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Spiritual Warfare Notes
Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual warfare is the battle between good and evil for our souls. Angels who are servants of God are fighting on our behalf.
Angels
A commonly misrepresented version of an angel
Demons
Demons are depicted as dark, cloaked, scary figures.
Prayer
Jesus prayed too
Angels, Demons and Prayer
Angels
- Angels are God's servants.
- They do not marry.
- They are sent to be messengers, protectors and to worship God.
- Angels might not even have wings
- They are neither male or female
Gabriel gave messages, myriads of angels are described as watching over the army of God and the angels came on the night Jesus was born to the shepherds to worship Jesus.
Demons
Prayer
When we pray, we can pray in a special format called the ACTS prayer.
A- Adoration: When you pray to God, adore him and praise his Holy Name.
C- Confession: We should confess and repent our sins every single time we pray. God hears our prayer and can forgive us. This brings us closer to him and reminds us why Jesus' had to die for us. We are covered by His blood.
T- Thanksgiving: Jesus taught us to thank God for all he has given us. Similar to adoration, thanksgiving reminds us of God's sovereign mercy and His abundant blessings for us.
S- Supplication: Another word for requesting things of God. At the end of our prayer we bring our requests to God, asking him for healing mercies, for blessings, for protection, etc.