Spiritual Warfare Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare I. Open – A. John Eldredge: “You were born into a world war. When Satan lost the battle against Michael and his angels, ‘he was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him’ (Revelation 12:9). That means right now, on this earth, there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of fallen angels, foul spirits, bent your destruction.…You have an enemy. He is trying to steal your freedom, kill your heart, destroy your life….To live in ignorance of spiritual warfare is the cost naïve and dangerous thing a person can do.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare I. Open – B. Scriptures on “Spiritual Warfare” – 1. Ephesians 6:10-13 – 2. John 10:10 – 3. 1 Peter 5:8-10 – 4. 1 John 5:3-4 – 5. Romans 8:35-38 Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare I. Open – C. Question for the morning: Spiritual Warfare and Spiritual Battle are a part of everyday life here on earth, you cannot avoid them, the question is…will you be a Victor or a Victim? Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – A. Question: Victor or Victim??? Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – A. Question: Victor or Victim??? – 1. Victor Defined: 1) A person who defeats an enemy or opponent in a battle 2) A conqueror, A champion, Someone who does not give up after a defeat 3) A winner in any struggle or contest or fight Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – A. Question: Victor or Victim??? – 2. Victim Defined: Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – A. Question: Victor or Victim??? – 2. Victim Defined: – 1) A person who has been attacked, injured, robbed or killed by someone or by the devil (you see a life full of defeats and few victories) Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – A. Question: Victor or Victim??? – 2. Victim Defined: – 1) A person who has been attacked, injured, robbed or killed by someone or by the devil (you see a life full of defeats and few victories) – 2) A person who has been cheated or fooled by someone or by the devil Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – A. Question: Victor or Victim??? – 2. Victim Defined: – 1) A person who has been attacked, injured, robbed or killed by someone or by the devil (you see a life full of defeats and few victories) – 2) A person who has been cheated or fooled by someone or by the devil – 3) A person who walks around in defeat or who plays the poor me card a lot? Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – B. Insights on Spiritual Warfare/Spiritual Battles: – 1. You cannot defeat the devil in your own strength and power – 2. You will not win every battle – 3. The only way to victory is by God’s power – 4. God wants all Christians to be victor’s, not victim’s Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – C. Key Scripture – 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 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.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 1. Submit to God Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 1. Submit to God – a. Scriptures – 1) James 4:7 “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 1. Submit to God – a. Scriptures – 1) James 4:7 “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” – 2) 1 Peter 5:5 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s might hand, that He may lift you up in due time.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 1. Submit to God – b. Wiersbe: “Submit means ‘get into your proper rank.’ Unconditional surrender is the only way to compete victory. If there is any area of (your) life kept back from God, there will always be battles.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 1. Submit to God – c. Practice: Surrender & give God control – Hide no sin from God – Only God can lead us to victory Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – d. Fire Bible: “In their determination to gain victory in spiritual battles against evil, many Christians tend to focus on the last part of the this verse about resisting the devil. By sheer determination, they may try to resist Satan’s schemes, accusations and temptations; and for a brief time, they may experience what seems like success. But, in the end, they are often left with a sense of frustration, discouragement and defeat as they finally give in to Satan’s relentless pressure to yield to sin.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 1. Submit to God – e. Question: What happens when we fight and try to resist a thought Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 2. Focus Our Mind on Good Things Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 2. Focus Our Mind on Good Things – a. Scriptures – 1) 2 Corinthians 10:5 “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.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 2. Focus Our Mind on Good Things – a. Scriptures – 2) Philippians 4:8 “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 2. Focus Our Mind on Good Things – b. Practice: Focus our mind on Jesus & good & true & pure things! Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 2. Focus Our Mind on Good Things – b. Practice: Focus our mind on Jesus & good & true & pure things! – c. Other Practice Ideas: Spouse – Kids – Sports – Job – Family & Friends - Good things in life right now – Blessings from God in my life Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 3. Pray & Quote Scripture Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 3. Pray & Quote Scripture – a. Scriptures – 1) Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus uses God’s Word & truth to defeat Satan while being tempted in the wilderness. Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 3. Pray & Quote Scripture – a. Scriptures – 1) Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus uses God’s Word & truth to defeat Satan while being tempted in the wilderness. – 2) John 8:32 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 3. Pray & Quote Scripture – b. Practice: Pray & quote scripture out loud during spiritual warfare. Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 3. Pray & Quote Scripture – c. Caution: I am so busy. I don’t have time to read my Bible or pray. Memorizing scripture is too hard! You are setting yourself up for many defeat and many lost battles against the devil. Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 4. Declare the Victory of the Cross Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 4. Declare the Victory of the Cross – a. Scriptures – 1) Colossians 2:15 “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 4. Declare the Victory of the Cross – a. Scriptures – 2) Hebrews 2:14 “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 4. Declare the Victory of the Cross – b. Wiersbe: “You and I (as Christians) share in His (Jesus) victory over the devil. The satanic armies of principalities and powers are defeated and disgraced (war has been won)! As we claim the victory of Christ (on the cross), use the equipment (weapons) He has provided for us, and trust Him, we are free from the influence of the devil.” Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 4. Declare the Victory of the Cross – c. Example: The Roman Triumph (2 Cor. 2:14, Ephesians 4:8-10) Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – D. 4 Weapons to use for Victory in Spiritual Warfare – 4. Declare the Victory of the Cross – c. Example: The Roman Triumph (2 Cor. 2:14, Ephesians 4:8-10) – d. Practice: Declare the Victory of the Cross over your life – your marriage – your kids – your family – your job – your church – your community – we have to trust that God’s love and power can do the impossible in our life Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare II. Message – E. Resource List – 1. “Victory over the Darkness” by Neil T. Anderson – 2. “Bondage Breaker” by Neil T. Anderson – 3. “Telling Yourself the Truth” by William Backus & Marie Chapian – 4. “Battlefield of the Mind” by Joyce Meyer – 5. “The Power of Right Believing” by Joseph Prince – 6. “Spiritual Warfare” by Michael Harper Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare III. Conclusion Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare III. Conclusion – A. Insights on Spiritual Warfare/Spiritual Battles: Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare III. Conclusion – A. Insights on Spiritual Warfare/Spiritual Battles: – 1. You cannot defeat the devil in your own strength and power Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare III. Conclusion – A. Insights on Spiritual Warfare/Spiritual Battles: – 1. You cannot defeat the devil in your own strength and power – 2. You will not win every battle Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare III. Conclusion – A. Insights on Spiritual Warfare/Spiritual Battles: – 1. You cannot defeat the devil in your own strength and power – 2. You will not win every battle – 3. The only way to victory is by God’s power Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare III. Conclusion – A. Insights on Spiritual Warfare/Spiritual Battles: – 1. You cannot defeat the devil in your own strength and power – 2. You will not win every battle – 3. The only way to victory is by God’s power – 4. God wants all Christians to be victor’s, not victim’s Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare III. Conclusion – A. Insights on Spiritual Warfare/Spiritual Battles: – 1. You cannot defeat the devil in your own strength and power – 2. You will not win every battle – 3. The only way to victory is by God’s power – 4. God wants all Christians to be victor’s, not victim’s – 5. Becoming a Victor starts by Surrendering our life to Jesus Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016

Spiritual Warfare Pastor Lance Loven Sunday, February 21, 2016