1. The Strategy of the Enemy: Blindness and Division
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The Source of Division: Division is not a personality clash; it is a spiritual assault. Anything that causes division is of the devil.
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The Veil of Darkness: Satan has strategically and spiritually blinded the world [2 Corinthians 4:4].
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The Ultimate Danger: This blindness keeps people trapped in darkness. This explains how someone can sit in church week after week and still remain in the dark, never launching into their own authentic walk with God.
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The Illusion of Power: Satan will attempt to make you feel powerful in your own strength, but it is a counterfeit power designed to keep you independent of God.
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The Worst Kind of Death: Physical death is not the end, but spiritual death is catastrophic. True death is eternal separation from God.
2. Redefining the Church: People, Not Places
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You Are the Church: You cannot "go" to church because you are the church. The church simply happens to meet inside a building.
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The Building is a Tool: The structure itself has no saving power. It is merely a tool for believers to gather, build one another up, and express the love of God.
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Church Without Walls: Anywhere Jesus is talked about, that is where the church is. We can have church anywhere God is present.
3. The Shift: Defeating Pride and Mental Bondage
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The Trap of Pride: Men frequently soak up the accolades, praise, and honor that belong strictly to God. We must deflect the glory back to Him.
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The Deliverer from Distress: We do not serve a distant deity. We serve a living God who has the absolute power to release you from the gripping bonds of anxiety and depression.
Be the light, where ever there is darkness.