Sermon Tone Analysis

The kingdom of darkness is a hierarchy of wickedness.

Why the word kingdom?

Kingdom points to a rule of structure that governs ones like.

The question then becomes, what governs the Believer?

Romans

Lord, is the greek word kurios, meaning master or owner.

kurios

Our confession of, “Jesus is Lord” is submission to His leadership and rule.

col

So, then the kingdom of darkness is another kingdom that we have been rescued out of.

So, the kingdom of darkness

This kingdom has hierarchy of wickedness

Hierarchy means, a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

We find 4 in our text

4 hierarchy of Wickedness

Principalities or Rulers

The word here is archē meaning, beginning, corners, domain

archē; from 757; beginning, origin:—beginning(38), corners(2), domain

in essence, the Leader, the first person.

2. Authorities or Powers

This is the power of rule of government.

the very system that governs ones life.

3. World force of this darkness.

Present forces that are ruling in the world at this time.

4. Spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places

spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places

Spiritual forces that are wicked that inhabit the air (or even, the air waves)

Modern example: TV, internet, radio.

While many of these things can clearly be seen in the culture that we live in.

The Church is to rule WITH Christ in the midst of His enemies.

I would even add, to push back these enemies.

ps 110

We cant do this and be passive..

We cant do this and fearful

We are called to be Champions and not Chumps.

Notice

The position of Christ

1 peter 3

eph 1:20-24

that leads to this question...

Whats the position of the Church?

We are His body.

eph 1:

col 2:

joined to the Head

1 cor 6

2. We are His inheritance

If the riches of the glory of His inheritance is in the saints, then why are we letting the enemy occupy space that is the Lord?

Why are we so easily satisfied with sin.

C.S. Lewis says

“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.

We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea.

We are far too easily pleased.”

C.S. Lewis

The Church MUST enter into sanctification.

We must face the enemy in us.

Realizing it doesn’t belong there.

We must:

Resist

lets look at James’ previous verse

jam 4

DON’T let the devil ride!!!!!!

2. Loosen

m

When you are completely surrounded by your enemy (without and within) resistance at times is not enough.

We need to cry out that God would deliver us from our bondage.

ps 142

3. Cast out

mark 16

Deliverance from an invasion and occupation

The enemy actually occupies an of area of ones life.

Remember that area DOES NOT belong to him.

That area is no longer under his control.

KICK HIM OUT!

2. The believer must take authority and cast out 

Ill close with this.

“As kingdom confronts kingdom the church must rise up in the power and authority of her Head (Christ.)

The Jerichos of wickedness must fall with all its rulers.

Satan has had time to establish his kingdom throughout the earth.

The Church must challenge these authorities and pull down strongholds of wickedness.”

Dr. Carrol Thompson