2. I Peter 5:8-9
Be of sober spirit, be on the
alert. Your adversary, the
devil, prowls around like a
roaring lion, seeking
someone to devour. But
resist him, firm
in your faith…

3. Peter’s Adversarial Assumption:
• He is Real
• He is Active
• He is Conniving
• He is Destructive
And we are his prey.

4. C.S. Lewis
“ There are two equal and
opposite errors into which our
race can fall about demons.
One is to disbelieve in their
existence.

5. Cont.
The other is to believe, and to
feel an excessive and unhealthy
interest in them. They
themselves are equally pleased
by both errors.”

6. I

7. There are two possible errors
that you can leave with this
morning.
1. To leave unconvinced
2. Or to leave in fear.

8. But we cannot afford to
leave uninformed.

9. More than anything else this
morning I want us to think
biblically about this all
important topic.

10. Ephesians :11-12
For our struggle is not
against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against
the powers, against the world
forces of this darkness, against
the spiritual forces of
wickedness in the heavenly
places.

11. Satan’s names define his
attributes and tip us off to
spiritual warfare in our lives.

12. Destroyer (Rev.
Father of Lies
9:11)
(John 8:44)
Accuser (Rev. 12:10) Lawless one (2
Thess. 2:18)
Adversary (1 Pet.
Ruler of this
5:8)
Deceiver (Rev. 12:9) World (John
12:31)
Murderer (John 8:44)
Tempter (1 Thess. 3:5)
Evil one (Matt. 13:28,
39)

13. What Spiritual warfare is not.

14. The effects of the fall are not
spiritual warfare.

15. Satan is a created being and is
not –
Omniscient - all knowing
Omnipresent - everywhere
Omnipotent - all powerful

16. Ephesians 6:11-12
Put on the full armor of God, so
that you will be able to stand
firm against the schemes of the
devil.

17. Stand therefore, having girded
your loins with truth, and
having put on the breastplate
of righteousness, 15 and having
shod your feet with the
equipment of the gospel of
peace;

18. By virtue of your salvation
these parts of the armor are
yours. They are your uniform.

19. Your uniform:
Belt
Breastplate
Shoes

20. 16 besides
all these, take the
shield of faith, with which you
can quench all the flaming
darts of the evil one. 17 And
take the helmet of salvation,
and take the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of
God.

21. These parts of the armor are
handed to us and we take
them.

22. Our Equipment
Shield
Helmet
Sword – God uses the word for dagger (this will be
up close conflict) Of the Spirit which is God’s word - He
uses the word Rapha for word here not logos (word) or
graphe (writings) Rapha means we Declare . Declare who
and Whose you are !!!

23. My Identity in Christ
Because Christ rescued me,
I am a new creation of
infinite worth.

24. I am deeply loved,
I am completely forgiven,
I am fully pleasing,
I am totally accepted by God,
And I am absolutely
Complete.

25. There is nothing I can do or say
that will make God love me
less.

26. There is nothing I can do or say
that will make God love me
more.

27. This is God’s Truth.
I am what it says I am

28. God’s truth is;
unchanging, incorruptible,
indestructible,
It is the ever living Word of
God.