Jezebel came from the tribe of the Zidonians (1Kings 16:31). The Zidonians were Canaanites and were noted for their couldn’t-care, over-confident, without-caution attitude (Judges 18:7). They prided themselves in a lifestyle of self-sufficiency, no hassles, no boundaries, no accountability, and no law enforcement. Basically, just like today’s modern society, they Read the rest of this entry »
Tag Archives: authority
Sermon 40 – The SPIRIT of JEZEBEL is alive and well
Posted by David Cousins on November 21, 2012 in Spirit
Tags: authority, elevation, envy, false church, Jezebel, judge, perfectionism, position, rejection, repentance, sin, Zidonians
Sermon 39 – The CARNAL MIND vs. the MIND of CHRIST
The carnal mind is enmity against God because it is not subject to the law of God, and can never be Romans 8:7
Actually, the carnal mind is so elevated in itself that it’s conned itself into believing that it
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Posted by David Cousins on November 6, 2012 in Mind
Tags: authority, blame, carnal, commandment, correction, feelings, no hassles, pride, responsibility, rights, unconditional love
Sermon 38 – The SPIRIT of the WORLD – 1 Cor.2:12
As a child, if you blame the authority, with bitterness in your heart, for being unfairly treated and for your hurt feelings, you’ll initiate a spirit of resistance against authority. If you allow this hurt to fester, you’ll generate a permanent pattern of defiance with an inner heart of …
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Posted by David Cousins on October 27, 2012 in Demons, Elevation, Fear, Spirit
Tags: authority, blame, elevation, feelings, Lie, manipulation, pride, separated, surrender
Sermon 37 – Can you WORSHIP JESUS under DEMONIC influence?
In Mark 5 we read the story of the man possessed by 2000 demons. When he saw Jesus he ran and worshipped Him. It is not only possible to worship Jesus with demons in you, the reality is that most church people do this, because most church people
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Posted by David Cousins on October 6, 2012 in Demons, Spirit
Tags: authority, blindness, correction, elevation, envy, false church, good, humility, Lie, lying spirits, position, sin, spirit, submission, surrender, truth, worship
Sermon 34 – FAITH 2
Q. What’s faith?
In simple terms … faith is relying on God no matter what is going on around you or to you.
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Posted by David Cousins on August 26, 2012 in Faith
Tags: authority, feelings, humility, love, rich young ruler, sabbath, saved, sin, suffering, surrender, temptation
Sermon 25 – FAKE GRACE
The modern church promotes and heavily preaches the concept of grace. What is Grace? It’s basically undeserved favour to you from God. People love the concept because it’s all about favour and everybody is wrapped in seeking their own value and favour, so when God gives it away for free, it’s irresistible. The problem is Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by David Cousins on March 3, 2012 in Grace
Tags: authority, faith, humble, judge, ten commandments
Sermon 24 – IN TWO MINDS
In Genesis chapter 3, Eve succumbed to the temptation to elevate her position above what God allocated to her. Once she took the carrot she gained the knowledge that she was naked, then in fear, hid from God, then lied about why, then blamed the serpent, whilst at the same time Adam blamed God for giving him the woman, and then blamed the woman for misleading him.
The pattern of sin was set from the beginning,
Posted by David Cousins on February 18, 2012 in Mind, Pride
Tags: authority, blame, commandment, covet, elevation, envy, high-minded, humanism, liar, lying spirit, niceness, once saved always saved, position, pride, submission
Sermon 23 – STUBBORNNESS IS IDOLATRY
Q. Why did God remove King Saul from the throne? 1 Samuel 15
King David deliberately plotted murder against one of his loyal subjects in order to cover-up his sin of adultery, yet God forgave him. How come God didn’t forgive King Saul? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by David Cousins on February 4, 2012 in Elevation, Pride
Tags: authority, blindness, commandment, elevation, envy, feelings, insane, love, position, repentance, sin
Sermon 19 – THE ANSWER TO LIFE IS DEATH
Recently I read a book that stated that the evidence of your salvation is the level at which you willingly give. Is that the truth? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by David Cousins on December 18, 2011 in Death
Tags: authority, comparing, life, love, persecution, position, surrender
Sermon 17 – There are 2 gods
In Genesis 3:5 Satan offered Eve the opportunity to be a god. What Eve didn’t realise was that it came with a catch … Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by David Cousins on November 15, 2011 in god
Tags: authority, envy, feminism, humility, Laodicean, liar, position