Lesson 31 | Spot Satan’s footholds
Note: Please allow yourself one hour to watch and reflect on this lesson.
Summary of key points
- The Holy Spirit led Jesus to be tempted by Satan in the desert as a demonstration, to teach us how to stand against our enemy.
- Jesus used God’s Word to defeat Satan in each of the devil’s three attempts to tempt Jesus.
- Similarly, Satan and demons will target our legitimate needs, corrupt our spiritual gifts, and deceive us into worshipping idols, but they have no real power over believers (with four examples).
- Satan and demons can only succeed against us if we allow them to manipulate our hearts and minds (with five examples).
- We need to defeat Satan’s deceptions by finishing the lies he deposits in our thoughts with the truth.
- All believers need to be aware of how Satan and demons target churches and corrupt our true worship and understanding of God.
Group reflection questions
- What are some of your personal takeaways from this study and testimony?
- Can you give some examples of how the enemy has manipulated your thoughts?
- What ideas cause people to mis-use their spiritual gifts? What are your spiritual gifts and how can you ensure that you use them correctly?
- Give some examples of how our true worship and understanding of God has been corrupted.
Transcript
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