Fellowship of the Crossroads
On the heels of our Halloween message on “ghost” we are going to dive deeper into the topic of spiritual warfare in our series for November, “Angels and Demons”. In this new series we will look at who our opponent and allies are in this battle, the stages of temptation and how to fight it, and what role the church plays in preparing us for the daily battle. Going to be a great series to help you “Put on the full armor of God.”
This week we get to know who our opponent is and learn two things we need to start to defeat him.
Spiritual Warfare
the act of fighting against Satan and his forces/minions/demons when they try to keep us from God’s calling and God’s purposes.
What is "evil"?
Ephesians 6:10-11 NKJV
Devil
διάβολος diabolos {dee-ab'-ol-os}
Satan the prince of the demons, the author of evil, persecuting good men, estranging mankind from God and enticing them to sin
wiles
μεθοδεία methodeia {meth-od-i'-ah}
1) cunning arts, deceit, craft, trickery
Ephesians 6:12 NLT
fighting/wrestle/struggle
πάλη pale {pal'-ay}
a contest between two in which each endeavors to throw the other, and which is decided when the victor is able to hold his opponent down with his hand upon his neck
Three Fact we know about God
God is
Omni___________________
Omni___________________
Omni____________________
Q: Is the devil any of these three things
A: _____________
What does the devil look like?
Isaiah 14:12-14 NKJV
John 10:10 NKJV
1 Peter 5:8 NET
Two keys to victory in a spiritual battle
1. S_________________
James 4:7-8 NASB2020
2. S________________________
Matthew 4:1 NKJV
Matthew 4:2 NKJV
Matthew 4:3 NKJV
Matthew 4:4 NKJV
Matthew 4:5 NKJV
Matthew 4:6 NKJV
Matthew 4:7 NKJV
Matthew 4:8-9 NKJV
Matthew 4:10-11 NKJV
Crossroads Challenge
Boot Camp -
Chain of Command
1. _____________ to the ultimate commander
James 4:7 NASB2020
Use Jesus T__________
2. M___________ and A____________ Scripture
Spiritual Warfare Verses
John 10:10
John 16:33
Romans 8:37-39
1 Corinthians 10:13
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
Ephesians 6:10-11
Colossians 1:13-14
2 Thessalonians 3:3
James 4:7
1 Peter 5:8-9