The River

-Training doesn't happen automatically

-You need constant maintenance

-Submit to the training

-Live with eternal purpose

-The only thing that abides forever is God

-We should look different than the world

In this message, we dive deep into the tricks, the subtleties, and the consistent strategies the enemy uses to come against you. The devil doesn't always show up in obvious ways. Sometimes it's through distraction, discouragement, doubt, or even delay. But Scripture says we are not unaware of his schemes. Today, we're exposing his tactics so you can stand firm, fight back, and walk in victory.

Tactics often used found in Luke 4:

-Through comfort over consecration

-Through power and pride

-Testing/questioning/doubting God

Spiritual Warfare, it's not a one and done

-you are not the only one going through it

-we have too much on the inside for us to be wasting time

-The enemy uses our successes, failures, and anything else to drive a wedge between us and God

-God wants to save from failure, mistake, and sin

-How do you see yourself??...I am a child of God

-everyone has a mountain and there is never a "last" mountain

-watch what you are letting in your eye gate and ear gate

-postive words in your mind or imagination affect your body

-The enemy is not after you, he's after what you carry.

-The enemy will play the long game for you

-We are carriers of God's glory

-You'll never work for God and not have to weather some storms

-A storm reveals your faith and where you really are

-You're not swimming if you can touch

-Let the failure/success of your family be the fuel for your future

-Judges 6

-Family is used 9 times in the book of judges