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    PastorKerry

    Wilson

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    JAMES3.15,16THISWISDOMDESCENDETHNOT

    FROM

    ABOVE,

    BUT

    IS

    EARTHLY,

    SENSUAL,

    DEVILISH.FORWHEREENVYINGANDSTRIFEIS,THEREISCONFUSIONANDEVERYEVILWORK.

    WE

    ARE

    STILL

    IN

    THE

    AREA

    OF

    BODY

    RELATIONSHIPSASITRELATESTOTHECHURCHINHERDESTINYANDPURPOSE

    WEHAVE

    MINISTERED

    ON

    EARTHLY,SENSUAL

    ANDTHISWEEKWEAREGOINGTOMINISTERONTHEDEVILISHORDESTRUCTIVE.

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    Logos

    Our

    scientifically

    oriented

    knowledgeseekstomasterreality,explainit,andbringitunderthecontrolof

    reason.

    Wehavebeenforcedintothisworldviewbythequest

    toanswer

    questions

    in

    the

    areaofthemetaphysicalandintheareaofepistemology.

    Mythos

    TheGreeks

    in

    their

    explanationofmanalsohad

    whatwasknownasmyth,

    or

    that

    which

    cant

    be

    explained,theoriginof

    mythwasnotsome

    fabricatedstorywhichhad

    notruth

    but

    more

    in

    the

    inexplicablenatureofa

    thingorhappening.

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    Logos

    Pragmaticway

    of

    making

    it

    possibleforpeopletomake

    senseofeverydaylife.

    However

    this

    logos

    could

    notexplainthemiraculous,

    orthefeelingsofaman. In

    fact

    this

    line

    of

    thinking

    was

    what incitedFreudand

    Jung tobegintheir

    scientificsearchofthesoul

    Mythos

    The

    culture

    would

    embrace

    thismythand begintodevotethemselvesbyactionsoastobechanged

    bythe

    truth

    of

    it.

    Itbecamethattheonlywaytoassessthevalueortruth

    ofany

    myth

    was

    to

    act

    upon

    it.Itwasntamatterofjustbelievingbutinfactrequiredaction.

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    Inthesecircumstanceslogosandmythwere

    separate

    yet

    inseparable.

    The

    New

    Testament

    wastranslatedintoGreekandtheimageryofthislineofthinkingwasintegratedintotheveryfabric

    of

    society. Wehavethewrittenwordandwehavethat

    whichwecantexplainbutareforcedintoan

    assentthat

    we

    believe

    in

    it.

    Wecallmythosinourlingutistics thesupernatural.

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    Modernmanhascometoaplacewhereitisacontestofwhocanknowthemost.Thisknowinghoweveris andhasbeensubjected

    tologosorreason.Aswebegantoembrace

    thecriteriaofthatwhichisonlyempirically,rationallyandhistoricallyverifiablebecomes

    realwe

    have

    become

    numb

    to

    the

    effect

    or

    theexpectationofthesupernatural.

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    Itisimperativethatthisgenerationunderstandthattobeabelieverisnotonlytoacceptthedoctrineorthe

    wordof

    God

    but

    in

    fact

    to

    expect

    the

    supernatural

    verificationthatwhattheyhavebelievedcantbeexplainedbutnonethelesscreatestherealityoftheirlives.

    Ourgenerationhasbeenforcedintothisintellectualarenaofreasontotheexclusionofthesupernatural.Wedontexpectanything,yetkeepontryingtolive

    rightand

    keep

    our

    heads

    above

    water.

    Itisimpossiblewithoutthemysticalnatureofthesupernatural

    manifestationofGod.

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    Wedonthavetorepeatthepast,wecanlearn

    fromthe

    admonition

    of

    the

    scripture.

    The

    Word

    ofGodprophesiesofthisgenerationin2Timothy

    3.1,5,7Thisknowalso,thatinthelastdays

    periloustimes

    shall

    come.

    Havingaformofgodliness,butdenyingthe

    powerthereof:

    from

    such

    turn

    away.

    Everlearning,andneverabletocometothe

    knowledgeofthetruth.

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    Youwereneverintendedtojustembraceanorthodoxfaiththatrequiredallegiancewithoutthe

    understanding,

    not

    necessarily

    explicable

    poweroftheGodthatyouserve.

    Thequestforthismissinglinkhasopenedthedoor

    for

    the

    enemy

    to

    become

    an

    angel

    of

    lightandofferspiritualrealitytopeople.Ourknowledgeisexhausted,sowekeepjusttryingto

    explainthis

    and

    that

    and

    why

    we

    are

    in

    the

    shape

    wearein,butintruthitisbecausewehavequitbelievinginthesupernaturalGodthatweserve.

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    Ouremptinesshasleftusopentothedeceitfulnessoftheenemy.Muchoftheauthorityusedandtheunknown

    of

    our

    generation

    is

    demonic

    in

    origin.

    Demonicisnotdefinedbydemonpossessionbutbybeingsubjectedtodemonicinfluence

    Oncewearebornagain,anawakeningoccursinourspiritthatknowsthereisapartofthisprogramthatcantbeexplainedbutmustbeexperiencedtomakeit

    real.

    Howeverwecantmanufacturethisonourown,itisthenaturalbyproductofthechristian life.

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    Onceyouhaveexperiencedthisreality,

    nothingelse

    will

    do.

    We

    will

    be

    as

    Saul,

    who

    wassoothedandcomfortedbyan

    environmentfamiliartous(Davidplayingfor

    him1Sam19.9),oreventuallyseektheunknownfromanothersourceashedid,(

    seekingafamiliar

    spirit

    like

    the

    woman

    of

    Endor)

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    Matthew12.4345Whentheuncleanspiritisgoneoutofaman,hewalketh throughdryplaces,

    seeking

    rest,

    and

    findeth none.

    Then

    he

    saith,IwillreturnintomyhousefromwhenceIcameout;andwhenheiscome,hefindeth it

    empty,swept

    and

    garnished.

    Then

    goeth he,

    and

    taketh withhimselfsevenotherspiritsmorewickedthanhimself,andtheyenterinanddwell

    there:and

    the

    last

    state

    of

    that

    man

    is

    worse

    thanthefirst.Evensoshallitbealsountothiswickedgeneration.

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    TheChurchhasbeendelivered,IbelievethatI

    havefailed

    to

    insure

    that

    they

    are

    not

    empty.

    WhentheChurchbecomesstagnantororthodox

    thenthesespiritsbegintoariseandseek.

    Makenomistake,weareunderattack,Iam

    underattack

    Wehave

    put

    people

    in

    avulnerable

    position.

    Therearecharacteristicsthatputyouatrisk

    whengoingthruthesetimes.

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    WHENAUTHORITYFAILSBYWAYOFAPATHY,REBELLIONORDISOBEDIENCE,THESESPIRITSARISE

    ANDTHOSE

    WHO

    ARE

    VULNERABLE

    ARE

    EXTREMELY

    ATRISK.

    WHETHERINYOURHOMEORINTHECHURCHORANY

    GOD

    ORDAINED

    AUTHORITY

    IS

    IN

    PLACE. IFYOUHAVEBEENORARECURRENTLYPLAGUEDBY

    REJECTION,INSECURITY,FEAROFFAILURE,AMBITIOUSORFEARMANYOUAREATRISKDURINGTHESETIMES

    OFPUTTING

    YOURSELF

    ON

    THE

    DESTRUCTIVE

    SIDE

    OF

    THEGOSPELANDOPERATINGINTHEDEVILISHORDEMONICREALM.

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    CaseStudy (2Samuel1319)DavidandAbsalom

    DavidwasGodsMan

    Davidwas

    out

    of

    position

    (2

    Samuel

    11,12

    )

    DaviddidnthandlethedeathofAmnon correctly

    DaviddidntdealwithAbsalomcorrectly,Absalomposition

    waschanged

    by

    David

    Absalompursuedthenaturalcourseforpositionoutofplace,hetriedtosupplantit.

    Ahithophel wasnotthementornoradvisor,butatraptodestroy

    Absalom

    Absalomlosthislife,Davidlivedonandovercamebutatwhatprice?

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    DestructionSaul

    1Samuel1131 2Samuel1

    2Peter

    2.10

    But

    chiefly

    themthatwalkafterthe

    fleshinthelustof

    uncleanness,

    and

    despise

    government.Presumptuous

    arethey,selfwilled,they

    arenotafraidtospeakevil

    ofdignities.

    ThisversecharacterizesSaul

    Jezebel1Kings1722 2Kings9

    Revelation2

    Control Manipulation

    Domination

    Theseare

    the

    characteristicsofthisspirit.

    Preysonweakauthorityor

    weaklaity

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    Saul

    Turnson

    those

    who

    love

    them

    Thatwhichyoufailtodeal

    withwill

    eventually

    destroy

    you

    Jezebel

    Intimidationon

    revelation

    a

    musttomaintaincontrol

    ElijahandJohntheBaptist

    Cantbe

    spared,

    must

    be

    delivered