We have been studying each piece of the whole armor of God from Eph 6:10-18.  Thus far, we have studied the helmet of salvation, which gives us a saved, spiritual, sound, servant’s mind with which to fight in our spiritual warfare.  Then we studied the breastplate of righteousness, which defends...

Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering.  The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary.  Therefore, he is our enemy.  He opposes God and he...

In Part I of this lesson, we saw that from the moment we are saved, we are in a battle with Satan.  He is our adversary [1 Pet 5:8].  God gives us his whole armor to protect us in this battle [Eph 6:10-18].  However, according to 2 Cor 2:11, there...

Satan is a vicious, clever enemy.  Nevertheless, Jesus successfully defended himself against the temptations of the devil [Matt 4:1-11], cast him out of every person he possessed, who came to Jesus for healing [Acts 10:38], spoiled him and openly triumphed over him on the cross [Col 2:15], and will destroy...

Satan Cast Out Ezek. 28:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Originally, the devil was the anointed cherub that covereth [Ezek 28:14].  To see what he covered we need to look back to Ezek 1 and 10.  According to Ezek 1:4-10, there were four creatures that appeared by the river of Chebar.  Above...

1 Sam 17:29 Is There Not A Cause CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When David came to the valley of Elah to check on the progress of the battle against the Philistines, he saw Goliath and he saw the men of Israel flee from him when he came out and offered his challenge. ...

Spiritual Darkness and Light Col. 1: 13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This sermon is about spiritual darkness and light.  Before a man gets saved he walks in darkness.  The way of the wicked is as darkness [Prov 4:19].  Those who leave the paths of uprightness walk in darkness [Prov 2:13].  And...

Hindrances to God’s Will Joshua 24 :18-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Just as Israel could not serve God because of the strange gods that were with them, so there are things that will hinder your ability to do God’s will.  The things that will hinder your ability to do God’s will...

When You Don’t Believe the Truth 2 Thes 2:11-12  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In a Bible believing church you are going to hear a lot about reading, studying and believing the word of God.  You hear this so much that you might become callous to believing the words of God...

The Right Response to Afflictions  1 Peter 5:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many of us are going through or have gone through afflictions.  Notice in 1 Pet 5:9 the mention of the afflictions that are accomplished in your brethren.  In 1 Pet 5:5-10 we find the right response to afflictions. Humble...