Spiritual Warfare 2

1. Spiritual Warfare for
Beginners
Reclaiming Lost Ground
and the Full Armor of God
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2. Reclaiming Lost Ground
x To give ground to the enemy means to
permit him to exercise influence over us
by the sins and wrong behavior
patterns we allow in our lives.
– Jim Logan “Reclaiming Lost Ground”
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3. Reclaiming Lost Ground
x Every attack of the enemy is designed
to get your eyes off of Jesus Christ and
onto yourself and your problems.
– John 10:10-”The thief comes to stead,
destroy and to kill.”
– How has he tried to do that in your life?
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4. Reclaiming Lost Ground
x To give ground to the enemy means to
permit him to exercise influence over us
by the sins and wrong behavior
patterns we allow in our lives.
x It is a continuum
– mental suggestion
– full possession
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5. Reclaiming Lost Ground
x Stronghold: “A mind set impregnated
with hopelessness that causes me to
accept as unchangeable something that
we know is contrary to the will of
God.”
x It is built on a foundation of lies
x giving ground leads to strongholds and
strongholds lead to bondage.
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6. Reclaiming Lost Ground
x John 8:32
– “Jesus said, “you shall know the truth and
the truth shall set you free.”
x It is the truth that sets us free from the
stronghold of lies and deception.
– Romans 12:1
– II Corinthians 10:4-5
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7. Reclaiming Lost Ground
x Gain back ground given to the enemy
requires five things
– 1. Genuine Repentance
– 2. Taking Back Ground
y confession of wrong
y confession of restoration of the ground
surrendered
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8. Reclaiming Lost Ground
–3. Tearing down Strongholds
–4. Building a tower of truth
–5. Taking Thoughts captive
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9. Reclaiming Lost Ground
x Ways of giving ground
– 1. Occult involvement
y Deuternomy 18:9b-14
– 2 Unforgiveness and Bitterness
yI Peter 2:19-21
– 3. Pride
y Luke 18:10-14
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10. Reclaiming Lost Ground
x Ways of giving ground (continued)
– 4. Sexual Bondage
y Proverbs 6 and 7
– 5. Generational curses and attacks
y blood lines
y inheritances
y curses/blessings
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11. The Full Armor of God
x Ephesians 6:10
– Put on the full armor
y Soldiersare prepared for battle
y Armor is offensive as well as defensive
y You need the whole suit--
y Nothing to protect your back
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12. The Full Armor of God
x The Belt of Truth
– John 14:6
– John 16:13
– I Timothy 3:15
– II Timothy 3:16-17
x The Belt holds all the armor together
and the sword hands there as well.
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13. The Full Armor of God
x Breastplate of Righteousness
– Philippians 3:9
– I John 2:1
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14. The Full Armor of God
x The Shoes of Peace
– John 14:27
y Peace with God through Jesus Christ means a
believer does not have to fear death or life.
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15. The Full Armor of God
x The Shield of Faith
– I John 5:4 Romans 10:17
– Hebrews 11
y F-forgiveness of sin
y A-assurance of salvation
y I-identification in God’s family
y T-triumph over Satan
y H-hope of deliverance
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16. The Full Armor of God
x Helmet of Salvation
– Ephesians 1:18
– Colossians 1:27
– Titus 1:2
– I John 3:2
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17. The Full Armor of God
x The Sword of the Spirit -Word of God
– What Bible verses could you quote from
memory that speak of
y God’s love for you
y Assurance of your salvation
y God will meet your needs
y Who you are in Christ
y The hope you have as a believer
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18. The Full Armor of God
x with all PRAYER
– Ephesians 6:18
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19. The Battle is in your head
x II Corinthians 10:3-5
– For though we live in the world, we do not
wage war as the world does. The
weapons we fight with are not the
weapons of the world. On the contrary,
they have divine power to demolish
strongholds.
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20. The Battle is in your head
x II Corinthians 10:3-5
– We demolish arguments and every
pretension that sets itself up against the
knowledge of God and we take captive
every thought to make it obedient to
Christ.
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21. The Battle is in your head
x 1. Pulling down strongholds
x 2. Casting down arguments
x 3. Casting down things that are against
God
x 4. Taking thoughts captive
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22. Measuring Tools
x The Fruit tells the story
– Galations 5:17-22
– Flesh
– Spirit
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