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YOUR ADVERSARY, THE DEVIL
YOUR ADVERSARY, THE DEVIL
TEXT: “Be sober, be watchful.
Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour.
Resist him, firm in your faith” ().
(See also .)
INTRODUCTION: Mr. Average Christian doubts the reality of his “adversary the devil.”
(This could be the reason he is “Mr.
Average.”)
Jesus and the devil
A. Jesus defeated the devil in the temptation conflict.
Jesus’ weapon was the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God (see ).
Matt.
4:
B. Jesus declares that the devil is the enemy that sowed tares in the field as men slept (see , , ).
C. Jesus’ ministry—a vast part of it—was delivering men and women from the devil’s agents ( ).
Mark 5
The apostle Paul writes
A. “The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers” ().
B. “Satan disguises himself as an angel of light” ().
C. His “thorn in the flesh” was a messenger of Satan ().
D. We must be prepared to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Eph.
Some of the things and ways he performs towards Christians.
A. He makes us so problem-conscious that when we see “the wind and the waves” we sink into defeat.
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus.”
B. He feeds the cancer of pride that too often paralyzes us.
C.
He stirs up “love of money” and love for all that money can buy.
D. As in Eden—so now—he makes sin—
1. Good to look at.
2. Good to taste.
3. Good to make wise.
E.
He tempts us to low-level living—to choose a good instead of a better or the best.
What shall we do about it?
God’s Word tells you what to do about it.
A. “But he gives more grace; therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’
Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.
Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you men of double mind.
Be wretched and mourn and weep.
Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to dejection” ().
B. “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you.
Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you.
Be sober, be watchful.
Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour.
Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experience of suffering is required of your brotherhood throughout the world” ().
1 Peter 5:
C. “Little children, you are of God, and have overcome them; for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” ().
D. “Then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet” ().
Hallock, E. F. (1975).
More Sermon Starters (pp.
26–27).
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.
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