Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

"This section has to do with focus. We could call it, ‘Keeping the main thing the main thing.’ Remember, in our study last time, Paul told Timothy that there would be deceiving spirits— demons whose purpose it is to cause Christians (leaders and others) to fall away from the plan God has for them… The problem when a leader loses focus is that those following him also lose focus. It works both ways. The same demons work in/through people in the body and they try to influence the pastor. It happens all the time…"

"Because this study deals again with the issues regarding false teachers, and because it is always painful to talk about such issues, let me be clear that false teachers have always existed. The doctrinal issues were different in Peter’s day—but not a lot different. It’s more that the styles were different while the motives were the same…"

"In this study, we start learning to walk by faith. We learn from Abraham’s successes and his failures. We learn he is just like most of us; fearful of walking where God leads, often prone to mistakes, but even more fearful of not walking with God! I trust that statement describes most of us because, if it does, we can all get ready to follow Jesus on a most exciting journey…"