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1. Spiritual Warfare has been and still is a topic of great interest for Christians and non-Christians alike.

ILLUS – Frank Peretti’s best-selling book, This Present Darkness.

2. What does the Bible have to say about Spiritual Warfare?
3. Is it a winnable war? Will good ultimately prevail over evil? If so, how?
4. And what role do we, as Christians, have to play in the battle?
5. Tonight, we will look to the words of our Savior for the answers in Luke 11, when Jesus not only gave The Winning Strategy for Spiritual Warfare but also offered the sign which confirms our God wins.

Luke 11:14-32

Context
1. As Jesus continued towards Jerusalem from the northern region of Galilee, the crowds grew greater in number.
2. The crowd was comprised of three groups, each with their own opinion of Jesus.
a. Some thought Jesus to be the Messiah.
b. Others were convinced that Jesus was the devil incarnate.
c. Still others wanted to test Jesus further so they demanded a sign before they jumped on the Jesus bandwagon.

APPL – The truth is, what we believe about Jesus makes all the difference in the world, in this life and in the life to come.

Transition – In fact, it is the key to having the only Winning Strategy for Spiritual Warfare, which is. . .

I. Let Jesus Be Your Strongest Strong Man

• The Bible makes it clear that there has been and is a spiritual battle for the souls of those made in God’s image.
• From Genesis 3 to Revelation 20, the Bible provides us with glimpses into the reality and nature of this epic battle between God’s heavenly host and Satan’s minions.
• Here in Luke 11, we have an account of one such battle, where Jesus Christ casts out a demon which had made a man mute.
• We’re told that once the man was liberated from the hideous presence of his nefarious possessor “the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.” (14)
• Though some marveled at what they had just witnessed, others sought to quickly dampen the crowd’s enthusiasm by accusing Jesus of casting out demons “by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.” (15)
• Still others seized upon the opportunity to test Jesus further so they demanded He give them another “sign from heaven.” (16)
• Jesus responds to both groups, the accusers and the testers, with powerful insight and wisdom.

Transition – For His accusers, Jesus pulled back the veil and revealed what the deliverance of the mute demoniac really meant.
• That Jesus is the strongest strong man.
• Which also reveals a facet of the divine purpose for why Jesus came. . .

A. Jesus came to set Satan’s captives free
1. During His ministry, Jesus’ very presence confronted the demonic forces which possessed, oppressed, and tormented the souls of those He came to save.
2. In fact, though the demons may have tried to conceal their grotesque identities and their murderous activities, there was nowhere for them to hide when Jesus arrived on the scene.
3. That’s why the Gospels record that Jesus set free so many demoniacs.
4. Now, it is also important for us to note that Jesus acknowledges the existence of Satan and his army of demons.
5. First, Jesus acknowledged that Satan, also known as “Lucifer,” the “serpent,” the “devil,” the “dragon,” the “accuser of the brethren,” and “Beelzebul,” which means “the lord of the flies,” does exist. (18)
6. Second, Jesus acknowledged that Satan has an army of fallen angels.
a. This army is comprised of a third of the heavenly host which rebelled with Lucifer against God (Revelation 12:4).
b. These fallen angels are also called “demons” or “unclean spirits.”
7. Third, verses 17-23 confirm that spiritual warfare is real.
a. In many ways it’s the battle behind the battles.
b. Paul speaks of this battle behind the battles in his letter to the saints in Ephesus.
Ephesians 6:12, For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the
spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

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