Slides: Spiritual Warfare Prayers and Ceremonies

Spiritual Warfare 

Henry Reyenga

Our Struggle

Ephesians 6:11-13 

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹² 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. ¹³ Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Who Do You Align With? 

Old Testament: 

Joshua 5:13-15     Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”   “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” The commander of the LORD’S army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Who Do You Align With? 

1 Peter 5:8   Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Jesus Dealt with the Enemy

Even hometown demons…

Luke 4:33-35     In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, ³⁴ “Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

“Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

Jesus Sent Out Ministers Two by Two

A spiritual warfare connection…

Luke 10:17-20     The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. ²⁰ However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Opportunities Are Brought to You

Passive verb

Matthew 8:16   When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word….

Demonic Influence Worksheet

Matthew 8:28    When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Horror Movies and Violence?

Demonic Influence Worksheet

Luke 8:27   When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs..

Horror Movies and Violence?

What is Your Name?

Luke 8:26-28     They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. ²⁷ When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. ²⁸ When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”

Luke 8:30     Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

Lies Are Characteristic of Demonic Activity

John 8:44   You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Tempted

Everyone is tempted by sin. Demonic role.

Matthew 6:13    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’

Oppressed

Personal attacks of demons that know you. What is the name of your oppressor?

2 Corinthians 12:7     To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

Depressed

Wounding them with lies before he destroys them. 

1 Peter 5:8    Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Possessed

Mark 5:15   When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Mark 7:25   In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet.

Mark 9:17    A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.

Luke 4:33    In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice,

The Sin and Demon Discussion

Mark 7:21-26   For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, ²² greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. ²³ All these evils come from inside and make a man ‘unclean.’”

Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. ²⁵ In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet. ²⁶ The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

The Sin and Demon Discussion

Mark 7:27 - 30     “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.” “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “but even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”

She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

The Sin and Demon Discussion

Observations: 

Sin is the root cause of our separation from God. 

The devil and his demons seek to tempt, depress, oppress, and possess humans even today. 

An irresistible self-evident observation. 

Sometimes things start as Temptations and move on from there…

Pattern, sin turns into more! 

Ephesians 4:26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, ²⁷ and do not give the devil a foothold. ²⁸ He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.