Lions Unchained

Is money your God? The Bible says you cannot serve both God and money…it’s time to choose. Ironically, money will never make you happy, because the more you have, the more you’ll want! Jesus spoke more about money than any other topic in the Bible. Eleven of Christ’s thirty-nine parables refer to mammon. Jesus warned […]

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Holy Scripture is not only inspired and inerrant, but God also promised to preserve His Holy Word for every generation. This promise culminated in the paragon of all bible translations, namely, the King James Bible. Many brave Christians sacrificed their lives to get God’s Word into wide circulation throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, despite […]

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Right now, there are more than 217 English Bible versions, but how can every version represent God’s true word? Despite profiteering from copyrighted modern bible versions, there’s only one inerrant version that God sanctioned. Are you aware of the omissions in modern bible versions, especially the removal of key verses from the New Testament? Are […]

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Many people believe God works in ‘mysterious ways,’ although it’s not precisely clear where this sentiment comes from. God does not bring confusion nor is He capricious. Even if God’s ways might appear mysterious on the surface, His promises can be relied upon. Our carnal mind can sometimes oppose God’s ways, but that doesn’t mean […]

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In this unique recording, Carl shares personal testimonies of how God has used him down the years, ministering healing to people with varying degrees of sickness and disease. The purpose of this podcast, is to motivate you to pray for the sick, according to scripture. God can and will use you, if you apply faith […]

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The gift of interpretation of tongues is the last of the three utterance gifts. Interpretation of tongues is ‘the showing forth by the Holy Spirit, the meaning of the utterance in Divers tongues.’ It’s not a translation, but an interpretation and there’s a difference. All gifts operate by faith and one person’s interpretation may differ […]

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Diver’s tongues are ‘supernatural utterance by the Holy Spirit in a language the speaker has never learned.’ This language is not understood by the speaker and has absolutely nothing to do with linguistic ability. Divers tongues is truly a supernatural gift for the edification of the hearer. Although Paul was a polyglot, he recognized the […]

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The gift of the discerning of spirits is ‘supernatural insight into the spiritual world.’ This insight encompasses the workings of man’s spirit, angelic spirits and demonic spirits. Once again, this gift falls into the category of ‘revelation gifts,’ as it reveals something. We’re admonished in scripture to ‘test the spirits’ to see whether they are […]

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The Gift of prophecy is the first of the three utterance gifts. Of these three gifts, prophecy is the best gift. The gift of prophecy is meant to encourage, build up or comfort the Body of Christ. It has no predictive or foretelling aspect to it. Prophecy is supernatural utterance in a known tongue. It […]

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A miracle can be defined as a supernatural intervention by God in the ordinary course of nature. Miracles are described as ‘signs,’ ‘wonders’ and ‘works’ in Holy Scripture. Miracles are a manifestation of God’ supernatural power and perfect timing. The Old Testament is replete with miracles, yet God still does miracles today! Even today there […]

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