Proclaim His Power Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. And what is the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His great might that He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, for above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. May I give no place to the devil. May I be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. I give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for You have taken Your great power and begun to reign. For I have decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of Power, so that my faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the Power of God. Finally, I will be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. In Jesus name! Amen.
Revelation 1:4-5, 2 Corinthians 4:20, Ephesians 1:19-21, Ephesians 4:27, Colossians 1:11, Revelations 11:17,
1 Corinthians 2:2-5, Ephesians 6:10
But Try the Spirit
...in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. 2 Corinthians 2:11
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirit whether they are of God. 1 John 4:1
Create Delusions & Confusion
• Judges 16:4-5, Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the
Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “ Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.” • ... Judges 1615-16: 15 Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times and have not told me where your great strength lies. ” 16 And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death.
The Ultimate Goal of evil spirits is to...
• Keep you from hearing the voice of the Lord
• Keep you from a relationship with Jesus
• Keep you from serving God effectively
• Keep you from reading His Eternal Word
• Keep you from FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE
• Keep you from praying
• Keep you from fellowshipping with other believers
Discovering the Strongman
Matthew 12:29, Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. Strongman = ruler demon -These demons walk, hear, speak, obey, seek, think, know and dwell in the body, accomplishing their evil purpose. (Mark 1:23-34, Matthew 12:43-45) If you know something to be of a spirit but the bible doesn’t classify it as such, then it’s the manifestation of a spirit. Each principal strongman or demon, has a specific mission, in which we can recognize it by the fruit, or it’s manifestations.
In casting out unclean spirits, it’s either by its name or the function.
How to Discern the Spirits
• You will know them by their fruit.
• Matthew 7: 16-20, Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them . • A tree can only bear on e type of fruit. We want the fruit of the Spirit.
Isaiah 61:3, ...That they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Little Fire Kindling...
James 3:5-18
• 5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus, no spring yields both salt water and fresh. (Deals with our fruit) • Heavenly Versus Demonic Wisdom 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self- seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Wh o have you submitted to?
God or the spirit of fear?
Deuteronomy 22:9-11
9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. 10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together. 11 Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woolen and linen together.
The key principle in this passage is in serving the Lord. Do not sow your seeds with two different kinds of things that God does not accept as holy.
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): The seed sown will ultimately corrupt the good seed.
A Tree is Known by its Fruit
• Luke 6:43-45, 43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
• It does not say for every tree is known by its gifts... It’s a scary place to be if one is following a n individual by the gifts demonstrated.
Phil 1:11, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Resist from the Beginning!
• Just like a doctor can diagnose a disease by its symptoms, we can identify an unseen spirit by the fruits produced. • The amount of fruit it is able to produce depends upon the length of time it is permitted to work uninterrupted in a person’s life. These spirits know that it can be cast out, overcome, thrown out, should a true believer command it.
• It’s important to Submit to God, Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7)
• We are charged to ”try the spirit” by their fruits and deal the spirits in a biblical way.
Would there be more peace & love in the world if we would expel demons rather than pretend they aren’t there?
Proclaim Psalm 19:7-14 • The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Psalm 119:9
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
Spirit of Fear and the Fruit of Fear; Identified as a Strongman
Spirit of Fear
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
Manifestations/fruit: unpleasant emotion (Job 3:25-26), trembling (Job 4:14), horror (Psalm 55:5), torment (1 John 4:18), fear of death (Hebrews 2:14, Psalm 55:4), nightmares (Isaiah 54:14) terror: impending evil (Deut 32:25), insomnia, anxiety: worrying about something displays lack of trust in God (Luke 12:25, Phil 4:6), agitation, timidity, dread (Exodus 15:16, Job 3:25-26), worry, shyness, inferiority: rejection from others, inadequacy: belittlement from others, tension: stress, heart attacks (Luke 21:26), fear of man (Proverbs 29:25), fear of poverty, all phobias: such as fear of flying, afraid of dark, heights, animals, insects, crippling, reliant on medications, paralysis, etc.
Disorders caused by fear: nervous breakdowns, neuritis-inflammation of a nerve, neurosis, asthma
Finds people unbearable. Often turns their thoughts on themselves, an inward focus.
Spirit of Fear Continued...
• A spirit of fear makes a person irritable so that he/she becomes rude then finds fault with others. Often critical beyond reasons, overall exact, perfectionist.
• Finds people unbearable. Often turns their thoughts on themselves to an inward focus.
• He who submits to a spirit of fear can displays the fruit of the dumb & deaf spirit (Mark 5:1-20-Legion). • Manifestation of someone who has become demented: paranoia, schizophrenia, melancholia, insanity, bipolar disorder, delusions 1 John 4:17-19, The Consummation of Love 17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but Perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 19 We love Him because He first loved us.
Spirit of Fear Continued... 1 Peter 3:1-7
• Submission to Husbands, 3 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward — arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel — 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror. • A Word to Husbands 7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
Job 3:25-26
• 25 For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, And what I dreaded has happened to me.
26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for trouble comes.
Hear Job’s words... Which in turn gave no peace, no rest, and trouble came...
Renouncing The Spirit of Fear
• If this is you... And fear has been a stronghold in your life, lets deal with it right now in Jesus name. Pray with me: Lord Jesus, I come humbling to Your Throne Room of Grace and Mercy. I confess to You that I have operated and made decisions in my life based on fear. Forgive me Father, I do now confess it as sin. You Lord, did not give me a spirit of fear and I claim Your word written in 2 Tim 1:7 over my life that You did not give me a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. I command all the spirits of fear that have been in my life to leave now in Jesus name. Out in Jesus name! I ask You Lord to fill me with Your spirit of love, the spirit of power, and the spirit of a sound mind. Restore my emotions, will, & intellect. I no longer submit to fear, I submit to You Lord, I resist the devil, and Your word says he must flee in Jesus name. I command all connected spirits to leave now in Jesus name. Fill me Lord with the spirit of wisdom, spirit of understanding, spirit of counsel, spirit of might, spirit of the fear of the Lord... Let that be my delight, Father. Thank you, Father that I will no longer be tormented by this spirit because PERFECT LOVE has moved into its place in Jesus name. Thank you Lord!
• Give Jesus thanks! Give Him all the Glory! Praise Him! Worship Him!
It is now placed under that Blood of Jesus, where it must remain. Claim the Blood!
Exodus 12:13
• 13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. • 1 John 1:7-9, but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. And so, from the day I heard, I have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. And just like Jabez, who called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all (2 Corinthians 13:14 )
Philippians 1:9-11, Ephesians 1:7-10, Colossians 1:9–12, 1 Chronicles 4:10, Romans 15:13
Isaiah 60:1-2, “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. 2 See, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
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