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015.
All
rig
hts
res
erve
d.
Fran
k B
row
n, J
ohn
Em
anu
els,
Pat
McA
nan
y,
Dr.
Har
ry S
tew
art
and
Tra
ce T
hu
rlby
The
stud
y is
si
x le
ssons,
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly
one-
and
-a-h
alf
hours
each,
inte
nd
ed
for
use
by
small
gro
up
s. T
his
stu
dy
focuse
s on w
hat
the B
ible
sa
ys
ab
out
the
chara
cte
r and
activ
ity
of
the
unse
en b
ein
gs
in t
he K
ing
dom
of
God
and
in
the K
ingd
om
of D
ark
ness
. It a
sks
soul-se
arc
hin
g
quest
ions
to
pro
mp
t p
art
icip
ants
to
consi
der
what
they
belie
ve,
learn
to
dis
cern
what
is t
rue
and
how
to u
ltim
ate
ly l
ive i
n f
reed
om
and
tru
th
thro
ugh J
esu
s C
hris
t our
Lo
rd.
Reso
urc
es
are
ava
ilab
le in
PD
F o
rp
rin
t fo
rmat.
Vis
it o
ur
web
site
at
ch
rist
ian
spir
itu
alw
arf
are
.co
m.
Jesu
s has
wo
n
the
victo
ry,
but
the
batt
le
co
ntin
ues.
D
isco
ver
what
the
Bib
le s
ays
ab
out
the u
nse
en w
ar
bein
g
wag
ed
aro
und
us.
Learn
to
dis
cern
what
is t
rue a
nd
what
is d
ecep
tion f
rom
the
enem
y.
Exa
min
e
your
belie
fs
to
help
g
uid
e y
ou t
o l
ive i
n f
reed
om
and
tru
th.
BIB
LE S
TUD
Y FO
R M
EN &
WO
MEN
WH
AT IS
AT
STA
KE?
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
Do y
ou k
now
that
you a
re in
the S
piri
tual B
att
le
of
your
life? The B
ible
is
ab
solu
tely
cle
ar. It
says
, “S
ata
n p
row
ls a
round
lik
e a
roarin
g l
ion
seeki
ng s
om
eone t
o d
est
roy.
” In
the b
eg
innin
g,
Sata
n m
anip
ula
ted
Eve
by
test
ing h
er
with
the
word
s: “
Did
God
actu
ally
say…
?”
He c
ontin
ued
genera
tions
late
r w
hen h
e a
ccuse
d J
ob
of b
ein
g
righte
ous
only
because
God
was
pro
tectin
g h
im.
Late
r, h
e tem
pte
d J
esu
s in
the d
ese
rt b
y tw
istin
g
Scrip
ture
. A
gain
, S
ata
n i
nfl u
enced
the A
po
stle
Pete
r to
the p
oin
t w
here
Jesu
s had
to
reb
uke
Pete
r b
y sa
ying, “G
et
behin
d m
e, S
ata
n.”
In t
he
end
, S
ata
n w
ill b
e s
ilenced
and
the k
ing
do
m
of
God
will p
reva
il. H
ow
eve
r, t
he e
nd
is
no
t ye
t
here
. S
ata
n c
ontin
ues
to p
row
l and
dest
roy
the
lives
of
non-b
elie
vers
as
well
as
the t
est
imo
ny
and
infl u
ence
of
belie
vers
. E
ven
tho
ug
h
we
Intr
od
uctio
n : p
age 2
The s
tud
y is
six
less
ons,
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly o
ne-
and
-a-h
alf
ho
urs
each,
inte
nd
ed
fo
r use
by
small
gro
up
s. T
his
stu
dy
focuse
s on w
hat
the
Bib
le
says
ab
out
the
chara
cte
r and
activ
ity o
f th
e u
nse
en b
ein
gs
in the K
ing
do
m
of
God
and
in t
he K
ing
do
m o
f D
ark
ness
. It
ask
s so
ul-se
arc
hin
g
quest
ions
to
pro
mp
t
part
icip
ants
to
co
nsi
der
what
they
belie
ve,
learn
to d
iscern
what
is t
rue a
nd
ho
w t
o
ulti
mate
ly liv
e in f
reed
om
and
tru
th t
hro
ug
h
Jesu
s C
hris
t o
ur
Lo
rd.
Re
so
urc
es a
re a
va
ila
ble
in
PD
F o
r
pri
nt
form
at.
Vis
it o
ur
we
bsit
e a
t
ch
risti
an
sp
irit
ua
lwa
rfa
re.c
om
p.
The
spir
itual
bat
tle o
f yo
ur li
fe.
My
bo
dy
is a
te
mp
le fo
r th
e H
oly
Sp
irit.
Re
ad
: I C
ori
nth
ian
s 6
:19
There
fore
, I a
m r
ed
ee
me
d.
Re
ad
: E
ph
esia
ns 1
:7
Psa
lm 1
07
:2
There
fore
I am
cle
an
sed
.
Re
ad
: I Jo
hn
1:7
Ther
efore
I am
sanctifi ed
by
the
Blo
od o
f Jes
us.
Re
ad
: H
eb
rew
s 1
3:1
2
My
mem
bers
, th
e p
art
s of m
y b
od
y, a
re
inst
rum
en
ts o
f ri
gh
teo
usn
ess
.
Re
ad
: R
om
an
s 6
:13
Chap
ter
6 A
dd
end
um
: p
age 2
7
I am
yie
lded
to
Go
d fo
r H
is s
erv
ice a
nd
His
glo
ry. There
fore
, d
evi
l has
no p
lace in
me, no
pow
er
ove
r m
e, no u
nse
ttle
d c
laim
s again
st
me. A
ll has
been s
ett
led
by
the B
lood
of Je
sus.
Re
ad
: R
om
an
s 8
:33-3
4
I ove
rcom
e S
ata
n b
y th
e B
lood
of th
e L
am
b
and
by
the w
ord
of m
y te
stim
ony,
and
I lo
ve
no
t m
y lif
e u
nto
death
.
Read
: R
evela
tio
n 1
2:1
1
My
bo
dy
is fo
r th
e L
ord
and
the L
ord
is for
my
bo
dy.
Am
en!
Re
ad
: I C
ori
nth
ian
s 6
:12–1
3
CO
NFE
SS
ION
S O
F
AN
OV
ER
CO
ME
R
AD
DE
ND
UM
How
will y
ou a
pp
roach t
he id
ea w
ith t
hem
?
SH
AR
E T
HE
G
OO
D N
EW
SU
se y
our
know
led
ge a
nd
pers
onal e
xperie
nces
to
help
oth
ers
und
ers
tand
th
e
sup
ern
atu
ral
realm
and
sp
iritu
al o
pp
osi
tion.
Many
Chris
tians
do
not
eve
n
belie
ve
in
these
th
ings.
They
need
to
b
e
sup
port
ed
in
th
eir
faith
, sh
ow
n
the S
crip
ture
s, and
to
b
e se
t free from
evi
l
infl u
ences.
Read
: I T
imo
thy 4
:1-1
6
II T
imo
thy 2
:1-4
; 24-2
6
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
Who in
your f
am
ily c
ould
you b
e m
ore
inte
ntio
nal
ab
out
help
ing
to s
tand
str
ong s
piri
tually
?
Lis
t a c
oup
le o
f fr
iend
s yo
u c
ould
help
to
gro
w
spiri
tually
.
What
are
the b
egin
nin
g s
tep
s fo
r yo
u t
o s
tart
eq
uip
pin
g t
hese
oth
ers
to li
ve v
icto
riousl
y?
Chap
ter
6 : p
age 2
6
do
n’t s
ee h
im,
we c
an s
ee h
is d
est
ructio
n a
ll
aro
und
us.
Sata
n a
nd
his
help
ers
—evi
l sp
irits
—
are
sup
ern
atu
ral b
ein
gs
that
are
as
real as
the
wo
rds
on t
his
pag
e.
Murd
er and
sexu
al a
buse
are
ob
vio
us
exa
mp
les
of
Sata
n’s
d
est
ructiv
e p
ow
er. Yet
tod
ay,
o
ne
of
his
prim
ary
tactic
s is
to
sta
y unse
en w
hile
weavi
ng
his
tem
pta
tions
in o
ur
daily
activ
ities.
The
Chris
tian
fath
er
who
w
ork
s so
hard
that
he d
ivid
es
him
self
fro
m h
is f
am
ily o
r th
e
Chris
tian m
oth
er
who
b
elie
ves
that
Go
d has
giv
en
her
perm
issi
on
to
div
orc
e
her
diffi
cult,
but
mo
no
gam
ous
husb
and
, are
exa
mp
les
that
co
me t
o m
ind
. D
est
ructio
n o
f o
ur
rela
tionsh
ip
with
Go
d a
nd
His
peo
ple
is S
ata
n’s
go
al.
We (t
he g
roup
of m
en w
ho
deve
lop
ed
this
stu
dy)
are
fro
m d
iffere
nt
walk
s o
f lif
e:
an a
irlin
e p
ilot
and
busi
ness
ow
ner, a
co
nst
ructio
n e
xecutiv
e,
a p
sychia
tris
t, a
n i
nte
rnatio
nal
min
istr
y le
ad
er
and
a r
eal e
state
inve
sto
r. T
he o
ldest
was
bo
rn
in the 1
93
0’s
as
Hitl
er w
as
co
min
g to
po
wer and
the y
oung
est
in t
he 1
97
0’s
as
Nix
on w
as
losi
ng
his
. W
e c
am
e to
geth
er b
ecause
we a
re u
nite
d in
devo
tion t
o J
esu
s and
our
belie
f th
at,
in t
od
ay’
s
wo
rld,
the s
up
ern
atu
ral
is o
verlo
oke
d,
avo
ided
and
/or fi c
tionaliz
ed
. Our so
cie
ty is
dis
co
nnecte
d
fro
m w
hat
is r
eally
go
ing
on in t
he s
piri
t re
alm
.
We m
ay
no
t re
aliz
e t
hat
Go
d i
s in
terv
enin
g i
n
our
daily
liv
es
on o
ur
behalf.
Als
o,
we m
ay
no
t
be
aw
are
o
f th
e
dest
ructiv
e
infl u
ences
fro
m
real sp
iritu
al b
ein
gs
who
are
activ
e in t
he w
orld
and
in o
ur
lives.
D
esp
ite t
he f
act
that
the B
ible
speaks
often a
nd
cle
arly
of
the r
ealit
y o
f th
e
sup
ern
atu
ral,
it is
no
t w
idely
taug
ht,
dis
cuss
ed
or
belie
ved
in
b
y o
ur
“enlig
hte
ned
” cultu
re—
eve
n in
many
churc
hes.
Eve
ryth
ing
is e
xpla
ined
in r
atio
nal,
“natu
ral” t
erm
s.
We
auth
ors
have
had
tim
es
of
stru
ggle
and
tria
l b
ecause
w
e d
id not
fully
und
ers
tand
th
e
sup
ern
atu
ral aro
und
us.
Je
sus
won t
he v
icto
ry
but t
he b
att
le c
ontin
ues.
God
has
taught u
s m
any
thin
gs
we w
ould
like
to s
hare
with
you s
o that w
e
can w
alk
to
geth
er
in t
he fulln
ess
of th
e p
rese
nce
of
our
lovi
ng
Go
d.
The H
oly
Sp
irit
and
the B
ible
make
us
aw
are
of a
nd
giv
e u
s d
iscern
ment ab
out
these
unse
en p
ow
ers
so that w
e c
an li
ve in
hop
e
and
love
, tr
ust
ing
in t
he t
ruth
of Je
sus
Chris
t.
In t
his
, “T
he S
piri
tual
Batt
le o
f Your
Life
” st
ud
y,
we
will
dis
co
ver
and
d
iscuss
w
hat
the
Bib
le
says
ab
out
the
chara
cte
r and
activ
ity
of
the
unse
en b
ein
gs
in t
he K
ingd
om
of
God
and
in
the K
ing
do
m o
f S
ata
n.
As
we s
tud
y th
e W
ord
of
Go
d,
it w
ill e
xpand
our
know
led
ge,
faith
and
trust
. W
e w
ill l
earn
to d
iscern
what
is t
rue a
nd
what
is d
ecep
tive.
Most
im
port
antly
, q
uest
ions
are
ask
ed
th
at
will cause
us
to exa
min
e our
belie
fs and
th
en g
uid
e us
to liv
e in
th
e tr
uth
,
exp
erie
nce G
od
’s b
est
, have
vic
tory
ove
r si
n a
nd
receiv
e fr
eed
om
fr
om
b
ond
age.
We w
ill le
arn
ho
w t
o a
void
Sata
n’s
tra
ps.
Go
d se
nt
us
the Liv
ing W
ord
of
God
, Je
sus
to i
nst
ruct
us,
and
He s
ent
the H
oly
Sp
irit
to
em
po
wer
us
fro
m w
ithin
to r
esi
st a
nd
ove
rcom
e
the
schem
es
of
the
devi
l. There
by
eq
uip
ped
by
Him
, w
e c
an l
ive i
n t
he T
ruth
and
giv
e G
od
glo
ry,
rath
er
than b
ein
g u
sed
by
the d
evi
l—eve
n
unco
nsc
iousl
y—to
dest
roy.
TH
AT i
s w
hat
is a
t
stake
. O
ur
spiri
tual b
att
le is
not
easy
, b
ut
Jesu
s
has
giv
en us
the auth
orit
y, th
e w
eap
ons,
th
e
arm
or
and
His
very
ow
n S
piri
t to
win
the b
att
le.
Re
ad
: R
eve
lati
on
12:7
-12
We s
hall
ove
rcom
e
togeth
er. D
ig in
!
Intr
od
uctio
n : p
age 3
Rea
d t
he
subje
ct i
ntr
oduct
ions
and s
crip
ture
s.
Consi
der
the
prim
ary
emphas
is a
nd th
e co
nte
xt in
whic
h it
is p
rese
nte
d. Then
, an
swer
the
per
sonal
refl e
ctio
n q
ues
tions.
TH
E T
RIN
ITY
G
od
the F
ath
er, J
esu
s th
e S
on a
nd
the H
oly
Sp
irit
are
very
real a
nd
activ
e in
our
lives
and
in
the w
orld
. G
od
is
om
nip
ote
nt,
om
nis
cie
nt
and
om
nip
rese
nt.
Jesu
s is
Lord
of
Lord
s. T
he H
oly
Sp
irit
is t
he p
rese
nce o
f th
e G
od
head
in t
he
world
. This
unite
d, th
ree-in-O
ne T
rinity
of G
od
’s
Kin
gd
om
of
love
op
era
te i
n t
he s
up
ern
atu
ral,
unse
en,
spiri
t w
orld
. Their
goal
is t
o b
e h
elp
guid
e h
um
anity
tow
ard
salv
atio
n f
or
the g
ood
of all
cre
atio
n.
Read
: I C
hro
nic
les 2
9:1
1-1
3
Co
lossia
ns 1
:13-1
7
Jo
hn
4:2
3-2
4
KIN
GD
OM
OF
GO
D
TH
E S
PIR
ITU
AL
1
Chap
ter
1 : p
age 4
Who
ever
and
wha
teve
r is
und
erth
e do
min
ion
of a
kin
g is
par
t of
his
king
dom
.
For
entr
y in
to t
he K
ingd
om
of
God
, w
e m
ust
com
e to
the F
ath
er th
rough o
ur lif
e-c
om
mitm
ent
to tru
st in
Jesu
s’ s
ub
stitu
tionary
sin
-sacrifi
ce o
n
our b
ehalf
and
to fo
llow
Him
. He is
the o
nly
Way.
Read
: Jo
hn
14:1
-7
Lu
ke 9
:23-2
5
I Jo
hn
5:1
9-2
0
The H
oly
Sp
irit is
the m
em
ber
of th
e T
rinity
who
carr
ies
out
the d
esi
res
of
the F
ath
er
and
the
Son in t
he w
orld
. The H
oly
Sp
irit
ab
ides
in t
he
Belie
ver to
reve
al J
esu
s’ li
fe a
nd
work
and
what
God
the F
ath
er
is l
ike.
The H
oly
Sp
irit
is o
ur
com
fort
er, g
uid
e,
teacher
and
help
er.
Read
: Jo
hn
14:1
6-1
8,
26;
16:1
3-1
5
TH
E A
NG
ELS
There
are
m
ulti
tud
es
of
mig
hty
angels
w
ho
ob
ey
God
and
serv
e H
is p
urp
ose
s. T
hey
serv
e
God
’s p
eop
le a
nd
defe
nd
those
who
co
me t
o
Him
for
refu
ge.
They
engage in w
arf
are
in t
he
spiri
t re
alm
.
Read
: P
salm
103:2
0-2
2
Psalm
34:7
-8
Heb
rew
s 1
:13-1
4
Dan
iel 10:1
-21
Chap
ter
6 : p
age 2
5
Ho
w
do
yo
u
hand
le
diffi
culty
co
ncentr
atin
g
durin
g p
raye
r and
Bib
le s
tud
y?
What
pla
ce w
ould
co
nsi
stently
help
yo
u q
uie
t
your
min
d a
nd
get
in t
he S
piri
t?
EN
GA
GE
IN A
C
OM
MU
NIT
YO
F B
ELIE
VE
RS
Seek
fello
wsh
ip in
a lo
cal,
Bib
le b
elie
ving
churc
h w
ith p
eo
ple
who a
re p
ractic
ing g
od
ly
livin
g. D
eve
lop
co
mm
itted
rela
tionsh
ips
with
oth
ers
who
will p
ray
with
you, fo
r yo
u, counse
l
you a
nd
sta
nd
with
you in
tough s
ituatio
ns.
We a
ll need
oth
ers
to e
ncoura
ge u
s to
gro
w
as
victo
rious
dis
cip
les—
you d
o t
oo.
Re
ad
: H
eb
rew
s 1
0:1
9-2
7
Pro
ve
rbs 1
9:2
0-2
1
Jam
es 5
:13-2
0
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
Who
is
help
ing
yo
u gro
w in
kn
ow
led
ge and
und
ers
tand
ing
of G
od
’s w
ays
? W
ho is
insp
iring
you t
o g
row
in y
our
walk
with
Jesu
s?
Lis
t a c
oup
le o
f p
eop
le w
ho w
ould
help
you
spiri
tually
.
Whic
h S
crip
ture
s in
this
stu
dy,
or
that
you h
ave
read
els
ew
here
, have
im
pacte
d
you?
Writ
e
them
dow
n.
Refl e
ct
on w
hat
they
mean t
o y
ou
and
mem
oriz
e t
hem
.
BE
ON
GU
AR
D
AG
AIN
ST S
PIR
ITU
AL
AT
TAC
KS
Sata
n i
s a t
err
oris
t. H
e w
ill c
onsi
stently
try
to
blo
ck
you fro
m d
oin
g G
od
’s w
ill. S
ata
n’s
tactic
s
invo
lve li
es,
fear, a
nxi
ety
, fe
elin
gs
of in
ad
eq
uacy
and
confu
sion.
Read
: Jo
hn
8:4
3-4
4
II C
ori
nth
ian
s 3
:4-6
Jo
sh
ua 1
:8-9
The b
att
le b
egin
s w
ith y
our
min
d.
Your
natu
ral
thoughts
are
not
God
’s t
houghts
.
Read
: II C
ori
nth
ian
s 1
0:3
-5
Ro
man
s 1
2:1
-3
Isaia
h 5
5:6
-9
CO
NS
IDE
R
YO
UR
TH
OU
GH
T
PR
OC
ES
SR
ep
lace
any
negativ
e,
unhealth
y th
oug
hts
with
p
osi
tive
ones.
Sp
eak
out
the
truth
,
such as;
“T
hro
ugh Je
sus
I am
fo
rgiv
en”;
“I
am
an a
dop
ted
child
of
the m
ost
hig
h G
od
”;
“I a
m love
d b
y G
od
”; “
The H
oly
Sp
irit
lives
in
me”;
“I
can d
o a
ll th
ings
thro
ugh C
hris
t w
ho
stre
ngth
ens
me!”
**S
ee a
dden
dum
for “
Conf
essi
ons
for O
verc
om
ers”
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
What help
s yo
u focus
and
what challe
ng
es
do
you h
ave
with
dis
tractio
ns?
Chap
ter
6 : p
age 2
4
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nsW
hat
do
I t
ypic
ally
belie
ve a
bo
ut
sup
ern
atu
ral
bein
gs
and
activ
ities?
If I s
trug
gle
with
belie
ving
in s
up
ern
atu
ral b
ein
gs
and
occurr
ences,
why?
BE
LIE
VE
RS
: G
OD
’S
AR
MY
IN T
HE
WO
RLD
All
belie
vers
who
are
tru
ly c
om
mitt
ed
to J
esu
s
as
their
Co
mm
and
er
are
com
mis
sioned
and
sent
as
His
so
ldie
rs in
the A
rmy
of G
od
. A
tru
e
belie
ver
is o
ne w
ho r
elie
s on,
ad
here
s to
and
trust
s in
Jesu
s.
Re
ad
: M
att
he
w 1
0:1
, 7-8
, 16
Ma
tth
ew
28
:18
-20
Belie
vers
are
train
ed
, eq
uip
ped
and
em
pow
ere
d
by
the H
oly
Sp
irit.
He te
aches
and
dis
cip
lines
us
when w
e a
pp
ly t
he c
om
mand
s and
prin
cip
les
in t
he B
ible
to
our
lives.
In t
his
way,
we a
re
transf
orm
ed
by
His
Sp
irit
and
becom
e m
ore
like w
hat
the L
ord
cre
ate
d u
s to
be;
we c
an
kno
w w
hat
He w
ants
us
to d
o.
Ap
art
fro
m t
he
Ho
ly S
piri
t w
e c
an d
o n
oth
ing o
f sig
nifi
cance fo
r
Him
or
His
Kin
gd
om
.
Re
ad
: A
cts
1:4
-8
Matt
hew
8:2
8-3
2
Jo
sh
ua
1:8
-9
Jo
hn
15:4
-5
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nsW
hat
have
I e
xperie
nced
that
I th
ought
must
have
been a
sup
ern
atu
ral
eve
nt
arr
anged
by
Go
d?
Chap
ter
1 : p
age 5
Chap
ter
1 : p
age 6
What
do I b
elie
ve t
he H
oly
Sp
irit
is d
oin
g in
my
life (d
esc
ribe)?
How
is
th
e H
oly
S
piri
t changin
g m
y b
elie
fs,
goals
and
prio
ritie
s?
How
is
the H
oly
Sp
irit
changin
g m
y b
ehavi
or
and
inte
rest
s?
How
is th
e H
oly
Sp
irit c
hangin
g m
y re
latio
nsh
ips
with
oth
ers
?
How
is
th
e H
oly
S
piri
t changin
g m
y und
er-
stand
ing o
f th
e B
ible
?
How
can I
bett
er
part
icip
ate
with
the H
oly
Sp
irit
to k
now
the L
ord
and
His
purp
ose
for
me?
What
would
be t
he fi
rst
step
for
start
ers
?
Whom
should
I t
ell
my
pla
n t
o s
o t
hat
I can b
e
held
accounta
ble
?
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
Exa
min
e y
our
day
pla
nner
and
checkb
oo
k. L
ist
the m
ain
thin
gs
with
whic
h y
ou s
pend
yo
ur tim
e
and
tre
asu
re.
Ask
the H
oly
Sp
irit
to r
eve
al
your
co
unte
rfeit
go
ds.
Lis
t w
hate
ver
co
mes
to
min
d.
Make
a
co
mm
itment
to
pra
ctic
e
seein
g
them
as
ble
ssin
gs
and
challe
ng
es;
but
no
t as
what
you
live fo
r.
ME
DIT
AT
E O
NH
IS W
OR
DT
he B
ible
is the in
spire
d W
ord
of G
od
. M
ed
itate
on i
t—fo
r a t
ransf
orm
atio
n o
f yo
ur
life a
nd
for
His
teachin
g, g
uid
ance a
nd
corr
ectio
n.
Mem
oriz
ing
S
crip
ture
effe
ctiv
ely
tr
ansf
orm
s
your m
ind
. S
ayi
ng
Scrip
ture
s out lo
ud
build
s up
your
faith
and
str
ength
ens
you to s
tand
again
st
your
ow
n d
oub
ts,
the w
orld
’s u
ngod
ly b
elie
fs
and
the li
es
of th
e e
vil o
ne.
Read
: II T
imo
thy 3
:14-1
7
Heb
rew
s 4
:12-1
3
Psa
lm 1
19
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
What
is y
our
usu
al s
tud
y p
att
ern
in t
he W
ord
?
If yo
u a
re n
ot
in a
health
y B
ible
stu
dy
gro
up
,
then w
here
can y
ou fi n
d o
ne t
o le
arn
with
?
Chap
ter
6 : p
age 2
3
MA
INTA
IN T
HE
R
ELA
TIO
NS
HIP
Main
tain
an ongoin
g re
latio
nsh
ip w
ith Je
sus
thro
ugh t
he H
oly
Sp
irit
who l
ives
in y
ou.
Be
diligent
in t
he s
piri
tual
dis
cip
lines
of
pra
ying,
wors
hip
ing
Him
, confe
ssin
g
know
n
sins,
rep
entin
g
of
ungod
ly
behavi
or
and
fo
rgiv
ing
eve
ryone.
Lis
ten t
o H
is v
oic
e a
nd
be c
are
ful t
o
ob
ey
His
com
mand
ments
.
Read
: M
att
hew
6:7
-15
Jo
hn
14:1
2-2
7
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
God
love
s yo
u a
nd
wants
you c
lose
r to
Him
. In
what
ways
have
the s
piri
tual
dis
cip
lines
liste
d
ab
ove
bro
ught
you c
lose
r to
Jesu
s?
The t
rue e
nd
-goal of
the s
piri
tual d
iscip
lines
is
to h
ave
you a
bid
ing in J
esu
s and
Him
ab
idin
g
in y
ou. W
hat are
the a
reas
in y
our lif
e w
here
you
are
mis
sing o
ut on b
ein
g w
ith the L
ord
? Is
it T
V,
new
spap
ers
, w
ork
, com
pute
r tim
e, etc
.?
How
would
your
life c
hange if
you s
pent
mo
re
time w
ith t
he L
ord
?
Identif
y w
ho,
or
what,
d
o
you
loo
k to
fo
r
fulfi
llment?
YO
UR
IDE
NTIT
YIN
CH
RIS
TW
ho,
or
what,
do y
ou l
ook
to f
or
fulfi
llment?
Keep
the L
ord
Jesu
s as
your
prim
ary
so
urc
e o
f
fulfi
llment a
nd
satis
factio
n. T
here
are
oth
er g
oo
d
thin
gs
in y
our
life:
fam
ily,
care
er, e
nte
rtain
ment,
frie
nd
s, e
tc.
Be a
ware
that
good
thin
gs
can
easi
ly b
ecom
e c
ounte
rfeit
god
s. W
e c
an l
oo
k
to t
hem
inst
ead
of
God
to f
ulfi
ll us.
Str
ive t
o
honor
the L
ord
ab
ove
all
the o
ther
ob
ligatio
ns
in y
our
busy
life
.
Read
: M
att
hew
10:3
7-3
9
Lu
ke 8
:11
-15
Chap
ter
6 : p
age 2
2
There
is
a
real
Kin
gd
om
o
f D
ark
ness
. T
he
rele
ntle
ss a
ttacks
of
evi
l o
n G
od
’s p
eo
ple
will
neve
r cease
until
Jesu
s re
turn
s to
eart
h.
Then t
he s
eve
nth
ang
el
sound
ed
: A
nd
there
were
lo
ud
vo
ices
in
heave
n,
sayi
ng
, “T
he
king
do
ms
of
this
w
orld
have
b
eco
me
the
king
do
ms
of o
ur Lo
rd a
nd
of H
is C
hris
t, a
nd
He
shall
reig
n fo
reve
r and
eve
r!”
(Reve
latio
n 1
1:1
5).
Rea
d t
he
subje
ct i
ntr
oduct
ions
and s
crip
ture
s.
Consi
der
the
prim
ary
emphas
is a
nd th
e co
nte
xt in
whic
h it
is p
rese
nte
d. Then
, an
swer
the
per
sonal
refl e
ctio
n q
ues
tions.
SA
TAN
S
ata
n, als
o c
alle
d the D
evi
l, is
a c
hara
cte
r in
the
Bib
le fro
m the b
eg
innin
g to
the e
nd
. In
the N
ew
Test
am
ent alo
ne, S
ata
n is
nam
ed
35
tim
es
and
calle
d the D
evi
l 34
tim
es.
The a
ctiv
ities
of S
ata
n
are
a m
ajo
r th
em
e in
Go
d’s
Wo
rd.
Re
ad
: G
en
esis
3:1
-13
J
ob
1:6
-12
Re
ve
lati
on
12
:7-1
2
Chap
ter
2 : p
age 7
Evil,
sup
erna
tura
l bei
ngs
are
very
re
al a
nd a
ctiv
e in
the
wor
ld a
nd in
ou
r liv
es.
DE
MO
NS
D
em
ons,
als
o calle
d evi
l and
uncle
an sp
irits
,
are
falle
n a
ng
els
and
now
mem
bers
of
Sata
n’s
hie
rarc
hy
in
the
world
. They
are
p
erv
asi
ve.
Their
ruth
less
activ
ities
are
desc
ribed
in N
ew
Test
am
ent
Scrip
ture
71
times.
A
si
gnifi
cant
po
rtio
n o
f Je
sus’
min
istr
y in
volv
ed
cast
ing o
ut
dem
ons.
Re
ad
: M
ark
1:3
2-3
9
Mark
3:2
2-2
6
GO
AL O
F D
AR
KK
ING
DO
M
Sata
n’s
prim
ary
mo
tive i
s to
defe
at
God
’s p
lan
of g
race o
ffere
d t
o h
um
anity
thro
ugh J
esu
s and
to m
ain
tain
his
Kin
gd
om
of
evi
l. H
e is
driv
en b
y
hatr
ed
of G
od
and
manki
nd
.
Sata
n b
y natu
re a
nd
chara
cte
r is
a m
urd
ere
r
and
the f
ath
er
of
lies.
His
goal
is n
oth
ing l
ess
than o
ur
spiri
tual d
eath
. S
ata
n a
nd
his
dem
ons
striv
e t
o g
et
us
to b
elie
ve in
anyt
hin
g o
ther
than
Jesu
s as
the o
nly
Way,
the T
ruth
and
the L
ife.
Read
: Jo
hn
8:4
2-4
4
I P
ete
r 5:8
J
oh
n 1
4:6
KIN
GD
OM
OF
DA
RK
NES
S
TH
E S
PIR
ITU
AL
2
Sata
n i
s cunnin
g.
He u
ses
multi
ple
tactic
s to
gain
contr
ol o
ver p
eop
le. H
e w
ill u
se d
ecep
tion,
fear
and
tem
pta
tion t
o le
ad
us
to a
poin
t w
here
he c
an u
nd
erm
ine a
nd
dest
roy
our
faith
in G
od
and
ulti
mate
ly, eve
n o
ur
lives.
Faith in J
esu
s, b
y co
ntr
ast
, b
reaks
the b
ond
-
ag
es
of
sin and
g
ives
us
freed
om
w
ith an
ab
und
ant
life.
Chap
ter
2 : p
age 8
Read
: II C
ori
nth
ian
s 4
:3-4
; 11:1
2-1
5
Matt
hew
4:1
-9
Heb
rew
s 2
:14-1
6
Jo
hn
8:3
1-3
2
LIES
FEA
RS
INC
ON
TRO
L/B
ON
DA
GE
DEA
TH
TRU
THFA
ITH
OB
EDIE
NC
EFR
EED
OM
LIFE
The
Way
of
Jesu
s
The
Way
of
Sat
an
JES
US
VS
. S
ATA
ND
em
ons
carr
y out
Sata
n’s
tactic
s on o
ur
ow
n,
pers
onal le
vel.
They
use
eve
ry m
eans
to b
lock
us
from
dra
win
g n
ear
to G
od
and
surr
end
erin
g
our
lives
to t
he L
ord
ship
of Je
sus.
Com
mon s
trate
gie
s of
these
evi
l sp
irits
are
to
cre
ate
doub
t, f
ear
and
unb
elie
f. T
hey
mag
nify
our
desi
re
to
love
havi
ng
contr
ol
ove
r o
ur
lives,
inclu
din
g c
om
fort
, p
ow
er
and
ap
pro
val
of
peop
le,
more
than t
he a
pp
rova
l and
lo
ve o
f
God
and
His
ways
. They
aro
use
our
em
otio
ns
to b
e a
ngry
, to
be r
ese
ntful,
to lu
st a
fter
thin
gs
and
peop
le a
nd
to e
ngage i
n s
elf-
dest
ructiv
e
ad
dic
tions.
If
they
cannot
tem
pt
us
into
sin
ful
behavi
or, then they
will c
ause
us
to b
e p
roud
of
not
com
mitt
ing o
vert
sin
s. P
ride,
and
prid
e i
n
the p
ers
onal c
ontr
ol o
f our
life,
is a
ro
ot
of si
n.
The H
oly
Sp
irit,
by
contr
ast
, giv
es
us
love
, jo
y,
peace,
patie
nce,
kind
ness
, gentle
ness
and
self-
contr
ol b
y H
is p
ow
er.
Sata
n’s
dem
ons
sed
uce p
eop
le in
vario
us
ways
in o
rder
to t
urn
them
aw
ay
from
Go
d’s
tru
th
and
His
way
of
livin
g.
Their
goal is
to
kill,
steal
and
dest
roy
the a
bund
ant
life J
esu
s b
ring
s to
His
Follo
wers
.
Read
: I
Tim
oth
y 4
:1
Jo
hn
10:7
-10
Lu
ke 9
:37-4
2
By
exe
rcis
ing
th
e
auth
orit
y and
sp
iritu
al
weap
ons
giv
en b
y Je
sus
to H
is t
rue b
elie
vers
,
you c
an b
e s
et
free o
f evi
l sp
irits
’ infl u
ences.
Ho
weve
r, t
hese
ag
ents
of
the D
ark
Kin
gd
om
will n
ot
giv
e u
p o
n o
pp
osi
ng
yo
u a
nd
alw
ays
tryi
ng
to
blo
ck
you fro
m li
ving
Go
d’s
way.
Sata
n
eve
n t
em
pte
d J
esu
s! S
tead
ily a
bid
ing
in J
esu
s
keep
s yo
u
fro
m
bein
g
an
easy
ta
rget
and
pro
tects
yo
u d
urin
g futu
re a
ttacks
.
Rea
d t
he
subje
ct i
ntr
oduct
ions
and s
crip
ture
s.
Consi
der
the
prim
ary
emphas
is a
nd th
e co
nte
xt in
whic
h it
is p
rese
nte
d. Then
, an
swer
the
per
sonal
refl e
ctio
n q
ues
tions.
IS J
ES
US
TH
E
LO
RD
OF Y
OU
R
LIF
E—
RE
ALLY
?To
liv
e v
icto
riousl
y is
to
keep
Jesu
s as
your
Lo
rd and
to
w
alk
in
th
e S
piri
t and
in
tr
uth
.
Pra
ctic
e l
ivin
g w
ithin
the g
uid
ing
prin
cip
les
of
IN C
HR
IST
JE
SU
S
inte
grit
y, f
aith
fuln
ess
, p
urit
y, c
om
pass
ion a
nd
forg
iveness
. B
e f
ully
sep
ara
ted
fro
m y
our
old
ways
and
the w
ays
of
the w
orld
by
purs
uin
g
Go
d’s
purp
ose
s fo
r yo
u.
Re
ad
: C
olo
ssia
ns 2
:6-1
5
I P
ete
r 1:1
3-1
9
II P
ete
r 1
:1-1
1
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
This
is
a
big
challe
nge.
What
hab
its
are
hin
derin
g y
our
sub
mis
sion t
o H
is L
ord
ship
?
What
chang
es
can y
ou m
ake
that
will h
elp
you
live o
ut—
in t
ruth
—th
e f
act
that
Chris
t is
Lord
ove
r all
in y
our
life?
Live
you
r lif
e un
der
the
auth
ority
of
both
the
Liv
ing
and
wri
tten
Wor
d of
G
od. A
bide
in H
im.
LIV
ING
VIC
TOR
IOU
SLY
6 Chap
ter
6 : p
age 2
1
IN C
HR
IST
JE
SU
S
LIV
ING
VIC
TOR
IOU
SLY
How
will this
und
ers
tand
ing c
hange y
our
life?
How
convi
nced
are
you t
hat
Jesu
s giv
es
you
the a
uth
orit
y to
op
pose
the e
vil i
n y
our
realm
of
infl u
ence?
Chap
ter
5 : p
age 2
0
Are
you r
ead
y to
confront
the e
vil op
posi
tion in
your
life? W
hat d
o y
ou h
op
e to g
ain
?
What w
ill b
e y
our fi r
st s
tep
s to
pre
pare
to fi
ght?
As
Jesu
s w
ent
ab
out
pre
achin
g t
he G
osp
el,
He h
eale
d the s
ick
and
cast
out m
any
dem
ons.
Jesu
s se
nt
out
His
ap
ost
les
to d
o li
kew
ise.
Re
ad
: M
att
he
w 8
:16
-17
M
att
he
w 1
0:5
-8
Dem
ons
can affe
ct
us
spiri
tually
, em
otio
nally
and
phys
ically
. Their
nam
e in
dic
ate
s th
eir
natu
re
(i.e.,
lust
, g
reed
, p
ride, fe
ar, e
tc.).
Dem
ons
can t
alk
and
have
und
ers
tand
ing
.
Re
ad
: L
uke
4:4
0-4
1
Evi
l sp
irits
can c
ause
phys
ical d
isease
.
Re
ad
: L
uke
13
:10
-16
M
att
he
w 1
2:2
2
A p
ers
on c
an h
ave
multi
ple
evi
l sp
irits
.
Re
ad
: M
ark
5:1
-13
L
uke
8:1
-3
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nsIn
w
hat
ways
has
stud
ying
the
Scrip
ture
s
changed
my
und
ers
tand
ing c
oncern
ing e
vil,
su-
pern
atu
ral b
ein
gs
and
their
natu
re a
nd
activ
ities?
Chap
ter
2 : p
age 9
Ho
w m
ight
my
life b
e i
nfl u
enced
by
the D
evi
l
and
his
evi
l sp
irits
?
What chang
es
in m
y lif
e w
ould
pro
tect m
e fro
m
ung
od
ly infl u
ences?
Why
sho
uld
I b
e w
illin
g to
make
these
changes?
What
wo
uld
be a
help
ful fi
rst
ste
p?
Chap
ter
3 : p
age 1
0
Rea
d t
he
subje
ct i
ntr
oduct
ions
and s
crip
ture
s.
Consi
der
the
prim
ary
emphas
is a
nd th
e co
nte
xt in
whic
h it
is p
rese
nte
d. Then
, an
swer
the
per
sonal
refl e
ctio
n q
ues
tions.
We
are
in
und
ate
d
tod
ay
by
fals
e
belie
fs,
decep
tions
and
te
mp
tatio
ns
that
com
e from
this
perv
ert
ed
world
we li
ve in
. O
ur
sinfu
l natu
re
is s
usc
ep
tible
to b
ein
g i
nfl u
enced
and
mis
led
by
these
ideas
and
images.
They
ap
peal t
o o
ur
ow
n d
esi
re fo
r ap
pro
val,
contr
ol,
wealth
and
com
fort
. S
ata
n a
nd
his
host
of
dem
ons
are
the
pow
ers
behin
d t
hese
evi
l infl u
ences.
TH
E W
OR
LD
The cultu
re w
e liv
e in
op
pose
s, te
mp
ts,
op
-
pre
sses
and
dis
tracts
us
from
livi
ng G
od
’s w
ay.
The c
om
mitt
ed
follo
wers
of
Jesu
s are
in t
he
world
, b
ut th
ey
are
not to
be “
of th
e w
orld
.” W
e
are
not
to l
ove
the w
orld
or
the t
hin
gs
of
this
world
. W
e w
ere
form
erly
of
the w
orld
, b
ut
now
we a
re s
et
ap
art
and
sanctifi
ed
by
His
Sp
irit
for
God
’s p
urp
ose
s.
Read
: Jo
hn
17:1
1-2
1
I J
oh
n 2
:15-1
7
Co
lossia
ns 1
:9-1
4
The E
nlig
hte
nm
ent
era
mix
ed
bib
lical t
ruth
with
secula
r logic
. The c
urr
ent n
eo-p
agan m
ove
ment
is r
ed
efi n
ing G
od
into
a g
od
dess
and
rep
lacin
g
spiri
tual t
ruth
s w
ith s
piri
tual lie
s. T
his
sp
iritu
alis
m
just
ifi es
wors
hip
of
the c
reatio
n i
nst
ead
of
the
Cre
ato
r and
th
us
legaliz
es
imm
ora
lity—
since
we
are
p
art
of
the
cre
atio
n.
Com
pro
mis
ed
bib
lical
truth
s and
pagan s
piri
tualit
y are
bo
th
und
er
jud
gm
ent
from
the G
od
of
Truth
—“.
..th
e
only
wis
e G
od
.”
Read
: R
om
an
s 1
:18-3
2;
16:2
5-2
7
I T
imo
thy 1
:17
Ju
de 1
:24-2
5
We
are
to
lo
ve
our
Cre
ato
r G
od
fi r
st
and
fore
most
. W
e c
an b
e t
hankf
ul fo
r all
the g
oo
d
thin
gs
He
has
cre
ate
d
for
our
benefi t
: o
ur
bountif
ul
countr
y, f
ood
, sh
elte
r, p
rovi
sio
n a
nd
work
. The s
ub
tle d
anger
is l
ooki
ng t
o t
hese
world
ly thin
gs
to fu
lfi ll
us
and
giv
e u
s p
eace a
nd
hap
pin
ess
. They
can b
ecom
e id
ols
in t
hat
they
hold
p
rom
ise b
ut
cannot
meet
our
deep
est
need
s. P
eace a
nd
fulfi
llment
are
ble
ssin
gs
that
only
God
can p
rovi
de. W
hen w
e m
ake
Go
d fi
rst
in o
ur lif
e, all
His
cre
atio
n a
nd
gift
s—fa
mily
, re
st,
food
, sh
elte
r, f
riend
ship
, se
x, r
ecre
atio
n,
etc
.
will b
ecom
e e
ven m
ore
meanin
gfu
l.
Read
: M
ark
12:2
8-3
1
Matt
hew
10
:37
-39
It is
the
Spi
rit
who
giv
es li
fe; t
he
fl esh
profi t
s no
thin
g. J
ohn
6:63
a
AN
D O
UR
FLE
SH
TH
E W
OR
LD
3T
HE
BIB
LE
The B
ible
, th
e W
ord
of G
od
, ass
ure
s b
elie
vers
of
Jesu
s’ K
ingd
om
Auth
orit
y.
In a
ny
spiri
tual b
att
le, w
e d
o w
hat Je
sus
did
: W
e
speak
the W
ord
of
God
. H
is W
ord
is
livin
g a
nd
activ
e a
nd
sharp
er
than a
tw
o-e
dged
sw
ord
.
Our
Imm
anuel G
od
is w
ith y
ou.
Your
thoughts
are
not
His
thoughts
nor
are
your
ways
His
ways
. H
is W
ord
will a
ccom
plis
h t
he
purp
ose
for
whic
h it
is s
poke
n o
n y
our
behalf.
Re
ad
: L
uke
4:1
-13
H
eb
rew
s 4
:12
-16
Isa
iah
55
:8-1
1
Befo
re e
nte
ring in
to a
sp
iritu
al b
att
le, b
e s
ure
that
you in
voke
the H
oly
Sp
irit
to le
ad
and
em
pow
er
you.
Pra
ying t
hro
ugh t
he s
ituatio
n w
ith o
ne o
r
more
matu
re B
elie
vers
, as
well
as
goin
g i
nto
batt
le in
gro
up
s is
wis
e c
ounse
l. In
God
’s fam
ily,
we a
re n
ot su
pp
ose
d to fi
ght alo
ne.
Re
ad
: A
cts
19
:11
-17
M
att
he
w 1
7:1
4-2
1
Ma
rk 6
:7
Recogniz
ing t
he r
ealit
y of
the f
orc
es
op
posi
ng
you
req
uire
s aw
are
ness
, d
iscern
ment
and
wis
dom
. You m
ust
learn
to t
rust
God
’s W
ord
and
His
sup
ern
atu
ral w
eap
ons
by
cla
imin
g them
and
usi
ng t
hem
in f
aith
. H
is t
ruth
does
set
you
free.
Re
ad
: I P
ete
r 5
:8-1
1
Ja
me
s 1
:5-8
He
bre
ws 5
:11
-14
J
oh
n 8
:31
-36
Chap
ter
5 : p
age 1
9
If yo
u a
re u
nd
er
the a
uth
orit
y of
the L
ord
ship
of
Jesu
s in
your lif
e y
ou a
re g
iven a
uth
orit
y ove
r evi
l
spiri
ts b
y th
e W
ord
of G
od
. You c
an b
ind
sata
nic
activ
ity. You a
re c
alle
d to d
o a
s Je
sus
did
: to
set
the c
ap
tives
free b
y th
e p
ow
er
of H
is H
oly
Sp
irit
in y
ou.
Re
ad
: M
att
he
w 8
:5-1
0; 10:5
-8; 18:1
8-2
0
Lu
ke
4:1
7-1
9
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nsIn
a
para
gra
ph,
sum
mariz
e
what
you
now
und
ers
tand
ab
out th
e s
up
ern
atu
ral s
piri
t w
orld
.
After
stud
ying t
he S
crip
ture
s and
consi
derin
g
the e
xpla
natio
ns
in t
his
”S
piri
tual B
att
le f
or
Your
Life
” st
ud
y, h
ow
do y
ou v
iew
what
is g
oin
g o
n
now
in the w
orld
aro
und
you?
Rea
d t
he
subje
ct i
ntr
oduct
ions
and s
crip
ture
s.
Consi
der
the
prim
ary
emphas
is a
nd th
e co
nte
xt in
whic
h it
is p
rese
nte
d. Then
, an
swer
the
per
sonal
refl e
ctio
n q
ues
tions.
The a
gents
of
the K
ingd
om
of
Dark
ness
are
perv
asi
ve
and
p
ow
erf
ul,
but
their
pow
er
is
limite
d.
God
is
and
alw
ays
will b
e s
ove
reig
n.
You d
o n
ot have
to b
e a
casu
alty
in the b
att
le fo
r
your
faith
. You c
an o
verc
om
e y
our
ad
vers
arie
s
if yo
u
ab
ide
in
Jesu
s and
use
th
e
spiri
tual
weap
ons
He h
as
pro
vid
ed
.
Read
: I Jo
hn
4:1
-4
Chap
ter
5 : p
age 1
8
PR
AY
ER
This
is
a sp
iritu
al
war, so
th
e w
eap
ons
you
em
plo
y m
ust
be s
piri
tual.
Pra
yer
em
po
were
d
by
the H
oly
Sp
irit is
the w
ay
to b
egin
the b
att
le.
You m
ust
be c
om
munic
atin
g w
ith J
esu
s and
ab
idin
g i
n H
im.
Ulti
mate
ly,
you m
ust
em
bra
ce
God
’s w
ill a
nd
His
pla
ns
for
you. B
y liv
ing
in this
way
you w
ill m
ain
tain
the s
up
ern
atu
ral p
ow
er o
f
the H
oly
Sp
irit
with
in y
ou.
Read
: A
cts
1:7
-8
Ro
man
s 8
:26-2
8
II C
ori
nth
ian
s 1
0:3
-5
TH
E N
AM
E o
f JE
SU
SThe N
am
e o
f Je
sus
giv
es
your
pra
yer
auth
orit
y
if it
com
es
from
a s
incere
com
mitm
ent
to H
im
and
in
accord
ance
with
G
od
’s
will
and
H
is
Word
. You a
re c
laim
ing y
our
deliv
era
nce f
rom
the p
ow
er
of
sin a
nd
evi
l sp
irits
by
taki
ng
yo
ur
stand
up
on t
he N
am
e a
nd
the s
hed
blo
od
of
Jesu
s to
set
you fre
e.
Read
: Jo
hn
16:2
3-2
7
Lu
ke 1
0:1
7-2
1
Acts
16:1
6-1
8
Revela
tio
n 1
2:7
-12
In J
esus
you
are
mor
e po
wer
ful
than
the
ene
my.
YO
UR
WE
AP
ON
S
SP
IRIT
UA
L W
AR
FAR
E
5
Chap
ter
3 : p
age 1
1
With
th
e
po
wer
of
the
Ho
ly
Sp
irit
we
can
ove
rco
me t
he w
orld
’s u
ng
od
ly i
nfl u
ences.
We
part
icula
rly n
eed
to
min
imiz
e t
he i
nfl u
ences
of
unhealth
y re
latio
nsh
ips
and
our exp
osu
re to
the
toxi
ns
of th
e m
ed
ia. In
stead
, w
e a
re t
o p
ractic
e
fi llin
g o
ur
min
ds
with
Go
d’s
Wo
rd a
nd
health
y
tho
ug
hts
.
Re
ad
: I Jo
hn
5:1
-5, 2
1
Ro
ma
ns 1
2:1
-3
Ph
ilip
pia
ns 4
:6-9
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
In w
hat w
ays
are
yo
u s
ignifi
cantly
infl u
enced
by
our
cultu
re?
Whic
h
imp
ort
ant
thin
gs
in
your
life
are
yo
u
loo
king
to
fo
r fu
lfi llm
ent?
What
can y
ou c
hange t
o r
ed
uce t
he infl u
ence
of th
e w
orld
on y
our
life?
OU
R F
LE
SH
Fo
r th
e
purp
ose
of
this
st
ud
y,
our fl e
sh
is
co
nsi
dere
d t
o b
e t
he n
atu
re a
nd
chara
cte
r w
e
were
bo
rn w
ith.
Bib
lically
, it
is a
lso r
efe
rred
to
as,
“th
e o
ld n
atu
re,”
“th
e o
ld m
an”
and
“th
e
old
se
lf.”
These
re
fere
nces
have
a
negativ
e
co
nno
tatio
n b
ecause
they
rep
rese
nt our natu
ral
traits
th
at
som
etim
es
infl u
ence our
att
itud
es
and
activ
ities
in a
n u
ngod
ly w
ay.
When y
ou c
om
mitt
ed
your
life t
o t
he L
ord
ship
of
Jesu
s, y
ou w
ere
sp
iritu
ally
born
again
and
giv
en a
new
natu
re w
hen t
he H
oly
Sp
irit
cam
e
into
yo
ur
heart
. T
he s
up
ern
atu
ral,
transf
orm
ing
wo
rks
of
Go
d a
re t
hen d
one b
y th
e p
ow
er
of
His
S
piri
t w
ork
ing
in
yo
u—
not
thro
ugh yo
ur
ow
n h
um
an e
ffort
.
Re
ad
: Jo
hn
3:3
-7; 6:6
3-6
4
Tit
us 3
:1-7
Eze
kie
l 3
6:2
4-2
8
Chap
ter
3 : p
age 1
2
By
faith
w
e
are
to
consi
der
our
old
natu
re
cru
cifi
ed
with
Chris
t Je
sus
so t
hat
we a
re n
o
longer
to b
e s
lave
s to
sin
. W
e c
an w
alk
in t
he
new
ness
of
the
life
ava
ilab
le
to
us
thro
ugh
Jesu
s and
exh
ibit
the fru
it of H
is S
piri
t. B
ap
tism
beautif
ully
sym
boliz
es
the o
ld m
an (
our fl e
sh)
bein
g b
urie
d a
nd
the “
new
man”
rais
ed
with
Chris
t in
to n
ew
life
.
Read
: G
ala
tian
s 2
:20; 5:1
6-2
6
Ro
man
s 6
:1-2
2; 8:5
-17
Sin
ce w
e h
ave
been g
iven n
ew
sp
iritual
life,
our
sinfu
l natu
re d
oesn
’t h
ave
to
do
min
ate
our
belie
fs a
nd
pra
ctices
any
long
er. T
he c
halle
ng
e
is t
o h
ave
the h
um
ility
, co
mm
itm
ent
and
self-
co
ntr
ol
to
co
op
era
te
with
the
transf
orm
ing
wo
rk o
f th
e H
oly
Sp
irit.
We c
anno
t chang
e
ours
elv
es
by
our
ow
n
effo
rts,
no
m
att
er
ho
w d
ilig
ently
we tr
y. W
e w
ill o
nly
b
eco
me
dis
co
ura
ged
. A
s w
e m
atu
re in
o
ur
walk
o
f
faith,
we a
re g
rad
ually
bein
g t
ransf
orm
ed
by
His
Sp
irit f
rom
the in
sid
e o
ut.
Read
: I C
ori
nth
ian
s 2
:9-1
6
Co
lossia
ns 3
:1-1
0
II C
ori
nth
ian
s 3
:17-1
8
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nsW
hat i
s d
iffere
nt i
n y
our lif
e s
ince y
ou c
om
mitt
ed
it to
Jesu
s?
What
would
you m
ost
lik
e J
esu
s to
change i
n
you n
ow
?
What
is y
our
next
ste
p t
o c
oop
era
te w
ith t
he
Holy
Sp
irit
in b
ringin
g a
bout
this
change?
Ac
tio
n S
TEP
4A
cti
on
STE
P 5
Chap
ter
4 : p
age 1
7
Fre
quently
ask
the L
ord
for
His
str
ength
and
pow
er
of
His
Holy
Sp
irit
to b
e o
pera
ting in
your
life. P
ray
to r
eceiv
e a
ll of H
is g
ifts
and
the fru
it of
the H
oly
Sp
irit th
at H
e b
rings.
Re
ad
: E
ph
esia
ns 3
:14
-21
I C
ori
nth
ian
s 1
2:4
-12
G
ala
tia
ns 5
:22
-25
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
ns
Whic
h o
f th
e g
ifts
of
His
Holy
Sp
irit
have
you
exp
erie
nced
?
Lis
t th
e f
ruits
of
His
Sp
irit
that
you f
eel are
not
fully
deve
lop
ed
in y
ou? A
sk t
he L
ord
to m
atu
re
those
fru
its.
Ask
Him
: “I
s th
ere
is
a r
easo
n t
hat
is h
ind
erin
g the g
row
th o
f these
fruits
in m
y lif
e?”
An im
port
ant
pre
para
tion fo
r sp
iritu
al
warfare
com
mand
ed
by
the a
post
le P
aul
is t
o “
put
on
the f
ull
arm
or
of
God
” so
you c
an s
tand
fi rm
ly
in th
e Lord
w
ith H
is st
rength
. Then,
pra
ying
and
lis
tenin
g t
o H
is S
piri
t is
His
chose
n w
ay
to
est
ab
lish
your
com
munic
atio
n
with
yo
ur
Com
mand
er
for
resi
stin
g e
vil a
ttacks
.
Re
ad
: E
ph
esia
ns 6
:10-1
8
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nD
o y
ou r
egula
rly p
rote
ct
yours
elf
by
putt
ing o
n
the fu
ll arm
or of G
od
? H
ow
do y
ou s
uit
up
in H
is
arm
or?
(desc
ribe)
** M
y P
raye
r o
f C
om
mit
me
nt
Lord
Jesu
s, I
need
you.
I b
elie
ve Y
ou a
re t
he
Son o
f God
and
that G
od
Your Fath
er ra
ised
You
from
the d
ead
. P
lease
forg
ive m
e o
f all
of
my
sins.
I r
ep
ent
of
all
my
sinfu
l d
esi
res
and
ways
and
want
to follo
w Y
ou a
s m
y Lord
and
Savi
or.
I
op
en t
he d
oor
of
my
heart
to Y
ou n
ow
and
ask
You t
o t
ake
contr
ol of
my
life.
Change m
e into
the p
ers
on Y
ou p
lanned
and
want
me t
o b
e.
Thank
You f
or
dyi
ng o
n t
he c
ross
for
my
sins
and
giv
ing m
e the g
ift o
f an e
tern
al l
ife w
ith Y
ou!
In Y
our
Nam
e I
pra
y, A
men.
Sig
natu
re:
Date
:
In s
om
e a
reas
we c
annot
see o
urs
elv
es
cle
arly
.
In the s
piri
t of P
salm
139:2
3-2
4, ask
the L
ord
or
a f
riend
to h
elp
you s
ee y
our
blin
d s
pots
. W
rite
them
dow
n.
Confe
ss t
he r
eve
ale
d s
ins
and
turn
aw
ay
from
them
.
Hum
ble
yours
elf.
We c
annot
change o
urs
elv
es
but
we c
an h
um
ble
ours
elv
es.
The L
ord
will d
o
it fo
r us
if w
e d
on’t.
Be a
dis
cip
le w
ho s
erv
es.
Consi
der
oth
ers
as
more
im
port
ant
than
yours
elf.
Jesu
s is
your
mod
el.
God
op
pose
s th
e
pro
ud
and
giv
es
gra
ce to the h
um
ble
. H
ow
then
can y
ou s
erv
e?
Read
: M
att
hew
23:1
0-1
2
Ph
ilip
pia
ns 2
:3-1
1
Jam
es 4
:6-1
0
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nLis
t at
least
3 t
hin
gs
you w
ill d
o in
your
daily
life
to h
um
ble
yours
elf.
It is
ess
entia
l to
forg
ive e
very
one y
ou h
ave
felt
offe
nd
ed
you. This
is a
bib
lical c
om
mand
. W
hen
you o
bey,
the L
ord
will fo
rgiv
e y
ou. U
nfo
rgiv
eness
is t
he r
oot
of
bitt
ern
ess
; it
is l
ike a
cancer
that
sile
ntly
gro
ws
ove
r tim
e.
Sata
n u
ses
rese
ntm
ent
to b
lock
God
’s p
eace in
your
life.
Read
: M
att
hew
6:1
4-1
5
Heb
rew
s 1
2:1
1-1
5
II C
ori
nth
ian
s 2
:9-1
1
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nsE
xpla
in
why
forg
iveness
is
so
ab
solu
tely
necess
ary
for
your
sake
.
Ask
the L
ord
to g
ive y
ou t
he n
am
es
of eve
ryone
you need
to
fo
rgiv
e.
Make
a lis
t (b
elo
w)
and
choose
to f
org
ive t
hem
wheth
er
they
dese
rve it
or
not, o
r eve
n if
you feel l
ike it
or
not. T
his
must
becom
e a
hab
itual,
ongoin
g p
ers
onal
pra
ctic
e
wheneve
r yo
u a
re o
ffend
ed
in the futu
re.
Chap
ter
4 : p
age 1
6
Ac
tio
n S
TEP
2
Ac
tio
n S
TEP
3
Chap
ter
4 : p
age 1
3
The r
ele
ntle
ss a
ttacks
of
evi
l b
y S
ata
n a
nd
his
min
ions
up
on G
od
’s p
eop
le w
ill n
eve
r cease
until
the r
etu
rn o
f th
e L
ord
Jesu
s to
rule
and
reig
n
ove
r th
e e
art
h.
Jesu
s’ b
less
ings
as
our
way
of
life c
an b
e s
ecure
d b
y our
willin
g e
ngagem
ent in
spiri
tual w
arfare
.
Rea
d t
he
subje
ct i
ntr
oduct
ions
and s
crip
ture
s.
Consi
der
the
prim
ary
emphas
is a
nd th
e co
nte
xt in
whic
h it
is p
rese
nte
d. Then
, an
swer
the
per
sonal
refl e
ctio
n q
ues
tions.
SP
IRIT
UA
L B
AT
TLE
Regard
less
of
wheth
er
you b
elie
ve it
or
und
er-
stand
it, y
ou a
re in
a s
piri
tual b
att
le. I
f you c
hoose
to liv
e f
or
Jesu
s, y
ou a
re u
nd
er
His
pro
tectio
n.
If yo
u d
o n
ot
choose
God
’s w
ay,
you a
re b
y
defa
ult
sub
ject
to S
ata
n’s
dom
ain
: th
e K
ingd
om
of D
ark
ness
. There
is n
o n
eutr
al g
round
.
Sold
iers
tr
ain
b
efo
re
goin
g
into
b
att
le.
They
must
be w
ell
pre
pare
d p
hys
ically
, m
enta
lly a
nd
em
otio
nally
. S
old
iers
must
learn
the p
rincip
les
of
the a
rmy,
becom
e d
iscip
lined
to f
ollo
w a
nd
ap
ply
th
em
and
le
arn
to
ob
ey
com
mand
s
with
out q
uest
ion.
In S
piri
tual W
arfare
you tra
in s
piri
tually
by
pra
yer,
Bib
le
stud
y and
ob
ed
ience.
Pra
yer
offe
red
thro
ugh a p
ers
onal
rela
tionsh
ip w
ith Je
sus
is
your com
munic
atio
n w
ith y
our C
om
mand
er.
You
learn
God
’s w
ays
and
what
He e
xpects
of
you
thro
ugh s
tud
ying t
he B
ible
and
lis
tenin
g t
o H
is
Holy
Sp
irit. Y
ou b
ecom
e d
iscip
lined
and
tra
ined
to o
bey
by
pra
ctic
ing li
fe a
ccord
ing to H
is w
ay.
Sold
iers
are
norm
ally
fo
rmed
in
to
units
and
train
ed
by
vete
rans.
They
learn
the p
rincip
les
of
warfare
and
how
to u
se t
he w
eap
ons
they
will
need
. The m
en i
n t
he u
nit
learn
to d
ep
end
on
each o
ther
in c
om
bat. If
they
don’t p
rote
ct each
oth
er,
they
will b
e k
illed
by
the e
nem
y.
As
dis
cip
les
in G
od
’s A
rmy,
we a
re t
rain
ed
for
batt
le b
y m
atu
re C
hris
tian le
ad
ers
who teach u
s
the p
rincip
les
and
tru
ths
of
God
’s W
ord
. They
eq
uip
us
to u
se H
is w
eap
ons
of s
piri
tual w
arfare
.
We le
arn
to
b
and
to
geth
er
in fe
llow
ship
w
ith
oth
er
belie
vers
in the B
od
y of C
hris
t as
we tra
in.
Re
ad
: E
ph
esia
ns 4
:11-1
6
Whe
n yo
u ar
e a
com
mitt
ed
follo
wer
of
Jesu
s C
hris
t, yo
u ar
e en
gage
d in
a w
ar.
YO
UR
TR
AIN
ING
SP
IRIT
UA
L W
AR
FAR
E
YO
UR
TR
AIN
ING
4
AR
E Y
OU
IN G
OD
’S
KIN
GD
OM
AR
MY
?You m
ust
be b
orn
of
the S
piri
t in
ord
er
to b
e in
the K
ingd
om
of G
od
and
a p
art
of H
is A
rmy.
You
are
a tru
e d
iscip
le w
hen y
ou b
elie
ve in
, ad
here
to
and
tru
st in
Jesu
s C
hris
t as
your
Com
mand
er.
Read
: Jo
hn
3:3
-7; 10:1
-11
** S
ee e
nd o
f th
is s
essi
on for
the
pra
yer
of co
m-
mitm
ent to
Jes
us
as y
our ow
n L
ord
and S
avio
r.
TR
AIN
ING
FO
R
BA
TT
LE
The B
ible
is o
ur
train
ing m
anual f
or
part
icip
atio
n
in
God
’s
Arm
y.
As
a
com
mitt
ed
so
ldie
r fo
r
Chris
t, w
e le
arn
the L
ord
’s w
ays
by
its s
tud
y and
choose
to li
ve b
y th
em
—ra
ther
than b
y w
hat w
e
want, w
e t
hin
k, o
r w
e f
eel.
To b
e p
rep
are
d f
or
spiri
tual b
att
le,
we m
ust
be h
ab
itually
pra
ctic
ing
a s
old
ier-
like, d
iscip
lined
life
.
Read
: M
att
hew
7:2
4-2
7
Lu
ke 9
:23
-25
II T
imo
thy 2
:1-4
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nsH
ow
are
you p
ractic
ing li
ving G
od
’s w
ay?
Recogniz
ing t
hat
evi
l sp
irits
are
infl u
encin
g y
our
life c
an b
e m
ore
than u
nse
ttlin
g fo
r any
of u
s. A
re
you w
illin
g to a
ccep
t th
is realit
y in
your lif
e? If
you
are
, ask
the L
ord
Jesu
s to
show
you w
hat
and
how
they
infl u
ence y
ou.
Keep
ask
ing u
ntil
He
reve
als
a c
lear
answ
er
that yo
u c
an w
rite d
ow
n.
If yo
u
don’t
belie
ve
there
are
su
pern
atu
ral
ob
stacle
s to
your
walk
with
Jesu
s, a
sk H
im t
o
show
th
em
to
yo
u.
Keep
ask
ing fo
r sp
iritu
al
dis
cern
ment
until
yo
u
can
identif
y and
w
rite
dow
n these
ob
stacle
s.
Chap
ter
4 : p
age 1
4
TAK
E A
CTIO
N
Confe
ss all
know
n si
ns
you have
com
mitt
ed
again
st G
od
and
His
way
of
livin
g.
Rep
ent
and
turn
aw
ay
from
them
so y
ou c
an b
e f
org
iven—
and
not le
ave
an o
pen d
oor fo
r th
e d
evi
l’s d
esi
re.
If yo
u a
re n
ot
willin
g t
o g
ive u
p a
bad
hab
it, a
sk
the L
ord
to m
ake
you w
illin
g.
Re
ad
: I Jo
hn
1:5
-10
Jam
es 5
:16
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nsW
hat si
ns
do y
ou n
eed
to c
onfe
ss to the L
ord
?
What
sin a
re y
ou w
rest
ling w
ith t
hat
you n
eed
accounta
bility
and
help
w
ith?
Confe
ss
it to
anoth
er
pers
on. W
hom
will y
ou c
hoose
?
The H
oly
Sp
irit
with
in y
ou w
ill t
rain
and
eq
uip
you
for
war
in
the
spiri
t re
alm
. H
e
reve
als
God
’s W
ord
and
His
ways
. You c
an d
eve
lop
a
rela
tionsh
ip w
ith the H
oly
Sp
irit b
y re
gula
r p
raye
r
and
com
munic
atio
n.
To b
e o
pen t
o t
he S
piri
t’s
lead
ing
req
uire
s in
tentio
nally
yi
eld
ing
yours
elf
to H
is d
irectio
n.
You c
an k
now
you a
re a
bid
ing
in J
esu
s and
He in y
ou b
y th
e p
rese
nce o
f H
is
Sp
irit.
Re
ad
: Jo
hn
14
:16
-18
, 2
6
Jo
hn
16
:12
-15
II T
imo
thy 3
:16
-17
I J
oh
n 3
:24
Pers
onal
Refl
ect
ion
Que
stio
nH
ow
have
you e
xperie
nced
the p
rese
nce a
nd
lead
ing o
f th
e H
oly
Sp
irit?
Lik
e the A
post
le P
aul,
you w
ill fi
nd
yours
elf
doin
g
thin
gs
you d
on’t w
ant
to d
o.
Unholy
activ
ities
and
alliances
can b
ecom
e o
pen d
oors
for
evi
l,
sup
ern
atu
ral b
ein
gs
to h
ara
ss a
nd
contr
ol yo
u.
Are
you w
illin
g t
o e
ngage t
his
batt
le? C
onsi
der
taki
ng the a
ctio
n s
tep
s lis
ted
in this
sectio
n to b
e
freed
fro
m their
contr
ol o
ver
your
bad
hab
its.
Re
ad
: R
om
an
s 7
:14
-8:2
Ac
tio
n S
TEP
1
Chap
ter
4 : p
age 1
5
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