Week 2: The Real Satan
Thinking in the 4th Dimension
Assign 4 small groups -Break them up as they walk in Andy. open in
Prayer Josh Pose the
Discussion Observation Try to list and discuss
spiritual happenings around you that are noticeably out of human control. Return to main circle for some praise songs Prayer Requests Announcements
Props
to Erin and Greta with Winter Worship Night! Leadership Expo April 16th..Huge
deal for outreach Josh Review of Last week, and intro to
Easter understanding Last week we looked at
Who is this Devil? Where
did he come from?
What
does he do?
How
does he work?
What
Should we do?
We need this understanding of Satan
to better grasp today's lesson on the spiritual world around us that we do not
see. Andy: Back to the
Future Analogy What is the 4th
dimension? "Christianity
claims to be telling us about another world, about something behind the world
we can touch and hear and see. You may
think the claim false, but if it were true, what it tells us would be bound to
be difficult Ã∞¢â╢¢â╢ı at least as difficult as modern Physics, and for the same
reason" -C.S. Lewis, Mere
Christianity
Josh...Biblical
references to the 4th dimension, The spiritual world - Jude
1:9
"But even the archangel Michael,
when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to
bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said,The Lord rebuke you!" - Rev
12:7-9
"And there was a war in
heaven. Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost
their place in heaven. The great dragon
was hurled down - that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads
the whole world astray. He was hurled to
the earth, and his angels with him."
- John 18:
36:37
"Jesus said, My kingdom is not of
this world. If it were, my servants
would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews.
But now my kingdom is from another place. Ã∞Â¢Ã¢â•¢Â¢Ã—ËˇYou are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am
a king. In fact, for this reason I was
born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of the truth listens to
me." - Luke
15:10
- Matt
26:51-54
Demons and Angels are real and active for their masters (God
and Satan) Michael watches over Israel (Dan 10:13) Demons posses men
There are battles in Heaven for Humans! The power of God's tools Prayer
loosens Satan's grip on things, because we commune with God Fasting
knocks Satan in the face and shows that we depend on God alone, this is so
effective because of the spiritual showdown Reading
God's word literally fuels us for life and strengthens our conscience
Things
happen when Christ is upheld supreme, think about this club and this campus.
What to keep in mind about this world we don't see Be
Prayerfull! The
Holy Spirit is far greater than any demon
I
want to say that we all are here because someone prayed for us.
What to take from this meeting - Life
has a great purpose to live for the world we do not see
- Take
passion in pleasing God and his Kingdom, not the world around us (sometime
there the same!)
- This
world is incredibly empty in itself: that it will pass away, the kingdom of God is eternal
- Remember
thisÃ—Ëˇ4th dimension world in witnessing for Christ, because it
is an essential foundation of understanding who we are.
- Take
Joy that there is something much more real than this world!
- Life
for your judgment day, not for what the world lives for!
"We Christians look so much like
the world in what we enjoy that they see no reason to pay any attention to us." -John
Piper
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