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8 BOCNEWS.comSEPTEMBER 2015 Warfare involves tactics and strategies. The great- est Generals in Arm Forces are great tacticians and strategists. You cannot win without a strategy. Dont allow the enemy to strategize against you. Overcome and destroy his strategies through prayer. Traps and snares are hid- den. People fall into traps unknowingly We are delivered from the snare of the fowler. A fowler is a hunter. Satan is the hunter of souls. We can release ourselves and others through prayer. Prayer is our number one weapon. The main tactic of the enemy is decep- tion. He is a liar and the father of lies. The Word of God exposes the tactics of the enemy. God is light and His Word is light. The light exposes the enemy Satan and tears away the darkness. Darkness and light cant be in the same place at the same time. When a room is dark when you turn the light on darkness goes away. Many many people are deceived by the enemy. That includes Believers. There are hosts of lying and deceiving spirits that work under the authority of Satan. These spirits include delusion deception lying seducing blinding error and guile. Our pray- ing can strip the power of these deceiving spirits and cause the eyes of people to be opened. Remember how David struggled One would think since he was pointed out from all of his brothers and one day he would be king. Davids struggles were with natural enemies. Behind these natural enemies were spiritual ones that were opposed to the Davidic kingdom. Jesus was to come from this line and sit upon the throne. David was fighting something beyond the natural. Through the Holy Spirit he was contending with the powers of dark- ness that were set against the arrival of the kingdom of God. Many warfare prayers are taken from the psalms of David. Jesus is the Son of David. He sits on the throne of David. Davids prophetic prayers were weapons against the enemys attempt to stop the promised seed. Davids victories in prayer opened the way for his throne of righ- teousness. God taught David he became the warrior king. His victories caused his kingdom to be established. His victory over the house of Saul came after a long war 2 Sam. 31. Look how long David was in a struggle against warfare. He didnt give up on God and nei- ther should we. Saints dont become discouraged in prayer. God knows all about your struggle with the schemer Satan remember God knows how much you can bare. Continue to pray. You will become stronger and the enemy will become weaker. David consumed his enemies Ps 1837-40. He did not turn until they were destroyed. We must see our spiritual enemies completely destroyed. We must pursue the enemy. To pursue means to follow in order to overtake or capture. It means to chase with hostile intent. We cannot be passive when it comes to the warfare we are up against. David was running so much in Psalm I got tired for him. Your victories over the enemy will release Shalom. Shalom means peace prosperity favor health and well-being. Your victories over the enemy will release shalom. You will experience greater levels of peace and prosperity. P.M. Wynn Grove Confronting the Schemer Satans Tactics By Dr. P.M. Wynn Grove COMMUNITY SCRIPTURE Many many people are deceived by the enemy. That includes Believers. There are hosts of lying and deceiving spirits that work under the authority of Satan. Dr. PM Wynn Grove and her husband Pastor Lee Grove II are the Associate Pastors at the Potter House of Denver. They are also the found- ers of Heavenly Sent Ministries. Pastor PM can be reached by email at pmwynn9msn.com Former Pastor Turns Away From Faith Dr. Calvin Kelly used to preach the word of God but now believes there is no God. It was last year and I was on my way to Ohio and suddenly realized there was no such thing as God or any deity he explained. I accepted that Jesus was a lie. The fact that he never existed. The studies show that he never existed. Dr. Kelly further stated how American Bible schol- ar Joseph Atwill talks about the fabrication of Jesus. He and wrote a book Caesars Messiah The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus. Before doubting Gods existence Kelly was the pastor of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Denver from 1999 to 2014. The church was recognized in a local newspaper article for its tireless effort in helping homeless women in the community. Dr. Kelly accepted his calling to preach after an honorable discharge of serving two years in the Navy Reserves. He was only 18 years old at the time. In 1989 Dr. Kelly came to Colorado. He happened to meet his future wife Tonda while attending Rising Star Baptist Church. They have one daugh- ter. He also has two sons and two daughters from a previous marriage. So how could this father husband minister and spiritual advisor quickly change his belief in the exis- tence of God someone who went to seminary school and studied the Bible relentlessly. There was a culmination of things that happened to me over the years. I thought about my trav- els abroad. I heard this person in Japan make the statement We have a God for everything said Dr. Kelly. I thought what made me as a Baptist preacher right in my Christianity. I was part of the American Clergy Leadership Conference while working with the Israelis and Palestinians along the Gaza Strip when we were shot at with machine guns by some group. So there wasnt just one thing. But the people and things that I had seen were what changed me. Dr. Kelly is now with the African American Humanist Temple located at 3100 Downing St. in Denver. He considers himself an evangelizer of humanists within the community. The temple provides food clothing other resources and has guest speakers. However the main purpose of the temple is teaching about the humanist way of life. Humanism is a philosophical way of thinking in emphasizing the value of human beings over the divine or supernatural. We at the Temple recognize same sex marriage is not what you think. Its not a sin for two people of the same gender get married. Morality does not come from any religion Dr. Kelly said. I tell people you have a choice. You dont have to bow down or be sub- jected to a power you cannot see. Of course Dr. Kelly has lost many of his Christian friends in the com- munity because of denouncing the existence of God. He said his biggest heartbreak and gripe is how church mem- bers and pastors treated him when he and his wife became homeless. When he told his congregation that he no longer believed in God he no longer received funds to help pay rent on his house. Those members and the Christian community as a whole didnt help us. We were ostracized by the community. My wife cried He explained. I wouldnt treat my dog the way people treated us. Dr. Kelly and his wife did stay in the basement of a friends house for a short period of time and then lived out of their car. At night they would sleep in their car in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Tonda Kelly is also at the point of not knowing what she believes in anymore. But she sticks by her husband. My husband is an intelligent person who knows the bible. I cant touch him with the word. But everyone is entitled to their religious opinion. So I support my husband she said. Its like him being a staunch Democrat and I become a Republican and he decides to divorce me. For better or worse you stick by that person. Services at the African-American Humanist Temple are from 5 to 7p.m every second and fourth Saturday of the month with different speakers. Dr Calvin Kelly Those members and the Christian community as a whole didnt help us. We were ostracized by the community. My wife cried He explained. I wouldnt treat my dog the way people treated us. Body of Christ News