BBD 08.09.10 Defeating the World (New)

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08.09.10

Defeating the World

If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If
you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not
of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates
you. - John 15:18-19.

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory
that has overcome the world-our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world,
but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? - 1 John 5:4-5.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is
in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world.
Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. - 1 John
4:4-5.

The battle has been joined in Warsaw, Ohio. For four years members of New
Beginnings Church has been protesting the Foxhole strip club located about
seven miles from the church. Church members and their pastor, Bill Dunfee
show up at the strip club on weekends with signs, bullhorns, and video
cameras; and they post photos of the strip club patron's license plates
online. Now Tommy George, the owner of the strip club, and some of his
dancers have begun showing up for Sunday Services at New Beginnings. The
dancers and Tommy do not actually go inside the church instead they hang
around outside protesting in their "see-through shorts.toting super
soakers." At first Pastor Dunfee broadcasted the services outside but this
only made the dancers dance in the street. Pastor Dunfee says about how the
situation has affected the church members, "They have now seen the evil
firsthand. This has just made us stronger." The church is more determined
than ever to see the strip club closed down.

The battle in Warsaw, Ohio is a visible reminder that there is a spiritual
battle raging across Planet Earth. Usually, the battle rages only inside of
the hearts and minds of people, but occasionally it does erupt into the kind
of fixed battle that is very obvious and visible to everyone in Warsaw and
beyond.

How do you defeat the world when the world shows up at your door demanding
attention? How do you defeat the world when your attempts at defeating the
world blows up in your face and just makes things worse?

First, we must remember that the "He who is in you is greater than he who is
in the world." You are not in the battle by yourself. It is not you and you
alone against the world. It is you and the Lord God Almighty against the
world.

Second, stop trying to defeat the world using your own wisdom and your own
resources.

Third, begin depending upon God's wisdom and God's resources for the battle.

Fourth, pray in the name of Jesus as Jesus says that we should do in John
14:13, "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may
be glorified in the Son."

Fifth, amplify the power of God by asking others to pray with you as Jesus
says in Matthew 18:19, "I say to you that if two of you agree on earth
concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in
heaven."

Six, continue to pray until the battle is won because Jesus says in Matthew
17:20, "I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to
this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will
be impossible for you."

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. The Burning Bush website has
been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998 the email version of the
Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather began writing devotionals
in the early 1990s. The distribution of these first devotionals was
primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison facilities
throughout the United States and Canada.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

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leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

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Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
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You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
www.kkbifm.com/

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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

Visit the Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net
http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries.
Celebrating 11 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more
than 11,000 subscribers across the world.

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998 and is
made up of more than 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive
prayer requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you love to send and receive inspirational emails the Burning Bush
Inspirational Group is for you. To join send an email to
bbinspire-join@welovegod.org

You can now leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at
http://www.theburningbush.net.

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 996 new subscribers since January 1, 2010!!
There were 1367 new subscribers during 2009!!

08.09.10

Defeating the World

If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If
you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not
of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates
you. - John 15:18-19.

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory
that has overcome the world-our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world,
but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? - 1 John 5:4-5.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is
in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world.
Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. - 1 John
4:4-5.

The battle has been joined in Warsaw, Ohio. For four years members of New
Beginnings Church has been protesting the Foxhole strip club located about
seven miles from the church. Church members and their pastor, Bill Dunfee
show up at the strip club on weekends with signs, bullhorns, and video
cameras; and they post photos of the strip club patron's license plates
online. Now Tommy George, the owner of the strip club, and some of his
dancers have begun showing up for Sunday Services at New Beginnings. The
dancers and Tommy do not actually go inside the church instead they hang
around outside protesting in their "see-through shorts.toting super
soakers." At first Pastor Dunfee broadcasted the services outside but this
only made the dancers dance in the street. Pastor Dunfee says about how the
situation has affected the church members, "They have now seen the evil
firsthand. This has just made us stronger." The church is more determined
than ever to see the strip club closed down.

The battle in Warsaw, Ohio is a visible reminder that there is a spiritual
battle raging across Planet Earth. Usually, the battle rages only inside of
the hearts and minds of people, but occasionally it does erupt into the kind
of fixed battle that is very obvious and visible to everyone in Warsaw and
beyond.

How do you defeat the world when the world shows up at your door demanding
attention? How do you defeat the world when your attempts at defeating the
world blows up in your face and just makes things worse?

First, we must remember that the "He who is in you is greater than he who is
in the world." You are not in the battle by yourself. It is not you and you
alone against the world. It is you and the Lord God Almighty against the
world.

Second, stop trying to defeat the world using your own wisdom and your own
resources.

Third, begin depending upon God's wisdom and God's resources for the battle.

Fourth, pray in the name of Jesus as Jesus says that we should do in John
14:13, "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may
be glorified in the Son."

Fifth, amplify the power of God by asking others to pray with you as Jesus
says in Matthew 18:19, "I say to you that if two of you agree on earth
concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in
heaven."

Six, continue to pray until the battle is won because Jesus says in Matthew
17:20, "I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to
this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will
be impossible for you."

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. The Burning Bush website has
been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998 the email version of the
Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather began writing devotionals
in the early 1990s. The distribution of these first devotionals was
primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison facilities
throughout the United States and Canada.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
connect.tangle.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
http://www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the pure text version of the devotional by sending a
blank email to burningbushdevo-unsubscribe@welovegod.org and then respond to
the confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group by sending a blank email to
burningbushhtml-subscribe@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-unsubscribe@welovegod.org and then respond to
the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

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