Spiritual Warfare: Taking Back Lost Ground - Dave Patty

Five hundred years before Christ, the great Chinese General Sun-tzu wrote these words in his book The Art of War: 'One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be endangered in a hundred engagements. One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes be victorious, sometimes meet with defeat. One who knows neither the enemy nor himself will invariably be defeated in every engagement.' Unfortunately, there is much confusion today in the area of spiritual warfare. Are Satan and his demons behind everything, or so irrelevant they should be ignored? Is the battle in me, or around me? Should I respond to every attack in the same way? In this three-part series, we look at a broad biblical map for understanding spiritual warfare, showing the nature of our three main enemies, how to effectively fight each one of them, and the three levels of warfare with the forces of Satan. This biblical foundation will help keep you oriented as you experience attacks and proactively engage the enemy.

God’s Word tells us how to effectively battle against the three levels of warfare with Satan’s forces. Satan’s aim is always to destroy, but in Christ, we have sure victory. During the third and final part of this series, we discuss how we can live in light of this victory as we submit to the purposes of God and resist the purposes of Satan.

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Dave Patty has been involved in training youth leaders and leading national and international youth movements in Europe for over 30 years. He serves as the president of Josiah Venture. He is also a founding member of Concentric, which mobilizes and equips youth ministry trainers in over 60 countries of the world. Dave is an ordained pastor with a BA in theology and a MA in education. He has also done graduate work in leadership development at Harvard University. For the past 30 years he has lived in the Czech Republic, and he spent the 10 years before that in Germany. Dave is married to Connie and has three grown children, Tyler, Caleb, and Claire.

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