1) The document discusses demolishing strongholds, which are fortresses or mindsets that are contrary to God's will. 2) It describes three main types of strongholds: those of this world like conformity, those of the flesh like sinful desires, and those from the devil like deception. 3) Christians are called to demolish these strongholds by focusing on God instead of the world, avoiding excessive entanglements in sin, and relying on spiritual armor like faith, salvation, and God's word to withstand the devil's schemes.

1. Demolishing Strongholds
2 Corinthians 10:3-5

2. Demolishing Strongholds
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2 Corinthians 10
3 For though we live in the world, we do not
wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons
we fight with are not the weapons of the
world. On the contrary, they have divine
power to demolish strongholds.

3. Demolishing Strongholds
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2 Corinthians 10
5 We demolish arguments and every
pretension that sets itself up against the
knowledge of God, and we take captive every
thought to make it obedient to Christ.

4. Demolishing Strongholds
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ὀχύρωμα / ochurōma
Stronghold, Military Fortress
•Only occurs once in the NT.
•Rare in Classical Greek.

5. Demolishing Strongholds
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Ephesians 2
1And you were dead in the trespasses and
sins 2 in which you once walked, following the
course of this world, following the prince of
the power of the air, the spirit that is now at
work in the sons of disobedience— 3a among
whom we all once lived in the passions of our
flesh, carrying out the desires of the body…

6. Demolishing Strongholds
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1. Demolishing the
Strongholds of This World

7. Demolishing Strongholds
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2 in which you once walked, following
the course of this world,
•The course of this world is a course
of darkness.

8. Demolishing Strongholds
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John 3:19
And this is the judgment: the light has
come into the world, and people loved
the darkness rather than the light
because their works were evil.

9. Demolishing Strongholds
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“Many of those in the corridors
of power should be
incarcerated for treason. There
are leaders who fail to exhibit
the most elementary ethical
conduct.Dr. Chuck
Missler

10. Demolishing Strongholds
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Legislators that sign bills they
haven’t read; executives who
are allowed to ignore the laws;
judges who reverse juries,
amend laws, and indulge in
social engineering.Dr. Chuck
Missler

11. Demolishing Strongholds
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The entertainment industry
celebrates every imaginable
evil and attacks all the family
values which God has
established for our welfare.
Dr. Chuck
Missler

12. Demolishing Strongholds
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And the educational
establishment deliberately
dumbs down and corrupts
your youth.”Dr. Chuck
Missler

13. Demolishing Strongholds
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The
course of
this world
is a course
of
Lawless-
ness

14. Demolishing Strongholds
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2 Thessalonians 2:7 (NIV)
For the secret power of lawlessness is
already at work; but the one who now
holds it back will continue to do so till he
is taken out of the way.

15. Demolishing Strongholds
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•The course of this world is a course
of conformity at the expense of
religious liberty.

16. Demolishing Strongholds
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Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the masses in doing
evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so
as to turn aside after a multitude in
order to pervert justice.

17. Demolishing Strongholds
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The Criminalization of Christianity

18. Is this the future
for America’s
Bible-preaching
pastors?

19. Demolishing Strongholds
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2 Corinthians 10
3 For though we live in the world, we do not
wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons
we fight with are not the weapons of the
world. On the contrary, they have divine
power to demolish strongholds.

20. Demolishing Strongholds
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Tearing Down the Strongholds of
Worldliness
1. We need to allow God to
transform our minds.

21. Demolishing Strongholds
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Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but
be transformed by the renewing of your
mind, so that you may prove what the will of
God is, that which is good and acceptable and
perfect.

22. Demolishing Strongholds
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Tearing Down the Strongholds of
Worldliness
2. We need to avoid excessive
entanglements in worldly
behaviors.

23. Demolishing Strongholds
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2 Timothy 2:4
No soldier in active service entangles
himself in the affairs of everyday life, so
that he may please the one who enlisted
him as a soldier.

24. Demolishing Strongholds
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Tearing Down the Strongholds of
Worldliness
3. We need to avoid be careful who
or what we “befriend” or love.

25. Demolishing Strongholds
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James 4:4
You adulteresses, do you not know that
friendship with the world is hostility
toward God? Therefore whoever wishes
to be a friend of the world makes
himself an enemy of God.

26. Demolishing Strongholds
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1 John 2:15
Do not love the world nor the things in
the world If anyone loves the world, the
love of the Father is not in him.

27. Demolishing Strongholds
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Tearing Down the Strongholds of
Worldliness
4. We need to focus on heaven.

28. Demolishing Strongholds
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Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on the things above, not
on the things that are on earth.

29. Demolishing Strongholds
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Tearing Down the Strongholds of
Worldliness
5. We need to stand up and do the
right thing.

30. Demolishing Strongholds
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Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?

31. Demolishing Strongholds
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2. Demolishing the
Strongholds of the Flesh

32. Demolishing Strongholds
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“The Devil made me
do it…”

33. Demolishing Strongholds
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James 1:14-15
14 But each person is tempted when he
is lured and enticed by his own desire.
15 Then desire when it has conceived
gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully
grown brings forth death.

34. Demolishing Strongholds
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Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
make no provision for the flesh, to
gratify its desires.

35. Demolishing Strongholds
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“Why Young Christians
aren’t waiting
anymore”
Sept. 27, 2011
John K. Blake,
CNN

36. Demolishing Strongholds
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“A stronghold is a mind-set
impregnated with hopelessness
that causes the believer to
accept as unchangeable
something that he/she knows is
contrary to the will of God.”
- Ty Adams

37. Demolishing Strongholds
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Galatians 5
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will
not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the
desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and
the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh,
for these are opposed to each other, to keep
you from doing the things you want to do.

38. Demolishing Strongholds
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Galatians 6:8
For the one who sows to his own
flesh will from the flesh reap corruption,
but the one who sows to the Spirit will
from the Spirit reap eternal life.

39. Demolishing Strongholds
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3. The Stronghold of the
Devil

40. Demolishing Strongholds
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•Four out of ten Christians (40%)
strongly agreed that Satan “is not
a living being but is a symbol of
evil.”
•An additional two out of ten
Christians (19%) said they “agree
somewhat” with that perspective.
George
Barna

41. Demolishing Strongholds
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42. Demolishing Strongholds
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1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your
adversary the devil prowls around like a
roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

43. Demolishing Strongholds
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Jude 9
Yet, Michael the archangel, in contending
with the devil, when he disputed about
the body of Moses, dared not bring
against him a reviling accusation, but
said, “The Lord rebuke you!

44. Demolishing Strongholds
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Ephesians 6
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord
and in the strength of his might.

45. Demolishing Strongholds
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Ephesians 6
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to stand against the
schemes of the devil.

46. Demolishing Strongholds
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12 For we do not wrestle against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers, against
the authorities, against the cosmic
powers over this present darkness,
against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly places.

47. Demolishing Strongholds
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13 Therefore take up the whole armor of
God, that you may be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand firm.

48. Demolishing Strongholds
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14 Stand therefore, having fastened on
the belt of truth, and having put on the
breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as
shoes for your feet, having put on the
readiness given by the gospel of peace.

49. Demolishing Strongholds
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16 In all circumstances take up the shield
of faith, with which you can extinguish
all the flaming darts of the evil
one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God,

50. Demolishing Strongholds
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Demolishing Strongholds
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