Sermons
Spiritual Freedom #6: Satan’s Influence: Your Pain
The Devil’s Lie Fortresses cause us to be hurt and hurt others. Psalm 139:23-24: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.”
Herod – the Great?
Matthew 2:16 – “Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance. “
Spiritual Freedom #5: Satan’s Strategy: Your Past
Satan gains control of your life by imprinting you with Identity Lies through painful events in you past. Ephesians 4:26-27 – “Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.”
Spiritual Freedom #4: Satan’s Sifting
God uses Satan to refine our lives so we become better servants of Christ. Luke 22:31-32 – “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”
Psalm 23: God’s Deeds of Devotion
God loves you now and forever! – Psalm 23: 5-6 – You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 23: The Rod, the Staff, and Comfort
Psalm 23:4 – “Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
Spiritual Freedom #3: Satan’s Prisons: the Lie Fortress
Lie Fortresses in your subconscious mind are formed by IDENTITY LIES and accessed by embracing negative feelings. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 – “The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.”
Spiritual Freedom #2: Satan’s Power is Lies
Satan’s only power is a lie, so the only weapon you need is the truth. – 1 Peter 5:9 – Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.
Spiritual Freedom #1: Your Great Enemy the Devil
You have a powerful and cruel enemy who is working around you and in you to destroy your life 1 Peter 5:8 – Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.