Matthew 4:6-7, “And (satan) saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.  Jesus said unto him, It is written… Read More »

It is easy to see why so many Christians are defeated.  Think about Christians who go to churches where the preacher and the congregation do not use the Bible.  How can they possible know God’s Word if they don’t use the Bible?  It is God Who tells us, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a… Read More »

Matthew 4:5-6, “Then the devil taketh Him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him…..”  Notice how quickly the devil got off the subject of rocks and bread when Jesus put that sword in his gut.  He did not argue. He changed the subject IMMEDIATELY!  In… Read More »

Matthew 4:3-4, “And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.  But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”  Jesus took the DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD… Read More »

In Matthew 4, the enemy used the same twist that he used with Adam.  “Hath God said?”  “Hath God said?”  If the enemy can get you to QUESTION God’s Word, you immediately enter into the realm of DOUBT and UNBELIEF!  The moment you do that, you become completely vulnerable.  DO WHAT THE WORD SAYS!  God… Read More »

Matthew 4:1, “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”  Notice, that the devil, satan the enemy is the tempter.  There are some people who are from different types of denominations and persuasions that do not believe in a persona devil.  Matthew brings out very clearly that… Read More »

Notice in Ephesians 6:13-17 that the “sword of the Spirit” is the only piece of armor listed that is for offensive purposes.  Everything else is for defensive work, to guard you as the enemy comes at you. The sword is what you use against the enemy; notice what the Holy Spirit says the sword of… Read More »

Ephesians 6:13-17 encourages us to take on the whole armor of God.  The reason we need to study is that THE WORD OF GOD IS THE ONLY WEAPON YOU HAVE.   We have the name of Jesus, but in the Name of Jesus works in line with the Word of God. You shouldn’t walk around saying,… Read More »

We need to MAKE time to “put God first.”  Plan your day then work the plan. How valuable is it to you? Maybe you and your spouse (if you are married), maybe BOTH of you put in let’s say 40 hours a week on a job because you need the money.  Think about this, you… Read More »

If you want to learn about Jesus, you hare going to have to get into the Bible.  People are waiting for some kind of vision to appear, for some kind of dreams to occur, so that they can know Jesus.  You can know Him by knowing the Word.  He is the Word!  PUT GOD FIRST! … Read More »