Spiritual Strongholds

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Spiritual Strongholds
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Spiritual Strongholds

• argument or high thing that exalts itself
  against the knowledge of God 
• 2 Corinthians 105
• Its a point of operation from where Satan can
  keep the unbeliever captive or the believer
  incapacitated.

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Spiritual Strongholds

• 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war
  according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our
  warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for
  pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down
  arguments and every high thing that exalts itself
  against the knowledge of God, bringing every
  thought into captivity to the obedience of
  Christ,  2 Corinthians 103-5 

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Spiritual StrongholdsCharacteristics

• The stronghold exists in the person's MIND (the
  stronghold the fortress that protects the lie)
• Many times the stronghold is deceitfully hidden.
• The stronghold has existed for considerable time.

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Spiritual StrongholdsCharacteristics

• The stronghold has tempted the person to sin
  repeatedly.
• The stronghold repeatedly overpowers the person,
  creating hopelessness.
• The stronghold is actively and aggressively
  opposed to God and His truth.

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Spiritual StrongholdsComponents

• The Center of the stronghold is the king the
  Main Lie.
• The king (or the lie) resides in a powerful
  castle the Stronghold

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Spiritual StrongholdsComponents

• The castle is protected by guards the Lie
  Defenders
• Pity 
• Depression
• Low Self-Esteem

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Spiritual StrongholdsComponents

• The king (lie) tempts and controls behavior
• the king (lie) plants other related strongholds
  and tries to expand his kingdom

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Spiritual Strongholds

• Identifying Spiritual Strongholds

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Spiritual Strongholds

• Search me, O God, and know my heart try me, and
  know my thoughts And see if there be any wicked
  way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
  (Psalm 13923-24)

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Spiritual Strongholds

• Galatians 519-21
• Colossians 35-8
• 1 Corinthians 69-10
• 2 Corinthians 1220-21

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Spiritual Strongholds

• A double minded man is unstable in all his
  ways. James 18

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Spiritual Strongholds

• Weve identified the strongholds
• Weve gone to the Word of God and gathered
  intelligence about the stronghold

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Spiritual StrongholdsWaging War!!!
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Spiritual Strongholds

• Cutting the Supply Lines
• Building Your Base Camp

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Spiritual Strongholds

• Belt of Truth
• Breastplate of Righteousness
• Sandals of Peace
• Shield of Faith
• Helmet of Salvation

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Spiritual Strongholds

• Sword
• of the SPIRIT

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Spiritual Strongholds

• For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and
  sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even
  to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and
  of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
  the thoughts and intents of the heart.
• Hebrews 412

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• Praying always with all prayer and supplication
  in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all
  perseverance and supplication for all saints
• Ephesians 618

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Spiritual Strongholds

• 1. Identify the stronghold
• 2. Gather intelligence about the stronghold
• 3. Sever and blockade the supply lines to the
  stronghold
• 4. Establish a base camp of friends (warriors)

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• Wage war against the stronghold
•       a. Scripture
•       b. Scripture memory
•       c. Pray Gods word
•       d  Pray and fast

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• 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father
  of our Lord Jesus Christ,
•  15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth
  is named,
•  16 That he would grant you, according to the
  riches of his glory, to be strengthened with
  might by his Spirit in the inner man
•  17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by
  faith that ye, being rooted and grounded in
  love,

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• 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what
  is the breadth, and length, and depth, and
  height
•  19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth
  knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the
  fulness of God.
•  20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding
  abundantly above all that we ask or think,
  according to the power that worketh in us,
•  21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ
  Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.
  Amen.