Lord Jesus Already Attacked And Conquered The Enemy

I. EXORDIUM:

Do you resist the enemy?

Yes and he flees from me.

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers/unbelievers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that GOD taught us to defeat the foe because it's already a defeated foe, just enforce GOD's victory over the enemy.

IV. TEXT:

Luke 11:22 (Amplified Bible)

But when one stronger than he attacks him and conquers him, he robs him of his whole armor on which he had relied and divides up and distributes all his goods as plunder (spoil).

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS I submit and put myself in subjection to GOD and it will be easier for me to resist the enemy and the enemy will flee from me. I enforce GOD's victory through the LORD JESUS CHRIST over the enemy.

James 4:7 (Amplified Bible)

So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.

VI. TITLE:

LORD JESUS already attacked and conquered the enemy

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author: Dr. Luke, The Beloved Physician (close friend and traveling companion of Paul)

B. Audience: Theophilus (Greek means friend of GOD, a Christian)

C. Purpose: To give a connected and orderly narrative of the life of CHRIST as seen by eyewitnesses

VIII. MAIN BODY:

Luke 11:22 (Amplified Bible)

But when one stronger than he attacks him and conquers him, he robs him of his whole armor on which he had relied and divides up and distributes all his goods as plunder (spoil).

Luke 11:22 (King James Version)

But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

A. The LORD JESUS took all the enemy's armor by attacking and conquering the enemy

"But when one stronger than he attacks him and conquers him, he robs him of his whole armor on which he had relied"

Isaiah 49:24-25 (Amplified Bible)

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives of the just be delivered?

For thus says the Lord: Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the prey of the terrible will be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will give safety to your children and ease them.

Isaiah 53:12 (Amplified Bible)

Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great [kings and rulers], and He shall divide the spoil with the mighty, because He poured out His life unto death, and [He let Himself] be regarded as a criminal and be numbered with the transgressors; yet He bore [and took away] the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors (the rebellious).

Isaiah 63:1-4 (Amplified Bible)

WHO IS this Who comes from Edom, with crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom]? This One Who is glorious in His apparel, striding triumphantly in the greatness of His might? It is I, [the One] Who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming vindication], mighty to save!

Why is Your apparel splashed with red, and Your garments like the one who treads in the winepress?

I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the peoples there was no one with Me. I trod them in My anger and trampled them in My wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon My garments, and I stained all My raiment.

For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and My year of redemption [the year of My redeemed] has come.

It all happened at the foot of the cross.

Ephesians 4:8 (Amplified Bible)

Therefore it is said, When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive [He led a train of vanquished foes] and He bestowed gifts on men.

Psalms 68:18 (Amplified Bible)

You have ascended on high. You have led away captive a train of vanquished foes; You have received gifts of men, yes, of the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell there with them.

The enemy is a defeated foe, he is captive of GOD, that's why we can command him inside the prison of GOD. He has to obey us because he's a captive of our LORD and SAVIOR the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

But why is he able to destroy lives still of believers, the reason is because we have permitted and allowed him to do it.

ILLUSTRATION: Upon seeing a weakly, roaring cat on the cage, a boy released the cat in a the cage and little did he know it will cost him his life, because the cat attacked him.

Ephesians 4:27 (Amplified Bible)

Leave no [such] room or foothold for the devil [give no opportunity to him].

We have given him foot holds in our lives. For example, the LORD JESUS CHRIST has already delivered us from sin of alcohol drinking, now we still hold an empty bottle of beer or much worse we have paintings of drinking sessions and latest wine collections in our wall just hanging there, what does it mean? When GOD destroys sins in your lives, don't cling to it, destroy it and remove all things that will remind you of it.