In this sermon, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher discusses the role of faith in overcoming the world and the spiritual battles faced by believers. Faith in Christ and the heavenly realities in Christ is the victory that enables believers to overcome the temptations and distractions of the world. The sermon covers various topics, including the importance of setting our affections on heavenly things, being filled with heavenly riches, contentment in Christ, fellowship with other believers, and putting on the full armor of God. Be encouraged to exercise faith, meditate on God's Word, and stand firm against spiritual wickedness of darkness by knowing and believing in the power of Christ.
Lesson 11 | Mind Not Earthly Things
April 18, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Philippians 3:13–21
Christians live in this world but are not of this world. Thus we shine as light amidst perverseness and crookedness. Yet, the darkness of this world preys upon the faculties God has given unto His worship and service - one of those faculties is the mind. The world has no shortage of thoughts for you to think contrary to God's thoughts. Hence, Christians should not mind earthly things but rather set their affection on things above. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher teaches what minding earthly things is and isn't, some reasons for doing so, and some evidences that we are.
Lesson 10 | The Believers View & Response to the Wicked
April 12, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Proverbs 23:17
How are Christians to view the wicked and their wickedness? How are believers in Jesus Christ to act toward and respond in this present evil world? Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher answers these questions in this lesson and underscores the message God has given us for this world.
Lesson 9 | God's Longsuffering of The Wicked
April 5, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Romans 2:1–11
God is angry with the wicked every day; however, He extends the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering to them. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher, brings out the balance of God's hate for the wicked and His love for the wicked. In this lesson the student will learn about the end of the wicked too.
Lesson 8 | The Way of the Wicked Pt. 2
March 28, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Proverbs 4:14–19
What is the way of the wicked? What constitutes the way the wicked go? If Christians are to avoid and walk not in the way of the wicked then surely a Christian should be able to discern this wicked way. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher delves into numerous characteristics and features of the way of the wicked: the history, their heart, their mouth, their conversation, house, life, and fruit.
Lesson 7 | The Way of the Wicked
March 21, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Proverbs 4:14–19
What is the way of the wicked? What constitutes the way the wicked go? If Christians are to avoid and walk not in the way of the wicked then surely a Christian should be able to discern this wicked way. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher delves into numerous characteristics and features of the way of the wicked: the history, their heart, their mouth, their conversation, house, life, and fruit.
Lesson 6 | The Works of Darkness
March 14, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Romans 13:11–14
The spiritual wickedness from the rulers of the darkness of this world, with its spirit that now works in unbelievers, propagates and continues the darkness. The children of this world celebrate and love their darkness. The darkness comes in different forms - philosophy, deceit, tradition, and many others. Essentially, anything that doesn't retain God, His righteousness, truth, and will is darkness and produces its unfruitful works. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki Pastor-Teacher teaches on those unfruitful works of darkness, the casting off of them, and the reproof of them being the children of God and children of light in the Lord that He has made us.
Lesson 5 | Spiritual Wickedness & The Works of Darkness
March 7, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Romans 13:11–14
The spirit of this world with its darkness is described as spiritual wickedness. Just as the Spirit of God works in the inner man of the quickened believer in Christ, so does the spirit of the world work in the inner man of those dead in trespasses and sins. Just as believers are created in Christ Jesus and given light unto good works, so are unbelievers dead in Adam given darkness unto sinful works of darkness. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher details various monikers of spiritual wickedness like philosophy, psychology, tradition of men, and the like. In this lesson, he introduces the forms of the wisdom of the world that do not retain God according to truth and are the hosts for the spirit of this world to work in unbelievers to justify sin and take pleasure in their darkness often referred to as "my truth".
Lesson 4 | The Spirit of This World
February 29, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • 1 Corinthians 2:6–16
The power of darkness of this world has the spirit of this world. The spirit of the world is the frame of mind that works in unbelievers. In this lesson, Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher teaches both the spirit of the world and the goal of the spirit of this world, which is the gain of this world.
Lesson 3 | The Power of Darkness of This World
February 22, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Colossians 1:9–14
This world runs on darkness and hates the light. The hour of the power of darkness was when they tried to snuff out the light by crucifying the light of the world. What is darkness? How is it a power? In this lesson, Josh Strelecki Pastor-Teacher, examines the power of darkness of this world.
Lesson 2 | According to This World
February 8, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Ephesians 2:1–3
"According" denotes purpose and intent and the prince of the world Satan, the Adversary of God, has charted a course of this world. That which is according to this world caters to the desires of the flesh and the mind, to trespasses and sins, and operates according to darkness. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher examines the god of this world and the spirit of this world surveying the beginning of the world and the activities the devil charted that make this world, this world, and all the things according to it.
Lesson 1 | This World and The World to Come
February 1, 2024 • Josh Strelecki • Ephesians 1:14—2:3
Believers in Christ live between two worlds. We are seated together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus yet our members are here on the earth. We live in the world, but we are not of the world. God has granted those in Christ a twofold perspective because of this. God has translated us into the kingdom of His Son, the kingdom of light which enlightens the eyes of our understanding of the good pleasure of the Father's will and eternal purpose in Christ, and the world to come, but also from that light the clear understanding of the darkness of this world. Josh Strelecki, Pastor-Teacher introduces "This World Series" by calling our attention to this reality and laying the foundation for us to walk by faith as we live in this world patiently waiting to go to the better one.
