The Spiritual Battle, Part 1

Ryan Lowery

Genesis 3:1-5

In this section, Paul describes spiritual warfare, a battle not fought with physical weapons, but with ideas and arguments. There are two sides, each presenting itself as the origin of truth: God and his enemy Satan. The implications of this battle extend beyond physical life and death, so we must decide if we will choose to believe God and His truth, or rebel against Him.

Hypocrisy

James Rochford

Acts 4:36-5:14

As the church is growing Satan attempts the tactic of hypocrisy to bring the growth to a halt. It is easy to judge Ananias and Sapphira for their hypocrisy, however, if we're honest we can see ourselves in them. In this teaching we learn 4 aspects of hypocrisy: 1) definition of hypocrisy; 2) problems with hypocrisy; 3) identifying hypocrisy; 4) battling hypocrisy.

Divide and Conquer

Conrad Hilario

Acts 5:12-6:7

Satan seeks to discourage through persecution. Satan also seeks to destroy church unity and Christians must work to preserve our unity.

A Leavening Agent

Conrad Hilario

Luke 18:9-14

The story of Ananias and Sapphira and the choice they made to try and deceive their fellow Christian workers. God prevented the corruption of the early church by hypocrisy. Satan still uses this "leavening" to try to discredit God and Christianity.

Spiritual Forces Collide

Conrad Hilario

Romans 12:17-21

Peter and John heal a man born lame. They preach to the resulting gathered crowd. The leaders persecute them but are silenced by the good work of healing. Even though threatened further Peter and John respond with godly defiance. The believers pray for boldness.

The Great Battle of Our Age

Scott Risley

Luke 11:14-26

We learn about Satan versus God's kingdom and the battle we are in to fight for God's kingdom. This is a battle of truth versus lies. Satan will try to convince non-Christians he doesn't exist; he attacks Christians by tempting them and accusing them towards themselves, God, others, and their ministry?all to distract them from the mission. God calls on us to remember His truth and to present it in love, to pray for people, to pray against Satan, and to persevere through this spiritual warfare.

Lessons on Prayer (Part 3)

Conrad Hilario

Luke 11:14-23

Satan is God's most powerful enemy and he wants to destroy us. So God calls us to take the offensive in spiritual warfare. We are to ?bind the strongman??that is, we are to battle Satan with the truth of God's Word.

The Fall (Part 1): The Heart of the Problem

Jim Leffel

1 John 2:15-16

How do we understand and deal with evil? Adam and Eve's fall stemmed from an assault on God's character, their prideful autonomy, and the erroneous belief that satisfying their desires would lead to fulfillment.

Jesus' Supremacy

Conrad Hilario

Mark 5:41

Through several events, the disciples witness and recognize the absolute power that Jesus has as the Son of God. Jesus calms the waters while the disciples and him are on a boat; this act demonstrates Jesus' authority over nature. Later, the disciples witness Jesus cast out demons from a man, which shows Jesus' power over evil and the spiritual realm. Lastly, Jesus heals and brings back to life a sick girl; this shows his power over sickness and even death.