Radio Interview: Yoga and Christianity - Are They Compatible? Statistics, Definitions, and Dangers of Yoga! Interview: Featuring Bill Feltner of Pilgrim Radio (Carson City, Nevada) and Chris Lawson of Spiritual Research Network. Topics: 1) Western culture embraces yoga, 2) What yoga is - by definition and in context, 3) Yoga and the occult, 4) Kund…

Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Channeled Spirit Messages Examining Sarah Young’s “listening prayer” method and her own words See also, The "Jesus Calling" Sarah Young Devotional Series - Expose Archive. This audio mentions the following: - Crafty teachings embraced in Christian churches. - The danger of “channeled” literature such as God Callin…

Jesus Calling PART 11 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Messag…

Jesus Calling PART 10 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Messag…

Jesus Calling PART 9 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Jesus Calling PART 8 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Jesus Calling PART 7 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Jesus Calling PART 6 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Jesus Calling PART 5 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Jesus Calling PART 4 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Jesus Calling PART 3 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Jesus Calling PART 2 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Jesus Calling PART 1 - New Age "Messages": Sarah Young's Contemplative Prayer Method Identical to Passive, Telepathic-Psychic Literary Mediumship! An 11 Part Audio Series by Chris Lawson This discernment teaching message is also available as one lengthy audio under the title, Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling Messages Compared to Spirit Channeled Message…

Dangers of Occultism, Inner Healing, Visualization, and Guided Imagery (2016 Sanctuary Conference - The Christianising of Occult Techniques) In this teaching session, Chris Lawson exposes the dangerous occult practices of visualization, guided imagery, and inner healing, its implications, and how it is influencing the church. Originally published o…

THE RISING STORM and A CLARION CALL for HUMILITY, TRUTH and REPENTANCE Observations for Calvary Chapel Leaders to Consider Watch - Video on Vimeo! Watch - Video on YouTube! Video description, originally published on Apr 26, 2016 Filmed between a 45-minute break between down-pouring rain and a storm system approaching from the horizon, this unscript…

Confronting Abusive Leaders Are abusive leadership tactics and "the fear of man" pressing you down into submissive silence? Are abusive leadership tactics and "the fear of man" pressing you down into submissive silence? Have you ever been outright rejected when lovingly confronting an abusive leader or abusive church (and secular workplace) leaders…

Potentially Harmful and Dangerous Spiritual Practices Warning About New Age, Holistic, Mystical/Occult Practices Are you a Christian who does yoga, Reiki, or some other form of occult/mystical energy work practice? See detailed list of Potentially Harmful and Dangerous Spiritual Practices. Watch - Video on Vimeo! See also: www.spiritualnesearchnetw…

A Time of Departing and New Spirituality Terms The Emergent Trojan Horse Has Unloaded Its Cargo! Terms, concepts, and practices you should be aware of and warned about! For more information please see Ray Yungen's website and his excellent book, A Time of Departing. Book description at Lighthouse Trails: "A revealing account of a New Age spirituali…

Questions For Those Considering Yoga A Few Simple Things For Consideration! It is for good reason that Christian pastors in India weep over the ignorance of Christians in the West - that do yoga for "exercise." Christian or non-Christian, it seems that most people in Western civilization have never been properly warned about the dangers of yoga. As…

The Priority of Not Neglecting Jesus Our First Love Jesus Rebukes the Church at Ephesus (Revelation 2:1-7) Christian ministry and service should never replace our personal love and devotion to our Lord Jesus Christ. This message is a reminder for each of us to personally consider what priority we individually place on our personal relationship with…

Paul’s Conduct in Ministry and Appeal for Scriptural Separation Do they see beyond our words? A practical look at being set apart for the Lord and living for Him so that the Gospel may not be maligned blasphemed and hindered. Various topics covered in this message include Paul's sufferings, his personal vindication of his ministry, God's appeal to …

Purity of Heart, Life, and Living "Perfecting holiness in the fear of God" A scriptural and practical look at what it means to walk in purity as a Christian. 2 Corinthians 7:1 — “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” Selected Sc…

The Godly, The Wicked, and The Judgment to Come Psalm 1 Psalm 1:1-6 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the riv…

Our Heavenly Country - The Joy of Dwelling With God Psalm 84 In this audio message, the theme of The Joy of Dwelling with God is considered. The necessity of believers finding joy and strength (and spiritual breakthroughs) through the Lord Jesus Christ, instead of life's pleasurable circumstances, is touched upon. Looking at various historical, pro…

Humbled, Yielded and Prayerful - From Saul to Paul The Pharisee Saul Transformed into the Apostle Paul (Acts 9:1-22) God chose Rabbi Saul and transformed him into the man - the Apostle Paul. Working in and through Paul by His Holy Spirit, the Lord raised him up to become the greatest preacher and missionary of all time, second only to Jesus Christ.…

Famine in the Land Yet God Remains Faithful Psalm 89 A psalm (Maskil) of Ethan the Ezrahite Author: Ethan (or one of his descendants) is the author of this Psalm. Ethan is possibly the Levitical leader and one of the head musicians/singers in the Temple (1 Chronicles 6:42; 15:17-19). Historical context: God had promised to make David the mightiest …

Shamanism Revived - The Christianizing of Four Occult Techniques Ministry of the Holy Spirit versus Visualization, Inner Healing, Centering Meditation, and Hypnosis This audio message takes a close look at the Holy Spirit’s ministry in the Christian life versus dangerous Shaman techniques employed by a wide variety of occultists and many well-meani…

Serving Our King With A Loyal Heart “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ” (Eph 4:12) This topical sermon considers the work of King David - and ultimately Messiah Jesus - and the glorious unity, organization, commitment, and loyalty of heart that they displayed toward God during the…

Satanism, Witchcraft and Halloween A sober warning about the kingdom of darkness! This audio message is from a series of lectures on the dangers of Occultism and many practices associated with it. Recorded in the late 1990s during an outreach in San Luis Obispo, CA - when Chris was serving as a pastor in that same city - the message includes severa…

Comfort Through Jesus Christ Our Magnificent Creator Considering the Source of our Strength The audio message is a topical study that first considers the personal dedication of King Solomon and his desire to prepare, construct and dedicate the temple. The second portion focuses on the names and titles ascribed to the ultimate King of Israel - Jesus…

The Coming Apostasy is Here The Great Metamorphosis! This audio message touches on the current and future global apostate Christianity and the great metamorphosis into “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” (Revelation 17:5b) A Hindu-Christianity for the New Age! Various topics include (1) Departin…

From Worry to Worship - The Just Shall Live by Faith Truths from the Book of Habakkuk Habakkuk: Meaning “He that embraces; a wrestler” or “the strong embrace of God.” Context: Worshipping the true God in the midst of a disintegrating culture. Main point: From Habakkuk worrying about national circumstances to Habakkuk worshipping the true God. 1. Th…

Spiritual Warfare and Guarding Your Soul 2 Kings 6 and Ephesians 6 Spiritual warfare, trials, suffering, affliction, persecution…are we forgetting that we are in a spiritual battle? The valiant-for-truth believer in Christ ought to never forget that there is an unseen spiritual world that is in hostile opposition against Jesus Christ and His Church…

Loving God and Being Transformed by His Word Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind (Rom 12.1-2; Matt 22:23-40) “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by t…

Do’s and Don’ts of Witnessing to Cults Practical tips on sharing with the cultist at your door Various topics covered or mentioned: Sanctify the Lord God in your heart. Humility, compassion, love, and truth versus arrogance, pride, and strife. Which “Jesus” are you proclaiming - the biblical Jesus or a counterfeit Jesus/false Christ? Understanding …

Considering Him Who Endured the Cross Scriptural examples for daily living (Hebrews 10:32-12:1-3) God Spoke and He Has a Faithful Remnant (Hebrews 10:32 - 11:29) 1. God spoke to His people through His Word. 2. The lives of the people were changed and they were moved to action. 3. They sought to obey God and do His will. 4. God has borne witness in …

Praying to Our Ever-Loving Everlasting Father - John 17 (As opposed to sitting in Contemplative mystical silence.) Many modern mystics instruct that one can engage God in prayer through entering "the silence," chanting Christian mantras, visualizing Jesus, and sitting meditatively in "listening prayer." Contrary to these false teachings, this audio…

Scientism, Sorcery and Word-Faith Movement Christianity The dangerous lust for power and godhood! As more and more churches and Christian movements are being boldly deceived into embracing occult principles wrapped in Christian terminology, the discerning believer in Christ must not remain silent! Desiring to educate the local body of Christ about …

The New Age Then and Now - Acts 19 A brief overview of Acts 19:1-27 We live in a world that is hostile to the biblical Jesus Christ of Nazareth. So too, many of us have experienced growing hostility from non-Christians and from apostate Christian churches that have become theologically offensive to Jesus Christ. This audio message considers various…

Perilous Times and the True Purpose and Dangers of Yoga An Overview of the Facts Subjects covered: 1. Perilous times are here! (2 Tim 3:1- 17). 2. Yoga has arrived in our communities! 3. What is the “occult,” and occultism? (various definitions). 4. Community-wide illustrations and literature samples a. New Age/occult infiltration and practices. b.…

Praise of the Scriptures According to Thy Word Psalm 119 The longest chapter in the Holy Bible - 176 verses - Psalm 119 stands as a magnificent testimony of the life-giving foundation and reviving power of the Word of God. Believers who rely on God’s Word can freely experience the promised blessings and benefits of studying, believing, and obeying …

Watchful and Serious in Prayer Consideration of 1 Peter 4:7 We do not need Christian mantras, "centering" prayer, and many other unbiblical prayer techniques in the church today; we need biblical praying and godly leaders who can teach sound doctrine. This topical study considers 1 Peter 4:1-7 in its context of Christian suffering, and the implicat…

Raising Up Biblical and Discerning Leaders Some practical cautions and suggestions Topics: The Fear of the Lord; Repentance; Dealing with heresy; Revering God instead of man; Consistent Bible reading; Seeking out Bible teaching leaders and ministries; Avoiding excesses and extremes; Defining your terms; Interpreting Scripture with Scripture; Using …

The Necessity of Biblical and Discerning Pastors Ephesians 4:11-16 This audio includes a brief overview of Ephesians chapters 1-3 and an expositional study of Ephesians 4:11-16. It also serves as a clarion call to pastors and church leaders to "Prove [test] all things, hold fast that which is good" (1 Thes. 5:21). Based on Ephesians 4:11-16, the Ho…

The Glorious Power of the Biblical Gospel ...Versus Four Ways False Gospels Mislead This short 8:25 minute message is a brief clip from a longer Biblical Discernment Seminar message. This audio equips the listener on how to discern four different ways that teachers of false gospels mislead people, and how the glorious truths of the Biblical Gospel …

Dangers of Freemasonry, Theosophy, and Teenage Occult Entertainment A scary testimony and a heartfelt warning! This audio includes a brief overview of the Origins and Key Beliefs of the historic Christian faith versus the dangers of glamorized modern occult entertainment and occult belief systems such as Freemasonry (The Masonic Lodge) and Theosoph…

Success, Sorcery and Prosperity Gospel Dangers A closer look at Quantum Faith, Positivism, Mind Power, Law of Success, Positive Confession, Creative Force, and Money Preachers What is a successful Christian ministry? Does it include false teaching, making merchandise of people, and invoking occult powers in the name of "Jesus"? Are Christians reall…

Confronting the New Age/New Gospel/New Christianity Biblical discernment and defending the faith The biblical mandate is to judge and discern between good and evil. Proper judgment, improper judgment, testing all things, and being biblically discerning. Beware of false prophets - they look like Christians yet they have characters "like ravenous wol…

Reconciled, Changed and 'Useful' for the Glory of God The Book of Philemon A message of hope, grace, and love through Jesus Christ our Lord! Teaching through the Book of Philemon, this message speaks of reconciliation and forgiveness, and from going from being unsaved and unuseful to being saved and useful for the glory of God. Philemon's love and …

Spiritual Abuse in Cults and Christian Churches Understanding The Times (Olive Tree Radio Interview with Jan Markell, AM 980-KKMS) Interview description: "Jan is joined by Chris Lawson from the Spiritual Research Network. The topic is spiritual abuse which is not just found in the cults. Jan and Chris outline how it takes place in the church today.…