Light and Darkness 78
Numbers 25
The scene from Numbers 22-24 shifts from Balaam speaking to king Balak of Moab, to the Israelite camp where a serious sin issue has arisen. Balaam slyly advised…
Light and Darkness 77
Numbers 24:15-25
The Balaam saga concludes with several oracles from Yahweh-God concerning future events for Israel and surrounding nations. King Balak is informed that a future leader of Israel would…
Light and Darkness 76
Numbers 23:27-24:14; Returning to our ongoing Light and Darkness series with the third round of sacrifices by pagan King Balak of Moab to try and rid his region…
How Jesus confronted Spiritual Darkness
Luke 8:26-39
Following the concluding message from Ephesians 6 on the armor of God, we are examining an example of Jesus confronting the powers of evil. Demon possession is a…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 17
Ephesians 6:10-20
Paul concludes his letter to the Church in Ephesus by instructing them on the intense nature of spiritual warfare. He makes it very clear that our battle is…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 16
Ephesians 6:5-9
After addressing individual Christian conduct, Paul shifted to relationships in the church by introducing the term "submit". From there he expanded to the home, where proper husband-wife and…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 15
Ephesians 5:28-6:4; This message is as a continuation (or part II) of the previous sermon on biblical instruction for husband-wife relationships in the home. Paul challenges the wife…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 14
Ephesians 5:21-27
Paul transitions from instruction on personal christian conduct to the church and home. Repeatedly Paul emphasizes the powerful term "submit" to describe how believers and family members must…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 13
Ephesians 5:15-20
Following his forceful instruction about Christian behavior in the areas of speech and sexual conduct, Paul issues a series of cautions about living foolishly....or wisely. Only by preparing…
Why a Sovereign God is Crucial in Difficult Times 12
Ephesians 5:1-14
Paul begins his third set of directives on appropriate Christian living with an exhortation to "Follow God's example....and walk in the way of love". The Apostle abruptly shifts…