Praying Against the Devil

Another message in Min. David Pawson's series on prayer.  This message deals with praying against the devil.

• Sometimes it is harder to pray as a Christian than as an unbeliever.
• Satan hates Christian prayer because that is what affects him.
• Don't underestimate the devil and don't treat him as a joke.
• Never pray against people because we war not against flesh & blood.
• The Bible does not portray the devil as a horned creature with a forked tail.
• The Bible portrays the devil as a real person with a heart, mind, and will; he is not simply a generic force of evil.
• Every rebellion against God can be traced back to one motive: the desire to say "mine" (of ourselves) instead of "Thine" (of God). 
• Satan is the god of this world, and he is the one most people in the world worship...whether they know it or not.
• God allows Satan to be the god of this world., because He gives His creation freedom to rebel.
• A true Christian takes the devil very seriously.

Praying to God

A message from Min. David Pawson about prayer to the Father.

• For a Christian, prayer is never private.
• For a Christian, prayer is not meditation, but conversation.
• Prayer is simple.  It is a child telling his Father what he needs.
• Prayer is a privilege.
• Our goal should be to develop a relationship with God and not ritual for God via prayer.
• For many, prayer is a matter of fortune; but for Christians it is a matter of faith.
• Seven requirements for praying in faith:
• I must believe that God is there.  The Bible is indifferent to whether you "feel" He is there or not, but you must have faith.
• I must believe that God is personal; that He is someone and not something. 
• I must believe that God hears me.
• I must believe that God will listen to my prayer.
• I must believe that God will reply.
• I must believe that God can act and that prayer can changes things as well as people.
• I must believe that God will give what we ask for.
  
• Don't try and "feel" your faith.
• Don't try and force your faith.
• Stimulate your faith by listening to other answers to prayer and reading the Bible.
• Stretch your faith by praying within your faith.
• Your faith needs to meet God's Fatherhood.

Evolution & the New World Order

Message by Pastor Mike Hoggard about the religion of evolution and its impact on the future of mankind.  By way of background, Pastor Mike goes into more detail about occult efforts at genetic evolution in the message The Mother of All Secrets.

• Is evolution supported in Scripture?
• People prefer to believe in evolution because it lets them believe that there is no God.
• God created all things for His pleasure and through the born again process, God recreates man for His pleasure.
• The "science" of evolution is in actuality mysticism and religion.
• Evolution is not about where we came from in the minds of its promoters, but where we are going.
• H.P. Blavatsky taught that "ascended masters" were responsible for man's evolution and will come down from Heaven once more to guide mankind into a phase of divine living: godhood.
• The serpent planted his corrupt seed and defiled man's genetic make-up by the words (seed) he spoke to Eve.
• Jesus says that in the day of His return, it will be like the days of Noah. This references the devolution of man which - as a result of this mixing with the seed of man (Genesis 6: 2-4; Daniel 4:23) - leads him to turn away from God's truth, prompting God to give man over to a reprobate mind (II Thessalonians 2:11-12).

Prayer of Deliverance

From the Sodomite Spirit

"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves..."  II Timothy 3:1-2a

Most people, including most church people, do not truly understand why we need to be born again.  They know THAT we have to be born again, but they don't know WHY.

The truth is that fallen man in his natural state possesses the spirit of a sodomite.  It is a selfish spirit which only loves itself.  This is not about sexual acts.  The act of homosexuality is merely the outward manifestation of self-love; being so in love with yourself that you can only join with that which is just like yourself.  What I am speaking of is the nature of a sodomite.  One can possess the nature of a sodomite and never engage in homosexual activity.

Don't Believe the Devil

He's a Liar!

"(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."  II Corinthians 10:4-5

You would think that the statement, "Don't believe the devil!" is a no-brainer.  I mean, it is common sense, right?  Who in their right mind would believe such a liar?  Yet, many times we do just that.  We let his lies permeate our souls, distort our reality, and disempower us for the Kingdom of God.

Years ago while I was pregnant with my first child, I had a car accident while on the way to church.  I somehow mis-steered a turn and wound up crashing into a tree at the front of our subdivision.  I seemed to black out for a minute or so, but when I came to, immediately Satan said to me, "You had better not go back to that church again.  If you do I will kill you."

So, I didn't go back...at least not for a while.  I determined that I could find another church which was preaching the truth.  However, this never happened because that had been the church God intended for me.  So instead, I found myself drifting further and further away from the Lord, becoming increasingly discouraged.

Set Apart Femininity

"What is the secret to great living? Entire separation to Christ and devotion to Him. Thus speaks every man and woman whose life has made more than a passing flicker in the spiritual realm. It is the life that has no time for trifling that counts."  Amy Carmichael

We spoke before about the need for a return to virtuous womanhood in the way we raise our daughters, but the following message is something which every young girl should hear.  This message, "Set Apart Femininity" is from Leslie Ludy of Set Apart Girl as she talks about the importance for young girls to understand what it means to be set apart for Jesus Christ.

This is an important & precious message for both young and older women alike!

• It is very easy in American culture - even for Christian young women - to get caught up in trivial pursuits that are not of eternal value.
• You can grow up in a Christian home, know all the right "Christian" answers, look like the perfect "Christian" girl, and still have a life that is all about you.
• The question in true Christianity is not, "How far can I go to the edge of the cliff before it is considered sin?"  It is, "How far can I go to glorify God, bring honor to His name, get closer to Him, and let others see His life through me?"