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Can a Christian be possessed? Can Satan read your mind or control your thoughts? Chip shares that victory over Satan requires knowing who he is, how he works, and what weapons he uses against you.

• GENERAL Command (Eph. 6:10) “Allow yourself to be continually strengthened by the power already made available to you in your new position and relationship with Christ.” It is the power that raised Christ from the dead and now dwells in you.
• SPECIFIC Command (Eph. 6:11) How? By continually and repeatedly putting on, at specific points in time, the spiritual protection God has provided for you... for the express purpose of holding on to your position in Christ as you are bombarded by Satanic strategies designed to destroy you and/or render you ineffective in Kingdom pursuits.
• The REASON for Commands (Eph. 6:12) It’s because our real struggle is not against physical/material adversaries, but against a hierarchy of demonic forces doing battle in the spiritual realm.

Five basic truths about spiritual warfare:

1. There is an INVISIBLE world that is just as real as the visible world.
2. We are involved in an invisible WAR, a cosmic conflict that has eternal implications.
3. Our foe is FORMIDABLE and his goal is to destroy us and discredit the cause of Christ.
4. We must RESPECT our foe, but not FEAR him – become acutely aware of his “methods,” but not be preoccupied by them.
5. As believers in Christ, we do not fight “for” victory, we fight “FROM” victory. In Christ’s power we are invincible!

Summary:

1. Satan is a DEFEATED foe. -Jn 12:31
2. Jesus DESTROYED the work of the devil. -Col 2:14-15
3. We are VICTORS in Christ. -1 Cor 15:55-58
4. We have the POWER and resources to resist Satan and demonic attacks. -1 Jn 4:4
5. We must LEARN how to put on the “full armor of God” to experience in daily living the victory we already possess. -Eph 6:13-17

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Hope in the Night - Childhood Sexual Abuse

In this episode of The Creative Connection, Pastor Ed and Lisa Young tackle some of the most hard-hitting questions surrounding the relationships in our lives; questions we are all thinking but may have never asked before. The answers they will share come straight from the Bible, their experience, and years of doing life together; and they will help us all cruise through life on whatever relationSHIP we are on!

Neither angels nor humans can ever profit from rebellion against God. Satan deceived Adam and Eve causing the fall of mankind. In this message, Pastor Lutzer describes the stark consequences of rebellion: independence, isolation, and insecurity. Sin is always counterproductive.

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The Puritans called the Lord's Day "the market day of the soul," when God's people are strengthened and refreshed on their journey toward heaven. Today, Derek Thomas explores John Bunyan's illustration of the Delectable Mountains.

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