Do you have a resistance within that keeps you from seeing yourself and others through the lens of compassion and grace? You may have an Inner Pharisee that has trained you to see life through shame, condemnation and punishment. In this video, I want to briefly talk about seven ways that an Inner Pharisee operates […]
If you want to know Jesus for who He really is, you are going to have to clear away the religious fog. When such powerful freedom has been made available to us in Christ, why would we entangle ourselves in a yoke of bondage that is often called a religious spirit? We often develop a […]
If you want to hinder or even kill the life of a church, allow a religious spirit to invade. It will trade the life of God for a form that lacks vibrancy and power. Religion kills relationship and works to keep a rigidity that conditions people to think they are experiencing God, yet their hearts […]
With every beautiful thing God creates, there is always a counterfeit setup to resist. That is why it’s important to recognize when we are influenced more by a Pharisaical religion then by the Spirit of God. Yet before you consider all the people in your life who may have this, consider it in yourself. It’s […]
There is such a thing as pure and undefiled religion (James 1:27) . At the same time, there is a counterfeit of authentic worship and ceremonial connection with God. It has a form of the real thing, but it invites more pressure on people than true freedom in Christ. It is often called a religious […]