(For the message from Sunday, July 25, 2021: “The Accuser Has Been Thrown Down.” You can view this sermon by clicking HERE.) As a part of his sermon notes for yesterday's sermon, Pastor Gerald wrote the following: Revelation 12 shows us what can be seen only with eyes of faith, and what we see is nothing... Continue Reading →
Satan’s Tactics have Always Been the Same
In Genesis 3 we find the story of The Fall. We see a character enter the creation named Satan who takes the form of a serpent and tempts Eve. In this brief encounter we can identify several tactics used by Satan in his wooing of Eve. The truth is, the tactics identified here are really the... Continue Reading →
Clearly Identifying the Enemy
I realize this is a very thin line. We must not compromise the truth and we must continue to engage and combat sin within our culture; but, we also must find a way to do that without abandoning the call to love our neighbors. If we get this wrong and engage the wrong enemy, the church loses its evangelistic voice and begins to abdicate its responsibility to proclaim truth and the good news of the Gospel within the culture in a compelling way. Outsiders will be viewed as enemies who need to be destroyed or avoided rather than potential worshipers in need of redemption. The church will spend its resources in building its own subculture rather than invading the culture with truth, saturated in the love of Christ.