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Six Stories in Genesis: Openings for the Demonic

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This sermon by Bill Teubl continues a series on the demonic, focusing on how specific sins and failures in our lives create openings for demonic influence. He examines foundational stories from Genesis to illustrate how deception, hatred, and other sins give the enemy a foothold, emphasizing the importance of bringing these areas into the light through the Holy Spirit.

  • [00:05:48] Bill plans to look at six stories in Genesis that illustrate failures opening the door to the demonic.
  • [00:09:25] 1. Deception (Genesis 3:1-13): The serpent’s temptation of Eve shows that the demonic uses truth to lead us outside of God’s will and timing.
    • [00:13:08] The opposite of deception is truth.
    • [00:16:22] The enemy’s tactic is to offer good things, but to get them for ourselves outside of God’s will.
    • [00:23:54] 2. Hatred (Genesis 4:1-12): Cain’s hatred and murder of his brother Abel demonstrates how anger and hatred open us to the demonic.
      • [00:25:50] Hatred is something that opens you to the demonic.
      • [00:26:56] The opposite of hatred is love, which Jesus commands even for our enemies.
      • [00:32:48] He lists four other Genesis stories that will be covered, which illustrate additional openings for the demonic:
        • [00:32:56] 3. Idolatry (Tower of Babel, Genesis 11:1-9)
        • [00:33:03] 4. Drunkenness and Sexual Immorality (Noah, Genesis 9:20-29)
        • [00:33:20] 5. Self-effort or Striving (Abraham and Ishmael, Genesis 16)
        • [00:33:31] 6. Favoritism and Hatred (Jacob and Joseph, Genesis 37)
        • [00:22:37] The key application is to ask the Lord to reveal any area of deception or hidden sin in our lives.
        • [00:23:25] If you feel the Spirit is not active in your life, the first step is to ask God as your Father to fill you with the Holy Spirit.
          • Scripture References
          • Genesis 3
          • Genesis 4
          • Genesis 11
          • Genesis 9
          • Genesis 16
          • Genesis 37

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