Sermon Slides: Pastor Dean Nadasdy - Woodbury Lutheran Church

6. The intention of Satan and his evil spirits, evident in the fall in Eden, is to offer
human beings equality with God and to tempt them to sin against God.
o Genesis 3:5
o John 8:44
o 1 Peter 5:8
7. In spiritual warfare two kingdoms clash, the kingdom of God and the kingdom of
Satan.
o Luke 4:5-6; John 12:31
o Matthew 12:22-28
o Hebrews 2:14-15
8. Satan’s defeat was predicted in Eden and won at Calvary and will be ultimately
fulfilled at the return of Jesus Christ in glory.
o Genesis 3:15
o Colossians 2:15
o Revelation 20:10
9. In the meantime, Satan is turned loose in the world to deceive, tempt, lie, possess,
accuse, bind, confuse, rule, and oppose the purposes of God and God’s kingdom.
o Luke 8:12
o Luke 13:10-11
o 1 John 5:19
FOR REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION
How seriously do I take the devil and his evil forces?
Where in my experience have I seen the forces of evil at work?
What signs are there that the devil is still the prince of this world?
Do I ever sense being caught between the now of the devil’s influence and the then of his sure defeat?
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