“spiritual warfare” ephesians 6:10-13

“Spiritual Warfare”Ephesians 6:10-13


Luke 4:1-21) Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from

the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert,

2) where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.


Luke 4:13When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.


Luke 22:44And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.


Revelation 2:1-7


Revelation 2:1-7

1. They lost their first love for Christ


Revelation 2:1-7

1. They lost their first love for Christ2. Compromise with the world


Revelation 2:1-7

1. They lost their first love for Christ2. Compromise with the world3. Tolerance of sin


Revelation 2:1-7

1. They lost their first love for Christ2. Compromise with the world3. Tolerance of sin4. Contentment with programs and activities


Revelation 2:1-7

1. They lost their first love for Christ2. Compromise with the world3. Tolerance of sin4. Contentment with programs and activities5. Satisfaction with possessions and wealth


I. Our Preparation (v.10)


I. Our Preparation (v.10)Philippians 4:13

I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.


I. Our Preparation (v.10)Philippians 4:13I Corinthians 15:56-57

56) The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.57) But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.


I. Our Preparation (v.10)Philippians 4:13I Corinthians 15:56-57Hebrews 2:14

Since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death — that is, the devil —


II. God’s Provision (v.11a)


II. God’s Provision (v.11a)II Corinthians 10:3-5

3) 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.


III. Satan’s Schemes (v11b)


III. Satan’s Schemes (v11b)Isaiah 14


III. Satan’s Schemes (v11b)Isaiah 14Ezekiel 28


III. Satan’s Schemes (v11b)Revelation 12:7-9

7) And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.8) But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.9) The great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.


III. Satan’s Schemes (v11b)I John 2:15-16

15) Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.16) For everything in the world — the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does — comes not from the Father but from the world.



1. The lust of the flesh



1. The lust of the flesh2. The lust of the eyes



1. The lust of the flesh2. The lust of the eyes3. The boastful pride of life


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