June 15 – August 3rd, 2014

Home Work• Take your thoughts Captive this week!– Ask God for other truths you can apply to your life this

week (ie. God is always good)• Overcome your Flesh – Recognizing where I am vulnerable– Applying Biblical Truth to my temptations

• Overcome the Enemy– Resist Him with scripture

• Overcome the World:– Live Eternally – You have God’s Stamp of Approval

Justin Vs. Julie• Raised in Un -Godly home• Divorced parents• Saw drugs, alcohol, sins• Never shown love• Fleshly Patterns:– Drugs– Living in Sins– Alcohol– Sins are not hidden

• Raised in Godly home• Shown Joy, Love, peace• Friendly person• Has been protected• Fleshly Patterns:– Judgmental– Fix you not Love you– Work is important– Hidden sins

Flesh Reminder…• Lusts – “For the flesh DESIRES what is contrary to

the Spirit…” – Galatians 5:17• Bad & Evil – “For I know that nothing good dwells

in me, that is, in my flesh…” Rom. 17:18• Surrender – “… offer your bodies as a LIVING

sacrifice holy and pleasing to God…” Rom. 12:1• Filled – “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is

dissipation, but be FILLED with the Spirit” Eph. 5:18• Walking – “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you

will not gratify the DESIRES of the flesh” Gal. 5:16

Curses…“his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury

him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God…” – Deut. 21:23

Curse – “Are utterances that are designed to bring harm by supernatural operation.”- Theological Dictionary of New Testament

Curses Affect:- People- Places- Things

Generational Sins…• God visits the INIQUITIES to the 3rd & 4th

generations.– Exodus 20:4-6– Deuteronomy 5:8 – 10

• Iniquities – Choosing someone or something over God.– Money - Anger - Friends– Sex - Bitterness - Family– Love - Envy - “Success”– Popularity - Rebellion- Pride

Generational ComparisonJonathan Edwards Vs. Max Jukes

• Man of God and married a woman of like character. Committed their marriage to the Lord.

• Descendants:– 300 clergymen– 100 professors– 100 attorneys– 30 judges, 1 dean of law

school– 60 physicians, 1 dean of

medical– 14 presidents of universities– 3 state Governors– 1 controller of US treasury– 1 V.P. of the USA

• Non – believer, married woman of like character. She lack principles was involved in occult.

• 1200 Descendants:– 310 professional vagrants– 440 wrecked their lives through

debauchery– 130 went to jail – 7 for murder

average sentence 13 years– More than 600 alcoholics– 60 were habitual thieves– 190 were prostitutes– 20 became tradesmen, 10

learned trade in prison– That sin cost state of New York

$1,250,000

FOOTHOLDS

• “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.” – Ephesians 4:26,27

• Footholds – weaknesses, flesh patters, desires, wants, sin, vulnerabilities (things I turn too)

• If God does not remove the foothold, then PRAISE GOD!

• 2 Corinthians 12:7 – 10

Stronghold Progression

Thoughts Decisions Actions

ValuesLifestyleBondage

Stronghold – Castles In My Life

• “A stronghold is any area in your life that is conditioned to a pattern of living that does not align itself with Scripture.”

• “Strongholds often resulted from deep wounding and due to the wounding I CHOSE to believe lies. Most of our deepest wounds happened in our childhood.”

• “We do not always SAY what we believe, but we always LIVE OUT what we believe”

– Dr. Tim Warner

Thick Walls…

• Wailing wall in Jerusalem• 1 Stone in the wall weighs 18 Tons• Most Biblical “Stronghold” would be thick

enough to drive a car on top• Biblical Archeological Review found during an

excavation that Jericho has two walls (outer & Inner) and was believed that Rehab lived in the Inner wall (Apartments)

STRONGHOLDS

• Some of the Major Strongholds that the Enemy loves is in the areas of:– Bitterness/ Unforgiveness– Rebellion– Pride (my rights)– Not Giving Thanks– Anger

Jehovah Rapha

• Exodus 15:26• The Lord That Heals• Are you allowing the Lord That Heals to Heal

you? Or are you trying to help Him?

Insecurities & Fear…• Every sin that we commit has at the heart a

disbelief or distrust in a NAME of GOD• Insecurities or fears are from me or the enemy• Draw close to the Elohim & Jehovah Rapha!!!

“And those who know Your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.”- Psalm 9:10 ESV

Breaking Strongholds

• The Foundation of Strongholds are the Lies I am believing

• If I do not replace the lie with Truth, then it will remain or move towards another area

• Believer’s have the TRUTH:– Jesus (I am the way, the TRUTH… Jn 14:6)– Holy Spirit (the Spirit of truth will … Jn 16:13)– Church ( the pillar of Truth… 1 Tim. 3:15)– Word of God ( Your Word is True Jn 17:17)

FREEDOM

• “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” – John 8:36

• ASK God Psalm 139:23,24 – Search me…• Ask God to reveal the Lies you are believing• WRITE THEM DOWN• ASK God what truth He wants you to know• LIVE Apply that TRUTH – today, tomorrow,

forever