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June 15 – August 3 rd , 2014. Home Work. Take your thoughts Captive this week! Ask God for other truths you can apply to your life this week ( ie . God is always good) Overcome your Flesh Recognizing where I am vulnerable Applying Biblical Truth to my temptations Overcome the Enemy
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Home Work • Take your thoughts Captive this week! • Ask God for other truths you can apply to your life this week (ie. God is always good) • Overcome your Flesh • Recognizing where I am vulnerable • Applying Biblical Truth to my temptations • Overcome the Enemy • Resist Him with scripture • Overcome the World: • Live Eternally • You have God’s Stamp of Approval
Justin Vs. Julie • Raised in Godly home • Shown Joy, Love, peace • Friendly person • Has been protected • Fleshly Patterns: • Judgmental • Fix you not Love you • Work is important • Hidden sins • Raised in Un -Godly home • Divorced parents • Saw drugs, alcohol, sins • Never shown love • Fleshly Patterns: • Drugs • Living in Sins • Alcohol • Sins are not hidden
Flesh Reminder… • Lusts – “For the flesh DESIRES what is contrary to the Spirit…” – Galatians 5:17 • Bad & Evil – “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh…” Rom. 17:18 • Surrender – “… offer your bodies as a LIVING sacrifice holy and pleasing to God…” Rom. 12:1 • Filled – “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be FILLED with the Spirit” Eph. 5:18 • Walking – “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the DESIRES of the flesh” Gal. 5:16
Curses… “his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God…” – Deut. 21:23 Curse – “Are utterances that are designed to bring harm by supernatural operation.” - Theological Dictionary of New Testament Curses Affect: - People - Places - Things
Generational Sins… • God visits the INIQUITIES to the 3rd & 4th generations. • Exodus 20:4-6 • Deuteronomy 5:8 – 10 • Iniquities – Choosing someone or something over God. • Money - Anger - Friends • Sex - Bitterness - Family • Love - Envy - “Success” • Popularity - Rebellion - Pride
Generational ComparisonJonathan Edwards Vs. Max Jukes • Non – believer, married woman of like character. She lack principles was involved in occult. • 1200 Descendants: • 310 professional vagrants • 440 wrecked their lives through debauchery • 130 went to jail – 7 for murder average sentence 13 years • More than 600 alcoholics • 60 were habitual thieves • 190 were prostitutes • 20 became tradesmen, 10 learned trade in prison • That sin cost state of New York $1,250,000 • Man of God and married a woman of like character. Committed their marriage to the Lord. • Descendants: • 300 clergymen • 100 professors • 100 attorneys • 30 judges, 1 dean of law school • 60 physicians, 1 dean of medical • 14 presidents of universities • 3 state Governors • 1 controller of US treasury • 1 V.P. of the USA
FOOTHOLDS • “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.” – Ephesians 4:26,27 • Footholds – weaknesses, flesh patters, desires, wants, sin, vulnerabilities (things I turn too) • If God does not remove the foothold, then PRAISE GOD! • 2 Corinthians 12:7 – 10
Stronghold Progression Thoughts Decisions Actions Bondage Lifestyle Values
Stronghold – Castles In My Life • “A stronghold is any area in your life that is conditioned to a pattern of living that does not align itself with Scripture.” • “Strongholds often resulted from deep wounding and due to the wounding I CHOSE to believe lies. Most of our deepest wounds happened in our childhood.” • “We do not always SAY what we believe, but we always LIVE OUT what we believe” – Dr. Tim Warner
Thick Walls… • Wailing wall in Jerusalem • 1 Stone in the wall weighs 18 Tons • Most Biblical “Stronghold” would be thick enough to drive a car on top • Biblical Archeological Review found during an excavation that Jericho has two walls (outer & Inner) and was believed that Rehab lived in the Inner wall (Apartments)
STRONGHOLDS • Some of the Major Strongholds that the Enemy loves is in the areas of: • Bitterness/ Unforgiveness • Rebellion • Pride (my rights) • Not Giving Thanks • Anger
Jehovah Rapha • Exodus 15:26 • The Lord That Heals • Are you allowing the Lord That Heals to Heal you? Or are you trying to help Him?
Insecurities & Fear… • Every sin that we commit has at the heart a disbelief or distrust in a NAME of GOD • Insecurities or fears are from me or the enemy • Draw close to the Elohim & Jehovah Rapha!!! “And those who know Your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.” - Psalm 9:10 ESV
Breaking Strongholds • The Foundation of Strongholds are the Lies I am believing • If I do not replace the lie with Truth, then it will remain or move towards another area • Believer’s have the TRUTH: • Jesus (I am the way, the TRUTH… Jn 14:6) • Holy Spirit (the Spirit of truth will … Jn 16:13) • Church ( the pillar of Truth… 1 Tim. 3:15) • Word of God ( Your Word is True Jn 17:17)
FREEDOM • “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” – John 8:36 • ASK God Psalm 139:23,24 – Search me… • Ask God to reveal the Lies you are believing • WRITE THEM DOWN • ASK God what truth He wants you to know • LIVE Apply that TRUTH – today, tomorrow, forever