The Nature of Warfare Part I
Put on the full Armor of God (Ephesians 6: 11)
Your battle is not against human beings
It's against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm
Spiritual Warfare
The conflict being waged in the invisible before the spirit realm is being manifested in the visible.
When you say yes to God...
Get ready for opposition, but God!, know you can make it.
You're out in the open, but God!, pray your way above it.
Spiritual Casualties of Warfare
There are emotional casualties of spiritual warfare - casualties create cracks in your door.
If you get hit...
In your finances - you're in a war
In your marraige - you're in a war
On your job - you're in a war
Pray in the Spirit on all occasions.
Satan's been hiding behind the scenes all along
Everything we see in the visible (physical realm) is caused by or provoked by something in the invisible (spirit realm)
The invisibility put on visibility.
The invisibility is more important than the visibility.
Dr. Austin Waters
"The Nature of Warfare" Part II
The word of God puts you in the realm where you're already seated (the heavenlies).
Learn the importance of not talking who you are, but walking who we profess.
The higher up God takes you the more humility you should have.
II Corinthians 12:9 - "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Your car can't get you Jesus!
Your house can't get you Jesus!
BUT
Jesus can get you a car!
Jesus can get you a house!
Be careful
Your feelings can deceive you.
Satan's foot soldiers attach themselves to your thoughts!
You cannot beat Satan
There is help!
Only through the power of Jesus can you overcome Satan.
Jude 1:9 Even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil...said, "the Lord rebuke you!"
Speak things as though they are not as they were. Romans 4:17
What Else Is In Heavenly Places?
See Ephesians 3:9-10
Spiritual rules and authority
Angels are there to beat fallen angels
Put your mind above (in the Heavenlies)
and not beneath (Earth)
Colossians 3:1
REMEMBER: Our fight is not in the earth....
"The Nature of Warfare" Part III
Satan's Clever Strategies
II Corinthians 5:3-9
Romans 8:28 More than conquerors...
-worked on your behalf while you were in the wilderness
-is working on your behalf while you are in the wilderness
We're in a fight!
You can't fight every battle the same way.
You can't slam Satan unless you know how he fights.
Except God, no other (no being, no angel, NO OTHER) has the wisdom, knowledge, or strength to beat Satan!
The minute we think something negative, Satan (the adversary) is clever (mentally quick), he catches on to that thought. Satan will make it look balanced and natural to you.
Satan is seldom seen, he blinds, he puts a veil over good so you can't see it.
Satan will excite your imagination, he'll have you thinking all kinds of negative things.
Satan can stir your appetite and awaken old habits.
Encouragement
Stay plugged in to Jesus Christ!
Safeguard your anointing.
Whenever you tell a lie be conscious that Satan is in you.
Repent immediately. Rebuke Satan.
Psalm 34:1 I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise
shall continually be in my mouth
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
Even if the gospel is veiled (hidden), it's only veiled (hidden) to those who are perishing.
But the god (Satan) of this age (world) has blinded the mind of unbelievers.
The word of God shines everyday just like the sun shines daily. Even though it may be cloudy, the sun still shines!
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned;
struck down, but not destroyed.
Just like a computer stores information
When you take in the Word (Bible) it's stored in your
databank
When situations come up again you...
The Holy Spirit will find that stored information and it
will email your mouth so you can speak to it
from what's in you
Pastor Guy E. Jones, Sr.
Luke 10:19 - I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
With Satan nothing is stereotyped, he never runs in a rut, he's diverse, he investigates the situation, he's crafty; he throws the same thing at you different ways...like an egg can be cooked so many ways - omelets one day, sunny side up another day. But know that while he's trying to keep you down in the natural, he's only lifting you up spiritually!
REMEMBER: You're in the battle to get stronger....
Work in Progress Ministries
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Millington, MD
Weekly Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Weekly Adult Learning Sunday 10:30 a.m. Weekly Sunday Worship Service 11:30 a.m.
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