And tonight our proclamation is directly related to the theme of what I will be speaking about. It’s taken from Ephesians chapter 2 verses 8 through 10. Ephesians 2:8-10: For by grace we have been saved through faith and that not of ourselves; it is [...]

Now, let’s come to a little bit of definition and here is where we really need clear thinking. In fact, you really need clear thinking all the time! How many of you would agree with that? Well now, we need to discuss briefly the nature of grace. [...]

So let me just recapitulate those four successive phases of this encounter which is so basic, because this is how we lay the foundation of Jesus in our lives personally. 1. There was a confrontation. 2. There was a revelation granted by God the [...]

Now I want to deal, in closing this particular section, with something exciting which I only have a short while to deal with. That is the effects of God’s Word. Paul said to the Thessalonians it works effectively in you because you believe it. So I [...]

And then the second truth is... Jesus said: If anyone loves me He will keep my Word. So, keeping God’s Word is the supreme test of the disciple’s love for God. Love is the motivation for obedience. It’s very important to understand that as believers [...]

The next thing I want to say is that not only is the Bible the Word of God, but Jesus Himself is the Word of God. This comes out in John’s gospel in two places. In John chapter 1 verse 1, a familiar verse. In the beginning was the Word. The Word was [...]

After that I began to teach on this and I made some tapes, including a series of three messages called: "Curses: Cause and Cure". And these began to circulate and I began to get remarkable testimonies of what was happening not just to [...]

So we look now in 1 Peter chapter two, verse nine. 1 Peter 2:9. And you’ll see that Peter is quoting from Exodus 19, but he’s applying it to New Testament believers. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation... Where Moses [...]

Now we come to the third area of this subject, which is witchcraft or sorcery within the church. And here is an area where some Christians have no idea what is really going on. I want to turn to Galatians chapter 3 and read the first five verses. O [...]

This is the second talk in our series on The Enemies We Face. In our previous talk we looked at the nature and the structure of Satan’s kingdom and we saw that his kingdom operates on two levels. The upper level is in the heavenlies, somewhere in [...]

And there is one particular way that fallen man has to relate to a satanic kingdom. The generic word is witchcraft, which is prevalent in all pagan societies under different forms. You can hardly go to any major section of the human race which still [...]

You cannot overemphasize the importance of covenant. Covenant is entered into through sacrifice which is the laying down of a life. Now, apply this to marriage. When a man and a woman get married as Christians, they come through the sacrifice of [...]

And then we need to see a remarkable statement that Peter made in 2 Peter chapter 1, one of the most remarkable statements, I think, anywhere in Scripture. Just verses 3 and 4 of 2 Peter chapter 1. And it’s in the middle of a sentence. The apostles [...]

If you come into this experience and you walk in it, it will bring you into a new dimension of personal communication with God. I spoke to you yesterday about finding your place. I think I challenged some of you to seek God for your calling. This is [...]

To begin with the issue of authority, if you stop and consider it you’ll realize that the word authority comes directly from the word author. In other words: The authority of any work is the authority of the author. it’s the author who gives [...]

Let me just give you one other passage, that speaks about, I believe, this period, and that’s in Isaiah 24. I want to back this up so that you’ll see this is not just one single passage of Scripture. I could find fifty passages that refer in some [...]

Now we come to chapter 6. And I’ll simply give you the Prince version. You don’t have to believe it, but I believe that God has made this real to me. First of all, there are the four horsemen. We’ll read about each of them. Verses 1-2 of chapter 6: [...]

And then having deprived Satan of his weapons against us, and the one great, sovereign, supreme weapon is guilt, Jesus has equipped us with the weapons with which to defeat Satan. That’s the second part of it. Second Corinthians, chapter 10, verses [...]

Now, the Lord spoke through Ruth and He said, there are many that have doubts and fears and you are to lay them aside. I want to pray for those that are troubled by doubts and fear right now. If you would raise your hand, I’m going to pray for you. [...]

Now, let’s come to the final manifestation of the spirit of antichrist in the antichrist. Now we are dealing with something which is, as far as I know, still future. If it is not future, I have not discovered it yet. So there is always a possibility [...]

Now let’s turn to the New Testament. What is the authority behind the New Testament? You’ll be surprised to learn it’s the same that’s behind the Old Testament. Let’s look at two passages in which Jesus spoke to His disciples. In John chapter 14, [...]

Now the next thing that I want to point out to you there which I think is of tremendous importance is the first area that Revelation focuses on is the seven lampstands which are the seven churches. John saw Jesus standing in the midst of the seven [...]

Now we go on to chapter 5 which is where the scroll that is really the book of Revelation is presented. It was sealed, as you know with seven seals. In those days they didn’t have printed books but they had long sheets of paper or parchment that [...]

Now, when we’ve learned to pray, and that means praise, thanksgiving, intercession, worship, the whole of the priestly ministry, then we’re qualified to start ruling. For those who don’t learn the priestly ministry never qualify to be kings. They’re [...]

The next thing we have to do is realize our need of God’s supernatural power. And I want to say supernatural. Christianity is a religion of the supernatural. I once read through the book of Acts, examining it to see what would happen if I removed [...]

Hebrews 12:25-29. See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven. Whose voice then shook the earth, but now He [...]

So what Satan was seeking to do was to keep the Jewish people, Israel, under bondage and away from returning to their own land. What Daniel was praying for was the return of Israel to their own land. So this satanic prince of the kingdom of Persia [...]

The fact of the matter is that The New Testament speaks of two different ways in which people receive the Holy Spirit. When we distinguish these two ways, then there’s no more confusion. I’m going to use two historical situations from the New [...]

And now, as I draw near the end, I want to take five vital facts about the Word of God and your relationship to it, which are contained in John’s gospel, chapter 14. Just three verses. Jesus is, in a sense, taking farewell of His disciples, He’s [...]

We’re going on from this list, Genesis chapter 12, we have God’s call to Abraham. We need to look at that because it has something significant in it. God calls Abraham out, promises various things, and in verse three (this is the end of the call) He [...]

Then there’s another very important curse pronounced in the prophet Jeremiah. Which is just a few short words, and I think often we pass them over without really appreciating their significance. Jeremiah 17:5-6: Thus says the Lord; Cursed is the man [...]

Now I want to deal with a question that comes up in many peoples' minds. They say: Well, if Satan was cast out of heaven, how can it be that he's still in the heavenlies? The answer is very simple. There is more than one heaven. The [...]

Now, over the years, independently of this list, I made a little list of indications that to me alerted me that I was probably dealing with a curse. I only say probably. And I made this independently of Deuteronomy 28 but it’s amazing really how [...]

Alright, now I want to give you just a little closing summation of Satan’s ambitions, his purposes. He has very definite purposes. He has two main ambitions: to dominate the whole human race. You remember one of the phrases used in Ephesians 6:12: [...]

Now first of all, most translations say "the word of wisdom" but the Greek says "a word of wisdom". I understand it's very much like the gift of faith but it's wisdom. God has got all wisdom. But if He were to dump all [...]

Now, let’s go on to a really interesting and important theme which is the nature of God’s Word. This is very, very interesting. In Hebrews chapter 4 verse 12, we get a kind of analysis of the nature of the Word of God. Hebrews 4 verse 12, For the [...]

Now I want to give you a little picture of what witchcraft is like. This is something that God has given me when I took, I could call a post-graduate course in. I didn’t apply for it. I just got enrolled. Ruth and I got enrolled together. As a [...]

Now let’s go on with this list of corruption. I’m running out of my time now, but anyhow: Verse 2: Men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, [...]

Now, Just a moment longer. I've lost count of time, so I hope I'm within my limits. What is the root cause of all this? Why does God have to deal this way with the earth and with the human race? Many answers could be given and I’ve read [...]

Going on. The next thing we must do is put on the whole armor of God. We need to turn to Ephesians 6 for a moment. Immediately after the 12th verse, which speaks about the kingdom of Satan in the heavenlies, Paul says, (and the next word in my [...]

This is the third in a series of talks on the theme of The Enemies We Face. In our first two talks we dealt, first of all, with the nature and the structure of Satan’s kingdom. I pointed out that there are two opposing spiritual kingdoms, the [...]

Now I come to the Bible because this is just as important as anything else in the Christian life. What is your attitude to the Bible? Is your attitude the same as that of Jesus? I just want to take one passage of John’s gospel. Chapter 10, verse 35. [...]

Then there is sorcery. Sorcery, I think, and this is not always used this way, operates through objects: potions, charms, anything that is called lucky, like a lucky horseshoe, all that is occult. People carry things that give them luck. It also [...]

All right, then we look at divination, which in most modern translations is called fortune-telling. This is the knowledge element of witchcraft. The product is not now power, but it is knowledge which, as I pointed out, is the first that led man [...]

Now let’s look at witchcraft as a spiritual power. Now we are talking about something that’s supernatural. It’s more than human ability. It is very important to understand that not all supernatural comes from God. A lot of it comes from Satan. There [...]

So there is a direct connection between rebellion and witchcraft. When I say rebellion, I mean rebellion against God. This is brought out very clearly in 1 Samuel 15:23. These are words that were spoken by the prophet Samuel to King Saul after Saul [...]

But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. To an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are registered in heaven. Now I prefer the NIV translation, [...]

In Proverbs 26:2 the writer of Proverbs makes a very important statement. He says: Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause shall not alight. In other words, if there’s a curse there’s always a cause. There’s [...]

Let us now go briefly through the revised version, the amplified version that I gave you. Against rulerships. I say rulerships because the Greek word is abstract. It is not rulers, although most of the modern translations say that. It is rulerships. [...]

This is the second talk in our series on The Enemies We Face. In our previous talk we looked at the nature and the structure of Satan’s kingdom and we saw that his kingdom operates on two levels. The upper level is in the heavenlies, somewhere in [...]