The Word Unleashed

The church of Smyrna received commendation from Christ because of their faithfulness in enduring persecution.

Our Lord exposes the sinfulness of the church of Ephesus: they had lost their first love, Jesus Christ.

Our Lord commends the church of Ephesus for their good works and recognition of false teachers.

Jesus Christ is the only person who can grant us peace with God and with the people around us.

How is the social justice movement and Critical Race Theory expressing itself in the culture?

The only permanent solution to racism is individual conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The social justice movement does not use traditional definitions in their arguments. It is critical to establish biblical definitions when dealing with this issue.

The biblical gospel has the power to save anyone who repents of their sins and puts their trust in Jesus Christ.

The Bible is not silent about sexuality and gender. Rather, it speaks clearly and authoritatively on these issues.

Christians should embrace the teaching of Scripture when confronted with difficult questions about sexuality and gender.

Our culture has rejected the objective biblical declaration that God created humanity in His image as male and female, and has embraced in its place a subjective, unproven secular philosophy called gender theory.

The foundational truths for both sex and gender are found in the inerrant word of God.

Our culture has actively continued attempting to erase all traces of what the Bible teaches about sexuality and gender.

According to Scripture, all morality is rooted in the character and nature of God.

The culture continues to adapt the idea of moral relativism on their continued downward spiral of rejecting God.

Scripture calls every Christian to abandon all other authorities and to embrace God's word alone as our sole authority.

There are several explanations the word of God gives for our culture's efforts to silence the Scripture.

Our culture is trending in the wrong direction on all the moral questions of our times because of its fundamental departure from and dismissal of God.

The foundational sin that has created our culture's many problems and moral confusion is the abandonment of the true God.

The armor of God is built upon objective truths about who God is and what God does. In addition, the armor is directly related to what God has done in and through our Lord Jesus Christ.

There are several misconceptions about the armor of God that Christians need to remove from their minds.

Sadly, most Christians think that the Christian life is all a matter of 'my will power, my decisions, and my expending the right amount of human effort.' Paul rejects that idea and teaches that Christians must put on God's armor.

Regardless of how old or young you are, how long or short a time you've been a Christian, how spiritually immature or mature you are, if you're a Christian then you are in a spiritual war for your entire lifetime.

Although Satan intends to use persecution and hostility for evil, God sovereignly uses it for His purposes and the good of every Christian.

Christians must be able to discern between the true preachers of God's word and those who are false teachers.

Satan attacks the word of God by distorting the true person of Jesus Christ and corrupting the true gospel of salvation by faith alone.

According to the New Testament, Satan carefully orchestrates hostility against Christ and His church. He does this at national, regional, and even personal levels.

Christians must be able to discern between the true preachers of God's word and those who are false teachers.

Satan loves to attack the Scripture by questioning its authority and sufficiency. In addition, he also promotes the idea that Scripture isn't true.

Satan attacks the word of God by distorting the true person of Jesus Christ and corrupting the true gospel of salvation by faith alone.

Our great General has defeated Satan at the cross, and as Christians we are to hold our ground until He returns at His second coming.

Satan loves to attack the Scripture by questioning its authority and sufficiency. In addition, he also promotes the idea that Scripture isn't true.

Satan uses several primary strategies to keep unbelievers from understanding and believing the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our great General has defeated Satan at the cross, and as Christians we are to hold our ground until He returns at His second coming.

Satan uses several primary strategies to keep unbelievers from understanding and believing the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Christians must put on the full armor of God in order to stand firm against the schemes of the evil one.

Christians must put on the full armor of God in order to stand firm against the schemes of the evil one.

How can Christians be strengthened to fight in this war of the mind? We must daily put on the full armor of God.

How can Christians be strengthened to fight in this war of the mind? We must daily put on the full armor of God.

In Ephesians 6 the metaphor Paul uses to describe Christians is 'soldiers in the Lord's army.' As soldiers we have been given very specific orders to follow and fulfill.

In Ephesians 6 the metaphor Paul uses to describe Christians is 'soldiers in the Lord's army.' As soldiers we have been given very specific orders to follow and fulfill.

Since the war between God and Satan takes place in the minds of men, the war focuses on thoughts and ideas. These things need to be brought under the power of the word of God and the Spirit of God.

Since the war between God and Satan takes place in the minds of men, the war focuses on thoughts and ideas. These things need to be brought under the power of the word of God and the Spirit of God.

Every moment of our Christian lives we are locked in a life-and-death struggle with unseen spiritual forces.

Every moment of our Christian lives we are locked in a life-and-death struggle with unseen spiritual forces.

By removing every barrier between God and humanity and tearing down the walls that divide believers from one another, Jesus has made peace possible for all who trust in Him. The Bible teaches that reconciliation between God and man is only possible through Jesus Christ.

Now that Christians have been reconciled to God the Father, they should also seek to resolve any issues with other brothers and sisters in Christ.

Today, we examine how Christ abolished the legal barrier that once condemned us. By fulfilling the ceremonial ordinances of the Mosaic Law and removing its condemnation, Jesus established a new covenant that fuses Jewish and Gentile believers into one entirely new humanity.

What role did the Mosaic Law play in creating hostility between us and God?

Today, as we continue exploring Ephesians chapter 2, Pastor Tom draws from the historical reality of the dividing wall in the temple court—a barrier that threatened death to any outsider who dared cross it. We'll see how Christ fulfilled His mission by breaking down barriers of race, culture, nationality, and social status through His atoning work on the cross

Christians are no longer at war with a holy God, instead, they have found peace with Him through Christ.