5 Reasons We Must Pray as We Evangelize—and Why Evangelism is Hard
Evangelism isn’t easy, and there’s a reason for that: it’s actually a war, as we take the light of the gospel into the darkness.
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If I Were the Devil . . .
Because Satan knows that fallout is widespread when leaders crumble, he always aims his arrows at those who lead God’s church. He wins, at least temporarily, when failings –whether among laity or staff – distract the church from doing the Great Commission.
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9 Signs that You’re Operating in Your Own Power
It’s one of Satan’s most subtle strategies. He’s so sly that we don’t even recognize it’s happening. That strategy? To entice us to do ministry, whether as a pastor or a layperson, in our own power.
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8 Characteristics of Believers Who Don’t Give Up in the Battle
Based on my years of studying spiritual warfare, here are characteristics of believers who don’t give up in the battle.
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8 Ways to Respond to Spiritual Attack
Earlier this week I posted on the topic, “10 Signs of Spiritual Attack.” All of us must be facing attacks, for that post quickly spread.
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10 Characteristics of Leaders Who Give Up Too Easily
Leadership is not easy, and most of us get frustrated at some point. Some leaders, though, give up too easily. In the church world, some leaders spend their entire ministry giving up in one place and moving to the next.
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8 Signs that You May be an Idolater
Around the world are people who literally worship idols they’ve made with their own hands. For others of us, our idolatry is a bit more subtle but no less wrong.
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8 Explanations/Confessions of Pastors Who Fell
Over the years of my study of spiritual warfare, I’ve talked with a number of pastors who fell morally.
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10 Ways to “UP” Your Game in the Fight against the Enemy
Here are 10 ways to “up” your game against the enemy as you strive to stand strong against Satan’s schemes.
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10 More Enemy Attacks on Pastors and Church Leaders
If you read this blog regularly, you know that I’ve studied spiritual warfare and churches for more than two decades. The enemy we face is a schemer, a strategist who subtly attacks and deceive us.
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