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Dealing With Spiritual Warfare

Jackie Hill Perry

Monday, January 13, 2025

Summary

In this sermon, Jackie Hill Perry unpacks the reality of spiritual warfare by examining Jesus' victory over Satan's temptations in Luke 4. She demonstrates that Satan's primary target is a believer's faith, often using natural human desires and twisted scripture to lead us into disobedience. Through Christ's sinless obedience and reliance on God's Word, believers are equipped with the Holy Spirit to resist the enemy's schemes and stand firm in truth.

Key Scriptures

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Ephesians 6:10-18↗Romans 14:23↗Romans 6:23↗Genesis 3:15↗

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Luke 4:1-13

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Deuteronomy 8:3↗

Daniel 7:13-14↗

Matthew 28:18↗

Isaiah 53:4-5↗

Philippians 2:8-11↗

Psalm 91:1-16↗

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Exodus 17:1-7↗

Themes

Spiritual WarfareThe Armor of God and Shield of FaithTemptation and DiscernmentSuffering Before GloryThe Power and Authority of ScriptureThe Sinlessness and Victory of Christ

Key Points

1.Spiritual warfare is a constant reality, and understanding it requires considering three active parties: God, Satan, and you.
2.Satan's ultimate target in spiritual warfare is not your circumstances, house, or marriage, but your faith in God.
3.Without the shield of faith, all other pieces of the armor of God leave us vulnerable to the deadly darts of the enemy.
4.Satan frequently leverages what is natural in human experience to bait believers into what is sinful and unnatural.
5.Jesus defeated Satan's first temptation in the wilderness by anchoring His heart in Deuteronomy 8:3, proving that man lives by every word from God rather than physical bread alone.
6.In the second temptation, Satan offered Jesus worldly authority to bypass the cross, but Jesus affirmed that God alone is worthy of worship and service.
7.True spiritual authority and exaltation come through humble obedience to God's will rather than taking sinful shortcuts.
8.Satan can quote and twist scripture for manipulative purposes, making it essential for believers to study and understand God's Word in its proper context.
9.Unlike the first Adam and all humanity who failed under temptation, Jesus remained sinless and qualified Himself as the spotless Lamb who defeated Satan once and for all.

Sermon Moments

“Satan is not after your house, marriage, or ministry for their own sake; all of those are targeted as a means to destroy your faith in God.”

“Imagine walking onto a battlefield with full armor except your shield; once your shield of faith is gone, you are defenseless against flaming darts.”

“Just like being hungry is natural, Satan consistently leverages what is natural to bait believers into what is sinful and unnatural.”

“Bread is not what keeps a believer alive; it is the God who provides the bread that sustains our life.”

“Satan would have preferred if Jesus got His authority through disobedience, but God was too valuable for Jesus to skip His cross before getting His crown.”

“Millions of people are in bondage to sin not because they don't read the Bible, but because they have made its contents mean something God never intended.”

“Testing God is doubting Him with a heart of accusation that questions whether He will really do what He promised.”

“For the first time in human history, Jesus stood in the wilderness as a man who obeyed everything, proving His divine sonship through His perfect sinlessness.”

This Week

Hide God's Word in your heart through regular scripture study so you can immediately respond to demonic lies with 'It is written.'
Protect your shield of faith daily by trusting God's timing and provision instead of taking sinful shortcuts to satisfy natural human desires.
Recognize subtle temptations in your relationships or single season where you might be tempted to lower biblical standards out of fear or impatience.
Examine your life line-by-line to ensure God alone receives your ultimate worship, devotion, and obedience.
Test every teaching and thought against the full context of Scripture to avoid being misled by twisted or isolated bible verses.
Refrain from testing God with a complaining or doubtful heart, choosing instead to rest in His proven faithfulness during wilderness seasons.
Develop daily spiritual rhythms of prayer, repentance, cross-bearing, and reflection on the gospel to stand firm when spiritual warfare arises.

Remember This

Satan's main goal in spiritual warfare is to destroy your faith in God, but through Christ's sinless victory and the power of the Holy Spirit, you can resist every temptation by standing on God's Word.

A Challenge for You

Get this rhythm in your system: the rhythm of faith, to believe and fight and take up your cross daily and die... put God's word before your face so that you know Him and have His words in you so that you can resist whatever and whoever would keep you from Him.

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