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•SPIRITUAL WARFARE-THE ROOT OF THE
WAR IS SOMETHING WE CANNOT NOT SEE
BUT THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR IS CLEARLY
SEEN IN OUR LIVES.
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•OUR BATTLE WITH THE ENEMY AS CHRISTIANS
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL CHRIST COMES BACK
AGAIN.
•THE ENEMY MAY LEAVE FOR A SEASON, BUT AS THE
TERMINATOR SAID “I (HE) WILL BE BACK”.
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•SATAN NEVER FORGETS HIS FIGHT AGAINST THE
PEOPLE OF GOD.
•HE GOES ABOUT AS A ROARING LION, SEEKING
WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR.
•DON’T BE PREY FOR THE ENEMY.
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SATAN IS ALREADY DEFEATED.
•IN ORDER FOR SATAN TO RULE IN OUR LIVES, HE
MUST DECEIVE US TO LEAVE WHAT CHRIST HAS
TOLD US TO DO AND COME BACK OVER TO
WORLDLY RESPONSES AND ACTIONS.
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• SATAN IS TRYING TO GET US TO TRANSFER OUR
ALLEGIANCE FROM THE AUTHORITATIVE WORD OF GOD TO
HIS WORLDLY SCHEMES.
• WE CANNOT WIN THE BATTLE, WHEN WE ARE ALWAYS
FLIPPING SIDES. WE COME TO CHURCH IN GOD’S KINGDOM
AND THEN OPERATE THE REST OF THE TIME WITH OUR
FRIENDS IN WORLDLY KINGDOM.
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•SATAN LOST HIS PLACE IN HEAVEN AND HIS
AUTHORITY BUT NOT HIS POWER.
•HE IS THE PRINCE OF THE AIR AND HE WORKS TO
DOMINATE THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD.
•SATAN NO LONGER HAS AUTHORITY IN OUR
LIVES WHEN WE ACCEPT CHRIST, UNLESS WE
LET HIM.
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•AUTHORITY MEANS- THE RIGHT TO USE THE
POWER YOU POSSESS.
•TO WIN THE BATTLE AND DEFEAT THE ENEMY, WE
CAN’T FUNCTION BELOW THE AUTHORITY GIVEN
TO US BY CHRIST.
•RESIST HIM. REBUKE HIM-HE MUST FLEE.
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• WE LIVE IN THIS WORLD, BUT WE DON’T FIGHT OUR
BATTLES IN THE SAME WAY THE WORLD DOES. 4 THE
WEAPONS WE USE ARE NOT HUMAN ONES. OUR WEAPONS
HAVE POWER FROM GOD AND CAN DESTROY THE ENEMY’S
STRONG PLACES. WE DESTROY PEOPLE’S ARGUMENTS, 5
AND WE TEAR DOWN EVERY PROUD IDEA THAT RAISES
ITSELF AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. WE ALSO
CAPTURE EVERY THOUGHT AND MAKE IT GIVE UP AND OBEY
CHRIST. II CORIN. 10:3-5 (ERV).
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• OUR FIGHTING THIS WAR, IS NOT CONTROLLED BY OUR 5
SENSES (WHAT WE SEE, HEAR, TASTE, TOUCH OR SMELL). SATAN
TRIES TO DISTRACT US TO OPERATE IN THIS REALM SO WE
CANNOT DETECT OR BE VICTORIOUS OVER CIRCUMSTANCES.
• OUR FIGHT IS NOT AGAINST OUR NEIGHBOR, BOSS, EXBOYFRIEND, EX-GIRLFRIEND OR FAMILY ETC.
• TO WIN THE BATTLE, WE NEED TO CONNECT WITH OUR SIXTH
SENSE-A SPIRITUAL SENSE, TO WIN OUR FIGHT AGAINST THE
ENEMY. WE ARE BLESSED WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING.
EPH. 1:3. WE CAN WIN THE BATTLE.
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K N O W T H E C H A R A C T E R O F S ATA N
• HE IS THE FATHER OF A LIE.
• HE IS THE AUTHOR OF CONFUSION. HE USES LIES TO CREATE
CHAOS AND DISORDER IN OUR LIVES BY MOVING THINGS
OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
• THANKS BE TO GOD WHO IS “TRUTH”.
• HE DOESN’T LIE AND TRUTH SETS US FREE.
• GOD IS THE SOURCE OF OUR FREEDOM, STABILITY AND VICTORY.
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REMEMBER YOUR SOURCE
II CHRON. 20:1-18
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT THE KING
DID?
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• IN THIS SPIRITUAL WARFARE, WE MUST PRAY AND ASK
GOD TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THE ROOT OR SPIRITUAL
CAUSE OF OUR ISSUE.
• OUR ATTEMPTS TO FIGHT-PHYSICALLY WILL ONLY
PROVIDE TEMPORARY SUCCESS.
• AS IN THE NATURAL SO IN THE SPIRIT.
• PHYSICAL CIRCUMSTANCES USUALLY HAVE A SPIRITUAL
ROOT. IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM
BY SEEKING GOD, IT CAN SET YOU FREE.
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R E M E M B E R I T ’ S A S P I R I T U A L B AT T L E T H AT C A N
O N LY B E F O U G H T W I T H S P I R I T U A L W E A P O N S .
• RECOGNIZE THAT THE ENEMY IS THE PRINCE OF THE AIR.
• WATCH YOUR THOUGHTS.
• DON’T BELIEVE OR ACT ON EVERY THING YOU THINK ABOUT. (EX.
CARTOON WITH THE DEVIL IN ONE EAR & THE ANGEL IN THE
OTHER-TRYING TO PERSUADE ON WHICH WAY TO GO.
• JUDGE YOUR THOUGHTS AND THINK- ABOUT IF THIS IS WHAT
JESUS WOULD DO. ASK FOR GOD’S HELP.
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EFFECTIVE WARRIORS
EPH. 6:10-18
• EPH. 6: 11-THE WORD STAND IS A MILITARY OVERTONE.
• IN GREEK STAND MEANS TO RESIST THE ENEMY.
• HOLD A CRITICAL POSITION IN BATTLE.
• WE ARE NOT ONES TO BAT AT THE AIR, WITH NO GOALS.
• RECOGNIZE HOW TO USE THE WEAPON OF PRAYER EFFECTIVELY
TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY.
• WATCH AS WELL AS PRAY.
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• THE FIRST 3 PIECES OF THE ARMOR IT SAYS “TO HAVE”. THIS
MEANS WE SHOULD ALWAYS “HAVE” TRUTH, PEACE AND THE
SHIELD OF FAITH IN PLACE AT ALL TIMES.
• THEN WE SHOULD “TAKE” SALVATION, THE WORD OF GOD AND
PRAYER TO USE IN OUR BATTLES.
• UTILIZING THE VARIOUS PIECES OF THE ARMOR TO WAR
AGAINST THE ENEMY AND WIN.
• GOD HAS GIVEN US WHAT YOU NEED TO WIN, IT’S UP TO US TO
SUIT UP AND PUT THE ARMOR ON.
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• GOD DOESN’T WANT YOU HALF DRESSED FOR THE
BATTLE.
• WE NEED TO STAND FIRM ON THE WORD OF GOD TO WIN
THE BATTLE OVER THE ENEMY.
• WE CAN READ SELF HELP BOOKS, NAME IT AND CLAIM IT
STATEMENTS BUT UNTIL WE APPLY THE WORD OF GOD,
WE CAN STILL LOSE THE BATTLE.
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SEEK GOD FIRST
II SAM. 5: 17-25
• ASK GOD FIRST BEFORE YOU MOVE.
• DON’T LET THE BURNING ISSUE OF THE DAY CAUSE YOU
TO MAKE A DECISION WITHOUT GOD’S INPUT.
• THOSE DECISIONS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE OUT ON
THE BLESSINGS GOD HAS FOR YOU.
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•YOU WILL NEVER WIN THE BATTLE OVER SATAN
OR YOUR ENEMIES BY USING YOUR OWN
POWER, WISDOM OR STRENGTH.
•WE NEED GOD’S HELP TO WIN.
•PRAYER IS EARTHLY PERMISSION FOR HEAVENLY
INTERFERENCE.
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• WE CAN NEVER PRAY (TALK TO GOD) TOO MUCH BUT WE CAN
PRAY TOO LITTLE.
• THE ENEMY LIKES US TO COMPROMISE TO SAY IT DOESN’T TAKE
ALL THAT.
• WE MAY LIMIT OUR PRAYERS TO PRAYING BEFORE WE EAT,
BEFORE WE SLEEP AND WHEN WE ARE IN TROUBLE, IN CHURCH
OR ONLY BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT TO MISS PRAYER.
• PRAY WITHOUT CEASING AND IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS.
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•DON’T BE IGNORANT OF THE ENEMIES DEVICES.
•KEEP OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR GOD
THROUGH PRAYER.
•THE EFFECTUAL PRAYER OF THE RIGHTEOUS
AVAILS MUCH.
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WATCH YOUR FOCUS
ST. MATT. 13:22
• STOP LOOKING TO YOURSELF AND YOUR OWN POWER TO
OVERCOME THE ENEMY
• THOU THEREFORE ENDURE HARDNESS, AS A GOOD SOLDIER
OF JESUS CHRIST.
• 4 NO MAN THAT WARRETH ENTANGLETH HIMSELF WITH THE
AFFAIRS OF THIS LIFE; THAT HE MAY PLEASE HIM WHO HATH
CHOSEN HIM TO BE A SOLDIER. I TIM. 2:3-4
FOR NEXT BIBLE STUDY 2/18/15-HEALTHY CHRISTIAN”DEALING WITH STRESS” SESSION WITH DR. GREENE
2/25/15-OVERCOMING EMOTIONAL STRONGHOLDS
• SCRIPTURES TO REVIEW:
• II SAM. 6:15-23
• I SAM. 1:4-18
• I SAM. 30:1-8
• II CORIN. 4:7-15
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REFERENCES
•GOT QUESTIONS.ORG-THE ARMOR OF GOD
•VICTORY IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE-TONY EVANS