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The Ultimate Fighter “Take your stand against the devil’s schemes” Ephesians 6:11 I would hate to be at the pointy end of the sword of Jesus Christ. Christ is vicious in the war against Satan and evil.  If there are even trace levels of testosterone in your body, thinking about…

Onward Christian Soldiers   Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession, and he only wants an opportunity to execute what he is convinced he…

Our Deliverer “For the Lord your God is God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.” Deuteronomy 10:17 Deliverances (that is, our salvation and subsequent transformations) are designed by the Holy Spirit to change the way…

Risk “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” Romans 8:14 Men are made to risk, to encourage you to be an aggressive risk taker for God, and above all to get you to act on what you know God is calling you…

Rationalizing vs. Reality Rationalizing is the opposite of reality.  Excusing ourselves from the reality of our responsibility as God’s man will not be accepted.  Those things don’t fly.  They are not Christ like.  Your awareness of His love for you, Christ’s character forming in you, and your partnership with the…

Fear of the Unknown And without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6 It’s interesting to think that if we had no fear of the unknown there would never be the need to take risk. If there was no risk there would be no need for faith because…

Emotional Isolation “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”  Matthew 11:28 The hard truth is that there is no such thing as emotionally satisfying self-sufficiency.  There is only one with unlimited emotional resources — and you are not Him — you…

Strongholds Search me, God, and know my heart: test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24   God’s man has an infinite power to wield. But to do it, he needs to yield.…

Deliverance  So, those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the…

Close to Home The fight for our deliverance is the work of the Holy Spirit. That initial and ongoing spiritual work of deliverance of God in our lives, like Israel’s literal deliverance, is the shaping encounter for how we relate to God.  More specifically, as we’ll see, it forms the…