The Devil Made Me Do It

The Devil Made Me Do It We've been seeking to get to know our enemy.  Here's a link to the first post in this series.  We've already looked at several names for our enemy.  One of the most popular, of course, is to call him The Devil.…

The Enemy As Named By Religious Leaders

The Enemy As Named By Religious Leaders I had intended to complete the consideration of who our enemy is in the last post.  But...there are two other names that give us insight into the enemy as named by religious leaders in Jesus' day.  In…

Preaching On The Subject Of Spiritual Warfare

Preaching On the Subject of Spiritual Warfare In this post we are continuing the subject of preaching on the subject of spiritual warfare to your people.  Here is the first of those posts. This Present Darkness And The Subject of Spiritual…

The Enemy's Names For Preaching

The Enemy's Names For Preaching In the last post  we looked at some of the names of the Enemy.  These names show us what the evil one is up to.   In this post we consider more of the enemy's names for preaching in your church. Preach that…

Preaching on the Names of The Enemy

Preaching on the Names of the Enemy In the last post we reflected on knowing your enemy.  There's another way to get to know the enemy.  Preaching on the names of the enemy will reveal something of how he works in our lives and in the world.…

Knowing Your Enemy

Knowing Your Enemy We've been considering spiritual warfare and how to preach about it in your church.  Here's the first in the posts on that subject.  In this post we're going to consider that knowing your enemy helps in the fight against…

Preaching About The Spirit World

Preaching About The Spirit World In this post we are going to think about preaching about the spirit world to your listeners. We considered last time that there are two realities.   The story I shared in that post could be shared as an introduction…

Preaching About Spiritual Warfare

Preaching About Spiritual Warfare In the last several posts we gained inspiration (hopefully) from some of the masters of preaching from the past.  Here's the first in that series of posts.  I could go on with such quotes, but another subject…

Preaching About Hell But Only With Tears

Preaching About Hell But Only With Tears We've considered several inspirational quotes from people who have mastered preaching.  Here's the first in that series of posts. The new quote for consideration today is this one, by Dwight L. Moody.…

Confronting The Angry Preacher In Me

Confronting The Angry Preacher In Me Many years ago I had the practice of taking a walk on Sunday morning to go over the message I was going o preach in a few hours.  It was California, so the weather was usually cooperative.  On one of those…