Late to the Strongholds Par-Tay?

Gents:

I have had around 10 men inquire about joining the Strongholds class (which begins the evening of April 22nd, a Wednesday, at 7pm in Crossroads' Kids' area, room 154, for 13 weeks, ending July 15) who didn't make the December meetings.

As it is, I have no plans on repeating this class, so I want as many guys as want to be involved to get in on it.  I didn't do the December classes to raise the bar for entry; what I intended to do with those meetings was to make sure we were all on the same page before getting into the nitty gritty of specific spirits' tactics and how to deal with them.  We have to be on the same page with foundational issues like:

- Are demons real?  Did they just go away?  Isn't it just kooky folks who believe in goblins?

- If the kind of demons that Jesus dealt with (and taught his followers to deal with) are still out there, how are they arranged?  Where do they get their assignments from?  What's their goal?  How do they operate?

- Do these demons attack people at their core?  If I'm a believer, can one still come after me?  

- What business do I have talking to a demon?  Who's more powerful, me or him?

- I've heard people blame illness on 'spiritual oppression' or some other kind of spiritual mumbo-jumbo.  Is that kind of talk legit?

WE WILL NOT BE ANSWERING EVEN ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS IN THE CLASS.  THAT's why we did the December classes.  The classes starting in April will assume we're all in agreement to the answers of the above questions.  

So what I'm REQUIRING of guys who didn't make it to the December classes is that you listen to two lectures and get notes to study.  You can find it all here.  This isn't just so that you agree with me; it's so that everyone in your small group will be on the same page.  It will NOT be okay for the small groups to get bogged down, for instance, in minutiae about how Jesus cast out demons, when we're trying to deal with your personal history of addiction.  The small group times are crafted to do very specific things (namely, be a place for you to confess and be ministered to), and canNOT be a discussion board.  If I sound a lit-tle protective, it's because I am.  A lot protective, actually.  

Again, I'm asking any guys who want to join in to listen to the MP3s, STUDY the notes (not just a cursory glance), and THEN get back to me.  AFTER you've done those things, email me and tell me you want to be in the study, and I'll happily add you to the roles and make sure you have a small group.

Hope this makes sense to everybody.  Email me with problems.