Waking Jonah

Greg Boyd, pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, MN compares the kingdom of the world to the kingdom of God…

[Part 17 of a 19-Part series. Click here for Part 1.]

Ministry: Woodland Hills Church
Full Podcast: Be Thou My Vision
Date: 5/23/04
Speaker: Greg Boyd
Notes: This kingdom is gonna be radically different–it’s the kingdom of God; Jesus wasn’t trying to tweak a kingdom of the world… He was planning an entirely different kind of kingdom; To enter into this kingdom you have got to crucify some of the most basic, fallen instincts of the human self–you’ve got to crucify the flesh; As kingdom people we commit to doing one thing, and one thing only, and that’s loving like Jesus loves–imitating Jesus Christ

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Greg Boyd

Greg Boyd, pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, MN compares the kingdom of the world to the kingdom of God…

[Part 12 of an ongoing series...]

Ministry: Woodland Hills Church
Full Podcast: The Difference Between the Two Kingdoms
Date: 4/25/04
Speaker: Greg Boyd
Notes: The kingdom of the world is always tribal–it’s always national, it’s us against them; There’s something intrinsic in the flesh that always wants to say that “my way is the best way“; In the kingdom of God, the perspective is universal; Jesus Christ died for every human being, so every human being has absolute worth–infinite worth–and our main job in life is to express that to them in word and in deed; From a kingdom of God perspective we would consider all body bags to be equally tragic; In the kingdom of God, we are not allowed to have any enemies–we’re forbidden to have enemies of flesh and blood; The ones who think that they are our enemies, we are commanded to love them, to serve them, to lay down our life for them; Two distinct categories–crime and sin; Some things can be a crime but not sin, and some things can be sin but not a crime

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Greg Boyd

Greg Boyd, pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, MN compares the kingdom of the world to the kingdom of God…

[Part 5 of an ongoing series...]

Ministry: Woodland Hills Church
Full Podcast: Taking America Back for God?
Date: 4/18/04
Speaker: Greg Boyd
Notes: The Constantinian revolution… when the church adopted the slogan that we still have with us today: “The church militant and triumphant”; For the first four centuries, the church grew by people imitating Jesus–literally; They were persecuted, they were put to death; The word “martyr” means “witness”, but it became synonymous with one who dies for their faith, because that’s the main way that they witnessed; In the 4th Century, the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity; Now Christians for the first time began to taste the possibility of having the power of the sword; Constantine legalized Christianity in 313 AD… in 381 Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and the first “infidel” was put to death in 382; What follows are centuries of some of the most barbaric bloodshed the world has ever seen… heretics were routinely put to death, unbelievers routinely put to death, the Inquisition, the Crusades, Muslims; Whole towns were slaughtered because they disagreed with the official teaching of the Holy Catholic Church of Constantine; But it continued on with the Protestant Reformation–there was no improvement there whatsoever; We’ve got to see the demonic irony in all of this… in the name of the One who taught us to turn the other cheek, the church cut off people’s heads; In the name of the One who taught us to love our enemies–to lay down our life for our enemies–the church burned enemies alive; In the name of the One who forbid taking up the sword, the church swung the sword, and swung it hard–we’ve got to see the insanity of this

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Greg Boyd

Greg Boyd, pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, MN compares the kingdom of the world to the kingdom of God…

[Part 4 of an ongoing series...]

Ministry: Woodland Hills Church
Full Podcast: Taking America Back for God?
Date: 4/18/04
Speaker: Greg Boyd
Notes: Jesus didn’t come to give us the perfect version of the kingdom of the world… He didn’t come to give us a new way of having power over–a new way of running society; He came into the power-over kingdom to establish a power-under kingdom; What He came to do was to provide a radically different alternative to all the ways of doing the kingdom of the world; The kingdom of God person has got to know that his or her ultimate allegiance–second to none, by far and away–has got to be to the kingdom of God, and never must we compromise the uniqueness of our calling as kingdom of God people for the sake of a kingdom of the world sort of agenda; 1 Peter 2; We are to see ourselves as exiles and aliens… our citizenship is in heaven; The battles we’re supposed to fight are not the battles of the kingdom of the world; Paul says that our enemies are not enemies of flesh and blood – Ephesians 6:12; As a kingdom of God person, if it’s flesh and blood, you’ve got one job… and that is to demonstrate outrageous love to them; The enemy is the principality and power of the air, and our job is to topple down his empire by imitating Jesus Christ with outrageous acts of love; Your unique authority as a kingdom of God person is defined by how you love… by how you sacrifice of your life for the sake of others… by how you imitate Jesus Christ, especially towards those that the society wants to throw away; Your unique authority is found in your willingness to trust the cross, rather than the sword

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Greg Boyd

Greg Boyd, pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, MN compares the kingdom of the world to the kingdom of God…

[Part 3 of an ongoing series...]

Ministry: Woodland Hills Church
Full Podcast: Taking America Back for God?
Date: 4/18/04
Speaker: Greg Boyd
Notes: All governments are variations of the kingdom of the world, because they all have to operate by having power over others… and they’re not altogether bad; Romans 13, 2 Peter 2; The Bible says that we’re to as much as possible live at peace with whatever kingdom (country) you find yourself in; However relatively good it may be, the kingdom of the world is not the kingdom of God; A kingdom of God person should have a healthy suspicion towards all variations of the kingdom of the world, however good they may be; 1 John 5 – the whole world lies under the power of the evil one; Satan has an influence in everything… that includes the governments of the world; John 12, 14, and 16; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; Luke 4; Revelation 11; All the variations of the kingdom of this world are part of one kingdom, and ultimately Satan is its ruler; The kingdom of God person has always got to know that there is a corrupting influence in the kingdoms of this world, and that has to give us a healthy suspicion towards them

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Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 15 of a 15-Part series. Click here for Part 1.]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: Bible study leads to obedience… to the mission… to action; Ephesians 2; Not only have we been saved by grace alone through faith, but we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works that God prepared in advance for us to do; If you’re a believer that has opened a door, and there is something on an area of your life, then repent of it; Russ’s prayer; May you be clothed–filled–with the absolute fullness of Jesus

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Russ Dizdar

Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 14 of a 15-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: Jesus said of you and me… that if we’re going to be His disciple, we must deny self, take up the cross daily, and follow Him; John 12-16; The proof of our love for Jesus is if we obey Him; The proof of loving Jesus and following Jesus is putting the Word of God into action… and when you put the Word of God into action, you grow, you get stronger, you become wiser, more knowledgeable, but you also begin to bear fruit; Charismatic giftings do not negate the mission… the great mission and the reason to be clothed with the power of the Holy Spirit is for witnessing; Acts 1:8; Every Spirit-filled believer in the book of Acts was a soul-winner; Obedience is literally faith in action; Hebrews 11:6 – “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.“; You be the spark that gets the fire going in your church… you be the spark that gets the fire going in your Bible study

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Russ Dizdar

Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 13 of a 15-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: The number one issue is… win every single person to Christ you can–that is our calling; Evangelism, soul-winning, caring for lost people; The fact is that many people today are going to be demonized in certain levels; There are so many doors since the 50′s and 60′s that have been opened up–there are so many demonized individuals and so much attack; Dark Rituals Dark Powers training class; Biblical prophecy shows that more dark presence, more possessed people, more attack is going to come; Dynamic Discipleship training; In the first six months, every new believer should be taught about how to use the Word of God, be baptized, be filled with the Spirit of God, know the armor of God, know the authority of God, and grow in all kinds of aspects; Half-baked, cold believers don’t lead anybody to do anything other than do what they’re doing; You can evaluate the strength of your local church by looking into the book of Acts; We’ve been called to take up the cross and step out, and be obedient

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Russ Dizdar

Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 12 of a 15-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: Even in tough times of attack, stand your ground to the very end–as Ephesians 6 says; You won’t regret the fact that you stood boldly and exercised obedience, your faith, praise, prayer… actually, you’ll come out stronger; Command the demons to get away and do a full clearing; Surrender all to Jesus and ask Him to be refilled with the Holy Spirit; Psalm 81:10 – “Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.“; How can any Christian open wide their life, if they know they’ve got sin that they’re holding onto?; You can’t be filled with faith and filled with fear at the same time; You can’t be filled and clothed with the Holy Spirit–and have the joy and the power and the presence of the living Christ–and at the same time have any open doors to the enemy; Jesus comes to destroy the devil’s work, from top to bottom; Luke 10:19 – “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

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Russ Dizdar

Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 11 of a 15-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: When it comes to the demonic… 1) Surrender everything to Jesus; 2) Ask Jesus to deliver you, to work, to lead, and to guide; 3) Renounce all sins and any and all demons that you think may be around; 4) Command the demons to get out and not come back… in the name of Jesus; Matthew 28; You and the air around you will be completely cleared because the manifest presence of God will come through you; Put up praise–God inhabits the praise; Unleash prayer–there is power in it; Command with authority and God’s expressed authority strikes the demonic; When you quote the Word and stand boldly, the Holy Spirit will literally be filling you up–strengthening you up–as you clear the air around you, commanding the demons, and all the attack, and all the oppression, to get away

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Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 10 of a 15-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: Call on the Lord Jesus; Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.“; Renounce any and all sins that the Lord makes you aware of… that includes stepping out in obedience to God; Acts 9:22 – “But Saul increased the more in strength…“; Renounce living a “spectator” Christian life; Put into practice the Word of God and you will grow experientially strong–more and more powerful–and you’ll be very able to do some great things; The Word of God becomes operative in those who put it into practice; 1 John 2

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Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 9 of a 15-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: Surrender everything to Jesus Christ–your whole life; Repent of any sins you know of; Ephesians 4; Take up the cross and follow Christ–if you don’t do that you’re not obeying God; Jesus said “If you love me, you’ll obey me”; We receive every bit of grace and mercy by faith, but we experience and manifest that presence and power and victory in obedience; Obedience is inseparable from real faith; Psalm 139:23-24 – “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”; Sin and non-obedience hinders the fullness of Jesus inside you; Either we are filled with the Spirit of God–which is the will of God–or we are grieving or even quenching (putting out) the Holy Spirit’s fire (1 Thess. 5); Romans 12; James 4

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Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 8 of a 15-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: Take control of the situation with the authority you have to order them [the demons] in the name of Jesus; Don’t back away, and don’t back down; Bold witnesses in Jesus are needed as never before in all of history; We’ve allowed the world to dictate how much of the kingdom that we’re going to release; Put all of the Word of God into practice, across the board; Either you’re obedient to what God says, or you’re not; It’s not about just knowledge of Scripture… knowledge is inseparable from either obedience or disobedience; In the sense of Ephesians 6, all believers must realize there’s going to be some warfare coming your way–that’s why God gave you the enormity of the armor of God… when it’s on, the full manifest presence of God will be emanating in and through you; Spirit-filled believers cannot be defeated, oppressed believers at the same time

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Russ Dizdar

Russ Dizdar from Preemption Broadcast discusses the authority given to us by Jesus Christ to overcome spiritual oppression and the attacks of the devil…

[Part 7 of a 15-Part series]

Show: Preemption Broadcast
Full Podcast: HOW TO GET YOURSELF AND OTHERS FREE FROM DARK SPIRITS
Host: Russ Dizdar
Notes: Luke 10; Acts 16; Paul commands the demon in the name of Jesus Christ to get out of her… and it left her, and she was freed; 1 John 4:4; The authority we have is beyond the sum total of all demons; Jesus said “I have given to you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions, and to overcome all the power of the enemy, and nothing will harm you”; A Spirit-filled, growing believer is going to be able to do this with great freedom and a Holy Spirit boldness, and a growing sense of empowerment and confidence in Christ; If you encounter a demon, stand your ground, don’t get fearful… immediately command–take charge of the situation–”I command you to stop in the the name of Jesus of Nazareth”; The Holy Spirit will lead you to quote Scripture… be very strong and take control–order the demons in the name of Jesus; You have the authority… if you don’t say it or do it, the demons aren’t going to listen–they’ll do what they need to do to either get away or to cause harm

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