Unmasking the Domestic Abuser in the Church

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I Believe in God the Father, Almighty

2Th 2:9-10 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, (10) and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. When we consider the attributes of…

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Watch out for Flattery

Galatians 4:16-18 ESV  Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth?  (17)  They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them.  (18)  It is always good to be made much of for a…

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Shaming: A Favorite Tool of the Wicked

Domestic abusers are shamers, and we are very often far too willing to wear that shame. Shame. Shame on you. Shame, shame, shame. What does that word mean anyway? Permit Webster to explain: a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. Humiliation, mortification,…

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**Abuse Victims are Being Thrown to the Lions in Local Churches+7

1Co 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. This passage of…

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The Abuser Provokes His Children to Wrath — Sermon by Ps Jeff Crippen

The Abuser Provokes His Children to Wrath Sermon 10 from the series:  The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on September 26, 2010 Sermon Text:  Ephesians 6:4 Ephesians 6:4 ESV Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them…

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The Abuser Uses Language to Establish Himself on the "High Ground"

Gen 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'?" The wicked talk "down" to those they are trying to…

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Bow Down — The Abuser's Command – sermon by Ps Jeff Crippen

Bow 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…

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More Weapons in the Enemy's Arsenal – Sermon by Ps. Crippen

More 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…

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**Another Fundamental Attitude in the Abuser – Justification+3

1Sa 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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Worship Me, or Else – The Abuser's Command — Sermon by Ps Crippen

Worship Me, or Else - The Abuser's Command Sermon 2 from the series:  The Psychology and Methods of Sin Part 2 of a 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on August 1, 2010 Sermon Text:  Daniel 3 I would never in my wildest nightmares dream that…

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