By Pastor Glenn Pease Paul Aurandt tells this fascinating historical example of the victory of the underdog. Sybaris was one of the wealthiest of Greek cities. The people lived in luxury and were the envy of others. But some people are never satisfied, and so one of the leaders persuaded the tribunal…

Introduction: Ephesians 6:18 Praying, what a powerful spiritual weapon prayer is. In the spiritual warfare, prayer is often the deciding factor in the spiritual battle. Praying with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, watching with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; I. Prayer is…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Have you ever praised God for the enjoyment of laughter? Some of the greatest of God's people have. When Theodore Cuyler, the American preacher, visited the great London preacher, Charles Spurgeon, they told each other the crazy things that happened in their respective ministries.…

By Pastor Glenn Pease George Buttrick in his large book simply called Prayer tells of why the Acoma Indians in Colorado chose to live on the mesa. The rock gave them safety. The Apaches on the South and the Navajos on the North made them sitting ducks down on the plains, and so they headed for the rocks.…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Paul Aurandt tells this story of General Thomas Jackson who was the right arm of General Lee. The Confederate soldiers were so impressed with his bravery in battle as he stood out in front that they called him Stonewall Jackson. His first brigade was the most devastating war machine…

Grace Fellowship in Rusk, Texas Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 10:30 AM

Come, Take, Learn Matthew 11 28-30 Today Minister Colston will share God’s strategy and plan for us to experience freedom from the heavy burdens and weariness we experience, often in silence and secret, on our journey through this life. In today's message, come, take and learn, we will be enabled and empowered with the redeeming actions we can take to free our minds while refreshing our souls. Chris Colston & Belton Burton

Explaining our Dominion Mandate and how to apply this principle to our society and to our world

In the last week, there have been frequent comparisons between the emerging coronavirus crisis and outbreaks of plague in previous centuries: the Spanish Influenza of 1918, which infected a quarter of the world’s people, or the Black Death, which is estimated to have killed half of the population of…

How to deal with Anxity? Paul says to be Strong and Courageous. Learn how to be courageous and Strong. Learn how to be and dress up like a man.

By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the most exciting books you can read is The Count Of Monte Cristo. The hero of the book, Edmund Dantes, had been unjustly cast into a dungeon. Fortunately, by means of a tunnel he met an old man in another nearby dungeon. The old man told him of a great treasure that was…

Ephesians 6:10–18 (NIV84) 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood , but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of…

“I’m In” - Eph 6:10-20 A New York Times Article states: What is a war? War is defined as an active conflict that has claimed more than 1,000 lives. Has the world ever been at peace? Of the past 4000 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8 percent of recorded history. How…

Believers must stand agains the enemies schemes. Jesus has already won the battle. The devil has been defeated. The job of the believer is to stand. In order to stand against the enemies schemes, we must put on the whole armor of God.

The battle is the Lord's and we must fight with spiritual weapons

Battle is part of the Christian life. There is a real enemy and you were born into a war. So seasons of struggle are a given. But can you shorten your seasons of struggle? The Bible is filled with good advice toward this end. You do not need to prolong the agony. You can arise and conquer. Learn more in Spirit Wars - Weapons of our Warfare - Part 2

We all have a common enemy, and we must know who that enemy is.

Explaining the gifts of the spirit, concluding the series

READ 1 Peter 5:1-5 A word to the elders (v. 1-4) qualifications 1 Tim. 3:1-7 1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,…

The weapons the enemy uses to attack our faithfulness are outlined in the letters and speaches the Assyrian's give to Hezekiah.

Text: Eph. 6:13 Introduction: We are in the middle of a war. The Devil has come to kill, steal, and destroy. He wants to steal our love for God, kill us, and destroy the church. The moment he was cast down from Heaven, him and his demons have been trying to turn us against God. But we must stand against…

Identity in Christ, through standing and withstanding in battle, though Christ has already won the war.

Intro : Today we are beginning a new series I have entitled Body Armor. This month we are going to be looking at the subject of Spiritual Warfare and how to walk in the Authority God gives us. This is going to be a base conversation on the reality of spiritual warfare along with some tools to help you…