Enemies on SermonAudio

A ten-part sermon series on the Christian's chief enemy, the person and works of the devil.

The sermon examines Jonah chapter three to highlight the universal scope of God's mercy and the necessity of repentance for all people, including those deemed enemies. It contrasts the empty, animalistic existence of those who ignore spiritual purpose with the profound hope found in the gospel message. The preacher emphasizes that while judgment is real, God's grace extends even to the worst sinners, requiring no earned merit but only rest in Christ. By analyzing the repentance of Nineveh, the text illustrates how true conversion involves acknowledging one's unworthiness and turning entirely to God's mercy. Ultimately, the message calls believers to boldly proclaim this good news, trusting that no one is beyond the reach of salvation through Jesus Christ.

What does victory in Christ mean for believers today? Through His death and resurrection, Jesus Christ has defeated sin, death, and the powers of darkness. The enemy remains active, but the outcome of the battle is no longer uncertain. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains why Christians do not fight to earn victory. Instead, they stand firm in the victory Christ has already secured through His finished work. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

This is the second part of The Power of Prayer discussing The Sin List in an in-studio session with Rob Randall sharing on how to develop this list so we can live free. This Spiritual Warfare teaching comes from years of research, personal involvement and commitment to see others released from the grips of the enemy. This is the audio content from the radio program called The Invisible War.

Asking "why" is a profound part of our human reasoning and spiritual growth. There is a difference between sincerely seeking understanding and using the question to complain against or resist God's sovereignty. We see many examples where God in the Old Testament, and Jesus in the New Testament, asked "why?" When God asks "why?" we see that these questions are meant to expose unbelief, confront fear, and lead us toward repentance. God is never searching for information when He asks why, rather, God uses the question to reveal the condition of our hearts and call us to trust His perfect will. We must learn to rest in God's character and wisdom, accepting that some mysteries belong to Him alone while giving ourselves to the truths He has clearly revealed.

What's true of your heart and mind in the midst of clear and present danger? If fear and anxiety of the attempts and work of your enemies frequently knock at your door, desiring to dwell within, may this psalm both guide and comfort you. For Christ your Teacher doesn't leave you naive, but shows you the hatred the wicked have for you as His people. For Christ your Savior is your remedy to fear. Through the work of His Spirit, He's your exclusive guard and protector. He is your ally who is ready to enter the battlefield for your cause.

Jesus is faithful in both His judgments against his enemies and His promises to His people

Today we want to look at two cases of faith in Jericho. One was by Jericho and through his obedience Israel gained a great victory that we still sing about. The other is by an unlikely woman. She is a prostitute and one of the enemy, but through her trust in God she is delivered, brought into the tribes of Israel and is grafted into the line of Jesus. Join us and we look at Joshua and Rahab and what they accomplished through faith.

The sermon emphasizes that God took the sole initiative to reconcile humanity to Himself through the death of Jesus Christ, despite humans being enemies in their sin. Believers are entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation as ambassadors for Christ, tasked with pleading with others to be reconciled to God without altering the gospel message. The basis for this peace is Christ's substitutionary atonement, where He bore the guilt of sin so that believers might receive His righteousness. This work is entirely God's doing, not dependent on human merit or religious rituals, but received through faith. The preacher urges both the church and unbelievers to respond to this finished work by accepting the offer of peace and fulfilling their role as messengers of the gospel.