Possess the Land: The Land of the Emotions

Series: POSSESS THE LAND
Sermon: The Land of the Emotions
7-4-10

INTRO
 The prime intention of Satan is to bruise every born in this world.
 The purpose becomes evident as one sees that bruises give him place to do his destructive work in the life of the individual
 The Scriptures say that bruises bind the person, but the work of Christ is “. . . to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18).
 Jesus Christ, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, came to undo the work of the enemy.
 Innocent children, who are a target of the enemy, carry bruises throughout their life and are never free to be the person God intended them to be.
 Fears, insecurity, bitterness and rejections are evidences of this work. The oppression of the enemy remains until these works are revealed and undone.
The Body of Christ is suffering from the bruises of Satan.
 Bruises keep the Body divided and the enemy dwells in the land.
 People that are bruised have a difficult time being joined together in a body--fear and distrust separate them.
 The ultimate purpose of inner healing is that the Body of Christ be healed.
 As the Body is joined together, the fullness of the Head will flow down through each member.
Must deal with the hurts and the way to find healing and release from the past.
AREA TO BE POSSESSED: Emotions
 We are a product of our total life experience.
 Our reactions to present situations are determined by past experiences.
 Our perception of the present time can be distorted by past hurts.
 To the extent that we react violently to a simple problem, we must conclude that we are bound to the past and cannot respond normally to present situations.
TEXT: “. . . to set at liberty them that are bruised (Luke 4:18).
I. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF SATAN TO BRUISE
1. It was prophesied from the beginning.
• . I will put enmity between. . - thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (Gen. 3:15).
2. Job experienced the bruising of Satan.
(1) Thrown down.
(2) Misunderstood by friends.
(3) Mistreated by God?
3. Jesus was bruised.
-“. . . He was bruised for our iniquities” (Isa. 53:5).
Please the Lord to bruise Him” (Isa. 53:10).
(1) Betrayed by a close friend.
(2) Rejected (Isa. 53:2-3)
(3) Accused (Matt. 12:24).
(4) Hated
(5) Forsaken
The chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isa. 53:5).
II. SATAN KNOWS HOW TO CRIPPLE A PERSON BY BRUISING
1. Innocent children are prime targets of Satan.
(1) Even before birth.
(2) Fear can come in as a child
(3) Rejection can come in as a child.
A rejected child will grow up unable to love and receive love. A child that ha been abused will withdraw in fear or else be destructive through rebellion.

2. God’s children are prime targets of Satan.
(1) New Spirit-filled believers are objects of attack from suspicion and rejection. I
(2) Ministries are damaged by lies and divisions.
- The goal of hurts is to bring retreat.
Satan cripples through misunderstanding false accusation, rejection, and fear
III. THE BONDAGE OF HURTS
Let us lay aside every weight . . which doth so easily beset us (Heb. 12:1). :1
1.Bruises bind
(1) Bruises bind us to the one who hurt us.
(2) Bruises bind us to bitterness from the hurt.
(3) Bruises bind us from loving and receiving love.
Sin is not always the occasion by which Satan occupies a place in one’s life.
2. Jesus came to set free those who are bruised.
(1) Jesus came to set free those bound within
(2) Spiritual bondage is broken by spiritual principles.
- Spiritual principles concerning release and inner healing will be discussed later.
(3) The Head of the Body, desires to be the Healer of His Body
CONCLUSION: Christian growth and ministry are bound by the weights and bondage of hurts.
PRACTICAL APPLICATION:
List events or actions of others that have left painful and deep bruises in your mind and emotions.

Possess the Land: The Land of the Will

Series: Possess the Land
Sermon: The Land of the Will
6/27/10
Intro
 Today we are dealing with the Land of the Will.
 Jesus was in the Garden of Gethesame it was an issue of His will vs the will of God
 Not my will, but your be done
 Mans will is the essence of what he is
 Choices are made that determine his daily life and his eternal destiny
 Our creator gave us a free volition and never moves to force, coerce, or control us
 Our will is that which stands between good and evil
 When joined to God’s will, that part of man brings a union that brings a harmony between creature and creator and releases the of God in full salvation
 A man can always say no to God and God will always respect his choice
Luke 22:42 (King James Version)
42Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
1. Potential of the will
 Our emotion expresses how we feel, our mind tells us what to think, our will communicates what we want. Watchman Nee
 Man’s will is his organ for decision making
 God has given us the freedom of choice, created with the capacity to make decisions
 Man’s will is his real self
 The choices of man reveal the character of man
2. Spiritual Life begins with a choice
 you choose to make the will of God your own will and pleasure
 the will of God becomes the goal of living rather than self
 repentance is turning from self life
 the spiritual life is more than emotions and intellect-God aims at the salvation of the will
3. Spiritual union comes when you are joined to God’s will
 Good spiritual union brings obedience
 Disobedience is to follow your own will, therefore we must cease from our own works
We cannot make provision for self, Mat 10:38
 We must take up our own cross and follow God
4. The will becomes a censor for all thoughts coming from subconscious mind
 Subconscious mind is a reservoir of all past experiences
 Satan uses the subconscious mind to project thoughts to our conscious mind
 The will receives or rejects these thoughts
 When the will ceases to resist Satan in that area, he comes into control
 Renewing the mind brings strength to the will and release of bondages
 Through the renewal of the mind, the source of temptation is eliminated
 John 14:30 Satan has nothing in me.
 Man’s will is brought into bondage by deception.
 The way we are brought into passivity by…
 Ceasing to be active, and evil spirits take advantage of passivity
 God wants you to use all your abilities to be filled with the HS
 Unable to cope, unfinished jobs, can’t concentrate, unable to make decisions or initiate
Freedom of the Will
 Knowledge of the truth is necessary for freedom within the will
 Admit that one is susceptible to deception, and what ground has been given to the enemy
 The enemies involvement determines your degree of passivity
 Break the Passivity by activating the will, by responding to God’s will
 Will is energized by faith, strengthened by truth, truth calls us to freedom, it was for freedom that Christ set us free
 Exercise the will by making decisions,
 You might make wrong decisions, but accept responsibility
Stop accepting circumstances to guide you
 Be led by the HS, Romans 8:14
 Passivity assumes that God is deciding everything for him
1. resist the devil
2. Recover lost ground
3. Work actively with God for the use of every part of your person
 Sometime you think things are getting worse after you take a stand, but they are only because you are putting pressure on the devil and activating your will, like using muscles you haven’t used before or ever…
Ex: gary didia and muscle pain, chiro, used muscles not used in a while make reference to Sr. gary and me being 36
 The will that is in control of the spirit, mind and body guarantees freedom
 You are made up of body, soul, spirit
 Prov 25:28 THE spirit needs the control of the will
 2 Cor 10:5 the mind needs to be subjected to the will
 The body must be the instrument of man 1 Cor 9:27
 An active will is necessary to maintain deliverance in any area of life
 The strategy of the enemy against the will is passivity
 When this happens one becomes complacent and helpless
 The command of the Lord-Duet 1:8 Possess the Land

Possess the Land: The Land of the Mind

Series: Possess the Land
Sermon: The Land of the Mind, “Mind Control”
6/20/10
Intro
Last week we talked about Facing the Enemy and how the Church must rise up in the power and authority of Christ and cast down the enemy
It is the churches job to challenge the hierarchy of Satan and pull down the strongholds of wickedness
The command of the Lord is to possess the land-within.
The mind is a great battlefield
Every thought must be brought under the obedience of Christ, where there is peace.
Obj
Duet 1:8 Behold Go In Possess the Land
 Spiritual growth and the renewing of the mind are definitely connected
 You are responsible to renew your mind
Eph 4:23 Be renewed in the spirit of your mind, this is a command
 Renewing comes as you let God’s truth permeate every part of your thinking
 Break up your fallow ground of your mind and
Josh 1:8 KJV 8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Mark 12:30 Love the Lord with all your…MIND.
Romans 12:2 KJV 2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Ways by which ground is given to the Enemy- area of battle: Thoughts
1. An unrenewed mind
2 Cor 4:4 the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who believe not
Ephesians 2:3 (King James Version)
3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Colossians 1:21 (King James Version)
21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
Romans 8:6 (King James Version)
6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
 Lies and deception admitted to the mind
 Music-breaks down your mind/will to bring you to a place of passivity-the demonic enters
 Emotions- hurts, bruises, pain
 Veil over your mind thru witchcraft
 Sexuality- totally opens you up to demonic
 Transferrance of Spirits-Sexual intercourse
 Evil spirits enter from the outside through the mind, coercing man to take action immediately
 Their thoughts confuse and paralyze man’s mind so that it can no longer think clearly, Watchman Nee
Temptation: thought of evil
 Jesus was tempted, had thoughts of evil, yet without sin
 What makes temptation sin is when you act on a temptation or begin to rehearse its party and act it out
 Mat 26:41- Pray so that you don’t enter into temptation
Strategy of Satan: deception & passivity
Signs of Deception
1. A fanatical Spirit
James 3:15-17 (King James Version)
15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
 Comes from the enemy, wrapped in enthusiasm and energy but unwilling to listen to reason or others and say they are hearing from God. (deceived)
2. Revelation or direction coming through a passive mind is subject to deception
Revelation 19:10
for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Prophecy
a. spirit of prophecy
b. gift of prophecy 1 Cor 12
c. office of the Prophet Eph 4
3. Misconceptions of truth
 Truth: I have the mind of Christ- 1 Cor 2:16
 Deception: I do not use my own brain
 Truth: the mind of Christ is not automatic, you must first renew your mind, be led of the HS, And His Word must dwell in you.

 Truth: God speaks to me…
 Deception: I am led by the Spirit, so I don’t need my mind
 Truth: God speaks through my spirit by the Word of God, and my mind must be in tune with my spirit to understand what God is saying.
4. truth not in proper balance with other truths becomes error
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
 A system of teaching built around one facet of truth can lead into error
5. a closed mind to light and truth is a sure sign of Deception
 Attitude- I have it all, Ignorance brings deception about God, and yourself
Ex: Homosexuals- I love God, gay church in Dallas, 3000 members, john the Baptist preaching on sidewalk of gay church, called cops, cops got saved.
Symptoms of Passivity
 Sudden flashes of thought, thoughts captivated by certain pattern of rejection worry fear
Demonic notions…
 You are more spiritual than the rest, your work will shake the whole world, you should step out and live by faith
Uncontrolled imagination, inability to reason
Free Mind
Thoughts under subjection to JC
Mind in-tune to your spirit Rom 8:6
Mind is free to make decisions
 To have a renewed mind is to arrive at the highest possibility which God has ordained for one’s mind.
Principle of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit Reveals God’s will in one’s Spirit that he may know what it is, Rom 8:16
Romans 8:16
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
The Laws of the Mind
 What ever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after
 The leadings of God are transmitted through the spirit, and offer us an opportunity to make a choice
 A disturbed mind is harmful to spiritual life
 Mind is not to be ruled by emotions 2 Tim 1:7
2 Timothy 1:7 (King James Version)
7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
 The head needs to be kept in a humble state acts 20:19 humility of mind
 The Word of God is to be put into the mind Heb 8:10, 10:16
 The mind must not operate independently of the spirit’s rule
God’s Solution
1. Repentance
Acts 3:19 (King James Version)
19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
2. Put on the Armor of God Eph 6, specifically the helmet of salvation
3. expel the deception by truth: the truth will set you free
Discern source of suffering and trouble, wait for illumination HS, resist lies, James 4:7, let truth penetrate every area of life
4. Renew the Mind
1. Examine source of your thoughts
2. Bring every thought into obedience of Christ 2 Cor 10:5
3. Mind set free from the flesh Rom 8:7
4. Believer is responsible to renew his mind Rom 12:2
5. Let repentance have its perfect work Jam 1:4
5. Passivity is overturned by activating the Mind
 Make a decision and not permit outside force to employ or control your mind
 Exercise your mind by taking the initiative, and break the procrastination, do not depend on anyone else
 Exercise your mind by thinking, reasoning, remembering, and understanding

Possess the Land-Facing the Enemy

Series: Possess the Land
Sermon: Facing the Enemy
6/13/10
Intro
Last week I titled it Start Talking, and I was encouraging you that if you would simply start talking to people that you already, “do life” with, we could potentially double our church in a day.
This week we are starting a New Series, Possess the Land, it will simply piggy back on what we are already talking about.
Duet 1:8 KJV 8Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers
• An aggressive church will confront a Kingdom that is spiritual.
• We are living in a spiritual world
• The Word to the church today is to arise from sleep for our salvation is nearer than we believed (Rms 13:11)
• Psa 110:2 calls the church to rise up and rule with Christ in the midst of His enemies
• 1 John 3:8 for this purpose was the Son of God manifested that He might destroy the works of the Devil
Jesus has already defeated the Devil, and now Jesus in you, col 1:27 is the Hope of Glory
• You are fighting a defeated foe
• You don’t have to struggle with someone that has lost, defeated
• Satan works through deception, deceiving you to think that he is winning a fight over your life
• There is not a fight over your life that Jesus hasn’t already won!
• Jesus has just got to get you to believe it
• If you would believe you would see the Glory of God (Jn 11:40)
Be it unto you according to your faith! (Mat 9:29)
• Talking trash, if the Devil knows he can get into your head and get you to believe that you are lost or a loser than he has won.
• But if you know who you are in Christ, than no vomit from the mouth of Satan can punish you, because you know that you have the victory
Ex: Deliverance Liz Dinello, Bobby, gian ruvolo, and a bucket of double virgin olive oil. This guy starts screaming every obscenity when I showed up…
I knew I was in authority because Mark 16:17 in my name you shall cast out devils
o Lu 9:1 1Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
o Luke 10:1919Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
o Acts 10:38 38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
o Isa 10:27 and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
The anointing is the presence of God, when you get the presence of God the Devil flees
• Anointing means smeared on by God
• When God puts you on like a coat, like a garment there is nothing that can stop you.!
• You want the anointing get were the needs are, and the anointing will manifest.
Facing the Enemy is strategic and intentional
• When a quarterback calls a play, it has been thought out carefully, planned during practice, and proven to work, it is strategic and intentional
• God wants you to become strategic and intentional about gaining ground for the Kingdom
• If you just shoot from the hip, or trust in your own strength you will get your clock cleaned
Ex: Mike Harko story, I thought out how I was going to do it, and even waited over a weekend till Monday then whammy!!!
• Paul in Corinth was strategic and intentional about tearing down strongholds
2 Cor 10:3-5 KJV
• Dealing with high things, the systems that Satan sets up
• Ideologies, thought patterns, and systems of the day
• Through Prayer we are mighty to the pulling down of strongholds
• Pornography is a spiritual issue, addiction is a spiritual issue, bitterness is a spiritual issue.
Ex: Brazil healing crusades, street evangelism, prayed for woman, HS told me she had been hurt, but she wanted me to pray for a whooping cough that she had for 25 years, finding out she held bitterness toward her husband…
Were talking about facing the enemy intentionally
Eph 6:12 KJV 12For 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.
• The church is to rule in the midst of her enemies Psa 110:2
• Most of the time your issue is with people, but people are not the Devil
• However they are inspired by Satan, or demon power when unsaved
1. Principalities: Archas, pre-eminant ones, first ones
• The leader, the top
2. Powers/Authorities: Exousia, the power of rule or government
• The power exercised by rulers, or by virtue of office
3. Rulers of the Darkness of this World: Kosmokratoras, world rulers of darkness of this age
• Master spirits who are the world rulers of this present darkness
4. Spiritual Wickedness in High Places: Pnematika poneria: spiritual wickedness
• Spiritual forces that are wicked and inhabit the sphere above the earth
Jesus said, I saw Satan fall like lightning out of Heaven..but not to be excited because demons are subject unto us in His name, but that our names are written in Heaven! Luke 10:17-20
We are the body of Christ joined to Him and seated in Heavenly places with Him, now.
Psa 44:5, 45:6 the Church must extend the scepter of His Kingdom
• The Lord’s Prayer, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven
• The will of God is done in Heaven, all the time, your job is to bring the will of God to earth, through your life, by standing in the blood of His cross and declaring victory here on Earth
The Church must enter to Deliver
• Ja 4:7 submit to God, Resist the Devil, and He will flee
• Must resist the Devil, his attacks, frontal assaults,
• Sustained pressure could be called oppression
• Binding and Loosing Mat 18:18 whatever you allow is permitted
• May need deliverance from a bondage: a siege and blockade where enemy breaks through and resistance is not enough, it surrounds the area of your life
Another helps to relieve the blockage- a spiritual Metamucil
• Casting out devils comes from an invasion and occupation of Satan in ones life
Ex: David, homosexual and witchcraft, came to a deliverance meeting, and halfway down the isle…
• Where the enemy actually occupies an area of life, doors open
• After deliverance that area is no longer under the control of Satan, and you will be free to handle particular issues and circumstances like a Christian
• Deliverance is done by believers who understand authority in Christ, and take authority and cast out spirits
The 7 sons of Sceva Acts 19 chief of the Priests
• They liked the miracles done by Paul, but had no power with God
• They were interested in the gifts without the foundation of the Word of God
• Bible said that the demons spoke to these pseudo exorcists and said Jesus I know and Paul I know but who are you?
• They had no authority, the demons leaped on them tore their clothes off them and wounded them, and fled out of the house
You must have discernment, to discern the power of the enemy
Confrontation: break down the gates, release people
Lift up a standard for people, call to righteousness
Conclusion
As Kingdom confronts kingdom, the Church must rise up and stand in the authority of Christ, and be His hands and feet on Earth
The walls of bondage must come down over people lives
Satan has had time to establish his kingdom throughout the earth, but God is almighty
The Church must challenge these authorities and pull down strongholds of wickedness