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and study the Word so you will know when the troubles of this world and that can cause

someone is trying to deceive you. death and destruction.
John 10:4-5 says, “4 And when he When the healing Word is stolen it
brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; leaves you defenseless against sickness and
and the sheep follow him, for they know his healing. When the prosperity Word is stolen

voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a it leaves you defenseless against those things
stranger, but will flee from him, for they do that can steal your income or those things that
not know the voice of strangers.” can bring prosperity to you.
We need to learn His voice so that He So, studying the Word is particularly
can lead us, and we will know when He is important, listening to a pastor or teacher that
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speaking through someone to us and when is teaching the Word and hearing from the
someone is trying to deceive us. One way to Holy Spirit, and refusing to allow the things
learn His voice is to study His Word and of this world to interfere with that Word are
know it so that we can tell if what we are important. Do not let the enemy steal the

hearing is really from Him.2 Word from you, but rather let Jesus
Another way the enemy can steal from bring life and life more abundantly through
the Word is, when you go to church, hear a His Word, which is His promise to you.
good message that really spoke to you, yet you
leave and go to lunch, and someone asks you
what the message was about, and you cannot

remember. The enemy just went after the Pastor Sue Garnett
Word to steal it from you. Grace Fellowship
Groveland IL
There are ways to prevent this type of
stealing. You can take notes during the

sermon or in today's advanced technology
many sermons are taped and can easily be
viewed again and again.
You can also have the Word stolen
from you because you aren’t listening during

the sermon. You are being distracted by
thinking of the things you need to accomplish
during the week or keep losing focus because of
financial problems, family problems, work

problems, etc. You have just had the Word
stolen from you and you have allowed it.
When the Word is stolen from you, in
whatever manner that it is stolen and no
matter who has been used to steal it, then you
are not adequately prepared to fight against