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