Paul: A Leader Initiates
PAUL: A LEADER INITIATES (2) We have been looking at leadership lessons from Paul when he was a prisoner being taken to Rome (Acts 27:1 – 28:10). In the first …
Anger & Unforgiveness: Open Doors to Satan
ANGER & UNFORGIVENESS: OPEN DOORS FOR SATAN (2 Corinthians – 1) The early church faced many difficulties as it spread. Attacks from without were repelled by turning to Jesus for …
Why is there Suffering?
WHY SUFFERING? (Job 2) One of the first questions to come up when we read the story of Job is to wonder why God allowed this to happen to him …
Paul: A Leader Must Be Trustworthy
PAUL: A LEADER MUST BE TRUSTWORTHY (1) Paul is one of the greatest leaders in the history of the church. God used him in mighty ways to start churches and …
Attacks Are Father-Filtered
ALL ATTACKS ARE FATHER-FILTERED (Job 1) Satan not only attacks God’s kingdom on a world-wide scale, but he opposes individuals who are part of that kingdom as well. Job is …
My Mate Needs to Change (Marriage Lies)
“MY MATE NEEDS TO CHANGE” (Marriage Lies 6) Every counselor knows they can’t listen to just one side of the story when there are relationship conflicts. No matter how …
Husbands and Wives Who Fight
HUSBANDS AND WIVES WHO FIGHT When I was growing up, I knew a couple that fought over and over. I had never seen anything like it. There was yelling, cursing, …
Power Encounter with Sorcery
POWER ENCOUNTER 3: BURNING SORCERY BOOKS (Paul in Ephesus 4) Several power encounters between Paul and the forces of Satan took place in Ephesus (Acts 19). We have looked at …
Why is there Suffering?
WHY SUFFERING? (Job 2) One of the first questions to come up when we read the story of Job is to wonder why God allowed this to happen to him …
Peter: Growing in Faith
PETER: GROWING IN FAITH Simon Peter was the leader of the disciples (Matthew 9:35-10:4; Mark 6:6-9; Luke 9:1-2). Originally named Simon, Jesus changed it to Peter to describe his …