08.18.24 | Demons, Deliverance, and Spiritual Warfare | Doug Page

Demons, Deliverance, and Spiritual Warfare

Genesis 3:15

Angel = Messenger of God
Matthew 18:10
Hebrews 1:13-14

Demon = Messenger of Evil

Encounters with the Spirit World
Genesis 19:1
Deuteronomy 32:15-18
Daniel 10:12-13
1 Samuel 16:14-15
John 12:31-32 
Colossians 2:15

The arrival of Jesus marked a shift in this Spiritual Battle 
Matthew 4:23-24

Possessed = Ownership

Demonized = Influence

The Enemy seeks to:

• Distract

2 Corinthians 4:4

• Deceive

2 Corinthians 11:14-15

• Discourage

2 Corinthians 12:7

• Destroy

John 10:10

• Demonize

Matthew 15:22

The enemy desires to make God’s people unresponsive and ineffective in this spiritual conflict. For those not following Christ, the enemy endeavors to keep them unresponsive to the gospel and, at times, influence them to mock and discourage God’s people.

Spiritual warfare is a theological term describing the ongoing battle between Christ & His Church and Satan and his forces of evil.

• God is Sovereign and has everything at His disposal. 

Psalm 103:20-21
Ephesians 1:19-23

• We are attacked personally through an unredeemed world, our weaknesses, and direct influence by demons.
• Unredeemed World

1 John 5:19

• Human Weaknesses

James 1:13-15

• Direct Influence by Demons

• Our defense against the enemy is faith, surrender, and obedience. 

Ephesians 6:11-13 
1 Peter 5:8-9
James 4:7-8
2 Corinthians 10:4-5

Redirect your fear into faith!