06 Oct

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The first of each month will will begin to share First Tuesday's Teaching Tips. These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. Today we share from: Perspective Look for silver linings in clouds of crisisWhen we change the way we look at things the things we look at changeBefore your circumstances can change, you must change how you see themYou should always expect to be delivered from your problem ~from Winning with Wisdom volume 4 (available for purchase in the Joy Store at Joy Church, Mt. Juliet, TN) Come join us at Joy Church on...

29 Sep

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Remember that bout 27 years ago I almost died.  Most of you know the story.  I had very difficult cardiovascular challenges.  At the time I could barely walk and barely talk.  This was the most difficult time of my life.  It was during that time I received a life-changing revelation.  God clearly spoke to my heart and whispered, “You can change the devil’s will.” As I meditated on that it hit me that the devil’s will is to steal, kill and destroy (see John 10:10).  However, the Bible also tells us in James 4:7 that if we submit ourselves to God...

15 Sep

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Last month we began our discussion with “Six Submit Standards”: There is a difference between submit and surrender (Mark 8:34-35) Remember this:  Always submit yourself to God, but never surrender to the devil! 2. You must get under what is over you, in order to get over what is under you!  (James 4:7) Remember:  If your “resister” isn’t working….check up on your “submitter”. 3. There are certain things you should submit to and there are certain things you should resist (John 10:10) “3 Resist Reasonings”: Anything that steals, kills or destroys…resist!Anything Jesus bore FOR you...

01 Sep

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About 27 years ago I almost died.  Most of you know the story.  I had very difficult cardiovascular challenges.  At the time I could barely walk and barely talk.  This was the most difficult time of my life.  It was during that time I received a life-changing revelation.  God clearly spoke to my heart and whispered, “You can change the devil’s will.” As I meditated on that it hit me that the devil’s will is to steal, kill and destroy (see John 10:10).  However, the Bible also tells us in James 4:7 that if we submit ourselves to God and resist...

25 Aug

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Christians love to say, “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”  The only problem with that is the Bible doesn’t say that!  “Now wait a minute Pastor Jim, you are supposed to be a diligent student of the Bible.  The Bible does say that!”  No, the Bible tells us in James 4:7, “Submit yourselves to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.”  Over the years this has been one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible!   With that in mind, we began to share the first of our “6 Submit Standards” Let's...

04 Aug

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Christians love to say, “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”  The only problem with that is the Bible doesn’t say that!  “Now wait a minute Pastor Jim, you are supposed to be a diligent student of the Bible.  The Bible does say that!”  No, the Bible tells us in James 4:7, “Submit yourselves to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.”  Over the years this has been one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible!   Please allow me to break these verses down from the Greek.  The Greek word translated “submit” is hupostasis.  This...