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Ephesians 6:10-20 & Mark 5 A champion boxer does not step into the ring and wildly throw punches – he studies the techniques and tendencies of his opponent to develop an effective strategy. As soon as you become a believer in Jesus Christ, you step in the ring with the enemies of your soul – and they want nothing more than to put you down for the count. How can we develop an effective, winning strategy for spiritual warfare?

Ephesians 6:10-20 & Mark 5 Many churches and believers have been swept up in unbiblical ideas, practices, and extremes about satanic and demonic activity in our day. At the same time, others have overreacted to these unbiblical teachings and practices by de-emphasizing and virtually ignoring this important area of biblical instruction. How can we come to a sound and balanced biblical understanding of demonization?

1 John 2:15-17 “Defense wins championships” is a popular maxim in sports – but the truth is, you stand a much better chance if your team has a strong defense AND a potent offense. In spiritual warfare, we must first shore up our defense by putting on the complete armor of God, and then we must go on the offensive with the weapons of the Spirit in order to tear down the strongholds of Satan.

1 John 2:15-17 If an army immediately throws new recruits into the heat of battle, they will face certain defeat. They first need to go to boot camp to receive the training and discipline necessary to shape them into seasoned soldiers who can fight effectively. Every Christian faces a daily spiritual battle, and yet we often neglect to properly train and prepare ourselves to win the fight.

2 Corinthians 10:1-6 A ruthlessly aggressive commander might send his troops into battle with the orders, “Take no prisoners!” But Christians are commanded to take prisoners in our spiritual warfare – specifically, we are to take every thought captive unto the obedience of Jesus Christ, in order to tear down the strongholds of Satan.