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Cutting Out the Hidden Poison in the Pews In a powerful, straight-talking message, Apostle Otis B. Young shifts the focus of ministry from building brick-and-mortar structures to building stable, effective, and loving people. True kingdom-minded individuals must be intentionally invested in, mentored, and built up through edification. However, a dangerous adversary is quietly invading the hearts of believers: spiritual cancer. Unlike physical ailments, this metaphorical decay infects a person's inner character through unaddressed sins, pride, and most notably, malice. Malice is a deep-seated, premeditated desire to see others suffer or to "get a lick back" when wronged. In the modern church, it often masks itself behind a "nice-nasty" demeanor or deceptive prayers. Apostle Young, alongside powerful insights from the congregation, reminds us that the Church must be a sanctuary of support for the weak, operating in unconditional love rather than judgmental knowledge. To maintain Christian unity and keep our spiritual fire burning, we must cooperate with the Holy Spirit to root out all forms of bitterness, deceit, and malice before they paralyze our destiny. Main Points covered in this teaching: -- The Primary Mission of the Ministry: Our true calling is to build up kingdom-minded individuals who are stable, efficient, and professional in the earth realm, rather than focusing purely on cathedral walls. -- Fostering Community and Support: Strong believers are called to bear the infirmities of the weak, taking time out to support those in need without judgment, and loving people into a state of holiness. -- Defining Spiritual Cancer: A progressive decay of an individual's inner life, faith, and character that acts like malignant cells, consuming love and standard holiness from the inside out. -- The Deceitfulness of Malice: Malice is a hidden poison, often linked with anger and slander, that drives premeditated ill-will and manifests in the church through hypocrisy or "nice-nasty" attitudes. -- Guarding the House Against Reprobate Minds: Moving away from the knowledge of God causes a progressive decay into envy, gossip, and malice, proving that what defiles a person comes directly out of an unclean heart. -- Overcoming Paralyzing Bitterness: Malice acts as a direct enemy to Christian unity, extinguishing the fire of worship and praise, and rendering individuals unusable for the higher things of God until they receive spiritual cleansing. Scriptures for Further Study -- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 -- Romans 15:1-2 -- 1 Corinthians 8:1 -- Proverbs 24:3-4 -- Matthew 16:18 -- Acts 4:11 -- Ephesians 4:31-32 -- Colossians 3:8 -- 1 Fire 2:1-2 -- Romans 1:28-29 -- Mark 7:20-23 +++++++ Find more information on our website here: https://www.teamkingdom.business/