ARE YOU GIVING THE DEVIL AN ADVANTAGE? (5 OF 31)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:1-11
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Are You Giving the Devil an Advantage? (5 of 31)
Series: 2 Corinthians
Jeff Schreve
2 Corinthians 2:1-11
If you have your Bible, please turn to 2nd Corinthians chapter 2. I want to talk to you tonight about this question: Are you giving the devil an advantage?
When my kids were little, my youngest two, we used to like to play basketball. That was always my sport, basketball, and Amy and Sarah liked basketball. Jill, my oldest, never really liked it, so she didn't really want to play. But Amy and Sarah wanted to play. So we would go out and play and they were little, I think fifth grade and seventh grade, and they couldn't do a whole lot. And so we would sometimes play two on one, and then sometimes play horse. And so when I played horse with the girls, I would play left-handed because I said, ''I need to give you an advantage so that it's fair, and I'll play left-handed.'' Well, Amy could shoot pretty well. And every now and then she started to beat me. And Sarah told me this, because I asked her about it, she said, ''I think Amy beat you once playing horse. And you said, 'Wait a minute! We're playing horses.' And you added another letter, and you won.'' But I would play left-handed to give them an advantage and level the playing field.
Now, in the Christian life one thing is for certain: We don't ever want to give the devil an advantage. Now you mark it down: The devil is real. He's not some impersonal force. He is a real created being. As I've told you before, he's like the original Terminator. He never takes a break. He never goes on vacation. He never quits. And he wants to steal, and kill, and destroy. And as the Bible says in 1st Peter chapter 5, ''He prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.'' He is smarter than you, and he is smarter than me. He's stronger than you. He's stronger than me. The Scripture makes that clear in 2nd Peter chapter 2. Angels are greater in might and power, and he was the greatest angel that God made ...
Series: 2 Corinthians
Jeff Schreve
2 Corinthians 2:1-11
If you have your Bible, please turn to 2nd Corinthians chapter 2. I want to talk to you tonight about this question: Are you giving the devil an advantage?
When my kids were little, my youngest two, we used to like to play basketball. That was always my sport, basketball, and Amy and Sarah liked basketball. Jill, my oldest, never really liked it, so she didn't really want to play. But Amy and Sarah wanted to play. So we would go out and play and they were little, I think fifth grade and seventh grade, and they couldn't do a whole lot. And so we would sometimes play two on one, and then sometimes play horse. And so when I played horse with the girls, I would play left-handed because I said, ''I need to give you an advantage so that it's fair, and I'll play left-handed.'' Well, Amy could shoot pretty well. And every now and then she started to beat me. And Sarah told me this, because I asked her about it, she said, ''I think Amy beat you once playing horse. And you said, 'Wait a minute! We're playing horses.' And you added another letter, and you won.'' But I would play left-handed to give them an advantage and level the playing field.
Now, in the Christian life one thing is for certain: We don't ever want to give the devil an advantage. Now you mark it down: The devil is real. He's not some impersonal force. He is a real created being. As I've told you before, he's like the original Terminator. He never takes a break. He never goes on vacation. He never quits. And he wants to steal, and kill, and destroy. And as the Bible says in 1st Peter chapter 5, ''He prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.'' He is smarter than you, and he is smarter than me. He's stronger than you. He's stronger than me. The Scripture makes that clear in 2nd Peter chapter 2. Angels are greater in might and power, and he was the greatest angel that God made ...
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