Resist The Devil
Posted by: Buffalo Dream Center
Topic: Bible Verses
Verse: Therefore submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7
Props:
You need:
Bible
big knife
2-3 apples
Instructions:
Discussion:
1. Satan came against the Lord Jesus with 3 powerful temptations.
a. Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into a desolate place so that Satan could tempt Him.
B. Jesus was tempted in the 3 ways that men are tempted.
1. He was tempted with the lust of the flesh when Satan tried to get Him to turn stones into bread for food. Jesus hadn’t eaten for 40 days. He was hungry.
2. He was tempted with the lust of the eyes when Satan offered Him the kingdoms of this world and their glory in exchange for His worship.
3. He was tempted with the pride of life when Satan enticed Him to jump from the top of the temple to prove He was the Son of God.
2. Every temptation was designed to kill Jesus
A. Sin always leads to death and destruction. Sin offers pleasure for a short while, but it always leads to destruction. When people are tempted to do wrong, they never stop to think about the end results of the sin. They only think of the immediate reward.
B. The things Satan presented to Jesus were designed to kill Him.
1. After a 40 day fast, Jesus would have died had He eaten solid food immediately.
2. If He had purposely jumped form the pinnacle of the Temple, he would have fallen to his death for tempting God.
3. If He had turned from the Father God to worship Satan, He would have become a sinner like all other men and the hope of salvation would be lost.
3. Jesus resisted each temptation with the spoken Word of God.
A. We have a weapon to use against our enemy, the devil. (Hold up Bible) We cannot resist Satan with ordinary weapons. We must resist him in the same way that Jesus resisted him. Jesus resisted Satan by quoting scriptures.
B. When we speak God’s Word in faith, our words become an invisible spiritual sword. Satan has no defense against the sword of the Spirit. We cannot be defeated as long as we use the sword. (Pull out the big knife)
C. Satan must flee when we resist him. Satan has no defense against the sword of the Spirit. Just like when this knife comes in contact with something what is going to happen
. . .(Cut the apple). When we use the sword of the Spirit on Satan he must flee. Satan is defeated, and his work is stopped.
D. Jesus prepared himself for combat with Satan by learning the scriptures He would need in battle. Jesus needed more than one scripture to defeat Satan. We must learn scriptures that give us protection from every attack Satan can throw at us.
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