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Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
should you and I be terrified of Satan? No. His power is limited and will end. We never need to be deceived by or give in to the Devil’s temptations. God is always ready to provide a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13).
But When you ask what power satan has its tricky to understand because he actually has very little, but he does have authority over the world right now, and he also knows we live in a sinful world… so the fact that he has authority over the world, and we live in a sinful world (death, decay, sickness and disease work in his favor) and he is a master liar… makes this world hard to navigate…
However we do have power over the enemy… hold on I thought you said he had authority over the earth… he has limited authority for a limited time…but we still have power over him to rule and reign… even while here on earth.
Think of it this way… Jesus was the first example of what a “born again” believer should be like. He came as a man, led by and empowered by the Holy Spirit… he lived victoriously and with power over sin and satan… so what exactly is satans powers while he has authority over the earth… limited? yes, but what power does he actually have during this time?
I like the way RC Sproul puts it….
Satan’s authority and power are limited and subordinate to the authority that is vested in Christ. Christ right now is the king of this earth. His kingdom is invisible, and not everybody acknowledges it. People are giving more allegiance to the prince of darkness than to the Prince of Peace, but that is an act of usurpation on the part of Satan. His power is restricted, limited, and temporal. What has happened briefly is this: The power and authority of Satan has been dealt a fatal blow by Christ. The Cross, the Incarnation, the Resurrection, and the Ascension tremendously weakened any power or authority that Satan enjoyed, but it didn’t annihilate him. That will come later, when Christ completes his work of redemption with the consummation of his kingdom. All things will be brought into captivity to him, and every knee will bow to him, including the fallen angels, who will bow in submission to his authority.
Are you confused yet? Well here is the biggest power satan has… he is a liar!
Satan is a liar. The apostle John calls Satan the one “who deceives the whole world” (Revelation 12:9).
THAT MEANS WE ALL FALLL TO HIS DECEPTIONS AT TIMES…
The devil and his demons tell two main lies to unbelievers and two primary lies to believers.
Here’s the lie to unbelievers:
- “God doesn’t care about sin. In fact, there might not even be a God. Live your life and do as you please.”
- “You are too bad for God to ever love and forgive you. You are doomed. Just accept it. - in fact he doesn’t even really care about you… he’s too busy, he is out of range out of touch.
But to believers, the devil and his demons say:
- “You’ve been saved, so it doesn’t matter how much you sin. You can do what you want. Don’t worry, because God will forgive you.”… and its true, but not true… yes you are forgiven… but does that mean you are untouched and unjudgable? And do you think you can’t lose your salvation… I don’t think you can lose it, but I do think you can walk away from it.
- “You just thought you were saved. Do you really think God can forgive all the bad things you’ve done?” Satan lies to us regarding Gods ability to forgive, and redeem… as if his work on the cross was limited…
Do you see the similarities between these two sets of lies? The devil may be deceptive and sinister, but he’s not that creative. His essential motive is to get you to believe that God is not the answer to your problem with sin.
Satan is not dumb, but he is stupid. He’s not powerful but he is authoritative, he is not creative - he cannot create, but he can copy and mimic to perfection… but its still a copy… it is still a fake and a forgery.
So what is our defense… well if his true power or strategy is to lie… then our best defense is to know the truth…
what does scripture say in John 8:31 and 32
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
We are to be in his word and know it, and we are to know Jesus who is the truth… and the truth will set you free…
This is not talking about salvation, but rather about freedom from satans lies.
Know him, know it and be free from the liar and his lies.
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
INTRO: With Certain jobs it helps greatly or may even require a certain Pedigree and intelligence, genetic disposition… but not with money, and not with spiritual authority and power
Just about anybody can become rich by doing the basics…
Just about anybody can become intimate, powerful and anointed by God simply by doing the basics…
I have worked for ministers, who crashed and burned, their kids crashed and burned, their grandkids crashed and burned… they had every opportunity to be a Crusher in the Kingdom of God… but they never learned the basics…
Why are people so willing to spend time going to church, going to seminars, going to conferences, listening to podcasts, making friends with the super spirituals… Involved in lots of eye catching ministries… willing to spend time on these tasks… Because it is more glamorous and seemingly more fruitful than just reading praying and obeying…
It’s like the get rich quick scheme… they almost if ever work out… but its more glamorous then taking 5% of your income out of every check and investing it in a simple account with compound interest. and being a millionaire in 30 years… its more glamorous than spending 5% of your time reading praying and obeying God every day….
What does the Book of Colossians cover and how does Paul end this letter…
- FALSE TEACHING
- Heretical philosophies
- Varying opinions on how to get to please God
- Demands and practices you must agree to
AND WHAT IS PAULS INSTRUCTION
He says vote republican… NOPE
Buy more ammo… Nope
Yell and scream at the idiots…NOPE
Post your pompous attitude on social media …NOPE
V. 2-4 GK - constant prayer, constant thanksgiving and constant alertness for constant ways God will use you to share the gospel…OR BE THE GOSPEL
THUS…
Pray for me so that I know how to share the gospel and don’t miss those moments!
v. 2 Pray - intense face to face conversation, focused & aware
BUT NOT AWARE IN THE MINDSET OF SATAN IS AFTER US… OR AWARE OF THE END TIMES… BUT
Alert: What is happening MY LITTLE world around ME
What is God speaking directly to ME TO BE THE GOSPEL
(Monday Caribou - woman has a wound, pray for her)
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
Having a male gynecologist is like going to an auto mechanic that doesn't own a car.
Matthew 22: 34 Jesus shuts the Sadducees up… literally just shuts them down… and at that point the pharisees who were near by should have just nodded and gone about their business… but they just can’t help themselves…they think they are smarter than everybody else… and even smarter than this guy called Jesus… thats a problem.
So they love to argue… even tho they make no sense whatsoever… is this starting to sound familiar… I identify as a woman… well you can pee standing up so Im not sure… “Im a woman - how dare you call me anything other than a woman”. This person is at heart someone who likes to argue even though they are stupid… much like the pharisees…
But when the pharisees do test Jesus… he does not argue, he simply quotes scripture. Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the lord your God with all your heart, mind and soul.
But here is the trick the pharisees used that people today use… They argue as if they are on the side of love, peace, support, kindness….
Listen…
To talk of love and peace and acceptance without dealing with sin, and separation always leads to deception. REPEAT…
The world screams love and peace… how dare we not love the person… oh we do, enough so that we also talk about their sin and separation from God.
But JESUS LOVES EVERYBODY… HE DOES… ENOUGH TO JUDGE THEM
John 5: 22 For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,
v. 27 and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
WHEN YOU find yourself in a confrontation of ideals and values and opinions… save the argument and love the person enough to simply quote scripture… you may be surprised at how things turn out.
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
The only passion some people have in life are there problems - its the only thing in their life that they feel gives them any power. weird right? But where does power come from…. before you answer that you better listen up - because thats where were going today!
Exciting things coming up… truly thinking about joining the MMM and TDA together in a new ministry for men, young women and married couples. If you got ideas or if you are interested in joining me - I need help with some on fire single adults who are willing to speak the truth to young adults… but you gotta walk the talk, and be willing to take it on the chin. You better be a on fire Xn who’s morality cannot be bought and you are practicing abstinence until either Jesus comes back or your spouse says I do and the preacher announces you husband and wife!
Matthew 10:
7As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ 8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. 9
Cognate: 1432 dōreán(the adverbial form of 1431/dōrea) – something freely done (as gratis), i.e. without "cause"; unearned (undeserved); freely given (without cost) hence not done out of mere obligation or compulsion. See 1431 (dōrea).
If you don’t know its free you won’t act like its free, you won’t give it away like its free, you won’t use it like its free, you will act like you had to earn it, buy it, you will hoard it, you will be surprised when it shows up.
If you feel like in anyway you earned it, deserved it or it might not always be there when you need it… you will find it harder and harder to give it away… and that which you do give away will be from you and not God and will have very little if any power.
Don’t miss this insight… God in these verses has give us an assignment that we cannot fulfill without knowing that his resources are free to us and free to give. Unless you truly understand that they are free- you will have a hard time fulfilling your mission as a follower of Christ.
Many of us when it comes to money have a poverty mindset… we spend and we give with a “how do i save, scrimp, make it, how do I get by… if I give this will I have enough for me”.
We can do the same with Gods power… we think I do not have all the power and authority I should have because I have not prayed enough, I have sinned - I have not met the requirements that I feel I needed to pay out in order to have his power freely given”.
There is only one requirement I see in these verses and through out scripture… preach the gospel. Tell people about Jesus and his power will freely flow out of you.
Want more of Gods power and authority in your life… well prayer is good, so is scripture and meditation and church attendance… but it does not earn what is freely given. Step out in the gospel and watch the power freely flow out of you.
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
John D. Rockefeller, the founder of the Standard Oil Company, the first billionaire of the United States of America and once the richest man on Earth was asked by a reporter, “How much money is enough?” He calmly replied, “Just a little bit more”
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. who wrote Cats cradle (I loved reading Vonnegut and and other books the concept of ice 9 was mind blowing)… any way - he was at a party and his friend Joseph Heller was there who also wrote Catch 22.. both widely successful as far as authors go… Vonnegut leaned over to Heller and said Our host, who was a hedge fund manager has made more money in one day then you or I have ever made all together… in which Heller replied… yes, but I have something he will never have… enough.
And isn’t that the truth…
I have a question for you… the last 4 really expensive cars you saw… what did the people inside look like?… I bet you can’t remember more than one… why do I ask? Because so much of our lives is thinking if I had this or that or both… it would make me happy and people would be impressed… but the truth is, no one will notice you- they will be too busy thinking I wish I had that it would make me happy… but again the irony is… no one can tell if a new italian sports car or a new house is making you happy. I would again imagine you never looked at a person with a new watch, new car, new house or a loaded bank account and said to yourself “wow you can really tell THAT made him happy. NOPE you are thinking… wow that would make me happy… but all of us know things don’t make us happy. But Greed says otherwise….
there’s a story that goes
There once was a man who was hit by a Beautiful new Mercedes car, but he was not hurt. Even though he was all right he faked being hurt to get some money so that he could by a new Mercedes out of the deal. So he proceeded to lie on the ground fantasizing about “his” new car. As he laid there waiting for someone to come to him another car came along and hit him and he was paralyzed for life. And this is what Greed and Covetousness does to us. Our desire ends up paralyzing us.
Matthew 8:36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul.
Forfeit = GK Punish, suffer loss or damage
NOW THIS IS NOT TALKING ABOUT AFTER A MAN DIES HE FORFIETS HIS SOUL… this is talking about what he does right now ON EARTH.
if you spend your life running after things, accolades, money, trophies, applause, fame, fortune, attention, sex or whatever… you are punishing and damaging your soul because that is not what it is made for. you sacrifice all that your soul was meant to be, all that your soul was meant experience and all that your soul was meant develop into… but instead you starve it with greed.
Have you ever seen a kid with the crazy genetics.. 6’4, big boned, fast twitch muscle fibers, sharp mind a true specimen… but he wastes it by letting his appetite get the best of him. he eats incredibly delicious tasty crap…. so his body is left to develop on sugar and starch… he ends up obese, but worse than that he could have been one of the all time best NFL players of our generation… He starved his soul to feed his desires…
Maybe you are doing the same…
Leo Tolstoy tells the story of the a peasant farmer who was never satisfied… he was given a novel opportunity in that for just 10000 rubles he could buy all the land he could cover in a day. But he had to be back at his starting point before sun set. So he heads out… starting at a brisk pace… mid day his greed gets the best of him he starts try go faster… get more, get ahead… what will his neighbors think of all the land he gets… by late afternoon he is worried he will not make it back in time… that he will not get everything he wants…so he now is running back, forcing himself to push through the exhaustion.. he will get all the land that is coming to him… with just minutes left before the sun sets he makes it back….He immediately collapsed, blood streaming from his mouth. In a few minutes he was dead. Afterwards, his servants dug a grave. It was not much over six feet long and three feet wide. The title of Tolstoy's story was: How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
The psychology of money is such a great book, a definite must read for ANYBODY!!! And I mean it is a top 10 book you should read and read it many times… but he shares an insight that rocks me every time He talks about it. He shares a story of a young guy who came from a upper class white collar family, graduated from the top business school, got a job at the top investment firm and made amazing money and ready… died broke. No surprise I guess in todays world… but it happens a lot. But he juxtaposed this story with the story of a Janitor who got paid minimum wage… never got into debt, saved money regularly and without great sacrifice and when he died he left behind more than 2 million dollars…
But the authors point was this… almost in no other field will you see that your reputation and pedigree and intelligence makes any difference at all in regards to how well you can invest… meaning anyone can cash in on the power of compound interest… ANYBODY.
So it gets me thinking… you can have someone who has a father and mother in ministry, a great ministry, lots of fruit, signs wonders, power miracles… amazing. Can hear gods voice crystal clear… , had gone to the best seminary and has all the theological degrees, the big time pastor friends ….and … And… yet they can end up Spiritually bankrupt OR OR OR they die on target serving God but their kids are a wreck!
But the same thing can be seen in this picture as well… you can get the guy who has horrible parenting, no spiritual upbringing, or example, has never grown up or experienced the power of God, miracles, wonders, signs etc… has no seminary, bible college, in fact has a pretty sinful life full of selfishness and spiritual blindness… but then experiences new birth in Christ and develops the intimacy to move in powerful ways in the spirit for God.
Smith Wigglesworth was born in poverty, his first job was pulling turnips out of the ground… he became a plumber… but when he was baptized in the Holy Spirit the world changed… he would have been the last kid picked in the preacher hall of fame candidates, and yet we still talk about his crazy miracles today.
So what’s my point?
No excuses.. no advantages can make or break the power of God in your life. Only time with him or the lack there of.
So you don’t have the pedigree, the education, the right spouse, the best religious upbringing… don’t matter. What matters is time reading, praying, obeying every day in and out. Its not a secret ingredient, its the only ingredient.
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Empathy depletion
Ego depletion
Mental fortitude depletion
Numerous tests have proven that our minds have a gas tank and we can quickly drain our energy when using to much of one area and not learning how to fill up our tanks on a regular basis.
This hits me between the eyes after a conversation I had with a man in our church. He came due to one of our permit to carry classes… he had recently given his heart to Christ, was delivered from alcohol and porn addiction.. but admitted that there still seemed to be more he was missing. So he decided to just quit filling his mind with anything other than scripture. He has trouble reading so he just started pumping the audio bible into his brain. He admitted he didn’t even know where to start so he asked his wife… where do I listen in the bible to hear about just Jesus. She turned him on to the gospels and he has never looked back. The transformation is none other than remarkable. Now after just 2 months of nothing but scripture in his earbuds he hears from God about others, he hears God speak to him about his life, he hears God tell him messages he is to give to the church and other communities.. he shared how he has had some incredible experiences where he was just engulfed in Gods love… and he is never turning back.
So I was convicted… I need to start filling up my tank more on scripture. Oh I read and pray daily, and I do it about an hour to 2 hours a day… but for some reason I thought it was a good challenge to take on…
We all wrestle with what it takes to be a person of God, to live victoriously and passionately for God… Maybe we just don’t put enough of Gods word into our minds.
He tells us all through out scripture…
His word is
Our lamp
Our bread
Our security
It blesses us
It protects us
It sanctifies us
It rules forever
It reveals us
It keeps us from sin
It gives us wisdom
It is our weapon
Oh yea and it builds faith into our daily walk
If there was a vitamin that did all this I can’t think of one person who would not be taking it daily, maybe even twice daily.
So quit looking for the secret and get back to basics… start consuming Gods word at a greater amount and watch what happens.
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
Ezekiel 13
God says to Ezekiel… prophecy to the prophets that they should shut their mouths, they will be judged.
God says they follow their own spirit
They prophesy their mind
Things they have never seen or know nothing of
They speak from a deceptive heart
They use witchcraft, divination
They speak lies, empty words
They speak only to the evil desires of the peoples hearts
The danger is God tells Ezekiel that the people are seduced… they do not know the prophets are speaking all of this simply to scratch their itch… speaking against Gods heart.
God says everything that people believed - the lies that were told - it will all be violently torn down.
So I truly believe that the media will become more and more corrupt up until the days of Christ return. I do not trust the media… when I share my opinions on social media, sermons, conversations or my podcast I share with the mindset that the media is lying because if they say what is contrary to scripture- its a lie. If they say we need to do A, B, C… because of reasons D, E, F… and it is not biblical - than without a doubt its a lie.
If I post a celebration on the overturn of Roe vs. Wade and people attack me… even Christians, who use their twisted logic… it does not matter who spoke or shared the information… its a lie. Abortion for any reason is not biblical, it is not right, it is not Godly… it is a lie. When people scream that we need to conserve oil, cut down on fossil fuels and go to electric devices including cars… it is a lie. God says in his word to subdue the earth - to drain it dry of all its resources because when Jesus comes back during the millennium he will restore the earth to its fullness. BTW did you know the country of Venezuela has more oil in it to be tapped than all of the oil consumption the world has used up to this time… But people will use globalism to promote lies.
I could give you a 10 point lesson on who and how to know who to trust… but its much easier than that. Is there person a flaming on fire all out 100% follower of Jesus and known by his fruit? he is probably reliable… now is what he or she saying biblically based? NOW you can find out if you can trust them.
The world is full of false prophets… starting with 99% of all the news outlets… be as wise as servants and harmless as doves.
Finally - be like Ezekiel and speak against them using the foundation of scripture as your argument. You will still get crucified in the press, the circle you hang with, the school board mtg, the social media lines you cross… but at least you are not promoting the false prophets.
My last thought: speak against lies and speak the truth not expecting for them to change. You don’t speak so that they change - you simply speak the truth because its right.
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
1. What’s a worldview?
A worldview is the framework from which we view reality and make sense of life and the world. “[It’s] any ideology, philosophy, theology, movement or religion that provides an overarching approach to understanding God, the world and man’s relations to God and the world,” says David Noebel, author of Understanding the Times.
Someone with a biblical worldview believes his primary reason for existence is to love and serve God.
Other examples of worldviews
- Secular worldview: A secular worldview teaches that beliefs are a matter of personal preference, not absolute truth. Truth in a secular worldview comes from reason and science.
- Scientific worldview (Scientific Naturalism): Our Biblical Worldview textbook defines a scientific worldview as, “A worldview which holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences (p 307).”
- Postmodern worldview: Postmodernism believes there is no absolute truth. Personal truth is determined by your upbringing and culture. It believes that truth is just used to suppress and oppress the less powerful.
- I would add a cultural worldview… constantly changing to what is now being promoted by our culture.
2. What’s a biblical worldview?
A biblical worldview is based on the infallible Word of God. When you believe the Bible is entirely true, then you allow it to be the foundation of everything you say and do.
Do you have a biblical worldview? Answer the following questions, based on claims found in the Bible and which George Barna used in his survey:
- Do absolute moral truths exist?
- Is absolute truth defined by the Bible?
- Did Jesus Christ live a sinless life?
- Is God the all-powerful and all-knowing Creator of the universe, and does He still rule it today?
- Is salvation a gift from God that cannot be earned?
- Is Satan real?
- Does a Christian have a responsibility to share his or her faith in Christ with other people?
- Is the Bible accurate in all of its teachings?
Did you answer yes to these? Only 9 percent of “born- again” believers did. But what’s more important than your yes is do you live it.
4. Why does a biblical worldview matter?
If we don’t really have one, we can’t live one, if we don’t live one and we say we have one… we are just confusing the world and living a lie.
what does Col. 2;8 SAY
“captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ” (Colossians 2:8).
Im concerned at the amount of Xns who say they believe in Jesus, the bible, and say they have a worldview… but don’t believe the bible and don’t live it… They obviously don’t understand what it means to say one believes…
I have only had 1… 1… I will say it again ONE couple in my office the past 20 years who say they are a christian and have actually not had sex with one another… or sex at all. ONE in 20 years… and I have counseled hundreds! Thats the problem…
A woman says I will not submit to my husband… But says she is a Christian… and you tell her, well the bible says you have to submit… and she says I will obey God but I will not submit to my husband… DUH… We have got a problem…
your world view has not permeated your actions…
What do my actions say about my beliefs?
We really only have 2 options… change your beliefs to mirror your actions… or change your actions. If you say one thing, but do another you are a liar… If you do one thing but say another… again you are a liar.
Its not hard to wrap your head around… you just have to be willing to be honest with yourself, and ask God to show you your ways, your actions and your worldview…
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
We are not called to conquer we are called to occupy. There’s a difference in mentality. We are more than conquerors that has already been taken care of. We are to know claim victory, and occupy!