Ephesians 6:10-20 & Mark 5

A champion boxer does not step into the ring and wildly throw punches – he studies the techniques and tendencies of his opponent to develop an effective strategy. As soon as you become a believer in Jesus Christ, you step in the ring with the enemies of your soul – and they want nothing more than to put you down for the count. How can we develop an effective, winning strategy for spiritual warfare?

Ephesians 6:10-20 & Mark 5

Many churches and believers have been swept up in unbiblical ideas, practices, and extremes about satanic and demonic activity in our day. At the same time, others have overreacted to these unbiblical teachings and practices by de-emphasizing and virtually ignoring this important area of biblical instruction. How can we come to a sound and balanced biblical understanding of demonization?

1 John 2:15-17

“Defense wins championships” is a popular maxim in sports – but the truth is, you stand a much better chance if your team has a strong defense AND a potent offense. In spiritual warfare, we must first shore up our defense by putting on the complete armor of God, and then we must go on the offensive with the weapons of the Spirit in order to tear down the strongholds of Satan.

1 John 2:15-17

If an army immediately throws new recruits into the heat of battle, they will face certain defeat. They first need to go to boot camp to receive the training and discipline necessary to shape them into seasoned soldiers who can fight effectively. Every Christian faces a daily spiritual battle, and yet we often neglect to properly train and prepare ourselves to win the fight.

2 Corinthians 10:1-6

A ruthlessly aggressive commander might send his troops into battle with the orders, “Take no prisoners!” But Christians are commanded to take prisoners in our spiritual warfare – specifically, we are to take every thought captive unto the obedience of Jesus Christ, in order to tear down the strongholds of Satan.

Colossians 3:18-4:1

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2 Corinthians 10:1-6

A military museum may have many displays of rifles, pistols, swords, and various weapons from different eras of warfare. But the weapons of the Spirit are not merely for show – they are divinely-fashioned weapons empowered by the Holy Spirit that we are to master and utilize in our daily battle against our unseen spiritual adversaries.

2 Corinthians 10:1-6

If you go to West Point to study at the U.S. Military Academy, you can learn everything you need to know about weapons and warfare. But many Christians are woefully ignorant about spiritual warfare, the armor of God, and the weapons of the Spirit. Thankfully, there is somewhere we can turn to learn what we need to know about this vitally important subject – the living and active Word of God.

2 Corinthians 10:1-6

Tanks and hand grenades are effective weapons on land, but not much use in naval warfare. Different kinds of warfare require different kinds of weapons – and spiritual warfare requires not physical weapons, but the divinely-fashioned weapons of the Spirit. We must always remember that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the unseen evil forces of the spiritual realm.

Ephesians 6:10-20

In World War 2, America and Nazi Germany were in a race to develop the atomic bomb – the ultimate weapon that would guarantee victory. Well, God has given every believer the ultimate weapon in his or her spiritual arsenal – constant, earnest, prevailing prayer in the Holy Spirit. This is the ultimate weapon that can ensure victory over our spiritual enemies and enable us to live in triumph.

Ephesians 6:10-20

A good chess player will study and learn effective strategies to win games – but the people of God have a deadly enemy who is not playing games. Yet we can checkmate Satan and his diabolical schemes with an effective strategy, informed by God's Word, that hinges upon earnest, prevailing prayer in the Holy Spirit.