SPIRITUAL WARFARE

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 1 February 2022

Synopsis: In Biblical times a name represented the very character or destiny of a person. Jesus or ‘Yeshua’ in Hebrew: means ‘salvation’. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name.....

M3-CH15 - Authority over demons

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 21 August 2020

Synopsis: Demons still flee at the name of Jesus’ name – its power has not diminished. To ask in the name of Jesus Christ means: ... to ask in His merit. We come before God in Christ’s standing. ... I come.....

M3-CH14 - Demons

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 21 August 2020

Synopsis: The Bible is silent on the origin of demons. There are a few theories on their origins. - Demons are the spirits of deceased wicked men. - Demons are the spirits of evil men who died in a.....

Can a Christian be demon-possessed

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 9 February 2020

Synopsis: Some started teaching many years ago that Christians can be demon-possessed. This false doctrine is unbiblical and implies that demons are more powerful than Christ indwelling the Christian. The.....

Causes of demon possession

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 26 January 2020

Synopsis: The Bible does not explicitly say what causes possession - only what causes re-possession. Simply being unsaved does not mean you can be possessed, or else all non-believers would be possessed. Even.....

What are the symptoms of demon possession

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 12 January 2020

Synopsis: Unlike some Charismatics, we do not believe that Christians can be demon-possessed. Neither do we attribute trivial ailments to possession. In the Bible most of the symptoms expressed by.....

Fallen angels - Spiritual warfare - Part 2

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 27 October 2019

Synopsis: Just as we mustn’t underestimate the enemy, we also mustn’t overestimate him and be intimidated. The Holy Spirit inside us is greater than our enemy. 1 John 4:4 (NASB) You are from God, little.....

Fallen angels - Spiritual warfare - Part 1

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 13 October 2019

Synopsis: There are angels who have rebelled against God and are referred to as fallen angels. Some of these angels are allied with Satan. Angels are more powerful than humans (Ps 8:4-5). So how do we oppose.....

Are demons real

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 23 June 2019

Synopsis: In his classic book, The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis, writes: There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The.....

Ephesians 6

Sermon by Des Burrows on 6 June 2011

Synopsis: The Armoury

Temptation

Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 17 January 2010

Synopsis: What is the source and purpose of temptation? Is temptation sin? How should we respond to temptation? What is Satan’s strategy and what should our counter-strategy be? What are strongholds and.....

Spiritual warfare

Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 1 October 1995

Synopsis: Spiritual warfare