The Deeds of the Flesh 'Fleshed Out' Sermon 8 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on September 12, 2010 Sermon Text: Galatians 5:16-21 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the…
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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…
Read MoreJohn 8:48 The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?" The tactics we can expect to be used against us when we confront evil of the kind we focus on here (abusers - entitlement, power, control, justified) include blaming,…
Read MoreThe 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 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 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 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 MoreWorship 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…
Read MoreSin of Abuse Exposed by the Light of Christ Sermon 1 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on July 25, 2010 3 John 1:9-10 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to…
Read More2 Timothy 3:2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy... Psalm 55:20-21 My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant. (21) His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart;…
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