Conquering Our Unseen Enemies
:Understanding Enemy Tactics and His Influence in Our Lives. This podcast will discuss how Satan's kingdom functions to create conflict, chaos and influences our decisions and outcomes when we don't even realize it. We will discuss his strategies and provide a deeper understanding to develop your discernment and eliminate his influence in your life. Since before the earth was formed, there was an unseen kingdom. At some point, that kingdom became divided when "Satan fell like lightning from Heaven", as described by Jesus in Luke 10:18. The division was a result of Satan wanting to ascend over God, Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 tells us the story. We know that the kingdom of Satan is highly organized and that he roams the earth looking for ways to influence our lives. In Job 1:6-7, we read of Satan doing just that, and we know his kingdom is organized because it came out of heaven and when he fell, so did the angels under him. The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of order, so the kingdom of Satan coming out of Heaven, would likewise be a kingdom of order. These two unseen kingdoms remain in continual conflict around us, but most are oblivious to what is happening and how it influences us in our daily lives. Paul gives us more insight in Ephesians 6:11-12, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." We know these forces are still in conflict today because the final battles yet to come are revealed to us in the Book of Revelation beginning with Chapter 4.
Conquering Our Unseen Enemies
Gifts of the Spirit Series: Miraculous Powers
Welcome Back! I am your host Dawn Simmons and in this episode of Conquering Our Unseen Enemies we are continuing our discussion of the spiritual gifts and in this episode we are discussing miraculous powers. This is the 9th gift, our last gift to discuss and the last episode of 2023. What a great topic to close out the 2023 and begin 2024 with. All these gifts are alive and active in 2024, just as they were in 34!
Top Show points:
· Discussed the Gift of Miraculous Powers. This gift is alive today.
· 1 Corinthians 12:4-11.
· To summarize the 9 Spiritual Gifts are: wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, healings, miraculous powers, prophecy, discerning of spirits, tongues, interpretation of tongues.
· There are Power Gifts, Revelation Gifts and Spoken Gifts
· Acts 8:26, Philip gave the gospel to the Ethiopian Eunich then was transported by the Holy Spirit to Azotus
· 2 Kings 13:20, dead man came back to life after being thrown into Elisha’s tomb and touched his body.
· The Holy Spirit is the same Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the same God Elisha worshipped. This is the same God that parted the Red Sea. God hasn’t changed, we have.
· God’s power hasn’t diminished, we just stopped pursuing Him and instead look to do everything in our own power.
· Story of a man from Latin America being transported to a man in Europe in a time of need.
· Matthew 14:15, multiplication of the fish and the loaves of bread
· Heidi Baker has seen this happen in her ministry in Mozambique.
· Why does it happen for some people and not others? If you are willing to believe with me that miracles can still happen, then isn’t the next natural question how can you be a part of this? What is it about the people or circumstances of today that are allowing these miracles to occur?
· 6 common traits of those who receive miracles today:
o First Their heart is positioned for the Lord. They have a need, they voice that need, and they present it to the Lord.
o Second, all of these people also had a true relationship with the Lord, spending time with Him.
o Third, all of these people submitted their request to him and surrendered their need in faith.
o Fourth, when He provided, all acknowledged it was by the hand of God.
o Fifth, all of these people were humble before during and after.
o Sixth, these people exhibited a spirit of thankfulness even as they made the request, they were thankful no matter what.
· While the Lord may reserve some miracles to be done with people He has anointed, a miracle of multiplication combined with faith can produce a miraculous outcome
· If we position our hearts with His and we pursue Him, miracles can happen anywhere at anytime.
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I have enjoyed our time this week and look forward to spending time with you again next week!
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