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Behind Enemy Lines Strategies for Life in satan’s territory

Behind Enemy Lines Strategies for Life in satan’s territory. Discovering how satan works through our thoughts Matthew 16:21 - 23. What is “spiritual warfare”?.

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Behind Enemy Lines Strategies for Life in satan’s territory

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  1. Behind Enemy LinesStrategies for Life in satan’s territory Discovering how satan works through our thoughts Matthew 16:21 - 23

  2. What is “spiritual warfare”? • The action of satan (or his fellow angels/demons) to hinder or disrupt the plan of God in the lives of believers, the church or the world.

  3. The works of satan • Keep us outside God’s will. • Defeat us with his condemnations. • Weaken us spiritually in his fallen world. • Hinder the work of the Church through disharmony and false teaching. • Steal the joy of the Lord.

  4. Satan’s works are referred to as “stumbling blocks” • Matthew 16:23, “stumbling block” • σκάνδαλον (skandalon) - a trap, a snare; any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall (a stumbling block). Thayer’s Greek Lexicon.

  5. the mind is the battle field. • A belief that is false. • Matt 16:22, “God forbid…” • Matt 16:23, “you are setting your mind…” • Circumstances? If he can use them to keep us from trusting God.

  6. Satan’s doorway? • All about Peter? • Fishing boat. Luke 5:5 • Knew better. 16:22 • The most “spiritual.” 26:33 • Last word. 26:35 • Drew the sword. John 18:10 • satan set up camp. Pride is fertile ground.

  7. satan’s lies revealed his presence to christ. • John 8:44 • satan is “present”: • lies we believe. • Romans 12:2. • Simon never knew satan was present.

  8. Satan attacks through our thoughts. • Peter. • People and leaders at the cross. • Matt 27:40-43 • Matt 4:3, 5 • If you are the Son of God – prove it. • Seeds of self-doubt?

  9. Satan the accuser (2nd person). • You never read your bible. You are such a worthless Christian. You’ll never get it. • What a terrible job you did at … Give up. • You don’t fit in here. You’re too quiet, too talkative, too ugly, …? • You need to apologize – it doesn’t matter you don’t know what you did. You’re guilty.

  10. What does god’s word say? • 1 John 3:8 • 2 Corinthians 10:5 • Romans 8:1 • Colossians 1:13

  11. How do we defeat satan? • Make it personal. He named him then rejected his lie. • “satan, …” v16:23 • “Get behind me…

  12. How do we defeat satan? • Replaced the lie with the truth. • Set your mind on the things of God not the things of man.

  13. How do we defeat satan? • Act on the truth of God’s Word in faith. • Luke 22:31-32 • 1 Peter 5:9, Ep 6:16

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