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Spiritual Warfare in the 21st Century John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him, all things were made and without Him, nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life and that life was a light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of th

Greetings everyone from Isaiah 61 Life Intl. It’s been a busy season for us as we are still growing the ministry. Here is the latest news. Workshops: Richard Soikkeli completed phase 1 of his “Foundations” workshop and is now engaged in the practicum phase of the workshop with folks who are intending to become practitioners in inner healing and deliverance prayer. This workshop started with about 25 people participating in a hybrid training model (in person and online). A

Spiritual Warfare in the 21st Century The phrase “The already, but not yet” was made popular in the 1950s by George Eldon Ladd. John Wimber (Mr. Signs and Wonders) in the 1970s, 80s and 90s promoted the language and theology of the already, but not yet extensively in and through the Vineyard Church movement. The already, but not yet doctrine pertained to the Kingdom of God being already here on earth established by Jesus through his death, resurrection and empowerment of h

Spiritual Warfare in the 21st Century My natural tendency in all things is me-centric, so whenever I think about my salvation, my first thoughts are always from a me centered perspective. I am saved so that I will go to be with Jesus in paradise after I die and of course, I want to avoid hell at all costs. I don’t think there is anything wrong with that. It clearly is a strong motivator and most evangelist use that as leverage to persuade people to accept Jesus as Lord and

Spiritual Warfare in the 21st Century John 18:28-38 28Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. 29So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?” 30“If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.” 31Pilate said

Reflection Question: What does sacrificial love look like and who do I love sacrificially? TEXT: John 2:13-22 13When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

Background: Today’s talk is a probably a little different then your typical Sunday sermon because the miraculous sign I will be discussing involved Jesus casting out demons. I know that it may make some of you a little uncomfortable so I am asking for a little forbearance because I believe that by the end of our time together, you will find it more comforting than scary, encouraging and may be even life changing. Before I jump into the text and our talk, I want to give you a