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The Wrecking Ball

Bruce A. Fletcher, PhDthewreckingball.buzzsprout.com
Faith that tears down and builds up. Jeremiah 23:29 (NKJV) “Is not My word like a fire?” says the LORD, “And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? Unapologetically, Dr. Bruce A. Fletcher preaches the truth of Scripture, building people up in faith and dismantling false assumptions and false teachings.
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Episodes

A Biblical View of Deliverance

Send us a text Deliverance, as described in the Bible, refers to rescue from danger or bondage, with God typically portrayed as the deliverer of His people. In the Old Testament, deliverance often involves God rescuing His people from physical dangers such as enemies, famine, and death.

Jun 19, 20251 hr 5 minEp. 145

Overcoming A Critical Spirit

Send us a text DEFINITION: To continually recognize and stress faults, coupled with a difficulty to recognize or stress the positive. Freedom to express one self on critical areas couples with the inability to compliment.

Jun 19, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 144

Familiar Spirits

Send us a text The term familiar spirits signifies and identifies functions of many different spirits. They are spirits that are familiar with organizations, nationalities, families, individuals, objects, places, and things. For example, a Lying Spirit that comes down the generation line can be identified as a familiar spirit. An Unclean Spirit that exhibits itself from one generation to another could be identified as a familiar spirit....

Jun 19, 202558 minEp. 143

Overcoming The Spirit of Despair

Send us a text God is in control and His purposes and plans for humanity, the world, and the universe, are being fulfilled. We need to accept that God is using the present circumstances around the world as a tool of judgment and cleansing. He intends for His creation to trust Him and remain faithful during crisis, casting down every form of idolatry. However, the devil is using this time to cause despair to prevail upon the hearts and minds of humanity. We must recognize this and overthrow the S...

May 21, 20251 hr 7 min

The Importance of The Resurrection

Send us a text In my humble opinion, the resurrection of Jesus is the most important event in history. That doesn’t mean the virgin birth and crucifixion don’t hold significance for they were the stepping stones to the resurrection. Why is the resurrection so important? Let’s get back to the root of the problem to understand.

Apr 30, 202553 minEp. 141

Overcoming The Spirit of Bondage

Send us a text What is the Spirit of Bondage? How do I identify it and overcome it? The answers to these questions and more await you in this teaching by Dr. Fletcher

Apr 08, 20251 hr 6 minEp. 139

Introduction to Spiritual Warfare

Send us a text In this series Dr. Fletcher will give Biblical evidence for the existence of Satan and demons. He will also share from Scripture how to identify and overcome them.

Apr 05, 20251 hr 3 min

A Case For Divine Healing Part 5

Send us a text In this episode, we will consider the question, "Why are not all healed?" simply because many are not healed should not be the determining factor in one’s doctrine or teaching today. Faith is the key that unlocks the door to divine blessing.

Mar 25, 20251 hr 21 minEp. 137

A Case For Divine Healing Part 4

Send us a text It was expected that supernatural deliverance from physical disorders should characterize the normal assembly in the first century.

Mar 25, 202555 minEp. 136

A Case For Divine Healing Part 3

Send us a text It was expected that supernatural deliverance from physical disorders should characterize the normal assembly in the first century. Those who by faith reach out to appropriate the full dimensions of their salvation in Christ can receive in their own bodies deliverance from the curse.

Mar 25, 202556 minEp. 135

A Case For Divine Healing Part 2

Send us a text Dr. Fletcher continues his Biblical teaching on the causes of sickness and disease as well as Scriptural support for believing for healing.

Mar 06, 202540 minEp. 134

A Case For Divine Healing

Send us a text In this series, Dr. Fletcher will share Scriptures related to divine healing.

Mar 06, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 133

The Seven Parables of the Kingdom of God Part 4

Send us a text The Kingdom of Heaven is God’s rule during this present age and after. The terms Kingdom of Heaven and Kingdom of God are interchangeable. Matthew’s use of “Kingdom of Heaven” is due to his primarily Jewish audience he was writing to. “The seven parables of the kingdom help our understanding of what is going on in the world, what God is accomplishing, how He is working, how different segments of mankind will react to the Gospel message during our age, and what God will do when Chr...

Feb 10, 202551 minEp. 131

The Seven Parables of the Kingdom of God Part 3

Send us a text The Kingdom of Heaven is God’s rule during this present age and after. The terms Kingdom of Heaven and Kingdom of God are interchangeable. Matthew’s use of “Kingdom of Heaven” is due to his primarily Jewish audience he was writing to. “The seven parables of the kingdom help our understanding of what is going on in the world, what God is accomplishing, how He is working, how different segments of mankind will react to the Gospel message during our age, and what God will do when Chr...

Feb 10, 20251 hr 4 minEp. 130

The Seven Parables of the Kingdom of God Part 2

Send us a text The Kingdom of Heaven is God’s rule during this present age and after. The terms Kingdom of Heaven and Kingdom of God are interchangeable. Matthew’s use of “Kingdom of Heaven” is due to his primarily Jewish audience he was writing to. “The seven parables of the kingdom help our understanding of what is going on in the world, what God is accomplishing, how He is working, how different segments of mankind will react to the Gospel message during our age, and what God will do when Chr...

Feb 10, 202550 minEp. 129

The Seven Parables of the Kingdom of God Part 1 "The Sower"

Send us a text The Kingdom of Heaven is God’s rule during this present age and after. The terms Kingdom of Heaven and Kingdom of God are interchangeable. Matthew’s use of “Kingdom of Heaven” is due to his primarily Jewish audience he was writing to. “The seven parables of the kingdom help our understanding of what is going on in the world, what God is accomplishing, how He is working, how different segments of mankind will react to the Gospel message during our age, and what God will do when Chr...

Feb 10, 202553 minEp. 128

2025 "A Year To Thrive"

Send us a text The term "thriving" is primarily used as an adjective to describe something characterized by success, prosperity, or flourishing growth The term has several synonyms, including thriving, well-being, and successful. It’s time to do more than survive; it’s time to thrive. John 10:10 (NKJV) — 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly....

Jan 21, 20251 hr 5 minEp. 127

Walking In The Spirit

Send us a text “As you yield freely to the dynamic life and power of the Holy Spirit, you will abandon the cravings of your self-life.” (Simmons 2017) (891)

Jan 21, 202547 minEp. 126

Life In The Spirit

Send us a text Understanding the difference between human endeavors and the Power of the Holy Spirit

Jan 21, 202553 minEp. 125

The Gifts of the Spirit 1 Cor. 12:8-11 Part 7

Send us a text 1 Corinthians 12:8–11 (NKJV) 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to eac...

Dec 17, 202458 min

The Purpose of the Spiritual Gifts Part 6

Send us a text The purpose of the spiritual gifts is the edification of the Church. If the exercise of the gifts does not edify and build up the body, they are valueless.

Dec 17, 202451 min

The Nature, Ministries and Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Send us a text Part 5. The Vocabulary of Spiritual Gifts Before we study each of the gifts enumerated in 1 Corinthians 12, we first need to explore key words. The nature of spiritual gifts can be determined to a large degree by the vocabulary employed to refer to them. The first reference to the gifts as a general class of phenomena is found in 1 Corinthians, which was written in about 55 A.D. Chapters twelve to fourteen are devoted in their entirety to spiritual gifts....

Dec 09, 202452 minEp. 122

The Nature, Ministries and Gifts of the Holy Spirit Part 3

Send us a text The Background for Spiritual Gifts · It was to be expected that special spiritual enablement would be provided in order that the Church might carry out the Divine mission committed to her by the Lord Jesus Christ. [1] [1] Duffield, Guy P., and Nathaniel M. Van Cleave. Foundations of Pentecostal Theology . Los Angeles, CA: L.I.F.E. Bible College, 1983. Print....

Dec 09, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 120

The Nature, Ministries and Gifts of the Holy Spirit Part 2

Send us a text Part 2 The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Christian The beginning of the Christian life is initiated by the Holy Spirit, and then He continues to work in the life of the believer. In this teaching we will look at some of the ministries the Holy Spirit. “The work of the Spirit is not completed when one becomes a believer; on the contrary, it is just beginning. He performs a number of other roles in the ongoing Christian life.” [1] [1] Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theo...

Nov 18, 20241 hr 4 min

The Nature, Ministries and Gifts of the Holy Spirit Part 1

Send us a text 1. Who Is the Holy Spirit? John 14:16–18 (NKJV) 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper , that He may abide with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth , whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you....

Nov 02, 202456 min

Faith That Doesn't Fail

Send us a text Luke 22:31–32 (NKJV) — 31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”

Nov 02, 20241 hr 39 min

the Bible and Spiritual Beings Part 4

Send us a text In this series of teachings, we will be examining Spiritual Beings from a Biblical perspective. While there may be a plethora of information available through books and online resources, most of them are spurious. A quick working definition will be of great help here. “A non-human entity possessing powers beyond the natural world. In the Bible, this includes angels, demons, and other spiritual beings. These entities play roles in God's divine plan, carrying out tasks or influencin...

Oct 28, 202450 min
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