22LLS2- How to take Authority with your Spiritual Weapons
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Short Term Challenge / Call to Action:
Pray over Word
Pray over Word
I thank you, Father, that your word has the power to change my life. I'm a hearer of the word and a doer of the word and I'll never be the same after today. In Jesus name Amen.
SERIES SETUP (2min)
SERIES SETUP (2min)
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to help us understand our authority.
moses wrote to a people who had been in slavery
Gen 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness...
Gen 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule...
Gen 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
God created us to rule over the environment we live in.
God created us to rule over the environment we live in.
a&e turned rule over to satan.
Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.
Jesus left deity in heaven
Adam had given away his authority
jesus earned it back
trained apoltes to use authority
died and rose - offering authority to us.
PROBLEM
PROBLEM
we have been taught .life sucks and then you die
but....
2 cor 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
we can’t see ourselves as sinners overcoming sin
see yourself a new creation
We are in a war over our Authority
We are in a war over our Authority
Satan is angry that you have the authority he used to have.
Eph 6:10-18
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood...
Not you husband, etc
Eph 6:10-18
but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
5 times Ephesians uses “heavenly realms”
what happens in the unseen is as important as the seen.
Eph 6:10-18
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Eph 6:10-18
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Eph 6:10-18
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
pirate movies - fire darts
satan battles from a distance
Eph 6:10-18
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
must get up close and personal
if you don’t believe in the devil doesn't’ matter
Eph 6:10-18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
prayer is not just talking with god but also confrontation with the devil.
Eph 6:10-18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
you are in the fight of your life
devil is real (50% don’t believe
2 Cor 11:14
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
the devil wants to destroy us
John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy...
1 Peter 5:8-9
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8-9
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith...
The devil responds to a higher authority.
1 John 4:4
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
you have authority over him
God has given you weapons to exercise your authority
The Name of Jesus
Luke 10:17-19
17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
when god fought the devil it wasn’t like a battle scene it was instant
Luke 10:17-19
19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”
Phil 2:10
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
The Blood of Jesus
The Blood of Jesus
Rev 12:11
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony...
Sin gives enemy power and jesus paid for sins
The Word of God
The Word of God
Luke 4:3-13
Thee devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
Luke 4:3-13
The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
Luke 4:3-13
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’ The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.”
satan twists the scripture
we must know our bible
jesus quoted scripture twice. satan still there. jesus doubles down
Luke 4:3-13
For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
sometimes when circumstances aren’t changes. double down on the Word
Word defeats enemy every time.
jesus models for us spiritual warfare.
Luke 4:3-13
When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
devil is always looking for opportunity in your life
Jesus used the Word in His attack
Jesus used the Word in His attack
we have to know our bibles. don’t stop reading Word
may have a whole generation that is biblically illiterate.
we need to use the word to battle.
Read the one year bible
lwfc.org/1YearBible
lwfc.org/1YearBible
let this build you up
crown him wiht many crowns
open wide your mouth and i will fill it.
3 DAILY ACTIONS
1. Daily submit myself to God
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
3 DAILY ACTIONS
1. Daily submit myself to God
2. Close any open doors
are we responsible for the enemies attacks
2 Cor 2:10-11
Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,
2 Cor 2:10-11
Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
if you don’t forgive it will steal your authority
Eph 4:26-27
In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Confront the enemy
Confront the enemy