Conrad Rocks | Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural Faith & Kingdom Living

We were going for a walk down a street that means Good View and I saw a flag hanging over a cross. And the words "We are exalting the flag over Jesus" came out of my mouth. I had some more confirmations from friends quickly after that. Show Notes: Walking down a street that means Good Vision! ; Exalting the flag above Jesus; Two or Three confirmations; China taking down crosses above the flag; Francis Bellamy and the pledge of Allegiance; Spanish Flu killed 675 Thousand Americans; Azusa Street Revival began in a home; Looking to everyone but God for answers; "Under God" not added til 1954; Original Bellamy Salute looked like Nazi and Fascist Salute; The spirit behind it all; Exodus 20:4-5 not serving idols; Luke 4:5-8 Only serve God; Prophetic Facebook comment by Diane M. Holstein; The football dream comes up again; 2Ch 7:13-14 God's prescription for saving His people; Links: Fox news article ; CHRISTIAN P...

Our mental attitude affects our health and well being. Thoughts precede emotions, which precede what happens with our bodies and then our environment. Show Notes: Ps 19:14 thoughts and meditation of my heart be acceptable; Proverbs 23:7 we are what we think; Difference between thoughts and emotion; The etymology of Psychosomatic; Placebo - faith in a pill; Examples of negativity sucking life; Positivity affects those around us; Studies showing a good attitude promotes health; Thoughts precede emotions precede feelings; Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; Psalms 102:5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. ; Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.; Fruit of the spirit Galatians 5:22-25; Galatians 5:17-21 flesh fruit ; Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, ; Mark 11:23-24 not doubt in our heart; information versus merry ...

Are you reading the Bible, or are you only reading what somebody taught you to see in the Bible? When I had my radical encounter with Jesus in 1995, I was given a new heart and a hunger for the Word of God. I heard the phrase, “Read the instructions.” So I began reading the Bible voraciously. I knew the keys to the Kingdom were in there somewhere. After a while, I became impatient with my progress. I started leaning heavily on books written by famous authors and people with impressive letters after their names. I even read the Left Behind series. Books were not the problem by themselves. The problem was that I allowed other people’s conclusions to become a lens that overruled the plain text of Scripture. When I found a passage that appeared to contradict a respected theologian, I assumed the theologian must be right and I simply did not understand the Bible. That is a dangerous habit. A teacher may help us see something we missed, but no teacher has the authority to correct God. R...

Getting confirmations  People in the bible asked for confirmations to bolster their faith. Faith and Evidence show notes: Our faith grows as our relationship grows; Mark 8:36 God is more important; Matthew 10:28 Fear God not man ; Vines definition of Faith ; Examining Hebrews 11 relationships; Enoch walked with God; Noah heard God; Abraham heard God; Have faith in God Mark 11:22-26; Paul had a relationship before miracles happened; There is Power in the word; Evidence procedures when losing weight; Gideon and his evidence procedures; Judges 6:36-38 fleece gets wet; Judges 6:39-40 fleece gets dry; An enemy bolsters Gideon's Faith! Judges 7:9-15; Manoah seeks evidence - Judges 13:8-9; Daniel 10:12-14 Daniel seeks a solution; Daniel 9:20-23 Daniel seeks God; My evidence to go to Florida; Trying to buy a house without praying about it; Zechariah vs Mary;

  Are We Preaching the Gospel or Hiding It? There is a painful question the church needs to ask itself: if the lost never walk into our building, will they ever hear the gospel from us? We can have excellent worship, sound teaching, comfortable chairs, polished websites, and a full calendar. None of those things are wrong. But if our Christianity never leaves the building, something has gone seriously wrong. Jesus did not tell His disciples to make the barn more attractive and hope the harvest walked in. He told them to go into the fields. Too many believers have reduced preaching the gospel to something a preacher does from a pulpit to people who are already saved. Teaching the saints is biblical. We need it. But biblical preaching is also a public announcement of the King and His kingdom. It is a call for people to repent, believe, and enter into a real spiritual relationship with the biblical Jesus. The lost are not likely to wander into a church building any more than crim...

  Are We Quoting Psalm 91 Without Dwelling With God? Psalm 91 is quoted whenever danger rises. We put it on social media, pray it over our families, and repeat its promises about pestilence, terror, and destruction. I believe those promises matter. But if we only reach for Psalm 91 as a spiritual shield while ignoring its relationship language, we miss the foundation of the entire psalm. The psalm begins, “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Protection is not presented as a magic formula. The person under the shadow is the person who dwells. God is not looking for vain confidence from people who want His benefits while resisting His presence, correction, and lordship. What Does It Mean to Dwell in the Secret Place? To dwell means to remain, inhabit, and make a home. A visitor drops by occasionally; a dweller lives there. The secret place is not merely a physical prayer closet, although private prayer is important....

Are you casting down vain imaginations only to have them come back again and again? In this podcast I am sharing a ‘hack’ that has been working for me. Show Notes: Casting down Imaginations 2 Cor 10:4-5 ; Romans 12:1-2 renewing our minds; Benefits of renewing our minds; 2 Timothy 2:19-26 anchor passage ; We are to depart from iniquity; Sinners are slaves to sin John 8:34; Romans 6:15-16 we are servants of who we obey; We purge ourselves to be meet for the Master's use; Holiness Hebrews 12:14 1 Thessalonians 4:7 2 Corinthians 7:1; The struggle with the mind and flesh Romans 7:25; Romans 7 becomes Romans 8 !!!; The formula for freedom John 8:31-32; We reap what we sow now Galatians 6:7-8 ; God watches our thoughts Psalms 19:14; The John 10:10 suicide exposure; Sources of vain imaginations; The old way - the sun and the cross; Philippians 4:8 intentional thought life; Revelation 2-3 benefits of overcoming; Casting down WHILE adop...