Dr. Bill Teubl
Bruce Hempel
Dr. Teubl – peace:
The faith that we have tends to vary by area (perhaps strong faith that we are saved and weak faith in the area of conflict)
Nature of Spiritual Warfare: 3 major realms: mind, community/church, world
To be successful in the realm of the church, we must first have success in the realm of the mind. And to be successful in the world, we must have success in the church.
As a man thinks, so he is – Proverbs 23:7
- Recap on strongholds
- See: notes on strongholds from youth retreat and Dr. Teubl's teaching on December 27th
Mind: When it comes to the issue of living at peace, we have strongholds like “I’ll never be able to live at peace with so and so”. The way to overcome these kinds of things is to list the things you believe and reference them with scripture verses. One by one you take down the false thoughts and replace them with biblical beliefs.
Community/Church: We need to take down the strongholds regarding inability to have peace with others.
What is reality? Heaven and earth will pass away, but God’s word will remain. God’s word is the true reality. When we see our current experience conflicting with the reality of God’s Word, we can say to Him: “Lord make this area conform to the reality of your Word.”
Bruce Hempel:
What makes a stronghold strong is that its members are interlocked. Lies are a web, they get connected together. God wants to blow up these strongholds with the Word of God. We then build a stronghold of truth with the truths we find in God's Word. Just as the stronghold of lies was strengthened by many interconnected lies, the stronghold of truth is made strong when we meditate on many interconnected scriptural truths.
Praise is a weapon of battle. Often we think backwards: "I'll praise the Lord after He has removed this trial from my life" – but we should praise Him before we see His deliverance in response to our faith. There are battles in your heart that will be won by praise. We need to calculate based on the size of God – He is bigger than any of our problems. When you come to the hard place in your life, instead of groaning and complaining, calculate on Him.