Decoding Deception MP3s
2-Minute Video Overview
This eight-part training series takes you through the key biblical principles you need to know so that you can walk in the truth, and be aware of the techniques satan uses to seek to deceive people. Ideal for personal or group study. You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free!
We start with the same training that checkout clerks receive when they are being trained to spot counterfeit $20 bills. They don’t spend any time studying counterfeit bills. All their training is on examining the true $20 bill. So rather than focusing on error, we will focus on examining truth.
We will answer Pilates' question to Jesus: “What is truth?” We will explore the biblical steps to acquiring truth, along with the question “How do I know if I have truth?” We will answer the question, “Is truth a what or a Who?”
We will explore walking on God’s Highway of Holiness and how to avoid falling into either ditch: The ditch of phariseeism or the ditch of the New Age movement. How did Jesus succeed in walking on God’s Highway of Holiness when the Pharisees failed? They both loved the Word. However, Jesus was doing something that the Pharisees were not doing. What was it? Let’s make sure we are doing that!
What is a heretic? How do I decide if a person is a heretic? How often does the word “heretic” show up in the NT? How am I to respond if someone calls me a heretic? Is it OK for me to be a heresy hunter? Can I define biblically the differences between a heretic, a false teacher, and a true teacher?
Our final topic will be how one walks in the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Jesus healed the sick and taught them as one having authority. Do I know the biblically stated three keys to releasing the anointing of the Holy Spirit? Am I walking comfortably in them? Can I define the anointing simply, easily, practically, and biblically, making it possible for me to train others to walk and live in the anointing? We will show that these three keys were not present when Jesus ministered in His hometown, and thus Jesus could do no miracle there. Being anointed releases revival to the world! People are hungry for revival. Let’s you and I provide it.
Session Titles
- What is Truth? (60 minutes)
- A Group Bible Meditation on "What Is The Highway of Holiness?" (30 Minutes)
- The Two Ditches (60 minutes)
- Jesus Avoided Being a Pharisee by Honoring the Bible AND the Spirit (24 minutes)
- Seven-Step Meditation Process (49 minutes)
- Entering a Bible Story with the Spirit Leading (47 minutes)
- Heretic and Heresy & The Leaders’ Paradigm (55 Minutes)
- Three Keys to the Anointing: Faith Energized by Love (55 Minutes)
Testimonies from some who have received this training
Lynne decides to LOVE new challenges
Mark stated: "The key to anointing in any area is faith energized by love. God's anointing does not ride on the waves of hate and fear." This perspective has made me look at unpleasant situations in a completely different light. When I am asked to do something that I don't like doing or think I'm not good at, I stop and say to myself instead, "I love this new challenge" or, "I am blessed by this task." When I approach all areas of my life with an attitude of love and excitement, I see the Lord's hand at work. This has been an amazing revelation for me.
Kristie discovered new ways to combine the Bible and the Spirit
I loved the focus on the harmony of using both the logos and rhema of God's Word for greater intimacy during our communion with Him! Dr. Virkler provided great opportunities for us to practice interacting with both!
Naomi now seeks truth from a joyful place of rest, not striving
Dr. Virkler reminded us of the beautiful harmony of honoring God’s Word through Holy Spirit revelation. I came away feeling encouraged to keep seeking truth from a place of joyful rest, not striving and self-effort.
Abigail learns to embrace the biblical word “meditation”
The discussion regarding biblical meditation was liberating for me. The way the world defined it made me avoid it. My new biblical definition of meditation, which includes hearing God’s voice, changes the way I receive from the Word of God.
Rebecca discovers she can love motherhood
Mark stated that hating something stops the flow of God for him to prosper in that area. But once he asks God to help him love it, he can flourish in whatever it is. That stuck with me because I tend to think that I hate motherhood. God is changing my heart from hating motherhood to putting love in my heart for it. This is changing me. The biggest difference is how much more peace I have. I no longer need to make sure every offense gets consequences for it. I feel I am more on my children’s team instead of being a dictator who is enforcing rules and orders all day.
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I have spent two weeks exploring the Greek words for "heretic" and "heresy." I used e-Sword extensively. As a result of this meditative study, my perception of heretics and heresy was greatly altered.
The 44-minute video below allows you to journey alongside me during these two weeks, trying to understand what the Bible teaches about heretics and heresy. My views were so profoundly changed, I decided these two words should be tossed out of my vocabulary completely! It was unbelievable to me that it took me so long to sort through my confusion and completely re-adjust my thinking and the pictures in my mind.
So the video below walks you through the way I used e-Sword to help me discover a new way of looking at these two Greek words. I hope that it will train you how you can use e-Sword to do your in-depth research and come away with new enlightenment from the Holy Spirit on a topic. Lord, reveal!
So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. (2 Pet. 1:19)
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