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1. You Can Be Free From a Religious Spirit ...

... own pH test by examining these eight characteristics of a religious spirit. A religious spirit views God as a cold, harsh, distant taskmaster rather than an approachable, loving Father. When we base our relation ...

Created on 23 May 2018

2. Prophetic Word: This Religious Spirit Will Flatter You But Abort Your Anointing ...

Ryan LeStrange says believers must unmask the religious spirits in their midst. Using verses from Matthew 22, LeStrange explains how this spirit manifests and impedes your Christian walk. Thankfully, ...

Created on 30 April 2018

3. How to Easily Spot the Poverty Spirit

A poverty spirit is easy to spot. It shows up in both the prodigal son and the older brother (Luke 15:11–32). The prodigal son dominates the story; he is young, selfish and wants his inheritance before ...

Created on 16 January 2018

4. What Exactly Is the Spirit of Jezebel?

What is the Jezebel spirit? What is the seduction of Jezebel? We hear so much about the spirit of Jezebel, but do we actually understand how it operates in the spiritual realm? Watch the video to see what ...

Created on 04 December 2017

5. James Goll: We Need to Expose the Religious and Political Spirit ...

The religious and political spirits are alive and well in the world today. We see their influence, but we Christians often cannot discern what is really going on. We cast blame right and left on a human ...

Created on 13 November 2017

6. Beware of These False Identities Our Culture Tries to Put on Jesus

"Who are you?" they asked in a less than gracious tone. Jesus had been in the temple area since early morning, teaching a large gathering of people who have come to hear His words. A group of religiou ...

Created on 13 July 2017

7. Guarding Against the Deceptive Influence of the Spirit of Balaam

There is more to Balaam than just a false prophet or a prophet that wanted to curse the children of Israel but couldn't. Have you ever really thought about the story? Balaam wanted to curse the children ...

Created on 14 June 2017

8. These 2 Types of Spiritual Bondage Still Plague the Church

Observant Christians who have walked with the Lord for over 30 years, as I have, and students of recent Christian history, see an interesting pattern among evangelicals. Early Pentecostals tended toward ...

Created on 30 May 2017

9. Is an Unholy Spirit of Protest Overtaking Our Nation?

Today's Christian generation in this nation at least is becoming quite the expert at right versus wrong. The fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil has been bitten into, and not only does ...

Created on 02 May 2017

10. When Religious Spirits Masquerade as Prophets ...

...  the prophecy right there. This is your textbook doom-and-gloom judgment prophet. Most doom-and-gloom judgement prophets have a religious spirit. There are true words of warning and God is a God of judg ...

Created on 05 April 2017

11. This Subtle Danger Disguises Itself as Spiritual Maturity

I'm not sure when I became spiritually mature, but it happened without me noticing. I simply loved the Bible because it gave me glimpses of the Living God. As my love for God grew, so did an insatiable ...

Created on 04 April 2017

12. How Religious Spirits Destroy Intimacy With God ...

The concept we have of God in our heart and mind very much determines whether we will seek Him with our whole heart and whether we run after Him in times of trouble. If your concept of God is that He is ...

Created on 30 June 2016

13. Don't Get Caught Up in This Season of Slander

Election years always seem to stir up strife, debate, arguing and, unfortunately, a season of slander. I'm not sure if we take our cues from the politicians, but Christians also get involved in a lot of ...

Created on 20 May 2016

14. Are You Twice the Son of Hell?

Due to distorted purposes and identity, first-century religious leaders within Judaism implemented a misguided approach to things. Twisted forms of religion not only affected their understanding of faith, ...

Created on 03 May 2016

15. When Christians Weaponize God

Weaponize – verb. Convert to use as a weapon A brick is nothing of great importance. It is made out of dirt and can be used for a variety of well-intentioned purposes. Many bricks can build a wall that ...

Created on 17 March 2016

16. The Danger of Contradictory Christians

One of the signs of the times we live in is that we as believers in Jesus the Christ have become comfortable with contradictions. We believe you can be homosexual and Christian; we think it is OK to be ...

Created on 10 February 2016

17. How Would You Know if You Had a Religious Spirit? ...

... g men of Israel, did not comprehend the difference between a person being born again and one who is religious? That is not uncommon in the church today. Many who would consider they are devoutly Christi ...

Created on 08 February 2016

18. God's Answer to Humanity's Problem

When people see a tree, they see the fruit on the tree, the leaves or lack thereof on the tree, they see birds in the tree, the trunk of the tree, they see everything that is above ground and many people ...

Created on 25 January 2016

19. 4 Ways to Cure the Church's Identity Crisis

... ook page: "I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book. And as Pope Francis said last week we worship the same God." The demand for toleranc ...

Created on 12 January 2016

20. Identifying Religious Attitudes That Put Out Your Fire ...

... h, that they are willing to give up the things that are wrong for them. And a religious attitude that is judgmental and critical toward others can be worse than the issue we feel we need to "correct." F ...

Created on 20 November 2015