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FRIDAY MARCH 27


FOLEY ARTISTS


READ:
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Satan himself
transforms himself
into an angel of
light.
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Crunch. Crunch. Whoosh! In the early days of film, Foley artists created sounds to support the story's action. Squeezing a leather pouch filled with cornstarch made the sound of snow crunching, shaking a pair of gloves sounded like bird wings flapping, and waving a thin stick made a whoosh sound. To make movies as realistic as possible, these artists used creative techniques to replicate sounds.

Like sounds, messages can be replicated. One of Satan's most frequently used techniques is that of replicating messages in spiritually dangerous ways. Paul warns in 2 Corinthians 11:13-14,

"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light." Paul is warning us about false teachers who turn our attention away from Jesus Christ and the message of His grace.

Jesus said that one purpose of the Holy Spirit living in us is that "when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth" (JOHN 16:13). With the help and guidance of the Spirit, we can find the safety of truth in a world of counterfeit messages.

. We need You, Holy Spirit, to help us discern truth from error. We can be
easily deceived by others or even by our own hearts. May we be open to learn
from You and not be led astray._________________________________________
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The Holy Spirit is our ever-present Teacher.

**************************Today's Bible Reading __ John 16:7-15***********************
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage
that I go away; for If I do not go away, the Helper will
not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they
do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My
Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the
ruler of this world is judged.

12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear
them now. 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,
He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His
own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He
will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will
take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the
father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine
and declare it to you.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
John 14 and 16 contain the most comprehensive
record of Jesus' teaching on the Holy Spirit. The Father sends the
Holy Spirit in Jesus' place to be our parakletos, which means "one
called alongside to assist." This word is translated as "Helper"
in today's passage (v.7); other Bible translations use the words
"Comforter" (KJV) and "Counselor" (NIV). He is also the spirit of
truth (v.13) who illumines the Scriptures so we may understand the
meaning of Jesus' works and words (vv 13-14).