Lesson text: 1 Kings 13; John 10: 10
Study objectives
1.
To be empowered
to overcome setbacks and defeats in spiritual warfare.
2.
To help you
become vigilant and alert against attacks from Satan.
3.
To impact in you
the knowledge on how to have a continuous and steady growth in your spiritual
journey.
Introducing the lesson
Counterattack: means retaliation or revenge from an enemy .
Whenever a
believer causes damage in the kingdom of darkness, he/she must expect a counter
attack from the devil and his agents.
Satan is a comeback enemy.
Jesus said, "WATCH AND PRAY THAT YOU FALL NOT INTO TEMPTATION"
Satan knows that he is a
defeated foe, but he will never acknowledge it.
Satan will always try even if
he has lost the battle.
If you want to succeed in
spiritual warfare, you always remind Satan who he is—a defeated foe!
Outlines:
a.
The purpose of Satan’s
counter attack
b.
Types of Satan's
counter attack
c.
Examples of
people who face Satan's counter attack
d.
How to handle
Satan’s counter attacks
The Purpose of Satan's Counter Attack
1.
The purpose of Satan's counter attack is to kill, steal and destroy you. (John 10: 10a)
2.
To cause you to
have a set back and defeat.
3.
To make sure you
become spiritually low, dry and empty.
4.
To cause you to
become discourage and backslide.
5.
To make sure you
disobey God’s purpose and assignment He has given to you.
God want to take you up Satan want to bring you down.
Types of Satan’s counter attacks
·
Pride
·
Lust
·
Sickness
·
Hardship/hunger
·
Sex/women
·
Persecution/accusation
·
Depression
·
Anger/bitterness
·
Rejection
·
Nightmares (bad
dreams)
·
Death
·
Mental stress
·
Physical
punishment (i.e imprisonment)
Examples of people that faced Satan counter attacks
·
Moses vs anger
·
Jesus vs spirit
of lust
·
David vs death
threat
·
Stephen vs death
·
Elisha vs
sickness
·
Samson vs
sex/women
·
Elijah vs fear
and depression
·
King Saul vs
pride
·
Peter & John
vs persecution/accusation
How to handle Satan’s counter attack
·
Seek the face of
God in prayer and fasting
·
Draw closer to
God through the Word of God
·
Fellowship with
other believers for encouragement
Where are you facing attack today as a result of the
work of ministry?
Are you about to give up?
This is what the God is saying…
Listen: You have being called to succeed and chosen by
the Lord to be fruitful in the Lord.
Ephesians 6:10-18New International
Version (NIV)
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put
on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s
schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this
dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore
put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be
able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand
firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the
breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet
fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In
addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the
helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying
for all the Lord’s people.
Moving forward
Rufus Yamoah
Leadership Trainer
