Accusation is one of the primary tools of our spiritual enemy, and it is a great danger to God’s people. We face accusation from both the spiritual enemy and from those around us, and we are tempted to come with accusation against others. Accusation is both harmful and distracting, and we must be careful to see both ourselves and others through the lens of God’s redeeming and forgiving grace.

The danger in the stronghold of pride is in its ability to blind me to my broken state and desperate need for God. Pride prevents me from coming to God by faith in Christ. Pride puts an empty faith in myself and my own ability to perform with perfection without the help of God. Pride leads to death because it is built on the lie that I don’t need God for every part of life and hope. To break the stronghold of pride, I must be willing to come before God with humility and confession.

The stronghold of religion can be one of the most dangerous of all strongholds because it carries with it the illusion that I am following God. Despite the illusion, following rules, regulations, and traditions without a surrendering faith and submission to God leaves me just as spiritually dead as those who reject faith religious activity all together. Unless our practices are joined by faith in and love of God, religion anchors me in a lifeless and hopeless list of rules and activities that can actually bring me further away from God rather than closer to Him.

Strongholds exist and they are powerful forces in many lives. They hold many of us captive, but it does not have to be so. Strongholds can be brought down and destroyed through the power of prayer, but they must also be replaced with the presence and truth of the Holy Spirit. The early followers of Jesus faced the threat of many strongholds, particularly the ones that we will explore through this series.

These early disciples show us that prayer has the power to replace the strongholds of the enemy with the truth and BOLDNESS of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Hunter speaks on the topic of establishing our "house" on the principles taught to us by Jesus.

Guest speaker Austin Black preaches on Running the Race.

Pastor Jonathan speaks about what Jesus taught about love and it is the greatest commandment.

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”

Prayer engages us in the invisible world of spiritual powers. While we know that God ultimately wins, we also know that there is currently a spiritual war taking place. Prayer gives us a vision to understand the powers of evil and temptation at work in and around our lives, and it positions us to call on God for His protection against outside evil and our own broken desires.

“Give us today our daily bread.”

God knows all that we need. Still, He desires that we ask Him to meet our needs. Coming to God to ask Him for provision builds a healthy dependence on God and allows us to see God move on our behalf. It pleases God to meet our needs as we ask of Him, and it builds our confidence and faith to see Him provide.

“Give us today our daily bread.”

God knows all that we need. Still, He desires that we ask Him to meet our needs. Coming to God to ask Him for provision builds a healthy dependence on God and allows us to see God move on our behalf. It pleases God to meet our needs as we ask of Him, and it builds our confidence and faith to see Him provide.