This Present Darkness
FALL 2026
Columbia's Fall 2026 Sermon Series
A number of theologians and others through the years have suggested that the Devil’s greatest ruse is to induce humans to believe that he does not exist. If this is true, then Satan should be credited with some success in our day, because we seem to have forgotten that our true struggles in this dark world are not against flesh and blood, but against “the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 6:12 NIV) Since the Bible makes clear that an “adversary” is seeking to thwart God’s work and devour God’s people, perhaps it is time we recognized “the evil one,” stopped giving him so many opportunities, and resisted his deception.
A 5-week series