Jun. 28, 2026

Saints & Sinners

Deceptive Spirits

Primary Text: 1 Timothy 4:1       

Last Teaching:  Strongholds

1) Generational Strongholds

Exodus 20:4-6:  You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.  You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.  

DQ 1)  What idols have been in your life?  Why? 

DQ 2)  What are generational strongholds?  Are there any such patterns in your family?

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This Week’s Teaching:

1)  Spirits of Fear

Romans 8:15:  For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.  And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

2 Timothy 1:6-8:  For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.  For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.  So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. 

DQ 1) Are you tormented by any type of fear?  How did it gain entrance in your life?  

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