the parents’ lives on their children. Yet…
Personal involvement in the occult is a personal request to be hounded by Satan. Evidence of the remarkable deceptive power…
Personal sin in the life of a believer hinders fellowship with God and gives the devil a foothold in the…
Three passages of Scripture speak to this issue of pride and jealousy as it relates to a spiritual battle: Genesis…
At one time, I experienced unexplainable depression. I was in good physical shape. I had a good job with a…
A stronghold is a mental pattern of thought revealed in un-Christlike behavior. Strongholds have their origin in the first consideration…
First of all, the forces of darkness are astute observers of human nature. They know our weaknesses. By observing our…
Just as the operations of a ship are controlled by the Captain, the operations of the body are controlled by…
The Bible provides several situations where both believers and unbelievers appear to be enticed by Satan. The first example is…
Conversion of unbelievers does not always follow power encounters. Where there are many examples of miraculous power encounters leading people…
Many strong feelings can be found on both sides of this issue. Those who issue an emphatic NO! tend to…
Demon possession can be defined as that condition in which a fallen angel exercises such control over an individual that…
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An individual daily perceives reality and draws certain conclusions about what is happening. With a world view, one still perceives…
God created human beings to experience life — with mind, emotion, will, body, and spirit (soul or spirit or inner…
A hierarchy suggests a system of authority with designated roles – such as you might see in the military (privates,…
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Demons seem to be quite busy at their work based on the scope of activities revealed by the Bible: Lying:…
There are various references to the role or titles of demons in the Bible: Authorities, rulers, powers of this dark…
A passage in Ezekiel 28:12-19 recounts a prophecy concerning the King of Tyre. As the prophecy unfolds it becomes clear…
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