1. The power of God over the enemy First Step: Know your enemy

2. the enemy is not... your employer your spouse your mother in law any other person our struggle is not against flesh and blood...Eph6v12

3. the enemy is Satan and the good news is..... God has absolute power over him Jesus defeated him Colossians 2 v 15 he is not as powerful or as clever as he would like you to think he is

4. the enemy... is a created being and is subject to his creator had a beginning and has an end still has power; never to be under-estimated he runs a big organisation his defeat was public, and all his demons saw it

5. why is satan still around? a mystery God allows it God wants us to choose righteousness the man on a desert island

6. we have to accept that satan is still around, that he has power, and we need to set our course accordingly read the book of Job

7. Satan is still around because there is a huge demand for what he offers every time we say an unkind word or harbour an unforgiving thought, we are retaining satan’s services “stay around a little longer; you are supplying something that I like to use” but: God has power over satan and He has given us power over him too - try saying ‘NO’

8. what power do we have? delegated power – like the centurion the power to resist 1 Cor 10 v 13 the power to command the fish dream

9. resisting is vital, it provides a platform for other avenues of authority Palm Sunday – Jesus defeated the enemy because He first resisted him Goliath had a brother

10. the problem of passivity at its worst “I can’t stir myself to resist” just letting the enemy walk all over you “This day we FIGHT”