Listen Up, Israel!

Spiritual Deafness

Diagnostic test

A tongue can break the bones even though it has no bones

Satan uses God's children to go against God by his temptations.

It makes our Father's heart to grieve.

He bypasses and rules our lives.

When we don't rely on the Holy Spirit, then we become vulnerable to his bait.

Fish, when it falls to the bait, then its destiny is death.

Fish, if it did not desire the bait, it would be still living in the waters.

Every temptation is an opportunity to do good! - Rick Warren

Awake to the reality that temptation is part of life.

Source is Satan and our willingness to give him the foothold!

You cannot pick and choose your fruit

Gifts of the Spirit without the fruit of the Spirit

God will cut off those not bearing fruit and will prune those that bear, so they can have more fruit

Do not let your fruit rot inside you

Bear love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control

Elisha story

Balaam story

Cain and Abel

Ananias and Saphira

Joseph

Take Captive and make it obedient to Christ

Airplane - altometer - nose up vs nose down

How it is crucial to keep watch on the altitude when the airplane is going down!

Vulture vs humming bird example

We need to exalt God in every situation - to find strength and comfort and also be a witness to others by calling others to join with us in exalting God like David did.

Dont tell God the problem, tell to the problem who our God is.

What's on the menu ? Meat or vegetable

Are you feeding on milk or real food?

Are you a baby or a teenager?

Do you have the spiritual appetite for Him?

Anchor / The vine and the branches

JC Penney

Mother and daughter story

God of Breakthroughs

Valley of Rephaim to Baal-Perazim