Sunday, October 11, 2009

The Move of God - Strongmen & Strongholds (notes)

The Move of God - Strongmen & Strongholds

In Every Move of God great truths are restored to the church!

Matthew 12

  • Jesus drives out a demon.
  • Jesus is accused of driving out the demon by the power of evil.
  • Jesus teaching on Kingdom power.

The Strongman

  • Must be bound first.
  • Then we can spoil his goods.
  • Strongmen form strongholds.
  • Strongholds are in the thinking of people, cities, and nations.
  • We have the power to change the culture by demolishing strongholds.

Satan Was Defeated

  • By Jesus when He died and rose from the dead.
  • By the blood of Jesus Christ.
  • By the power of the Word of God.
  • By the power of the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 2:15

Paul Gives A Powerful Revelation in II Corinthians 10:3-6

  • Though we are in the world we do not wage war as the world does--it is not against flesh and blood.
  • The weapons we use are mighty in God to demolish strongholds, arguments, every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God.
  • We take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ.
  • We punish every act of disobedience through our obedience.

In Ephesians 6

  • Paul mentions the four levels of evil forces we fight against.
  • Today let’s focus on the rulers of this dark world which in the Greek is Kosmokrator who encourage and inspire the philosophies and belief system that oppose the light of God’s Word.
  • This evil force has arguments and pretensions that set themselves up against the knowledge of God.
  • This happens in the thinking of the person, the community, state or nation.

Some Local Strongholds

  1. Rebellion / self rule / witchcraft.
  2. Materialism / greed / mammon.
  3. Discord / sectarianism / divisions.
  4. Apathy / lethargy / spiritual coldness.

Our Weapons To demolish strongholds.

  1. The Name of Jesus.
  2. The Word of God.
  3. The Blood of Jesus.
  4. The power of baptism in the Holy Spirit.
  5. The preaching of the Kingdom of God.

We have the power To destroy the strongholds of the enemy in this area.

Let’s use our weapons and take our place of authority.

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