The Bible makes it clear that their is a spiritual battle going on to neutralise the witness of the Christian. The demonic forces are also at work to ensure that people do not come to faith. This sermon looks at how Christian's can overcome the demonic.

1. Defeating the demonic
5 steps to victory

2. Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into
the wilderness to be tempted by the
devil. After fasting forty days and
forty nights, he was hungry. The
tempter came to him and said, “If
you are the Son of God, tell these
stones to become bread.”
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man
shall not live on bread alone, but on
every word that comes from the
mouth of God.’ ”
Matthew 4:1-11

3. Then the devil took him to the holy
city and had him stand on the
highest point of the temple. “If you
are the Son of God,” he said, “throw
yourself down.
For it is written:
“ ‘He will command his angels
concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their
hands, so that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.’
Matthew 4:1-11

4. Jesus answered him, “It is also
written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God
to the test.’”
Again, the devil took him to a very
high mountain and showed him all the
kingdoms of the world and their
splendor. “All this I will give you,” he
said, “if you will bow down and
worship me.”
Jesus said to him, “Away from me,
Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the
Lord your God, and serve him only.’ ”
Then the devil left him, and angels
came and attended him.
Matthew 4:1-11

5. 5 Steps to victory
1. Understand that we are in a war

6. Put on the full armor of God, so
that you can take your stand
against the devil’s schemes. 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.
Ephesians 6:11&12

7. Be alert and of sober mind. Your
enemy the devil prowls around
like a roaring lion looking for
someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8
The thief comes only to steal
and kill and destroy; I have
come that they may have life,
and have it to the full.
John 10:10

8. Demons will try to keep people in
bondage. They will use
temptation, doubt, guilt, fear,
confusion, sickness, envy, pride,
slander or any other means
possible to hinder a Christian’s
witness and usefulness.
Wayne Grudem

9. 5 Steps to victory
1. Understand that we are in a war
2. Allow the Holy Spirit to help you

10. Submit yourselves, then, to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee
from you.
James 4:7

11. 5 Steps to victory
1. Understand that we are in a war
2. Allow the Holy Spirit to help you
3. Do not entertain the devil’s schemes

12. The weapons we fight with are
not the weapons of the world. On
the contrary, they have divine
power to demolish
strongholds. We demolish
arguments and every pretension
that sets itself up against the
knowledge of God, and we take
captive every thought to make it
obedient to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5

13. Finally, brothers and sisters,
whatever is true, whatever is
noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is
lovely, whatever is admirable—if
anything is excellent or
praiseworthy—think about such
things.
Philippians 4:8

14. 5 Steps to victory
1. Understand that we are in a war
2. Allow the Holy Spirit to help you
3. Do not entertain the devil’s schemes
4. Rebuke the demonic with the truth

15. Again, the devil took him to a very
high mountain and showed him all
the kingdoms of the world and
their splendor. “All this I will give
you,” he said, “if you will bow
down and worship me.”
Jesus said to him, “Away from me,
Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship
the Lord your God, and serve him
only.’ ”
Then the devil left him…
Matthew 4:8-11

17. 5 Steps to victory
1. Understand that we are in a war
2. Allow the Holy Spirit to help you
3. Do not entertain the devil’s schemes
4. Rebuke the demonic with the truth
5. Persevere

18. Therefore put on the full armor of
God, so that when the day of evil
comes, you may be able to stand
your ground, and after you have
done everything, to stand.
Ephesians 6:13