"The good news is that we have authority over sin. We have the ability to deal with this thing called sin." (Pastor Jack King)
The Process and Power of Overcoming Sin
Pastor Jack King delivers a vital message on the reality of sin's power and the path to freedom, beginning with Jesus’ declaration that "Whosoever commiteth sin is a servant of sin." Sin’s process is exposed—it's not always a flash flood, but a slow rise that moves from lust to conception, growing until it dictates our lives and owns us. This message is a wake-up call to identify, resist, and overcome the destructive nature of unconfessed sin and obsession.
The Path to Spiritual Authority
-- Sin's process moves from a simple trigger (a thought, a suggestion) to a conceived lust, which brings forth sin. -- Allowing sin to reign turns us into its servant, where it tells us what to do instead of us telling it what to do. -- The enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy, often through things that seem pleasurable in the beginning but eventually turn on us. -- Obsession is a strong enemy of God, where a thought grows larger and becomes the most important focus of our heart and mind. -- The solution is to take spiritual authority: be honest and straight with God, confess your sins, and ask for help to throw off the shackles. -- Jesus set the pattern for us to resist the devil by speaking forth the Word of God, as the devil tempts us with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. -- We must crucify the old, carnal man daily and lean on the spiritual person within us for truth and strength.
Scriptures for Further Study
-- John 8:34 -- James 1:12 -- James 1:15 (Implied, "when lust has conceived, it bringeth forth sin") -- John 3:3-5 (Implied, on being "born again") -- Isaiah 59:19 (Implied, "the enemy comes in like a flood") -- James 4:7 -- Jeremiah 17:9 -- 1 John 1:9 -- John 10:10 -- Luke 22:42 (Implied, Jesus in Gethsemane) -- Revelation 8:1 -- Romans 6:23 -- Isaiah 60:1
This is episode 103.
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