Cut out the middleman1/29/2024 ![]() While across the pond, the youthful zest of Chicago’s Lifeguard and Horsegirl have provided a refreshing outlook where young bands producing vital new sounds is concerned, now we can look a bit closer to home. Whilst probably boasting good record collections (or crate-digging through their parent’s assortment of ragged first pressings and frayed of 7 inches), Middleman present proto-punk in thrilling new ways, leaving the competition for dust. Make no mistake, though – these youthful souls don’t deal in pastiche. While some bands may make a rod for their own back based on the quality of their early work, should Middleman stick to the same DIY principles of their influences, then they may just be okay.Īnd speaking of influences, the artwork to Cut Out the Middleman spells Wipers homage. Having already caught the ear of Steve Lemacq, let’s hope Middleman don’t go down the paths of Idles and Fontaines D.C., because, well… they are too important for that. The London band, consisting of Noah Alves (vocals, guitar), Harper Maury (bass) and Lily Pym (drums) storm onto the scene with their excellent debut EP, Cut Out the Middleman. Used with permission.Those who have spent years wondering what a Wipers and Mission of Burma collaboration would have sounded like now have the answer. ![]() Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptures cited are from the New King James Version. For more information on Turning Point, visit. (EDITOR’S NOTE – David Jeremiah is pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, Calif., and founder and host of Turning Point for God. Don't let the old man stand between God and you! And, He supplies hope to overcome any obstacle in your life through His indwelling power.Ĭut out the middleman today. He provides the power to put aside the old man and reproduce Christ's love in your life. He offers help in your weakness – and freedom from the law of sin and death. Why not close the door to your room, kneel by your chair, and ask Jesus Christ to become Lord of your life? Ask Him to fill you with His Spirit. We are “ more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37).Īre you living in the flesh or in the Spirit today? Are you accommodating the “lusts of the flesh” or putting on the Lord Jesus and making no provision for the flesh? There is no sin that cannot be overcome through His power. There are no hopeless challenges for the Christian. It quickened the body of the Lord Jesus, bringing Him back to life. “ The Lord's Spirit makes us more and more like our glorious Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18, NCV). As we yield every part of ourselves to Christ and study His Word daily, the Holy Spirit helps reproduce the life of Christ within us. Romans 8:10 says, “ And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”Įvery day a war rages within us – the Spirit versus the flesh, the old man versus the new. Only the Holy Spirit, using the truths of God's Word, can overcome the negative attitudes, morals and behaviors of the “flesh.” The Spirit likewise helps in our weaknesses….” (verses 2,4,26). “ The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free … that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit…. It's the Spirit's job to provide victory.Īccording to Romans 8, the Holy Spirit provides three life-changing graces. We walk in the Spirit in order to overcome the lust of the flesh. We don't overcome the flesh to walk in the Spirit. “I've got to overcome these things so I can walk in the Spirit.“īut the pastor quoted another verse – Galatians 5:16: “ Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” Suddenly my friend realized he was thinking backward. “I've got to try harder,” he thought to himself. Now, listening to those words from Galatians 5:19-21, he felt condemned before God. ![]() He had tried to stop drinking and had felt genuinely guilty about his unfaithfulness. hose who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” One day as he sat in church, the pastor read a passage of Scripture that pierced his heart: “ Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness…. But she didn't know much about his buddies at the bar or about his occasional flings with women at work. How easy it is to let the old man sneak back into our lives! Have you let the old man stand between God and you? Keep reading! You're about to learn how to cut out the middleman – once and for all.Ī man I know had attended church with his wife since their wedding.
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