Exo 22:22-24 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. (23) If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, (24) and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and…
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Stephanie, like most of our readers, married an abuser and, to make her plight worse, her church and pastor added to the abuse. Stephanie wants to tell her story, so we are publishing it here in a series. AND we are going to include the emails and letters her ex…
Read MoreActs 5:1-2 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, (2) and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet. It is not my intent…
Read MoreDealing With the Abuser - First Deal With Yourself Sermon 16 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on November 7, 2010 Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 5 It shall not be so among you. These are our…
Read MoreDealing With the Abuser - Part 2 Sermon 15 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on October 31, 2010 Sermon Text: Exodus 4 Last time we looked to the book of Nehemiah for a very clear…
Read MoreI have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. (10) So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and…
Read MoreExo 20:16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exo 23:2 You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, Pro 12:17 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,…
Read MoreThe Abuser Wants You to Make Much of Them Sermon 6 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on August 29, 2010 Sermon Text: Galatians 4:12-20 James and Phyllis Alsdurf, in their book “Battered Into Submission: The…
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