The Sinister Ministers

10. A Demon Spirit will do everything it can to “Undermine” the AUTHORITY of God’s prophet which will promote idolatry.

11. The enemy will cause you to “Doubt” God.

12. The enemy will encourage you to put off doing something God wants you to do. (PROCRASTINATE)

V. THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NO ONE IS AT HOME!

1. The Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Cor. 6:16, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” – “ye are God’s building.” 1 Cor. 3:9

2. When Satan was cast out of heaven he landed on the earth and took on the BODY of a “serpent.” Gen. 3

3. Without a BODY Satan and his demons have a limited ability! – Satan can’t do physical things WITHOUT a body.

4. BUT Satan is very Effective in another way; “the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.” Rev. 12:10 – Satan’s WHISPERS and SUGGESTIONS within our minds is his ATTEMPT to get into our SOUL and “Control!”

5. Planting THOUGTS in our MINDS is one of Satan’s FAVORITE things to do!

6.Mt.12:43 – 45 “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.” – Then it says, ’I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and clean.” – “Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.”

7. Demon Spirits will leave a person BUT they will try to come back into that person again.

8. Satan’s Demons are cast out by the SIMPLE COMMAND of a “Believer!” – Mark 16: “The SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW “them” that “Believe”; In MY Name they shall cast out devils.”

9. THEY “Can’t” come back into a person that has JESUS living in their hearts!

CONCLUSION: Paul made this statement a long time ago, “Ephesians 6:12 NLT “For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.”

· We see too many going right back to the world soon after they prayed and said they made things right with God.

· Rev. 3:20 “"Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends.” NLT

· Don’t stop with getting the house cleaned up and looking good on the outside invite Jesus to come into your heart and live in your life.

· Never forget you are the one who is in CONTOL of who CONTROLS YOUR LIFE!