Taking the Offensive pt7 Enemy Tactics

1. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics Eph 2:1-3

2. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics Last Week…. • The Origin of Our Enemy • His Aliases/Names • Names of Position that reflect Character • Names that display His Activity • The Tempter (Matt 4:3) • Accuser (Rev. 12:10) • Liar, Deceiver (John 8:44) • Murderer (John 8:44)

3. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics • His Mission • John 10:10 - The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy • Wiles -Methodeia: to work by method • Method: refers to a settled kind of procedure, usually according to a definite,established, logical, or systematic plan

4. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics Tactics: • It is the techniques & maneuvers  used in engaging and defeating an enemy in battle.

5. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics Define Influence • The ability to change the progress of changeable things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions. • The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone.

6. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics 3 Areas of Influence • The World- External Influence • The Enemy-Spiritual/Supernatural Influence • The Flesh- Internal Influence

7. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics 3 Areas of Influence • External Influence – The World …”according to the course of this world His tactical goal: Fuse Worldly Values with Kingdom Concepts • Satan advances social agendas • Humanism- Man is God • Socialism- Gov’ is God • Euthanasia – life is devalued • Elderly • The unborn • Relativism – no true standards for right or wrong (Cultural or Moral)

8. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics 3 Areas of Influence • External Influence – The World …”according to the course of this world • Satan promotes secular standards • Fashion • Music - • Media • Satan encourages religious alternatives • False doctrines & teachers • Deflate spiritual Concepts, (i.e. holy spirit, hell, Jesus, spiritual authority) • Religious Tolerance • We should except others beliefs …in the name of LOVE • Religious Divisiveness through denomination, culture and race

9. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics 3 Areas of Influence Spiritual/Supernatural Influence - The Enemy • “...according….tothe spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience His tactical goal: Downplay our spiritual authority • Satan stages spiritual battles against individual believers • Isolate & Discourage • Satan manipulates confusion & division in the local body of Christ • Diversion – changes your course • Satan attacks us in the flesh either through others or illness • Distraction – change of focus/attention

10. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics 3 Areas of Influence • Internal Influence- The Flesh His tactical goal: Interrupt Spiritual Progress or Sever Kingdom Relationship • Satan exploits our weaknesses • Satan deposits thoughts • Satan appeals to our pleasure, possessions, position • Exercises Temptation

11. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics Weapons • Abandonment • Abortion • Abuse • Accident • Accusation • Addictions • Adultery • Adversity • Afflictions • Anger • Anxiety • Apathy • Approval-Seeking • Activities • Arguments • Attachments • Attention-Seeking • Activities • Avoidance • Backlash • Backsliding • Bad Reputations • Bands • Besetting Sin • Betrayal • Bitterness • Blind Spots • Bondages • Cares of This World • Carnality • Celestial Barricades • Chains/Fetters/ • Shackles • Complacency • Compromising • Condemnation • Confederates • Contaminated • Anointing • Covert Operations • Covetousness • Culture • Death • Deception • Degenerative • Diseases • Delusion • Depression • Deprivation • Discouragement • Disillusionment • Disobedience • Divination • Divorce • Doctrines of Devils • Doctrines of Man • Doubt • Enmeshments • Entanglements • Ethnicities • Eventualities • False Burdens • False Entitlement • False Expectations • False Impressions • Family Eccentricities and • Idiosyncrasies • Fear • Fiery Darts • Firebrands • Friendly Fire • Frustration • Generational Curses • Gossip • Guilt • Habits • Harassment • Heresies • Homosexuality • Idolatry • Ignorance • Immaturity • Incest • Indifference • Inhibitions • Iniquity • Insecurity • Insults • Interference • Invincible

12. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics Weapons • Obstructions • Invisible Barriers • Irritations • Jealousy • Judgmentalism • Lack of Spiritual • Endowments • Lack of Submission to • Authority • Laziness • Lies • Lusts • Manipulation • Materialism • Miseducation • Misfortunes • Mistrust • Moving Out of the • Timing of the Lord • Negativity • Nets • Obsession • Offenses • Overt Operations • Peer Pressure • Perversions • Possession • Poverty • Prejudice • Pride • Projections • Provocation • Rape • Rebellion • Regret • Rejection • Religiosity • Resentment • Retaliation • Sabotage • Satanic Concentration • Scandal • Seduction • Shame • Sin • Snares • Spirits of Affinity • Spiritual Abortion • Spiritual Miscarriage • Stigmatization • Strongholds • Stumbling Blocks • Suicidal Thoughts • Thorn In the Flesh • Traditions of Men • Transference of • Spirits • Unbelief • Uncleanness • Underachievement • Unforgiveness • Unholy Alliances • Unsanctified Souls • Vain Imagination • Vengeance/ • Vindictiveness • Vexations • Violence • Wars/Conflicts • Weights • Works of the Flesh • Worldliness • Worry • Yokes The Rules of Engagement: Satanic Weapons Exposed By Cindy Trimm

13. Taking the Offensive pt7Enemy Tactics Our Tactics • Resist the devil and he will flee from you (Jam 4:7) • Be sober, be vigilant (1 Pet 5:8) • Don’t give the devil any opportunity (Eph 4:27)