Intercession and Spiritual Warfare Pastor Keith Hassell Introduction Intercessors are a great gift to the body of Christ. As a pastor I am thankful for every person who feels a special calling to intercede for me and for the church I pastor. I recognize that intercessors have played a key role in what…

James 4:1-10 April 1 2007 Intro: James has been encouraging us to LIVE A PROACTIVE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Paul exemplified this when he said: Philippians 3:14, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. ARE YOU??? Jesus told Peter: Matthew 16:18, And I also say to you that…

Galatians 5:16–18 introduces the passage by setting forth the nature of Spiritual Warfare between the flesh and the Spirit. In this we see 1) The Warfare Command (Galatians 5:16), 2) The Warfare Conflict (Galatians 5:17), and 3) The Warfare Caution (Galatians 5:18).

Title: Victoriously Living Over the Flesh Theme: Mortifying the Flesh “Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. Ro 8:13 For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the…

Hosea 10:12-13 Stephen Caswell © 2004 Weeds A young man had a terrible falling out with a neighboring farmer. One night, in an act of cruel vengeance, he crept through the neighboring fields, sowing the seeds of a persistent, virulent weed. The weeds sprang up, and no amount of effort would eradicate…

Many years ago my family took a vacation out to Colorado. And my favorite part about Colorado was the mountains! It was fun to just get in the car and drive. It was mesmerizing. My wife and I are sitting in the front seat of the car just awestruck by the beauty and the majesty and the shear enormity…

Paul draws a dramatic difference between the lost and the saved. The lost reflect a fallen condition with is slavery and destruction. However, the believer in Christ has a distinctive advantage and difference. The Indwelling Holy Spirit gives us new pursuits and a new life. It reflects what it means to be free from the law of sin and death.

Introduction - Christian Enemy #1 Are you familiar with the phrase “Public enemy # 1?” Most of us are. I did some research on the term and discovered that most of what I thought about it is folklore. I thought the FBI or US Marshalls had a list of the top criminals they are looking for with one being…

Dead Men Walking Ephesians 2:1-3 Introduction A man went to visit his well to do friend who had been taken ill. When he showed up at the door, the butler at first refused to let him in stating that the man will ill and could not be disturbed. “Nonsense,” said the friend. “It’s all in his mind. He just…

Paul has two major goals in his letter to the Colossians. Number one, Paul wants to encourage these believers that they might grow in their relationship with God IN CHRIST. Number two, Paul does not want these believers to be deluded by a man made system of artificial spiritual growth. And so with these…

Intro – A young man was about to leave for Basic Training. He jokingly told his family that he was going to have to learn how to eat, sleep, shave and make his bed all over again. His brother, who was about to get married muttered, “Me too!” Well guess what – something similar happens when we become…

Spiritual Warfare definitions number three will define strongholds.

For whatever reason, all of my kids are late crawlers. My youngest is 10 months and he has not started to crawl yet. Just like any good dad, I want my kids to succeed and excel at life so I have attempted several times to give my 10 month old baby some instruction on how to crawl. This can be quite difficult…

How long does it take to build a solid trusting relationship with someone? Does it take a little amount of time or a lot of time? What if I told you that you had a half hour to get to know a complete stranger and that after that half hour you would be required to make a decision about whether or not…

Parkdale Grace Fellowship Sunday AM, April 6, 2008 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 Carnal Christians The world often accuses Christians of being hypocrites and unfortunately we’ve all witnessed many examples of professing Christians behaving just as badly as unbelievers and sometimes we have been guilty ourselves.…

One last introductory lesson before examining the elements one at a time. (Click on author’s name for earlier lessons) Freedom from the flesh and legalism. Natural man tries to cope with the flesh in two ways 1. Moralists try to suppress the flesh with rules and laws. 2. Libertines celebrate the flesh…

Using many OT quotations and allusions, Peter continues to encourage his readers in their Christian conduct. Christians should respond to God’s saving act in Jesus with behavior that honors Him—they should act like they are indeed His people and representatives. 1 So put away all malice and all deceit…

Intro – One of my all-time favorite movies is Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. We watch it almost every Christmas. In it there is a scene where a star performer, Linda, is coming from New York to be in the July 4 show at the inn out in the middle of nowhere in NE. But, Gus, the driver has…

Introduction: Soon after becoming a Christian, a person discovers that living the Christian life is not a bed of roses. Actually it is quite a battle, with a real struggle against three foes: 1. An external enemy: the world 2. An internal enemy: the flesh 3. An infernal (hellish) enemy: the Devil John…

Introduction As we continue in this new year, we want to look at ways that we can see a “new us” come about… something better than before. Last week, we talked about the importance of being “born again” and how that is the best decision that we could ever make. It would be really nice if we could just…

Bridging the Gap from what I Know to what I Do (1 of 3) nv 5/18/08am – Romans 7:7-25 OS: Two preachers were on the roadside with a sign that read, "The End is Near - turn around now before it’s too late". A passing driver yelled "leave us alone you religious nuts". Then the preachers heard a loud splash.…

Good Morning, I Hope you had a great 4th July.… One of the Holidays that we know how to celebrate well as a nation is Independence Day....... Have you ever wondered how money gets spent over the Holiday? Well Wallethub.com had some interesting numbers... Apparently, we spent about… $6.8 Billion : on…

Pastor Chase continues on in our series, and addresses the topic of The Origin of Satan", before diving into the topic of Spiritual Warfare. Grab your Bibles and follow along.

Date: 19th August 2007 (Sunday AM) Ref: A0328 Place: Kambah P.S. Title: Which Wolf Are You Feeding? Text: & Gal 5:16-26 Illust: An old Cherokee Indian chief supposedly told this story to his grandson: "A fight is going on inside me. It is a terrible battle – between two wolves. One wolf represents fear,…

What Controls You? 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in…