Battlefield Of The Mind Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Foundational Scriptures Spiritual Warfare Foundational Scriptures Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Spiritual Warfare 2 Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 2 Corinthians 10:5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ

Spiritual Warfare 18 “ The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Luke 4:18-19 Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.

Spiritual Warfare The Undercuts How many people on average you believe are living a pretense? If you were to take our congregation as a whole, how many of the homes you believe are not the way they want you to believe they are? Proverbs 27:3

Spiritual Warfare Joyce Meyer brings up this major concept of undercuts that I believe is one of the major problems in homes, but especially in christian home! WOW! Here is how it works - Proverbs 27:3

Spiritual Warfare I say something I know to be true but I hide it in a joke or a funny. Something I am scared to say in private but I am willing to joke about it public. Proverbs 27:3

Spiritual Warfare How hard is it to speak the real truth to the people we love? Song of Solomon 2:15 15 Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. Proverbs 27:3

What are the little foxes? Spiritual Warfare What are the little foxes? We come up with phrases like, don’t sweat the small stuff”. – little fox It don’t really matter – little fox Everyone is doing it – little fox And before you know it - Proverbs 27:3

Spiritual Warfare You have little foxes running around in your house. Little foxes running around in your marriage. Little foxes running around in your family. The Devil loves little foxes because you do not pay attention to the but he does. And he uses them to divide and eventually conquer! Proverbs 27:3

Little Fox Called Strife Spiritual Warfare Little Fox Called Strife Genesis 13:7 And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land. Genesis 13:8 So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. Proverbs 27:3

Spiritual Warfare Introduction To Power 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.