Topic: Uncertainty

17-years ago, North Village Church began in a home in north central Austin around the Domain with a simple belief: when people experience the power of Jesus personally, they can’t help but want others to experience the power of Jesus. Amen? This is what we’ve been leaning into the last few months. Men and women experiencing the power of Jesus… people coming to faith in Jesus, getting stronger in God’s Word, growing in prayer, turning from the allure of this world and giving their life to Jesus, so that it stirs our hearts to take an interest in others! That’s it!

Look, I don’t want to scare anyone, but God’s Word is clear that there is a devil.  He’s not just a character in a scary movie.  He is real and he is the enemy of God, and verse 1 tells us the devil is a created being that is “more crafty than any beast of the field.”  The word “crafty” in the original language means “clever” and we are going to see his clever ways in our passage this morning.  It’s why 1 Peter in the New Testament describes the devil like a lion that prowls around looking for someone to devour.  He’s crafty!