1 Corinthians 1:18 - For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God . For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the cleverness of the clever I will set aside." - Is it wise to believe one is more clever than God?
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. 23Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding. 24The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him. 25May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice!
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“When the Enemy Strikes – The Keys to Winning Your Spiritual Battles”
by Charles F. Stanley
All credit for the content of this course should go to the author of the original book, Dr. Charles F. Stanley This is a topical study, so we will be hopping around in the scriptures.
CCBC – SS – Fall ’09Course Outline
Supply List – memory cards, list of chapter titles handout, pens and pencils, notepaper, whiteboard marker, clean whiteboard
I.Introduction – (Write course title on the board)
A.Prayer
B.We all have them.We do better with some and at certain times than others.Thinking of your spiritual battles, what would you hope this course would cover? (List on the left-side of the board)
1.Temptation, emotional issues, family issues, etc.
C.If it is covered, what would you hope to get out of it?(List on the right-side of the board)
1.Overcome/resist, etc.
D.Key Verse: 1 Timothy 6:19 - “Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”(Hand each one a [preprinted] memorization card)
E.Table of Contents – Handout list of Chapter titles, then ask for a one sentence summary, “What do you think each Chapter will be about?”
1.The Face of Evil – His Identification, specifically
2.The Nature of Our Enemy – His Characteristics
3.The Outcome of the Battle – His (eventual) Demise (end)
4.The Enemy’s Snares – His Tactics
5.Learning to Discern – Our Recognizing the Danger
6.Extinguishing Fiery Darts – Our Dealing effectively with the Danger
7.Strategy underlying Every Temptation – His Tactics II
8.Responding to Temptation – Our Reaction (response)
9.Staying Dressed for Battle – Our Responsibility (preparation)
10.Taking Up Armor – Our Counterattack
11.Standing Strong in Prayer – Our Foundation
12.Protecting Your Family – Our Fortress
13.Conclusion – What are our weapons?List weapons (will compare to list after finishing)
F.Conclusions - Number One application to remember at all times as we progress through this material?
1.He is a defeated foe!!!
2.How do we know?Revelation 20:10.
3.We have every reason to be confident, act courageously.The victory has already been won.
4.We have all the help we need to succeed in the remaining battles, the “clean-up.”[Put on board for them to copy onto the back of the memorization card:“The victory has already been won - Satan is a defeated foe” and “We have every reason to be confident – we have all the help we need to succeed in the remaining battles”]
Coming up next: Chapter 1 - The Face of Evil, His Identification
From Dr. Charles Stanley's When the Enemy Strikes . . .
"We need to recognize that not everything is seen with physical eyes or heard with physical ears. We must ask the Lord to reveal to us what we need to know that we aren't seeing or hearing with our physical eyes and ears."
[I would add that team spirit is an adequate example of that which cannot be seen and would not be heard if not expressed verbally, yet it clearly exists. There are many other examples of the unseen.]
"What matters is not what we think we perceive, or what others tell us is the truth, but what God says is the accurate perception and the truth of any situation."
Psalm 119:66 - "Teach me good judgment and knowledge"
Married. 2 children. Career in telecommunications.
Aquatic biologist by training specializing in cetaceans w/a
minor in psychology. Grad course in Microbiology (Genetic Material - DNA)
Born again in 1980. Bible school grad. w/Honors in Greek.
Committed to discovering God's truth and, as lovingly as possible, sharing it.
Hey! Thank you so much for your encouragement! How are you doing? Good to hear a bit life from NY... miss you guys! Life in CA moving into... what is it, my fourth week now? Have a move this weekend to new housing; life is exciting... all sorts to read and digest! Love in Jesus!
? Found and sorry about what? Ben's old posted comment? That was a long while ago. Lots of water under the bridge and many prayers since then . . .
whoa. . . i didn't expect to find that. i'm so sorry.
thank you. u2. Sure.
Hey Dad!
You rock and I love you man! Somehow, that's easier to say in print than in person but it just as true either way. Take care!!! (oh, and if you are so inclined www.x3church.com could really use your input.)
Ben
P.S. Would it help you if I told Senor Staple how it is?
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