I. OUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING
OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Eph 6:12
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this age,
against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places.
- There is a real enemy.
- There is a real war.
- God has given us weapons to win.
Matthew 16:18
And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of
heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be
bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth will be loosed in heaven.
CONTEXT: Far more than routing
devils…Authority to bring Kingdom to Earth
Luke 4:35
“But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be quiet, and
come out of him!’ And when the demon had
thrown him in their midst, it came out of him
and did not hurt him.”
II. LESSOR KNOWN OR FORGOTTEN
METHODS
1. Submission and Resisting
James 4:7
Therefore, submit to God. Resist the
devil and he will flee from you
Resist – Set your self against, oppose.
2. Standing
Ephesians 6:13-14. 15a
Therefore, take up the whole armor of
God, that you may be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand, stand therefore
3. Forgive Quickly
2 Corinthians 2:10-11
Now whom you forgive anything, I also
forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven
anything, I have forgiven that one for
your sakes in the presence of Christ,
11 lest Satan should take advantage of
us; for we are not ignorant of his
devices
4. Embrace and Release Mercy
Revelation 12:10
Then I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven, “Now salvation, and strength,
and the kingdom of our God, and the
power of His Christ have come, for the
accuser of our brethren, who accused
them before our God day and night, has
been cast down.
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful for they shall
obtain mercy
Guard Your Thought Life
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
For the weapons of our warfare are not
carnal but mighty in God for pulling
down strongholds, 5 casting down
arguments and every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of
God, bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ
HOW
Phil 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever things are
true, whatever things are noble,
whatever things are just, whatever
things are pure, whatever things are
lovely, whatever things are of good
report, if there is any virtue and if there
is anything praiseworthy—meditate on
these things
5. Praise
Psalm 149:6-7
Let the high praises of God be in their
mouth, And a two-edged sword in their
hand, 7 To execute vengeance on the
nations, And punishments on the
peoples; 8 To bind their kings with
chains, And their nobles with fetters of
iron; 9 To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His
saints. Praise the LORD
2 Chronicles 20:21–22
And when he had consulted with the
people, he appointed those who should
sing to the Lord, and who should praise
the beauty of holiness, as they went out
before the army and were saying: 'Praise
the Lord, For His mercy endures
forever. Now when they began to sing
and to praise, the Lord set ambushes
against the people of Ammon, Moab,
and Mount Seir...
Acts 16:25–26
But at midnight Paul and Silas were
praying and singing hymns to God, and
the prisoners were listening to them.
Suddenly there was a great
earthquake...
1 Samuel 16:23
And so it was, whenever the spirit from
God was upon Saul, that David would
take a harp and play it with his hand.
Then Saul would become refreshed and
a. Praise regularly
b. Praise when needed
c. Praise especially when you don’t feel
like it
6. Speak the Word
Matthew 4:1-4
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into
the wilderness to be tempted by the
devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty
days and forty nights, afterward He was
hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came
to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of
God, command that these stones
become bread.” 4 But He answered and
said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that
proceeds from the mouth of God.’
7. Spirit Praying
Eph 6:17-18
And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God; 18 praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all
the saints
8. Pleading the Blood
Revelation 12:11a
“And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb…”
9. Not speaking Much
John 14:29-30
“And now I have told you before it
comes, that when it does come to
pass, you may believe. 30 I will no
longer talk much with you, for the
ruler of this world is coming, and he
has nothing in Me.
Proverbs 18:21
“Death and life are in the power of
the tongue.”
Proverbs 10:19
“In the multitude of words sin is not
lacking, But he who restrains his lips
is wise.”
Isaiah 53:7
“He was oppressed and He was
afflicted, Yet He opened not His
mouth.”
1 Peter 2:23
“Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return.”
10. Holding Faith and A Good
Conscience
1 Tim 1 :18-20
This charge I commit unto thee, son
Timothy, according to the prophecies
which went before on thee, that thou by
them mightest war a good warfare;
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience;
which some having put away concerning
faith have made shipwreck: 20 Of whom
is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I
have delivered unto Satan, that they
may learn not to blaspheme.
Backsliding and sin start with a
compromised conscience
11. Total Abandonment to Christ
Rev 12:11
And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb and by the word
of their testimony, and they did not
love their lives to the death
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