The Deception of the Abuser Sermon 5 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on August 22, 2010 Sermon Text: Luke 3:1-14 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of…
Read MoreI am staring at four books written by well-known Christians, all on the topic of forgiveness. I have read three of them and surveyed the fourth. Many more have been written, as a search on Amazon will reveal. I suspect, however, that a person could read them all and only be…
Read MoreGen 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" Here in the very first chapters of Scripture we meet…
Read More1Ti 1:8-11 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, (9) understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers…
Read MoreBow Down — The Abuser's Command Sermon 4 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on August 15, 2010 Sermon Text: Esther 3:5 "When we are honest, we come to the humbling realization that in each abuser…
Read MoreJoh 13:34-35 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. (35) By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." 1Co 13:1-2 If I…
Read MoreMore Weapons in the Enemy's Arsenal Sermon 3 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on August 8, 2010 Sermon Text: Daniel 4 Power and control. As we have been proceeding now in our study of the…
Read MoreJer 8:10-11 Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely. (11) They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there…
Read More1Sa 13:8-12 He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. (9) So Saul said, "Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings." And he offered the burnt offering. (10) As soon as…
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