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Our adversary is cunning and crafty, manipulative and merciless. Pastor Greg Laurie warns us.

Here's how the devil works. He whispers in your ear, go ahead and do it.

It's not that bad. And then the moment you do it, he comes back to you and says,

you're the biggest hypocrite that ever walked the face of the earth.

Don't even think of reading the Bible again.

Don't even think of showing your ugly face in church again.

Now is the accuser of the brother.

Verses the tempter. Now he'll become the condemned.

This is the day when the lost are found. This is the day for a moment again.

Always in grace, have we the strong?

But can you hear the only angels of the sea now?

This is the day when life begins.

Ever been the target of a scam? Many of us have.

Some without even realizing it.

None of the scammers admit they're trying to rip you off.

They play upon your fear or your kindness.

They find a weakness or a vulnerability.

Satan is like that, although he's been practicing a lot longer.

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