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Wednesday 07 July 2010
Break Away
Theres SomethingOut There
CALLINGyoung people toSHAREthe riches of Christ,
toVALUEGod andEQUIPthemselves toSERVEothers
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Introduction
Are there things that go bump in the night? A question that has been asked for
thousands of years. Many people shy away from this question, but we, asChristians, have the answers. God has not left us in the dark. He makes it
clear that in our world there are two forces at work; good and evil. Our
perception of evil, however, is very different from the reality. Evil is considered
to be grotesque, devil horned and, well, just plain evil. The reality of evil is very
different. In our world evil is portrayed very differently. The line between good
and evil is blurred.
The devils greatest trick is to make the world believe he does not exist, so
much so that when he is spoken of it seems preposterous to even consider that
he could be real.
Our aim is to present the Truth of the Bible on this subject and for us as young
Christians to become aware of the spiritual battle taking place. We dont
believe the devil is hiding under every rock, song or movie. However we do
believe he has a plan that we need to be aware of and protect ourselves
against his methods.
Many young people are going through challenges that are very difficult to deal
with. We know Christ is the answer and God wants to be our source of comfort
and strength. However young people are finding solace in movies and books,
where the source is questionable. We are not saying that we cannot watch
movies for entertainment, but we need to be careful that our entertainment does
not become an entrapment. Our Christian faith should not just be a part of life;
it is what makes life worth living. Movies entice us into thinking that life would
be different if we were in the position of the main character. We need to see life
from a Christian perspective and spend most of our reading time in Gods Word
so that we can discover and follow His will.
SCRIPTURE INDEX
Ephesians 6:12
12 For we wrestlenot against flesh and blood,
but against principalities,
against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places.
1 Peter 5:8
8 Be alert, be on
watch! Your enemy, theDevil, roams around like a
roaring lion, looking for
someone to devour.
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Our Battle
What is the Battle?
It is not physical It is a spiritual battle
For the MIND & SOUL
Who is the enemy?
Satan
What is his plan?
Build strongholds
Stop people from becoming Christians
Make Christians ineffective
This battle has been fought for thousands of years, however it is only now in the
21st century that the battle has moved to another level. Evil is totally running
loose. Evil is spoken of as good and good as evil.
More and more people are growing anti-Christian in the way they think, live and
talk. There is a driving force in our world that wants to get people thinking in a
certain way which will lead right into the enemys hands.
SCRIPTURE INDEX
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
4 For the weaponsof 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,
Romans 13:12-14
12 The night is
nearly over, day is almost
here. Let us stop doing the
things that belong to the
dark, and let us take up
weapons for fighting in the
light.
13 Let us conduct
ourselves properly, as
people who live in the light
of day - Don't go to wild
parties or get drunk or be
vulgar or indecent. Don't
quarrel or be jealous.
14 But take up the
weapons of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and stop paying
attention to your sinful
nature and satisfying its
desires.
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The Supernatural Reality
The battle-ground of the supernatural seems far-fetched, but is the REAL
reality!
What is your understanding of the supernatural?
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What is the Biblical definition of the supernatural?
The Spirit World not physical
Hierarchy God and His Angels, Satan and his fallen angels
Give a caricature of Satan:
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What is the Biblical caricature of Satan?
Father of lies
Master of deception Accuser of the brethren
Adversary
God should be our only link with anything supernatural. Any other involvement
with the supernatural is dangerous, misleading and forbidden.
SCRIPTURE INDEX
Exodus 22:18
18 Thou shalt notsuffer a witch to live.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12
10 There shall not be
found among you anyone
who makes his son or his
daughter pass through the
fire, or one who practices
witchcraft, or a soothsayer,
or one who interpretsomens, or a sorcerer,
11 or one who
conjures spells, or a
medium, or a spiritist, or
one who calls up the dead.
12 For all who do
these things are an
abomination to the LORD.
2 Corinthians 11:14
14 And no marvel;
for Satan himself is
transformed into an angel of
light.
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The Supernatural Fiction
Super heroes: (John 15:1-6)
Powers beyond the natural
Mutants:
Abnormal differences are good
Vampires: (John 6:53-54, Leviticus 17:10-16)
Blood link
Immortality and sexuality
Forces:
Universal force that can be tapped into
Power within ourselves, inner potential
Aliens: (Revelation 12:4)
Superior, evolved race
Wants to help us
In order for the enemy to win the battle within our minds, we dont have to
believe that these things are real, we only have to wish that they were.
SCRIPTURE INDEX
John 15:5
5 I am the vine,and you are the branches.
Those who remain in Me,
and I in them, will bear
much fruit; for you can do
nothing without Me.
John 6:53-54
53 Jesus said to
them, "I am telling you the
truth: if you do not eat the
flesh of the Son of Man anddrink his blood, you will not
have life in yourselves.
54 Those who eat
my flesh and drink my blood
have eternal life, and I will
raise them to life on the last
day.
Leviticus 17:11
11 The life of every
living thing is in the blood,
and that is why the LORD
has commanded that all
blood be poured out on the
altar to take away the
people's sins. Blood, which
is life, takes away sins.
Revelation 12:4a
4a His tail drew a
third of the stars of heaven
and threw them to the earth.
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The Problem
We want to be realistic and not extreme - trying to find the devil behind every
bush, song or movie. The world we live in is losing touch with Christianity and
reality.
What are the main sources of information young people are exposed to:
Movies
Music
Television
Magazines
Internet
These are some of the real problems movies present:
The director, scriptwriters and actors want us to hand over our emotions
to them. They will then build our concepts and ideas about life, reality,
love, etc and give birth to our fantasies.
The line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred because althoughthe characters / story, etc are fictional, the love and challenges
presented are portrayed as real.
Movies are written to relate otherwise they would not be watched. The
characters are made to be real, which makes it very difficult not to be
sucked into believing that there might be a spin off in reality.
Movies distort our emotions and create emotional fantasies. This has
been likened to emotional pornography.
SCRIPTURE INDEX
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
19 Do not quench theSpirit.
20 Do not despise
prophecies.
21 Test all things; hold
fast what is good.
22 Abstain from every
form of evil.
1 Corinthians 10:31
31 Therefore, whetheryou eat or drink, or
whatever you do, do all to
the glory of God.
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Our Defense
God has given us armour to protect ourselves with for this battle. Having the
armour available and USING the armour are 2 different things though!
The Armour of God: (Ephesians 6:10-17)
Belt of Truth
Breastplate of Righteousness
Feet fitted with the Gospel of Peace
Shield of Faith
Helmet of Salvation
Sword of the Spirit
We need to be careful of things that consume our thinking and lives that will
lead us away from the Lord. As Christians we must be wary of exposing
ourselves to things that will distract us and cause us to lose sight of who God is.
This is especially important in our teenage years, which is a time in our lives
when we are most vulnerable to experimentation and anything that tickles our
fancy. We need to put structures in place that will help us to grow spirituallyand sometimes that means that we have to make sacrifices with what we watch
and listen to.
These sacrifices must be made with the right mindset; not because we have to
or because God will punish us if we dont, but because we know it is the right
thing to do for our own protection and for Gods glory.
SCRIPTURE INDEX
1 Corinthians 10:23
23 All things are
lawful for me, but not all
things are helpful; all things
are lawful for me, but not all
things build up.
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God has not
given us a spirit of fear, but
of power and of love and ofa sound mind.
Ephesians 4:14-15
14 that we should no
longer be children, tossed to
and fro and carried about
with every wind of doctrine,
by the trickery of men, in the
cunning craftiness of
deceitful plotting,
15 but, speaking the
truth in love, may grow up in
all things into Him who is
the head - Christ.
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Glossary of Terms
Angel ............... a "messenger," any agent God sends forth to execute his purpose.
Antichrist........ultimate world leader that will arise in the end times. Political leader
from the European union. He will demand that the world worship him
as god.
Apocalypse.....the Greek name of the Book of Revelation.
Archangel .......the prince of the angels, (1 Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 1:9).
Demon ............an evil spirit without a body, most likely the spirits of the offspring of
fallen angels and people in Genesis 6.
Enchanter .......someone who casts spells.
Fallen angel ....part of the third of the angels that fell from heaven with Satan.
Familiar spirit .a demon that impersonates someone who has died to mislead people
into believing they can communicate with their loved ones who have
passed away.
Hell ..................a place of eternal separation from God, Hell was created for the devil
and his angels. Hell was never intended for people, however those
who reject Christ will go to hell. The devil is not in hell yet, he will be
there when God establishes His Kingdom.
Magic ..............the art of drawing on occult powers by using spirit forces - magic is
strictly forbidden by God.
Necromancer..a medium that speaks to impersonating spirits (deceased people).
Nephilim..........the offspring of fallen angels and woman. They were unnatural giants
and the cause of the flood.
Satan...............the word Satan means adversary or one who lies and waits. Satan
was Lucifer (carrier of light) an archangel. He became proud and
thought he could take Gods throne. God threw him out of heaven and
he became Satan. At the moment he is in the spirit world and not in
hell.
Witchcraft .......using potions and drugs to make people see things and believe things
that are of the spirit world.
SCRIPTURE INDEX
1 Thessalonians 4:16
16 For the Lord
Himself will descend from
heaven with a shout, with
the voice of an archangel,
and with the trumpet of
God. And the dead in Christ
will rise first.
Jude 1:9
9 Yet Michael the
archangel, in contendingwith the devil, when he
disputed about the body of
Moses, dared not bring
against him a reviling
accusation, but said, "The
Lord rebuke you!"
Leviticus 19:31
31 'Give no regard to
mediums and familiarspirits; do not seek after
them, to be defiled by them:
I am the LORD your God.
Acts 19:19
19 Also, many of
those who had practiced
magic brought their books
together and burned them in
the sight of all.
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Bible References:
New King James Bible (Unless otherwise stated)
Astrologer: ...... Isaiah 47:13; Daniel 1:20; 2:2,10,27; 4:7; 5:7,11,15;
Divination: ....... Genesis 44:5,15; Leviticus 19:26; Numbers 23:23; Proverbs 16:10;
Jeremiah 14:14; Ezekiel 12:24; 13:6,7,23; 21:21,22,23; Micah 3:6;
Acts 16:16
Enchanter: ....... Deuteronomy 18:10; Jeremiah 27:9 (KJV)
Familiar Spirit: Leviticus 20:27; 1 Samuel 28:7,8; 1 Chronicles 10:13; 2 Chronicles
33:6; Isaiah 29:4 (KJV)
Magic: ............... Ezekiel 13:18,20; Acts 19:19;
Magician: ......... Genesis 41:8,24; Exodus 7:11,22; 8:7,18,19; 9:11; Daniel 1:20;2:2,10,27; 4:7,9; 5:11
Medium: ........... Leviticus 19:31; 20:6,27; Deuteronomy 18:11; 1 Samuel 28:3,7,9; 2
Kings 21:6; 23:24; 1 Chronicles 10:13; 2 Chronicles 33:6; Isaiah 8:19;
19:3; 29:4
Necromancer:. Deuteronomy 18:11 (KJV)
Soothsayer: .... Joshua 13:22; Isaiah 2:6; Daniel 2:27; 4:7; 5:7,11; Micah 5:12; (KJV)
Sorceror: ......... Exodus 7:11; Deuteronomy 18:10; Isaiah 19:3; Jeremiah 27:9; Daniel
2:2; Malachi 3:5; Acts 13:6,8; Revelation 21:8; 22:15Sorcery: ........... Numbers 23:23; 24:1; 2 Chronicles 33:6; Acts 8:9; Galatians 5:20;
Revelation 18:23;
Witch: ............... Exodus 22:18; Deuteronomy 18:10; 1 Samuel 15:23; 2 Kings 9:22; 2
Chronicles 33:6; Micah 5:12; Nahum 3:4; Acts 8:9,11; Galatians 3:1;
5:20 (KJV)
Witchcraft: ....... Deuteronomy 18:10; 1 Samuel 15:23; 2 Kings 9:22; 17:17; 21:6; 2
Chronicles 33:6
Wizard: ............. Leviticus 19:31; 20:6,27; Deuteronomy 18:11; 1 Samuel 28:3,9; 2
Kings 21:6; 23:24; 2 Chronicles 33:6; Isaiah 8:19; 19:3 (KJV)
SCRIPTURE INDEX
Isaiah 47:10-13
10 "You felt sure of
yourself in your evil; you
thought that no one could
see you. Your wisdom and
knowledge led you astray,
and you said to yourself, 'I
am God--- there is no one
else like me.'
11 Disaster will come
upon you, and none of your
magic can stop it. Ruin will
come on you suddenly---ruin you never dreamed of !
12 Keep all your
magic spells and charms;
you have used them since
you were young. Perhaps
they will be of some help to
you; perhaps you can
frighten your enemies.
13 You are
powerless in spite of the
advice you get. Let your
astrologers come forward
and save you--- those
people who study the stars,
who map out the zones of
the heavens and tell you
from month to month what
is going to happen to you.
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