SATAN CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH (1 OF 8)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 8:42-45
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Satan Can't Handle the Truth (1 of 8)
Series: B.A.S.I.C. Training Being A Servant In Christ
Jeff Strite
John 8:42-45
(Enter wearing a military style outfit and address the audience as a drill sergeant might raw recruits. I even looked at one of our men and told him to "suck that stomach in soldier")
OPEN: You are gathered in this assembly hall this morning to begin your basic training as a soldier of Jesus Christ. Over the next few weeks we'll be addressing the basics of your faith that you need to understand in order to make you the best that you can be for Jesus Christ.
Our objective this morning is to help you understand the enemy - his tactics, objectives and motives.
Turn with me in your manual to the Gospel of John, chapter 8 (read text)
You are soldiers of Christ and you have an enemy.
His name is Satan and he is a dangerous opponent.
But he has one basic weakness: Satan can't handle the truth!
He is a liar. There is NO truth in him.
Every time he opens his mouth he lies, because… when he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
And he is our enemy.
We are at war with him.
Ephesians 6:12 says "… 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…
Satan is our enemy and his weapon of choice is deception. He uses ½ truths and outright lies to tempt us and destroy us.
He tempted Eve in the garden
And Jesus in the desert
He tempted Judas with gold
And Peter with fear.
He is the deceiver and the destroyer of all that is good, and his objective is to undermine all that is truth because Satan can't handle the truth. And because Satan can't handle truth… truth becomes our principal weapon against him.
APPLY: But, what is Truth?
We live in a society that is increasingly convinced that truth doesn't exist. A number of survey have found that a high percentage of American ...
Series: B.A.S.I.C. Training Being A Servant In Christ
Jeff Strite
John 8:42-45
(Enter wearing a military style outfit and address the audience as a drill sergeant might raw recruits. I even looked at one of our men and told him to "suck that stomach in soldier")
OPEN: You are gathered in this assembly hall this morning to begin your basic training as a soldier of Jesus Christ. Over the next few weeks we'll be addressing the basics of your faith that you need to understand in order to make you the best that you can be for Jesus Christ.
Our objective this morning is to help you understand the enemy - his tactics, objectives and motives.
Turn with me in your manual to the Gospel of John, chapter 8 (read text)
You are soldiers of Christ and you have an enemy.
His name is Satan and he is a dangerous opponent.
But he has one basic weakness: Satan can't handle the truth!
He is a liar. There is NO truth in him.
Every time he opens his mouth he lies, because… when he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
And he is our enemy.
We are at war with him.
Ephesians 6:12 says "… 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…
Satan is our enemy and his weapon of choice is deception. He uses ½ truths and outright lies to tempt us and destroy us.
He tempted Eve in the garden
And Jesus in the desert
He tempted Judas with gold
And Peter with fear.
He is the deceiver and the destroyer of all that is good, and his objective is to undermine all that is truth because Satan can't handle the truth. And because Satan can't handle truth… truth becomes our principal weapon against him.
APPLY: But, what is Truth?
We live in a society that is increasingly convinced that truth doesn't exist. A number of survey have found that a high percentage of American ...
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