5. Spiritual Danger
• Galatians 1:3-5
– the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave
himself for our sins to rescue us from
the present evil age ...
• Colossians 1:13
– he has rescued us from the dominion of
darkness ...
• 2 Corinthians 4:4
– The god of this age has blinded the
minds of unbelievers
6. Spiritual Danger
• Ephesians 4:25-27
– Therefore each of you must put off
falsehood and speak truthfully to your
neighbor, for we are all members of one
body. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not
let the sun go down while you are still
angry, and do not give the devil a
foothold.
• 1 John 3:7-8
– The one who does what is sinful is of the
devil
7. Trust Building Behaviours
Spiritual Danger
1. Talk Straight
12. Listen First
2. Demonstrate Respect
13. Keep Commitments
3. Create Transparency
14. Extend Trust
4. Right Wrongs
15. Keep Unity
5. Ask Forgiveness
16. Show Impartiality
– Therefore each of you must put off
6. Show Loyalty
17. Support speak
falsehood and Order truthfully to your
7. Deliver Results
neighbor, for we are all members of one
8. Get Better
body. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not
9. Confront Reality
let the sun go down while you are still
10. Clarify Expectations angry, and do not give the devil a
11. Practice Accountability
foothold.
• Ephesians 4:25-27
• 1 John 3:7-8
– The one who does what is sinful is of the
devil
8. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
1. The Problem of Fallen Life
1. Toil 2. Trouble 3. Torment
2. The Perniciousness of Sin
3. The Persuasiveness of the
World System
4. The Power of Satanic
Opposition
9. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
2. The Perniciousness of Sin
– Romans 7:14-20
• “... For I know that good itself does
not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful
nature. For I have the desire to do
what is good, but I cannot carry it
out. ...”
10. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
The Perniciousness of Sin
1. Truth Concealing
– Ephesians 4:25
• Therefore each of you must put off
falsehood and speak truthfully to
your neighbor, for we are all
members of one body.
11. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
The Perniciousness of Sin
2. Anger Masking
– Ephesians 4:26-27
• In your anger do not sin: Do not let
the sun go down while you are still
angry, and do not give the devil a
foothold.
12. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
The Perniciousness of Sin
3. Speck Inspecting
– Matthew 7:3-5
• “Why do you look at the speck of
sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay
no attention to the plank in your own
eye? How can you say to your
brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of
your eye,’ when all the time there is a
plank in your own eye? You
hypocrite, first take the plank out of
your own eye, and then you will see
clearly to remove the speck from your
brother’s eye.
13. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
The Perniciousness of Sin
4. Friend/Relative Protecting
– Luke 14:26-27
• If anyone comes to me and does not
hate father and mother, wife and
children, brothers and sisters—yes,
even their own life—such a person
cannot be my disciple. And whoever
does not carry their cross and follow
me cannot be my disciple
14. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
The Perniciousness of Sin
5. Entitlement Expecting
– James 2:1-4
• My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious
Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing
a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in
filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show
special attention to the man wearing fine clothes
and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to
the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the
floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated
among yourselves and become judges with evil
thoughts?
15. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
The Perniciousness of Sin
6. Motive Camouflaging
– Proverbs 6:16-19
• There are six things the Lord hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands
that shed innocent blood, a heart that
devises wicked schemes, feet that are
quick to rush into evil, a false witness
who pours out lies and a person who
stirs up conflict in the community.
16. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
The Perniciousness of Sin
7. God Using
– 2 Timothy 3:1-5
• But mark this: There will be terrible times in
the last days. People will be lovers of
themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud,
abusive, disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving,
slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not
lovers of the good, treacherous, rash,
conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than
lovers of God - having a form of godliness
but denying its power. Have nothing to do
with such people.
17. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
The Perniciousness of Sin
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Truth Concealing
Anger Masking
Speck Inspecting
Friend/Relative Protecting
Entitlement Expecting
Motive Camouflaging
God Using
18. Spiritual Conflict ~ Expect It!
1. The Problem of Fallen Life
2. The Perniciousness of Sin
3. The Persuasiveness of the
World System
4. The Power of Satanic
Opposition
19. Spiritual Leaders ~ Attacked!
• Zechariah 13:7, Mark 14:27
– Strike the shepherd, and the sheep
will be scattered.
• Ephesians 6:12
– 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.
20. Spiritual Victory ~ Live It!
• Expose the Darkness
– Ephesians 5:11
• “But everything exposed by the light
becomes visible ...”
• Resist the Devil
– Ephesians 6:10-18
• “... Put on the full armor of God, so that
you can take your stand against the
devil’s schemes.”
• Overcome the Delusion
– 1 John 2:12-14
• “…because you have overcome the evil
one”
