SIFTERS OF WHEAT
Preface: Using Pastor Meikle’s Message on Sifters of Wheat, Lets Spend Some Time This Evening Truly Delving into The Spiritual World and its Affect on Our Natural World.
- Spirits Run the World [Thru People]! This Was Pastor Meikle’s Opening Phrase on Sunday. Do You Agree with This Statement and Why? Have You Seen Any Tangible Evidence of Spiritual Influence in Our World? Have You Ever Witnessed Someone Who Is Demonically Possessed? Given The Presence and Influence of Evil Spirits, Discuss Some Concrete Ways That Believers Can Navigate This World Safely and Successfully.
- In Our Modern Society the Idea of The Devil’s Existence is Frowned Upon by Many, Yet for Those Who Can See, His Destructive Works Are Evident. Can You Suggest Ways in Which Believers Can Convince Unbelievers That the Devil is Real and is to be Resisted Through Faith in Jesus Christ? Share Any Experiences Where You Knew That the Devil Was Trying to Sift You or Your Family.
- Let’s Spend Some Quality Time Discussing the Areas of Our Lives Where the Enemy Seeks to Make Inroads in His Attempt to Destroy Us: The Lust of The Flesh, The Lust of The Eyes, And the Pride Of Life. From The Time of Adam [Gen. 3:6], To the Experience of Jesus [Matt. 4:3-11], To Our Day, this is Where the Battle Has Always Been. Discuss How We Can Gain Lasting Vicory Over These Appetites? Share With the Group Some of Your Strategies That Have Gotten You Mastery Over Your Appetites.
- To Live Victoriously Over the Devices of the Enemy, Let’s Talk About Some Ways in Which We Can: 1. Cultivate A Word-Filled Heart, and 2. Crucify All Sifters in Our Lives. Share Some Practical Ways You Have Used to Ensure That the Word of God is Hidden in Your Heart. Likewise, What Are Some Tools That You Have Used or Can Suggest for One to Put to Death the Characteristic and Ways of Their Old Nature?