FBC Neches: On Demand

Addictions are a part of our culture: technological addiction, social media addiction, work addiction, alcohol, pornography, gaming, gambling, drugs, relationships, etc.; sometimes, we feel as if it is a hopeless fight so why even bother? This week, we will see how it isn’t hopeless, and we can be set free from our addictions when we learn to fully embrace the Lordship of Jesus in our lives because He has already won the battle and has given us the victory!

The entire series of REDO focused on exposing the lies that we fall into when we look at our past. The TRUTH that we must come to terms with is essentially the reality of who Jesus is and is He faithful to do what He promises us in Scripture? Today, as we recap REDO we are going to see that Jesus is all that He says He is and that we can trust Him to deal with our past, not just sweep it under the rug!

On today's episode of Monday Morning Coffee Study we will be discussing the Old Testament and ancient Jewish mythical development of the idea and existence of demons. The frustrating part of studies like this is that we must ground our exploration in the confession, "we don't know!" So, buckle up and let's talk!

One of the consistent witnesses of Scripture is that we must strengthen our faith and dependency on God while things are relatively “normal” so when the overwhelming times hit us, we are prepared for them and will turn to God instead of running away from Him. Jesus is our only hope in the overwhelming times; therefore, He needs to be our first option…not our last in desperation!

A significant factor in our decision to be ALL IN is our connection to the local church. When we disconnect from the local body, we will soon find ourselves disconnecting from Jesus. We were meant to live in a relationship with Jesus that is strengthened and empowered by our relationship with His bride…the local church!

Today's conversation explores the narrative, historical, cultural, and theological development of demons from the Old Testament into the New Testament. We will address questions like, "why a sudden spike in demonic activity," and, "where did all these demons come from?" This conversation will setup next week's examination of demonology from a New Testament perspective.

It is very easy for us to apply years of study and religious devotion to the message of the Gospel for unbelievers making it needlessly complicated and hard to understand; we are also guilty of doing the same thing for new believers. We need to remember that the beauty of the Gospel for the world and the message of obedience for the church is miraculously simple because of God’s grace.

Today's discussion comes from the book of Acts where we explore the New Testament development of demonology after the ascension of Jesus. We address issues such as names, typology, and the mysticism surrounding the contemporary use of such passages that leads to an almost witchcraft type of approach to spiritual warfare...just with Christian overtones!
 
Miss you Miles and Martha!
Be safe on the road Pike Family, Darren, and Trevor!

Many of us fear going ALL IN for Jesus because we are desperately afraid of what people will think about us, how they will judge us, and that we might fail the Gospel if we ourselves fail. The GOOD NEWS of the Gospel is that even when we fail and ask God to forgive us, His answer is, “YES!” The redemption and restoration offered to us by the God of the “YES!” is a powerful counter-agent to our instability and insecurity!

This discussion deviates from our expected topic of "demonology" to explore our contemporary cultural moment. America finds itself at the crossroads of an ideological and political intersection, and where it goes next can largely be decided by Christians due to the nature of our moment. Today, we discuss some of the elements and variables surrounding our current context as well as some issues and points to avoid.
 
*We are currently experimenting with mics and recording setups to make this podcast better because we record in a multi-use space; today was not a good setup so we will try something new next week!