Spiritual Warfare The Real Battle

What does the term “Spiritual Warfare” bring to your mind?

What does the term “Spiritual Warfare” bring to your mind? Angels/Demons Charismatics Pure Fantasy Mystical Supernatural Symbolic Not Real (“What is Different?”)

Spiritual Warfare:

Spiritual Warfare: The epic battle over men’s souls and God’s supreme glory

Spiritual Warfare: The epic battle over men’s souls and God’s supreme glory (Genesis to Today)

Spiritual Warfare: The battle for God’s glory

Basic Christianity If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Rom. 10:9-10 Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, Acts 3:19 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? Rom. 10:14-15a

According to the passages, what all occurs when a person is saved? If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Rom. 10:9-10 Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, Acts 3:19 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? Rom. 10:14-15a

According to the passages, what all occurs when a person is saved? If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Rom. 10:9-10 Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, Acts 3:19 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? Rom. 10:14-15a

According to the passages, what all occurs when a person is saved? - Someone sent - Someone preaches God’s Word - Person hears - Person believes - Person repents - Person confesses

Basic Christianity The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. II Peter 3:9

GOD wants the following to happen! - Someone sent - Someone preaches God’s Word - Person hears - Person believes - Person repents - Person confesses

Satan does not want the following to happen! - Someone sent - Someone preaches God’s Word - Person hears - Person believes - Person repents - Person confesses

Satan’s Two Main Objectives: - Someone sent - Someone preaches God’s Word - Person hears - Person believes - Person repents - Person confesses

Satan’s Two Main Objectives: - Someone sent - Someone preaches God’s Word - Person hears - Person believes - Person repents - Person confesses Prevent Christians from doing this

Satan’s Two Main Objectives: - Someone sent - Someone preaches God’s Word - Person hears - Person believes - Person repents - Person confesses Prevent the Lost from this

Satan’s strategies for Believers:

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" Gen 3:1

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. Luke 4:13

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things * Satan tries to cause us to doubt

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things * Satan tries to cause us to doubt And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. Matt 28:17

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things * Satan tries to cause us to doubt * Satan tries to make us fearful

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things * Satan tries to cause us to doubt * Satan tries to make us fearful for God gave us a spirit not of fear… II Tim 1:7

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things * Satan tries to cause us to doubt * Satan tries to make us fearful * Satan tries to make us ineffective

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things * Satan tries to cause us to doubt * Satan tries to make us fearful * Satan tries to make us ineffective make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. II Peter 1:5-8

Satan’s strategies for Believers: * Satan tries to question God’s Word * Satan tries to focus us on wrong things * Satan tries to cause us to doubt * Satan tries to make us fearful * Satan tries to make us ineffective (Physical w/o Spiritual)

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers:

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy… John 10:10

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts They are darkened in their understanding… Eph 4:18

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts * Satan blinds them

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts * Satan blinds them In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers… 2 Cor 4:4

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts * Satan blinds them * Satan deceives them

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts * Satan blinds them * Satan deceives them The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, II Cor. 2:9-10

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts * Satan blinds them * Satan deceives them * Satan steals the planted seed

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts * Satan blinds them * Satan deceives them * Satan steals the planted seed …then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Luke 8:12

Satan’s strategies for non-Believers: * Satan tries to destroy them * Satan hardens their hearts * Satan blinds them * Satan deceives them * Satan steals the planted seed (DR Catholic Church)

Our fight is not against people on earth Our fight is not against people on earth. We are fighting against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12

Our fight is not against people on earth Our fight is not against people on earth. We are fighting against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places. That is why you need to get God's full armor. Then on the day of evil, you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing. Ephesians 6:12-13

Our fight is not against people on earth Our fight is not against people on earth. We are fighting against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world's darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places. That is why you need to get God's full armor. Then on the day of evil, you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing. Ephesians 6:12-13

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. Ephesians 6:14-18a

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. Ephesians 6:14-18a

Spiritual Warfare – Put on God’s Full Armor! belt of truth - breastplate of righteousness shoes for your feet shield of faith helmet of salvation sword of the Spirit prayer and supplication

Spiritual Warfare – Put on God’s Full Armor! belt of truth - Have Jesus who is the Way, the Truth & the Life breastplate of righteousness - Righteousness/Holy life that comes from being born again shoes for your feet - Inner peace and readiness shield of faith - Living and ministering by faith helmet of salvation - Eternal protection that comes through salvation sword of the Spirit - Offensive strategies using solely God’s Word prayer and supplication - Continually abiding in God

Every Christian and every church has been called to engage in this war Every Christian and every church has been called to engage in this war. It may not be easy, it might not be safe, and it will likely involve great cost; but in the end we can take heart: the outcome of this spiritual battle is irreversible. Satan has been defeated, and he will be destroyed. We do not fight this battle for victory; we fight this battle from victory. David Platt, Pastor, The Church at Brook Hills (Gaanman Story)

Spiritual Warfare The Real Battle