Stone
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364 appearances
8 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard May 2025
Stone’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And you kind of touched on this about usually spiritual warfare, we look at it just kind of from our own perspective, just like day to day. Satan's behind every corner in these little decisions, but we don't really look at the big picture. But he had already addressed this in Ephesians 2 where he said,
You remember when he said, as for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. Oh, we know what he's talking about. He's talking about the evil one.
Because something that's fascinating in Ephesians 6, which he's later going to say, is your struggle's not against flesh and blood. But we generally think that. You think about all the problems on this earth, it's usually person to person. We think, oh, that's a struggle. That old boy, he don't like me. He did me wrong, I tell you. But there's a bigger picture going on, you know.
I mean, that's what the Bible just said. I read it. And you get the idea that there's two kingdoms here, the one of the air, who, how does he work? Verse 3, all of us lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful hearts. flesh and following the desires and thoughts. And then it says what you get as a result of that, like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath.
And then you get into the, but because of his great love. Well, the only time he mentioned mentions God's kingdom in Ephesians is is in chapter 5, which I think is kind of setting up this spiritual war. You got the evil one's kingdom out there, and he described what's going on. We've all been there. And then in 5, he says, be imitators of God.
as dearly loved children, and live a life of love just as Christ loved us. And then he says, but among you, there must not even be a hint, this is kind of the stuff you were talking about, of sexual immorality or of any kind of impurity or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people, nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, and he goes through a whole list of things.
And then verse 5 of 5, which is where I want to get to. Be sure of this, no immoral, impure, or greedy person, such a man as an idolater, because now you're worshiping something other than the one true living God, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ. So he really sets out the battle, getting to the battle of the two kingdoms, and you have a choice.
So I think from your perspective, when people say, well, can I lose my salvation? I don't think from God. He's done everything that he can do and should do to take care of any kind of problem. And many times Jesus said, no one can snatch them from my hand. But I think it comes down to a question, and it's pretty obvious. Are you... Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God?
Because when that is a reality, people see that in your life. And, you know, the evil one is saying, just like when he took Jesus and tempted him, himself, he was trying to challenge God. His belief system. Are you going to serve the God and Father who wrote this, which is why Jesus quoted the passages, or do you want to come to my kingdom, which is all pretty much earthly based?
I think so, because look, I skipped over chapter 4, but he had just said, put on the new self and take off the old self. That's in 4.22. You remember that. But then he starts talking about loving your neighbor and in your anger, don't sin and don't let the sun go down when you're angry. And then this curious verse in 27 says, and don't give the devil a foothold.
And I think, you know, as us being Christians, cleansed by the blood of Jesus, and we're out there representing him. We're imaging him in this world. There's always a temptation for him to want to take you down. I mean, I know y'all do all the wrestling and all. I don't know. Is there some kind of foothold that can...
Make you tap. Oh, yeah. There's all kinds of them.
That's why I only use that for phone calls and sports and weather. The black box.
And then it becomes a distraction in what you're supposed to be doing. Because all these little things here, it's like when he says, don't steal. And we're thinking, oh, I don't need to steal. That wasn't his point. He said, don't steal. You need to work so that you can share. Because that's imaging God is sharing. That's the whole point. It's just like this.
Imaging God, we're supposed to be sharing Jesus with men and women. Well, if you're spending all your time just looking at what she looks like, it's a complete waste of time and will captivate you.
That was a couple of things that helped me with the cell phone. I'm glad you brought it up. One is I saw how much my kids struggle. with finding their way to Jesus because of the distraction of the phone. But another thing is there was a guy I was fixed to baptize who just gave a tearful confession that Jesus is going to be the Lord of his life. That's it. He's done.
And I noticed he had his phone in his back pocket. I said, well, you might want to take that out before I baptize you. And he started to do it, and he said, you know what? you need to go ahead and baptize that too. Because that has been one of the most contributing factors of me not coming to the Lord sooner. And Dad Gilman, if he didn't do it.
Well, it was just something that really touched me. I thought, you know, he's recognizing right here in this moment, we're putting it all to death. And I thought that was a noble thing. Al, I know we don't have much time, but I wanted you, you shared a story that we've shared here before from your past in your sermon about New Orleans and your life. And you told that story about Phil.
I think you should tell that. I think it would culminate this.
It was fantastic, Al. And the famous line that Phil gave, because you've got to remember, he was a raging alcoholic in his past life. Al had about lost his life.
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