How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

Sidebar I want to take a little Sidebar today and talk about how we should think about Israel and it’s neighbors. We have talked a lot about how the culture of the ANE played role for Israel an the development of Judaism and Christianity. And from the discussions we have had thus far the logical question…

Anointing with Oil I have participated in a few instances of oil anointing, both in a church setting and in person In every instance the point was made that the oil was a symbol, not the source of power In every instance the emphasis was on prayer and confession In our text, the emphasis is on prayer…