The Gospel of John - The Evil One

Back in the late 1800s, doctors and scientists believed in something called spontaneous generation. The idea was that living organisms could suddenly pop up anywhere from non-living organisms, and this theory was used to explain the spread of things like sickness and disease. The assumption was that it was random, and there was nothing you could do about it. Then a man named Louis Pasteur came along and said, “No! There are unseen organisms that you cannot see that actually transmit these diseases, and they can be carried by the wind, spread by touch, or carried in your food. These diseases aren’t being spread randomly or just popping up spontaneously but are being carried by something that would eventually come to be called germs. Nowadays, it’s not a theory, right? I mean, it’s an assumption. We all believe in germs, even though most of us have never even seen one. That’s why some of us are addicted to hand sanitizers! The writers of Scripture say there is another unseen world, and that this spiritual world greatly impacts the world we see and know. Time and time again, this unseen spiritual world is described as a war for the hearts of men and women all over the world. We are also told by them that this unseen world isn’t simply random. It has a leader that operates in opposition to God and in opposition to God’s children. And unlike germs, you don’t need a microscope to see it. All you need is a rear-view mirror, because all you have to do is look back on your life, like I’ve looked back at mine, and thought “How could I have said that? How could I have done that?” “What in the world was I thinking?” Join us this weekend as we discuss our enemy, his primary strategies, and how to overcome through our banner Jesus. Missing church this Sunday could be the worst mistake of your life.