Satan s Schemes Know how your enemy fights
The Devil s Schemes Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:11-12 NIV Schemes: Methods, tricks, wiles, plot and plans.
Satan s Mission Satan s mission is to kill, steal and destroy His main strategy is division Divide you from Jesus (that s the bottom line) Divide you from the brotherhood Divide your marriage Divide the church Divide your family..every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: Matthew 12:25
Satan s Schemes Lies & deception: Satan is the father of lies. He continually lies, deceives and slanders. Everything he does involves deception. You can find his lies in the bars, clubs, schools and even some churches. Satan tries to alter our perception of reality concerning his influence. Causing us to under estimate his power Causing us to over estimate his power
Causes of Depression Physical cause could be your brain. Psychological cause need love, support, help to think better Moral cause you might feel guilty, angry, hurt, offended, bitter, unforgiving need repentance Demonic cause All bad things are not caused by the devil, but the devil is real and he is trying to destroy your relationship with God. The Devil made me do it. Fred Sanford
Satan s Schemes Deception Offenses Accusations Temptations
Offences Greek: Skándalon, ("scandal"); a trap stick, (bent sapling) snare, occasion to fall, offence, stumbling, thing that offends, stumbling block. Then He said to the disciples, It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! Luke 17:1 NKJV
Offences-the devils trap For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:14-15 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. II Timothy 2:26
We have no right to be Offended Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalms 119:165 God has every right to hold our offences against us, instead, He forgives every repentant sinner. Offence is an event -- Offended is a decision. God dropped all charges against you, why don t you drop your offences that you are still holding. A Christian has no right to be offended.
Satan s Schemes Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven if there was anything to forgive I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. II Corinthians 2:10-11 NIV Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27
Temptations Temptations causes you to have too high of view of yourself so you will disobey God. Satan hides God s Justice and Holiness from you and plays up his Love and Mercy. You have no sense of guilt.
Temptation But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. James 1:14-15 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, II Peter 2:9
Temptations Shows you the bait, but hides the hook. See short term pleasure but hides long term pain. Rationalizes sin as a virtue. Becoming bitter over your suffering. Compare one part of your life to another. Unbalanced view of God: Only see God as loving and merciful, but not Just or Holy. Satan uses all of this and more to trick you, to trap you, to get you to fall away from God.
Accusations Accusation causes you to have a view too low of yourself, so you will beat yourself down. Satan hides Gods Love and Mercy and plays up God s Justice and Holiness. You are crushed by guilt and condemnation
Accusations Causes us to look at our self, (our sin) more than our Savior, Jesus Christ. Satan uses religion to control people by getting them obsessed over their self-life, (sins), and then creating a system to try to conquer self. The Gospel is about the Savior, Jesus Christ and what He did for us, instead of what we do. A child needs ten compliments for every one criticism.
Accusations Satan brings up old sins that caused damage to our lives and the lives of others. Tries to cause us to live in regret and shame. (Don t fish in the sea of forgetfulness). Satan causes you to focus on your inner thoughts, feelings, flaws & struggles. Looking at self instead of Jesus. When you pray it is more about beating yourself up than thanking God. Accusations lead to condemnation & guilt which lead to defeat, discouragement & depression.
Temptations & Accusations Temptations causes you to have too high of view of yourself so you will disobey God. Satan hides God s Justice and Holiness from you and plays up his Love and Mercy. You have no sense of guilt. Accusations causes you to have a view too low of yourself, so you will beat yourself down. Satan hides Gods Love and Mercy and plays up God s Justice and Holiness. You are crushed by guilt.
Satan s Army 1/3 of the angels fell to the earth with Satan. Demons Wicked spirits Devils Unclean spirits Familiar spirits Evil spirits Seducing spirits And more..
Resist the Devil Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: I Peter 5:8 Neither give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:27 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
Put on the Whole Armor of God Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:11-12 KJV The Gospel is the whole armor of God.
The Gospel Defeats Satan s Schemes Know what scheme the Devil is using against you, and put on the armor of God, The Gospel. I am a sinner, but Jesus took care of it at the cross. All my sins are charged to the account of Jesus Christ. I confess my sins to God. I repent and the blood of Jesus washes my sins away. I am loved and accepted by God. God see s me hidden in Christ. I have the righteousness of Jesus Christ imputed to me. I have no guilt and no condemnation in Christ. I am not discouraged because of sin.
The Savior Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:4-6
Overcome Deception with the truth Offenses by forgiveness Temptation by the blood of Jesus Accusation by living in Christ Put on the whole armor of God, put on the Gospel of Jesus Christ and defeat Satan and his schemes.