Faith Talks with Emily Preston
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsHave you ever wondered HOW to walk by faith?
God, by His grace, has given us everything we need to live the life He wants for us - a life of health, prosperity, and wholeness in every part of life. But it's not enough to simply have head knowledge about what He's given us, there is responsibility on our part - we must access it by FAITH. And faith MUST have corresponding action. We must be "doers" of the Word, and not hearers only.
Learn how to practically apply what the Word teaches us about grace and faith and start seeing the manifestation of the goodness of God in your life!
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096 - Q&A Part 2
September 25, 2023 22:44 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBDoes the devil attack us even harder when we're making progress? Is God trying to teach us a lesson through tragedy and pain? Isn't He sovereign? How can Satan be the god of this world if we have been given authority over him? How do we exercise authority over the devil? Is there such thing as a "Jezebel" spirit? How do we know if a sickness is a spirit of infirmity or just a sickness? Do yoga and other alternative medicines open the door to the devil? And the biggest question of them...
095 - Q&A Part 1
September 24, 2023 22:35 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBCan Satan read our minds? How do I know if my thoughts are from the devil, God, or if they're just me? Can the devil be everywhere at once? How can the devil put sickness and disease on a believer when the believer has the life of God in them? If Satan is defeated why do we see believers suffering and dying before their time? Does Satan accuse us before God of sins we commit? Does God allow Satan to test us? In this episode we go to the Word to find the answers to these questions and ...
094 - Know Thy Adversary Part 18
June 08, 2023 04:27 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBOver the course of this series, we have learned that the ONLY weapon the enemy has against us - the ONLY way he can successfully steal, kill or destroy - is if he can convince us to listen to his lies, arguments, reasonings, and opinions, which are, his THOUGHTS. And you might say, but how can I possibly know which of the thoughts that I have about my problem are from the enemy? I have so many of them! The good news is that God (as always!) has given us a SIMPLE strategy for recognising an...
093 - Know Thy Adversary Part 17
June 01, 2023 20:44 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBIn the last few episodes, we've been learning about the spiritual strategies God has given us to keep the devil in his place, and how to take back any ground he may have been successful in stealing from us. Today, we are going to the Word to discover how to effectively recognise and deal with more of the "wiles of the devil" and enjoy the benefits that come with keeping the law of the Spirit of Life that is in Christ Jesus fully operational in our lives!
092 - Know Thy Adversary Part 16
March 21, 2023 11:35 - 46 minutes - 43 MBThe best defence is a good offence! We don’t have to wait until we’re in a battle to start defending ourselves against the enemy, we can use the spiritual strategies that God has given us to fortify ourselves so well that the enemy never even has the opportunity to gain any ground! In this episode we are starting to tackle the “hows”. How do we remain tucked away in that secret place of the Most High, safe under the shadow of the Almighty? How do we keep ourselves in the love of God so t...
091 - Know Thy Adversary Part 15
February 25, 2023 06:06 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBOver the last few months, we have been getting to know our adversary, the devil. Why is this so important? Because in 2 Corinthians 2:11 God tells us that if we are NOT unaware of his schemes (his devices), he will NOT be able to get advantage of us! And in 1 Peter 5:8 God tells us that if we are sober and vigilant (are fully aware of and have our wits about us regarding), the tactics of our adversary the devil, who roams around like a roaring lion, he will NOT be able to devour us! Tha...
090 - Know Thy Adversary Part 14
November 25, 2022 06:12 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBThe fight of faith isn't to GET healed, GET free from emotional turmoil, GET free from financial or relationship struggles, or GET anything else that the blood of Jesus paid for - the fight of faith is to ENFORCE what we already have and who we already are - healed, blessed, protected, having perfect peace in every area of our lives. The fight of faith is resisting the devil - resisting the lies, arguments, opinions, suggestions and reasonings (the schemes of the devil) that he uses to tric...
089 - Know Thy Adversary Part 13
October 28, 2022 04:34 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIf the devil can't steal the Word, he can't have our health, our finances, our relationships, our peace, our protection, or anything else that God has already given us by His grace. The primary way he steals the Word is through lies, arguments, reasonings, and suggestions that contradict what the Word tells us we have and who the Word tells us we are. But do you know that there are two other ways that the devil steals the Word that are so common to all of us that we may not even realise th...
088 - Know Thy Adversary Part 12
October 21, 2022 08:14 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThe devil's number one purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10), but he can't kill or destroy unless he is first successful in stealing. What does he steal? He first has to steal THE WORD (Mark 4:15) - the Word that tells us that we are healed, are blessed, have a covenant of protection, have peace and everything else Jesus died to give us - because if he can steal the Word and trick us into believing we DON'T have those things, he can then go on to kill and to destroy. So how ...
087 - Know Thy Adversary Part 11
October 07, 2022 20:32 - 30 minutes - 28 MBIn John 10:10, God tells us that the thief (Satan) comes not but to steal, kill and to destroy. Notice that he starts by "stealing". Satan's primary objective, his sole purpose, is to first steal, because if he is successful in stealing, he can then go on to kill and destroy. But as we learned in the previous episodes, Satan cannot just come in and wreak havoc in people's lives. He has to trick people into cooperating with him and giving him place. So if he can't steal our health, financ...
086 - Know Thy Adversary Part 10
September 09, 2022 02:06 - 35 minutes - 33 MB"If I've given the enemy an "open door", does this mean that I can't receive my healing, deliverance, or anything else I'm believing God for?" In the last few episodes, we've seen in the Word that the enemy needs us to cooperate with him in order to accomplish any of his wicked plans in our lives. The number one way he deceives us into cooperating with him is by planting his lies and suggestions in our minds to tempt us to break the only commandment God has given us under the New Covenant...
085 - Know Thy Adversary Part 9
August 26, 2022 03:02 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBWe often hear people say, "You just have to have faith!" But do you know that faith alone isn't enough? God tells us in James 2:26 that faith has to have corresponding action if we want the results - the healing, protection, wisdom and peace - the Word promises us. We have to be DOERS of the Word and not hearers only. (James 1:22) When we are DOERS of the Word and apply corresponding action to our faith, we stay hidden in the secret place of the Most High, under the shadow of the Almighty...
084 - Know Thy Adversary Part 8
August 19, 2022 07:25 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBUnder the New Covenant, our ONLY requirement from God (or commandment) is to love our neighbour as we love ourselves. So when we give place to fear, negative emotions about ourselves/other people, or speak death-filled words about ourselves/other people, we are breaking the commandment of love. When we break the commandment of love, we are giving place to sin. And the wages of sin is death. So when we encounter challenges in our lives, it's not so much that we are experiencing an attack f...
083 - Know Thy Adversary Part 7
August 12, 2022 00:05 - 27 minutes - 25.9 MBPart 7 Our enemy, the devil, is sly, cunning, and subtle. He doesn't march up to us with horns and a pitchfork and demand that we give him access to our lives, he has to use craftiness and deceit to trick us into giving him place and power that he no longer has. He has to use his schemes - his thoughts and suggestions - to deceive us into cooperating with him and exposing ourselves to the law of sin and death which is the law that is still in operation in his domain - the earth. This we...
082 - Know Thy Adversary Part 6
August 05, 2022 02:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBWe've all heard the expression that someone "gave the devil an open door". But is it possible to do this? Can we give the devil an open door to steal, kill or destroy in our lives? The Bible tells us in Ephesians 4:27 to "give no place to the devil". If the Bible tells us not to give him place, then it must be possible to give him place. But thank God, the Word is very clear about the things that give the enemy power, opportunity, and occasion for acting. When we are educated and aware ...
081 - Know Thy Adversary Part 5
July 30, 2022 03:48 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBPart 5 The enemy has no power in the earth without a person in a flesh-and-blood body submitting to him, and the way that he deceives people into submitting to him is through THOUGHTS. If the enemy can deceive us into thinking his thoughts, our words and actions will follow, and that's when we will start cooperating with the devil, or give him an "open door". God has put certain spiritual laws into place that are designed to work for us and benefit us. But if we cooperate with the devil t...
080 - Know Thy Adversary Part 4
July 21, 2022 23:20 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBPart 4 When Jesus conquered Satan at the cross, he was stripped of the dominion and authority that man had willingly submitted to him, and that authority and dominion was given back into the hands of man. However, it is still possible for the devil to use the same tactic he used in the Garden of Eden - deception - to trick men into submitting to him and therefore empowering him to carry out his wicked plans. A spirit - any spirit - has to have a human flesh-and-blood body cooperating with...
079 - Know Thy Adversary Part 3
July 14, 2022 23:39 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBWhen Jesus went to the cross and then rose from the dead, He paid the ransom that Satan was holding against his hostages - mankind - in FULL. The complete payment for sin has now been made, and sin is no longer an issue between God and man. And because the ransom was paid, Jesus was finally able to execute judgement on Satan and he was hurled to the earth. The accuser of the brethren has been cast down and can no longer accuse us before God! But the even better news is, that when God rais...
078 - Know Thy Adversary Part 2
July 07, 2022 21:46 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBPart 2 "If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." ~ Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Lucifer had successfully deceived Eve into eating the forbidden fruit, Adam had willingly disobeyed God, and mankind had handed the dominion and authority God had given them over to Lucifer wh...
077 - Know Thy Adversary Part 1
June 30, 2022 22:33 - 38 minutes - 36 MBEver heard any of these phrases? “The devil is defeated, we can just ignore him.” “We shouldn’t talk about the devil - it just gives him more power.” “That person really opened a door to the devil.” There are many different opinions and doctrines about what our attitude towards the devil should be. But what does THE WORD say? 1 Peter 5:8 tells us that we have an adversary and he is the devil. He roams like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 2 Corinthians 2:11 also warns us t...
076 - Back To Basics Part 4
February 14, 2022 01:46 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBPart 4 Practical Application: HOW do we do the Word every day so that we can become masters of the fundamental principles of faith? Listen to the final episode in this series as we go to the Word to find out!
075 - Back To Basics Part 3
February 14, 2022 01:30 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBPart 3 Elite athletes stick to their training schedule rigidly, and they don't just train every now and then, or when they feel like it, or only when there's a competition coming up, they train every single day, diligently and with determination. They train CONTINUALLY. God tells us in James 1:22-25 that if we want to be blessed and see good success in all that we do, we must not only be doers of the Word, we must CONTINUE in the Word. This means - not fitting the time we spend doing the...
074 - Back To Basics Part 2
October 28, 2021 04:09 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBPart 2 The very foundational, fundamental principle of walking by faith is to SPEAK the Word, because 2 Corinthians 4:13 tells us that if we believe (what is written) we must SPEAK (what is written). But why is the "speaking" part so necessary? Why does God place such huge emphasis on us speaking (confessing) His Word? Join me as we go through the Word of God to find out!
073 - Back To Basics Part 1
October 12, 2021 00:35 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBWhen we’re believing God for something and not seeing the results we want, it’s easy to get discouraged and think that there’s something we're missing, or that the secret to our breakthrough is something we haven’t yet discovered. But walking by faith and having victory over the circumstances isn’t always about discovering some brand new faith secret, and it doesn't require a special faith skill or talent that only a few people have. It’s simply finding out what God says to do, and doing ...
072 - Praying Effectively For Others - Lynette Richards with Patsy Cameneti
June 07, 2021 11:12 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBDo you have unsaved loved ones that you want to see receive salvation? Or maybe they’re in bondage to addictions, mental heath issues, or sinful lifestyle? There is a way you can pray to see those people’s lives turned around and transformed by the power of God! Recently, my mother Lynette Richards was interviewed by our pastor Patsy Cameneti at Rhema Family Church in Brisbane. My mother is a powerful and committed prayer who knows her authority over the devil. By praying the prayer of au...
071 - Remember Your Position! Part 5
April 30, 2021 00:26 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBPart 5 God has given us powerful spiritual weapons - not to GET victory over the enemy, but to MAINTAIN our position of victory over the enemy and everything that’s from him. These weapons are all as powerful as the other and the enemy has to retreat at every single one of them. Join me for the conclusion of this series as we continue to learn about who we are in Christ and everything that's already ours through the finished works of Jesus!
070 - Remember Your Position! Part 4
April 19, 2021 02:18 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBPart 4 God has given us powerful spiritual weapons to MAINTAIN our position of victory over the circumstances, symptoms, or any contrary "voice" that would try to talk us out of our position. All of these weapons are as powerful as the other when we use them the right way - that is, that we are not using them trying to "get" victory over the enemy, we are using them to ENFORCE our victory. This week we go through the Word to learn more about the weapons God has given us, and why they are ...
069 - Remember Your Position! Part 3
April 12, 2021 00:38 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBPart 3 The key to remembering and maintaining our position in Christ is to become FULLY PERSUADED of our position. When we are fully persuaded of who we are and what we have been given through God's grace, we won't let anything or anyone talk us out of it. Join me this week as we go through the Word to find out how to become fully persuaded of your position! We will also begin to look at the mighty spiritual weapons God has given us to maintain our position.
068 - Remember Your Position! Part 2
March 29, 2021 05:43 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBHere’s some interesting facts about kings: The title of “King” is an inherited position - it’s not earned or worked for, it’s a position that is bestowed on someone by birthright. It is a King’s responsibility to protect and defend the kingdom A King is expected to engage in offensive war against the enemies of the kingdom when the kingdom’s safety and peace is compromised A King has been granted divine power to carry out these tasks All of the the resources of the kingdom are at the Ki...
068 - Remember Your POSITION! Part 2
March 29, 2021 05:43 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBHere’s some interesting facts about kings: The title of “King” is an inherited position - it’s not earned or worked for, it’s a position that is bestowed on someone by birthright. It is a King’s responsibility to protect and defend the kingdom A King is expected to engage in offensive war against the enemies of the kingdom when the kingdom’s safety and peace is compromised A King has been granted divine power to carry out these tasks All of the the resources of the kingdom are at the Ki...
067 - Remember Your POSITION! Part 1
March 21, 2021 07:17 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBHave any of these questions ever crossed your mind? Have I confessed the Word enough to get healed? Should I speak to the mountain once then ignore it, or should I speak to it several times? If I do that am I still in faith? Have I done too much binding and not enough loosing, or not enough binding and too much loosing? Should I just be praising God for my answer now, or should I still be speaking to the problem? Am I saying/doing everything right? And the result is frustration and con...
067 - Remember Your Position! Part 1
March 21, 2021 07:17 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBHave any of these questions ever crossed your mind? Have I confessed the Word enough to get healed? Should I speak to the mountain once then ignore it, or should I speak to it several times? If I do that am I still in faith? Have I done too much binding and not enough loosing, or not enough binding and too much loosing? Should I just be praising God for my answer now, or should I still be speaking to the problem? Am I saying/doing everything right? And the result is frustration and con...
066 - No More U-Turns: How To Hear God And Be Led By The Spirit Part 6
November 09, 2020 02:18 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBPart 6 In the final episode of this series, we go through the Word to find out HOW...how do we train ourselves to recognise and respond to the voice of God and allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit? God had made it very simple for us - all we have to do is what the Word tells us to do! When we are led by the spirit we don't have to have any more u-turns, setbacks or delays. We will make the right decisions the first time, every time!
065 - No More U-Turns: How To Hear God And Be Led By The Spirit Part 5
November 03, 2020 02:53 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBPart 5 In the last four episodes we've learned all about how God speak to us and leads us by His Spirit, but what are the BENEFITS of this? In this week's episode we talk about some of the real-life situations and scenarios where we will benefit enormously from allowing ourselves to hear from God and be led by the Spirit. Why? Because God wants us to win all the time, every time! He ALWAYS leads us into triumph when we let Him show us HOW! (2 Corinthians 2:14)
064 - No More U-Turns: How To Hear God And Be Led By The Spirit Part 4
October 26, 2020 06:52 - 30 minutes - 28 MBPart 4 Have you ever missed doing what you knew the Holy Spirit wanted you to do? How can we be be certain that we're hearing from God and not simply being influenced by our own thoughts and ideas? In this week's episode we go through the Word to find out what to do when we realise we've missed God and what we can do to enable God to turn Plan A back into Plan A! We will also learn how to tell the difference between the voice of God and our own voice, and know for certain that we're trul...
063 - No More U-Turns: How To Hear God And Be Led By The Spirit Part 3
October 05, 2020 07:44 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBPart 3 We were created with the ability to hear God! God tells us that His sheep DO hear his voice and DO know Him and DO follow Him. In fact, we can become so familiar with the voice of the Good Shepherd that we will recognise every other voice as a stranger's voice and we will RUN from it! (John 10:5) In this week's episode we continue to learn about the different ways God speaks to us and some VERY important things to keep in mind when we are needing to hear from God and be led by the ...
062 - No More U-Turns: How To Hear God And Be Led By The Spirit Part 2
September 29, 2020 21:22 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MBPart 2 God is not withholding anything from us! All of the wisdom, insight, understanding, knowledge, ideas, and solutions we could ever need for any situation in our lives has already been made available to us, but we have to learn how to RECEIVE it. Just like a radio station - God is always transmitting to us, but just like a radio set, we have to have the right receiver and learn how to tune into the correct frequency to hear Him clearly, otherwise all we will hear is white noise and...
061 - No More U-Turns: How To Hear God And Be Led By The Spirit Part 1
September 21, 2020 07:53 - 34 minutes - 62.4 MBWe are all faced with choices on a daily basis; not only in matters that affect us on a personal level but also in the moral, social, and cultural issues where the line between what’s right and wrong, what’s good and what’s evil is becoming more and more blurred. And that’s why, more than ever, we need to hear from God and be led by the Spirit. God promises us that the Spirit of Truth will guide us into ALL truth (John 16:13). We can trust the Holy Spirit to direct and guide us in every detai...
060 - How To Pray (the right way!) For Revival
July 27, 2020 23:01 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBPart 2 - How to pray for a move of the Spirit Acts 2:16-18 tells us that these are the last days in which the Holy Spirit has been poured out on ALL flesh. The Holy Spirit has already been poured out, and He's never left! So to pray and ask God to please pour out His Spirit, for the Spirit to please move, or for God to touch our hearts by His spirit is sincere, but unfortunately it's the wrong way to pray. The good news is, that there IS a way to pray that will result in a greater move of...
060 - How To Pray (the right way!) For Revival Part 2
July 27, 2020 23:01 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBPart 2 - How to pray for a move of the Spirit Acts 2:16-18 tells us that these are the last days in which the Holy Spirit has been poured out on ALL flesh. The Holy Spirit has already been poured out, and He's never left! So to pray and ask God to please pour out His Spirit, for the Spirit to please move, or for God to touch our hearts by His spirit is sincere, but unfortunately it's the wrong way to pray. The good news is, that there IS a way to pray that will result in a greater move of the...
059 - How To Pray (the right way) For Revival Part 1
July 17, 2020 07:08 - 37 minutes - 68.2 MBPart 1 There are two prayers God can’t (not won’t - can’t!) answer: Prayers asking Him to do something He’s already done, Prayers asking Him to do something He’s told us to do. Many prayers prayed for revival are prayed like this: “Oh Lord, save the nations! Pour out your spirit! Send revival! Touch people’s hearts! Fill us with your presence!” They sound nice and sincere, but they’re actually ineffective prayers that God can’t answer. Why? Because God has ALREADY provided salvat...
058 - How To Cast Your Care Part 3
June 17, 2020 05:32 - 33 minutes - 62.2 MBPart 3 If God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble, and the humble person is the person that casts all their care onto the Lord, then it’s important that we find out exactly HOW to cast our care! In the final part of this series, we discuss how to cast our cares onto the Lord and how to unload and roll them over onto Him so that He can carry the weight of it - or do the caring - for us. When we do what God tells us to do and cast our cares, we are humbling ourselves under the m...
057 - How To Cast Your Care Part 2
June 09, 2020 03:22 - 38 minutes - 70.9 MBPart 2 Ever notice how young kids are always happy? They don't worry about how they're going to pay their school fees, where their next meal is coming from, or who's going to buy them their clothes. Why? Because they know mother and father will sort it all out for them. Our Heavenly Father wants to carry our care! He is the expert financier, health guru, relationship advisor...and He's got the wisdom, advice and counsel we need - if we are willing to give our care to Him and let Him sort o...
056 - How To Cast Your Care Part 1
June 03, 2020 04:05 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MBWhen we're faced with a problem, a very important questions we must ask ourselves is, "Am I being proud about this or humble?" 1 Peter 5:5-7 tells us that God RESISTS the proud, but gives GRACE to the humble. The proud person says, "I've got this. I'll try everything I can think of first. I can carry this care." And they get resisted. The humble person says, "I don't "got" this. I can't carry this care. Lord, I humble myself and cast all my care onto you." And then what happens? God can ...
055 - Things Obey Words Part 4
May 20, 2020 01:30 - 36 minutes - 66.5 MB"We have what we say" is a spiritual law. (Proverbs 18:21, Mark 11:23) This law works 100% of the time when we use our words for moving mountains and calling things that be not into being, but it also works 100% of the time when we use our words to complain, criticise, judge, curse, speak negatively, and talk about the problem. We are either attracting life or death to our lives through our words. But Good News! In His great grace and love toward us, God has given us a precise and detaile...
054 - Things Obey Words Part 3
April 29, 2020 11:09 - 33 minutes - 62 MBHow many times should I speak to the mountain? What does it mean to "doubt not in my heart"? Do my words really have the power to change my situation? Join me for Part 3 of "Things Obey Words" to find out what the Bible has to say in answer to these common questions and be empowered with revelation from God's Word!
SPECIAL - The Faith Response To Coronavirus
March 21, 2020 02:01 - 30 minutes - 55.6 MBCoronavirus has grabbed the attention of the entire planet and the world is reeling in chaos and fear. This situation didn't take God by surprise. From the foundations of the world He knew the crises the world would face and He has ALREADY provided a way of escape! Today I want to encourage you with what God says about Coronavirus and what we, as believers, should be doing about it. John 16:33 - "In the world you will have tribulation but TAKE COURAGE! I have overcome the world!"
053 - Things Obey Words Part 2
March 17, 2020 02:40 - 31 minutes - 57.4 MBDo you know that science is only just now proving things that the Bible has said for millennia? Things obey words! At it's most subatomic level, everything in existence is made of microscopic particles called "quarks". A quark is the foundational structure of all matter - or everything that is seen. Quarks are not stationary, they are constantly vibrating. Even solid matter like a table is constantly moving and vibrating. When applied, ENERGY changes the vibration of the quarks that make u...
052 - Things Obey Words Part 1
March 09, 2020 04:09 - 34 minutes - 63.7 MBIn the beginning, God was there, the darkness was there, and the Spirit was there, but nothing happened until God SAID, Light BE and light was. God created the whole universe by issuing commands and expecting them to be carried out. God created us to operate and function the same way - to release faith-filled words out of our mouth into our circumstances and expect them to be carried out. Things obey words. Our bodies obey words. Finances obey words. Emotions obey words. Destructive weathe...
051 - You ARE Involved In Politics! The Believers' Responsibility To Pray For Their Nation Part 4
February 04, 2020 02:11 - 42 minutes - 78.7 MBPart 4 In the conclusion to this series, we continue to discuss HOW to pray effectively for our nation using the Word of God, our authority, and the name of Jesus. Just like Joshua and the children of Israel when they walked around the walls of Jericho - God had told them He had given them the city, but they had to do what He had instructed them to do. For seven days they circled the city and would have seen zero indication that things were changing. They wouldn't have seen any crumbles, ...