Being a truth-teller in a time of great deception

Jesus said, “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” John explains, “But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive..." Paul writes that the Father has prepared for us things that our eyes have not seen, nor ears heard, nor even have entered into our hearts, but he has revealed them to us by His Spirit. These revelations are His living water for the sake of others!

This is part 3 of this series. We focus on I Corinthians and Paul's example of dependence on a demonstration of the Spirit's power not on human wisdom. We also will see his guidance as he answers the question, "How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together...?"

John 4:19, “The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.  23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father inspirit and truth…”

Jesus makes an amazing declaration in John 4:23, "A time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”  How do we do that? Holy Spirit lead us into all the truth!

It seems ultra significant that Jesus’ first message in Nazarethwas that the Spirit of the Lord was upon Him to anoint Him and send Him to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound… Many people around us are broken hearted and held captive. JESUS STILL HEALS AND DELIVERS!

Jesus says in Mark 13:37, “And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!” So, let’s consider our times watchfully and seek discernment. As reflect on 2025, we see rampant lawlessness with violence seemly accepted as a means to deal with our differences. We see the great power of AI to benefit lives, but also a powerful tool for deception. And as Islam spreads and increases in influence, what will be the fruit?

As we continue our series on AI, Dr. John Lennox’s last 4chapters in his book 2084 are fascinating. First, he declares that Jesus is the true Homo Deus, then he reminds us that Jesus promises that His return will bring an end to the rebellion against His kingdom, then he discusses Homo Deusin the book of Revelation and closes with thoughts on the time of the end.                

UK Prime Minister Starmer recently announced that, "You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have a Digital ID, it's as simple as that." So, what is Digital ID? How will its implementation affect us?

Why did man fall in the garden? Was it due to a talking snake? This podcast takes a deep look at the Creation, the Garden and the Fall to discern what actually happened? We also examine where does the desire for a Homo Deus, man god come from?

AI elitists have radical goals to upgrade humans through transhumanism and turn man into Homo Deus, a god man. “Genesis, I think, is the crux of it. To abolish and remake human nature is to play God. The chief objection to playing God is that someone else is God already. God as the great creator created man in His image as He intended. Man has no business changing His design.”

Artificial General Intelligence could be defined as the quest for “superintelligence.” With “superintelligence,” computers will develop their own capability to learn, understand, apply logic and reason and adapt to new situations. With this "superintelligence," AGI will upgrade humans into gods and turn Homo Sapiens into Homo deus. What will be the consequences of these goals?

AI is great and has made our lives easier. However, it can also manipulate and control us. How can we use it wisely? Are we dependent on our phones or on Jesus?

Dr. John Lennox observes, ‘we are now firmly in the realm of Artificial General Intelligence,” which put simply is the quest for a superintelligence. A super-intelligent AI will be extremely good at accomplishing its goals, and if those goals aren’t aligned with ours we’re in trouble.” An ultimate goal is “upgrading human beings.” A human would be implanted with technology so that a superintelligent Homo deus is produced. Homo deus is Latin for ‘man god.” These goals call for wisdom and discernment from our true Living God.

Artificial Intelligence is the rage in our modern world. Huge investments of time, energy and money are enhancing its development rapidly. As we live in these digital days, many dwell constantly in the land of AI. AI may markedly multiply the power of deceptive forces in our lives. We will do a series on its dangers!

Paul admonishes us in I Cor 12:1, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant.” The NLT says the gifts are given to us so that we can help one another. This study of the manifestation gifts of I Cor 12 uses Biblical examples to illustrate the gifts in action.

God the Father sent John the Baptist to prepare the wayfor Jesus. In John 1:33, John testifies, “I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.” However, Jesus does not baptize others with the Holy Spirit right after His baptism. He waited until after his deathand resurrection. Why? Let’s follow the scriptural sequence of how Jesus came to baptize with the Holy Spirit.

God the Father sent Jesus, to give life abundant and restore what Satan, had stolen, killed and destroyed. Jesus was the light of the world. He said in John 12:4, “I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put theirtrust in me will no longer remain in the dark. Inhim was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The lightshines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

Jesus of Nazareth came to earth and became fully human then, through His relationship with the Father and baptism by the Holy Spirit, restored the Kingdom of God to earth. Our focus today is on how Jesus built His Kingdom through His relationships with His followers. For instance, Mark and Matthew make it seem the calling of the fishermen, Andrew and Simon, James and John was like a cold call. John and Luke, in huge contrast, show a beautiful building of a relationship before an awesome catch of fish leads to them becoming "fishers of men."

John 1 describes how Jesus was the Word made flesh and the true light that brings light to everyone. His light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Throughout His earthly ministry He faced opposition from Herod killing all the babies, to the people of Nazareth seeking to throw Him off a cliff, to the religious leaders seeking to stone Him. He was the light of the world. In His light we see light. May He equip us to see His Kingdom come in our circles of influence.

There is no Kingdom without the King. Satan stole the dominion of earth from Adam in the garden. However, the Father had a plan. Even before the world was created Jesus was the lamb of God slain for the sin of the world. Jesus was sent as a human being to restore the Kingdom of God to earth. For 30 years Jesus lived in obscurity. How did He go from a nobody from Nazareth to the King of the Kingdom?