Audio file Text: Mark 4:16-17 Summary: What causes a hardened heart? 3 things: 1) reducing Christianity to a religion of principles, doctrines, and traditions of men (Mark 7:5-8); 2) not using what you already know (Mark 4:21-25); 3) allowing persecution to bother you (Mark 4:16-17).
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The Heart of the Father and Jonah’s Anger
Audio file Text: Jonah 4 Summary: Recognize the anger and unforgiveness that leads to a root of bitterness. Repent of the anger, the irritability, the harshness. Ask for forgiveness by the blood of Jesus. Forgive those who have sinned against you. Uproot the root of bitterness in Jesus Name. Ask for God’s heart toward those […]
Pulling Down Strongholds
Text: 2 Cor 10:1-6 Summary: To start, we want to use our mouths to declare 2 truths. One, the Truth will set you free. And two, Jesus was wounded so that all of our wounds can be healed. God’s heart is balanced and consistent. How can we healed of all of our imbalances and inconsistencies […]
Putting Away Anger Once and for All
Audio file Text: Eph 4:26-32 Summary: Anger comes in many forms. Anger often leads to sin. And when you sin, you give Satan a legal right to wreak havoc in your life and those around you. Put away anger and ask for a divine exchange. In exchange for your sinful nature, ask for the kindness, […]
Matthew 5:17-48: Having Love for Your Enemies is the Litmus Test (pt4 of 4)
Examine your life. Have you taken the Law and changed it to suit your preferences? Take for example, this command to love your neighbors as yourself, which includes your enemies. There are some who have no enemies, which is hard to believe, but if you stay away from everyone and do your own thing, I […]