THE LORD CAUSES HIS CHURCH TO TRIUMPH OVER THE ENEMY
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OUTLINE
1. THE LORD IS BUILDING HIS CHURCH AND THE ENEMY WILL NOT PREVAIL OVER THE CHURCH
2. THE LORD HAS DESTROYED THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL AND WANTS US TO TRIUMPH OVER THE DEVIL.
3. THE LORD SETS US FREE FROM OUR BONGAGES THROUGH THE REVELATION OF THE TRUTH
4. THE LORD WILL REMOVE THE YOKE OF THE ENEMY THROUGH THE ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
5. THE LORD WILL GO BEFORE US AND REMOVE ALL THE BARRIERS AND OBSTACLES IN OUR PATH.
6. THE LORD WILL CAUSE EVERY WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US TO FAIL AND DESTROY THE PLANS OF THE ENEMY
7. THE LORD WILL FULFILL HIS PLAN FOR US AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DESTROY HIS PLAN.
THE MESSAGE
THE LORD CAUSES HIS CHURCH TO TRIUMPH OVER THE ENEMY
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1.THE LORD IS BUILDING HIS CHURCH AND THE ENEMY WILL NOT PREVAIL OVER THE CHURCH
The Lord is building His church and the gates of Hell shall not not overcome it. Since the day of Pentecost the church has faced attacks from satan , but the church has continued to grow and multiply and fill the earth because Christ is building His church.The Lord has given us the keys to the kingdom of heaven. We must use these keys to bind the works and the plans of the enemy and release the blessings and the purposes of God.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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MATTHEW 16:18-19
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
2. THE LORD HAS DESTROYED THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL AND WANTS US TO TRIUMPH OVER THE DEVIL.
The Lord has triumphed over the devil on the cross of calvary. The Lord Jesus came to this world to destroy the work of the devil. He went around healing all who were under the oppression of the devil. We must not think that God has caused the suffering we face when it is really the attack of the devil. We must use our faith and spiritual authority to destroy the works of the devil.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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COLOSSIANS 2:15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
1 JOHN 3:8
He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
ACTS 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
3. THE LORD SETS US FREE FROM OUR BONGAGES THROUGH THE REVELATION OF THE TRUTH
The Lord wants to set us free from the bondages in our life. The devil tries to keep us in bondage through lies and deception. People keep us in bondage through man made traditions which do not have the sanction of the word of God. The Lord set us free from these bondages through the revelation of the truth. The Son of God sets us free. The Holy Spirit leads us into freedom and liberty.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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JOHN 8: 32 , 36
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
2 CORINTHIANS 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
4. THE LORD WILL REMOVE THE YOKE OF THE ENEMY THROUGH THE ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Lord wants to destroy the yoke of the enemy in our lives through the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Whatever mountain we may face in our life can be made into level ground by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Lord will bring retribution to His enemies and cause them to fear His name. His Spirit will drive away the enemy. The Lord has made a covenant to put His Spirit and His word in His people from generation to generation.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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ISAIAH 10:27
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
ZECHARIAH 4:6-7
So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ’Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.
"What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ’God bless it! God bless it!’ "
ISAIAH 59:17-21
He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due.
From the west, men will fear the name of the LORD, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the LORD drives along.
"The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins," declares the LORD.
"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever," says the LORD.
5. THE LORD WILL GO BEFORE US AND REMOVE ALL THE BARRIERS AND OBSTACLES IN OUR PATH.
The Lord has promised to go before us and remove the barriers and obstacles in our way. He is our way maker and barrier breaker. We must not rush into any path without allowing the Lord to go ahead of us and smoothen our way.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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ISAIAH 45:1-3
"This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
I will go before you and will level the mountains ; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
MICAH 2:13
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out.Their king will pass through before them, the LORD at their head."
6. THE LORD WILL CAUSE EVERY WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US TO FAIL AND DESTROY THE PLANS OF THE ENEMY
The Lord has promised us that no weapon formed against us will prevail. Weapons may be formed against us to harm us and destroy us, but the Lord will cause those weapons to fail. Our enemies will fail in their attacks against us. When we commit our cause unto the Lord , He will intervene in our situation and thwart the plans of the crafty and cause their plans to be swept away.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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ISAIAH 54:17
no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD.
JEREMIAH 20:11-13
But the LORD is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.
O LORD Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.
Sing to the LORD! Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.
JOB 5:8-16
"But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.
The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
7. THE LORD WILL FULFILL HIS PLAN FOR US AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE ENEMY TO DESTROY HIS PLAN.
The Lord will fulfill His plans for us. No plan of God can be thwarted. The Lord has good plans for us to prosper us and to give us hope and a future. When we must seek the Lord with all our heart , the Lord will reveal Himself to us and listen to our prayers. He will not allow any attack of the enemy to destroy His plan for us.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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JOB 42:2
"I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.
ISAIAH 14:24 , 27
The LORD Almighty has sworn, "Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will stand.
For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
JEREMIAH 29:11-13
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
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