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Tag Archives: spiritual warfare
Spiritual weapons can curb gun violence
Firearm training? When loving-your-enemy-training is as popular as firearm training, we’ll be on the road to curbing gun violence. Society recognizes the need to train for physical health, but too often ignores the need to train for mental health. Physical … Continue reading
When life gives you demons
When life gives you demons, call on the living Jesus to come to your aid. Run to Jesus and strongly reject the demons and their tormenting thoughts. We can be rescued from demons and their deception, and given fresh new … Continue reading
Fresh & practical thoughts about love overcoming hate
Love is a better way to disagree than hate. Let’s disagree better. Persistent love can transform a foe into a friend. Confronting evil with love is a great weapon against evil. It doesn’t escalate the evil, but exposes it in … Continue reading
Direct your anger at the devil, not at people
Angry? Use it wisely to “resist the devil” by aggressively fighting within you to overcome your own wrongful desires, thoughts, and behaviors. Seize the kingdom of God today by continually seeking to fully follow and obey the risen King of … Continue reading
Why “Fight like hell,” when you can fight like Heaven?
People like to, “Fight like hell,” and to embrace destructive conflict. However, fighting like Heaven can turn enemies into friends.When someone uses bullying, force, intimidation, and manipulation to get his way, it usually comes back at him. Christians are called … Continue reading
My Halfway There podcast interview
My new interview on the Halfway There podcast is up & available at this link: This is from their page: Stories Steve shared: Leaving his Salvation Army church Why he wrote his book The Joy of Early Christianity How resisting … Continue reading
Fight within to win without!
If you’re looking for a fight, fight to overcome your attitude of hostility toward people. Real victory doesn’t come from arguing with and trying to overcome people. It comes from overcoming your inner enemies. Fight within to win without! When … Continue reading
Posted in a healthy mind, harmful thinking, mental health, mental health note, mind, peace of mind, positive thinking, renewing your mind, self-help, thinking, thoughts, tormenting thoughts
Tagged abortion, guilt, I'll fight, inner battle, mental battlefield, quote, resist the devil, spiritual warfare, suicide prevention, William Booth
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Bystanders vs. spiritual revolutionaries
Too many Christians have been trained to be bystanders and onlookers rather than spiritual revolutionaries. If you look at church as a training center, what is it training Christians to do? Sit and listen. Perhaps pastors need to be coaches … Continue reading
Posted in as many as are led by the Spirit, church, God's power, power, preaching, sermons, Spirit-led, Spirit-prompted, spiritual power, spiritual training, Uncategorized, worship
Tagged Christian growth, Christianity, Jesus revolution, reveloutionaries, revolution, spiritual warfare, spirituality
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The spiritual weapon of heart-felt Christian unity
People who try to avoid morally wrong thoughts, words, and behaviors, soon discover that they have an invisible, inner enemy that strongly resists their attempts to live morally. They get continually ambushed by anxiety, accusation, temptation, torment, depression, and many … Continue reading
Posted in Christian community, demons, division, evil spirits, fight the good fight of faith, one in the Spirit, overcoming evil, the gates of hell, the gates of hell will not prevail, Uncategorized, unity
Tagged Christian unity, overcoming Satan, spiritual combat, spiritual warfare, spirtural weapons, the weapons of our warfare are not carnal
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An audience hearing doctrine or army setting captives free?
It’s okay to sit in an audience and hear a talk about God. It’s better to have a direct audience with God. Sure, God can use a one-man sermon, but He would have more options if everybody present could share as … Continue reading
