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Marks 11:18

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18 To dzirdot, augstie priesteri un rakstu mācītāji meklēja, kā Viņu nonāvēt, bet baidījās Viņa, jo viss ļaužu pulks brīnījās par Viņa mācību.

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Speaking to the Enemy

By Todd Beiswenger


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There are times to pray, but there are also times to act. The disciples couldn't cast out a demon because they lacked faith, which is to say they lacked conviction. When we speak to our demons, we don't ask them nicely to leave, we need to command them to leave.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 968; Mark 11:12-24; Matthew 17:14-20; Zechariah 4)