S163P5 – The mind of Christ: the testimony of God

Jn. 5:31-36 If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.  There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.  You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.  Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but…

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S163P4 – The mind of Christ: offering everything

Jn. 12:23-26 Jesus answered [Philip and Andrew], saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.  Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.  He who loves his life will lose…

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S163P3 – The mind of Christ: better sustenance

Jn. 4:31-34 In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”  But Jesus said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”  Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”  Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him…

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S163P2 – The mind of Christ: trading up

Mk. 10:20-22 And [the rich young ruler] answered and said to [Jesus], “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.”  Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in…

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S163P1 – The mind of Christ: only one will

Mt. 26:39,42 [Jesus] went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”  Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass…

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S162P5 – Wicked tactics: dark is light

2 Cor. 11:12-15 [W]hat I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast.  For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.  And no wonder! …

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S162P4 – Wicked tactics: a cause for hatred

1 Jn. 3:10-15 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.  For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain…

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More on the great delusion(s)

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-uztjv-1307ebd We have covered this general idea recently, but there is a specific delusion among us resulting from people’s desire to identify with anything other than God.  As the Church, I believe our job is to pray against the deception and wickedness which leads to God releasing this delusion.  He ultimately gives them what they…

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S162P3 – Wicked tactics: counterfeit goods

Acts 13:6-10 Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man.  This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.  But Elymas the sorcerer…

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S162P2 – Wicked tactics: an appeal to the ego

Num. 21:1-3 Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.  So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, “Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring the number of them to me that I may know it.”  And Joab answered, “May the LORD make His people…

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