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I Got Time Today

John K. Jenkins Sr.

First Baptist Church of Glenarden • Nov 30, 2025 • 97 min

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Summary

Spiritual progress attracts both divine opportunities and demonic distractions, requiring believers to stay vigilant against the true adversary. Instead of directing frustration toward people in our lives, we must recognize the spiritual influence behind conflicts and address the enemy in prayer. Through personal intimacy with Jesus, believers receive divine authority to command demonic forces and bondages to leave in Jesus' name.

Themes

Spiritual WarfareHoly Spirit PowerSpiritual AuthorityConfronting the EnemyIntimacy with Christ

Pastor's Points

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Get annoyed with the enemy.

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Address the enemy.

3.

Take authority over the enemy.

Key Points

1.
Get annoyed with the enemy.
2.
Address the enemy.
3.
Take authority over the enemy.
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Serving God through the Holy Spirit attracts both divine opportunities and demonic distractions, requiring believers to stay spiritually vigilant.
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Believers must redirect their annoyance away from people—spouses, children, bosses, or leaders—and onto the enemy driving the opposition.
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Paul addressed the evil spirit operating through the slave girl rather than targeting the girl herself, demonstrating that true conflict resolution addresses the spiritual realm.
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Spiritual authority is the divine right to enforce obedience in the name of Jesus Christ, operating through His power rather than human strength.
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Spiritual authority cannot be inherited or borrowed from someone else's walk with God; it requires personal intimacy and consistent time spent with Jesus.

Sermon Moments

“While God is making divine opportunities for you, the enemy is trying to make demonic distraction for you.”

“You got to stop getting annoyed with people and get annoyed with the real problem. It's the enemy.”

“Instead of clapping back at the person, start praying for the person.”

“My problem wasn't my wife or the smoke detector; my problem was the dead battery.”

“Authority is the ability and the right to enforce a behavior or action. You can have power, but no authority.”

“You can't have authority off of my power, off of my Holy Ghost. You got to know God for yourself.”

“When you go in the authority of your Father, it doesn't matter how big the enemy is—you tell them what your Daddy said.”

“Whatever you take authority over in Jesus' name has got to come out.”

This Week

Identify areas where you are arguing with people, and shift your focus to praying against the spiritual influence behind the conflict.

Build your own spiritual authority by committing daily time to prayer and reading God's Word to deepen your intimacy with Jesus.

Pray and declare God's Word over your family, home, and children while they are resting or during quiet moments.

Stop turning to worldly sources like horoscopes or culture for identity, looking instead to what God says about you in Scripture.

Speak biblical promises aloud—such as Isaiah 54:17 and Philippians 4:13—when confronting fear, anxiety, or spiritual attacks.

Address the root spiritual cause of persistent problems rather than fruitlessly fighting surface-level symptoms.

Step out in the authority of Jesus Christ to command demonic bondages, heavy burdens, or negative cycles to leave your life.

Remember This

Believers must stop fighting people and instead exercise the authority given by Jesus Christ to address and cast out the true enemy in spiritual warfare.

A Challenge for You

Get annoyed with the enemy, address the enemy, and take authority over the enemy in the name of Jesus Christ—because whatever you take authority over in His name has got to come out.

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