Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction:

Introduction here.

Pray.

What are Demons?

Demons are fallen angels who have rebelled against God and continue to propagate evil in the world.

Sam Emadi, “Demons,” in Lexham Survey of Theology, ed.

Mark Ward et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

Fallen Angels Who Rebelled Against God (Rev.

12:1-9)

Rev. 12:1-9

Spiritual Beings with Power and Authority (Eph.

6:11-16)

They Are the False Gods of the Nations (Deut.

32:15-17)

Idol worship is a form of demon worship as demon spirits impersonate the idol and work their wicked strategies through the system of false religion tied to the false god.

What Do Demons Do?

They Engage in Spiritual Warfare (Dan.

10:10-14)

They Deceive (1 Kings 22:19-23; 1 Tim.

4:1-3)

A couple of examples:

-Meyers Briggs

-based on Enneagram

-Claudio Naranjo said that he used automatic writing to create the Enneagram personality types

-Automatic Writing - Ouija boards

-Carl Jung

“we must give [psychoanalysis] more time to influence people from many centers....ever so gently to transform Christ back into the soothsaying god of the vine, which he was, and in this way absorb those ecstatic instinctual forces of Christianity...”

Jung believed his house was haunted and he had a demon named Philemon that talked to him and helped him understand these things.

Why should this concern us?

Going back to the fact that demons teach false doctrine, we need to understand that there are a lot of Christians today that are following demonic teachings rather than the teachings of Christ.

They don’t want to know the truth, because to them ignorance is bliss!

The Bible says otherwise...

They Possess People to Do Their Works of Darkness (Mark 5:1-20)

Mark 5:1-20

Why Do They Matter?

They Are Defeated and Doomed (Luke 8:30-31)

They Will Be Judged (Jude 1:6)

They Can Take You With Them (Matt.

25:41)

Conclusion:

All of this talk of demons is not meant to scare anyone, but I do want you to be aware of what is going on around you.

You need to know that there is an army of deceptive, evil, and powerful spirits that want to lead you away from the truth as far as possible.

They want you to miss the gospel and not be saved.

However, the Bible says, “Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world ().”

You and I do not have to be afraid of these spirits because Christ has already defeated them.

Their days are numbered and their time is running out.

Let’s work hard to wage war against the right enemy and take the fight to them.

Let’s be bold soldiers of the cross and win souls for Jesus out of the territory of the devil, keeping a watchful eye out because our enemy prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.