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8/7/2019 Confusion in the Battle
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Confusion in the Battle
Pastor Jason Armold
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� Confusion instability, denotes a state of disorder,disturbance, tumult. Revolution or anarchy.
� God uses confusion to lead His people to victory.
� 1 Samuel 14:20 Then Saul and all the people who were with
him assembled, and they went to the battle; and indeed every mans sword was against his neighbor, and there wasvery great confusion.
� Judges 7:22 W hen the three hundred blew the trumpets,the LORD set every mans sword against his companion
throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to BethAcacia,[a] toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
� Conf usion leads to def eat.
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� The same way that God confused the enemies of Israel for great victory, the enemy of our soul willuse confusion for our defeat.
� This confusion is not physical, but in our minds.
� Confusion allows the enemy to rob us of ourpurpose, joy, and destiny.
� The enemy knows he cant steal your purposeand destiny in Christ Jesus but he can make yousurrender it in defeat. Confusion is one of histactics.
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� Confusion, by definition, leads to disorder andtumult in our minds and ultimately anarchy andrevolt from the very Jesus who died so that we
could be free!� 1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man does not
receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are
foolishness to him; nor can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned.� Because this confusion is spiritual, it must be
dealt with spiritually.
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Causes of Confusion
� Apparent contradiction between what God has
said and current situation.
� Giving ground to the enemy (knowingly or
unknowingly)
� Believing lies (satan) rather than the truth (God)
� Strongholds (2 Corinthians 10.3-4)
� Double minded (James 1.8)
� Conformation (Romans 12.2)
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Results of Confusion
� Deception
� Division
� Separation� Loss of ground and position
� Lack of clarity
� Disorder
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Defeating Confusion
� Action not Passivity
� Believing God not the enemy
� Operate in the authority given to us by Christ
� Right thinking Philippians 4:8 F inally, brethren,
whatever things are true, whatever things arenoble, whatever things are just, whatever things
are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever
things are of good report, if there is any virtue
and if there is anything praiseworthymeditateon these things.
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Defeating Confusion
� 2 Corinthians 10:5 casting down imaginationsand every high thing that exalts itself against theknowledge of God, bringing every thought intocaptivity to the obedience of Christ ,
� 1 Corinthians 14:33 F or God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
� Acknowledge deception (yes followers of Christcan be attacked and deceived by evil spirits).
� Refuse ground
� BE ON GUARD!