The document discusses spiritual warfare and the influence of demonic forces. It references several Bible passages about Satan and his schemes to oppose God and humanity. The conclusion emphasizes that the spiritual powers of darkness are real and seek to destroy communities, but Christians can stand firm through prayer, righteous living, spreading the gospel, and knowing their salvation in God.

2. “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

3. What this passage is
probably NOT about

6. How to have good Feng Shui
• Don’t block the main entrance;
working desks to face entrance
• Natural light
• No ‘dead spots’ / Awkward ‘gaps’
• Fountain / flowing water
• Broad hallways (not too narrow)
• Round or spherical arrangement of
furniture, objects, etc. (note: room
itself must be square)
• Don’t ‘centralize’ the kitchen or
staircase

7. • Satan is prince of this
world, “archon” (John
12:31, 14:30, 16:11) and
god of this world (2 Cor
4:4) and ruler of the power
of the ‘air’ (Eph 2:2)
• Satan can give all authority
and the glory of all the
kingdoms of this world to
whomever he chose (Lk
4:5-6)
• Entire world is under the
power of evil (1 John 5:19)

8. “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in
peace and be freed from your scourging.”
(Mk 5:34)

9. Within 3 chapters of Mark!
• Cast out impure spirit from man in synagogue (1:21-26)
• Healing Peter’s mum-in-law (1:30-31)
• Cast out many demons; whole city brought all who were sick or
possessed (1:32-34)
• Jesus went through Galilee, proclaiming kingdom-message in
synagogue and casting out demon (1:39)
• Heals leper (1:40-45) and paralytic (2:1-12)
• Sets people free from the ‘scourges’ of the enemy and driving
out evil spirits (3:10-12)
• Beelzebub controversy, ‘tying up strong man’ verse (3:20-30)

10. “There are hostile spiritual
forces out there and we
must take them seriously!”
Apostle Paul

12. “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. Stand firm
then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with
the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your
feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel
of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows
of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword
of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
Ephesians 6:11-12

17. “Brothers and sisters, when we were
orphaned by being separated from you for a
short time, out of our intense longing we
made every effort to see you. For we wanted
to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again
and again—but Satan blocked our way.”
1 Thess 2:17-18

23. We are under demonic influence
each time we:
• Practice legalism, 1 Tim 4:1-3
• Let the ‘sun go down on our
anger’, Ephesians 4:26-27
• Refuse to forgive, 2 Cor 2:10-11

24. Conclusion
1. The powers of the dark world are very real, their purposes are in
opposition to God’s and they seek to destroy communities
2. This is not a call to reject the world’s solutions, but to persevere
with the ‘armor of God’
• Prayer
• Righteous living
• Mission
• Truth
3. Our personal sins do have an effect ‘in the heavens’; we cannot say
“My private life is my own” (breastplate of righteousness)
4. Our salvation is not just ‘hellfire insurance’, but part of our
‘weaponry’ i.e. knowing that you belong to God is CRUCIAL