Transcript Spiritual Warfare - Part 2

Beth Yeshua Messianic
Congregation
Spiritual Warfare Part 2
Deliverance Ministry
http://www.bethyeshua-idaho.com/
What We Wrestle Against
Shaul explains the assaults of Satan
and his demons saying, "For we
wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places."
(Ephesians 6:12)
Deliverance Ministry
The Purpose of Ministering
Deliverance to Those in
Captivity
Freedom for the Captives
Yeshua was sent forth to preach
deliverance to the captives –
Luke 4:
16 Now
when he went to Natzeret,
where he had been brought up, on
Shabbat he went to the synagogue
17
as usual. He stood up to read,
and he was given the scroll of the
prophet Yesha‘yahu. Unrolling the
scroll, he found the place where it
was written,
Isaiah 61:1–2; 58:6
18 “The
Spirit of ADONAI is upon me;
therefore he has anointed me
to announce Good News to the poor;
he has sent me to proclaim freedom for the
imprisoned
and renewed sight for the blind,
to release those who have been crushed,
19 to proclaim a year of the favor of ADONAI.”
Luke 4
20 After
closing the scroll and returning
it to the shammash, he sat down; and
the eyes of everyone in the synagogue
were fixed on him. 21 He started to
speak to them: “Today, as you heard it
read, this passage of the Tanakh was
fulfilled!”
Deliverance Ministry isn't Solely
about Demons!
It's about guiding and helping people
to come into the victory that Messiah
died to give them!
The purpose of ministering
deliverance is to set free those who
are in bondage.
On Occasion, This Does Involve
Casting Out Demons
We Receive Authority from
Yeshua to Do So!
Authority
1. The power or right to give orders,
make decisions, and enforce
obedience: "he had absolute
authority over his subordinates".
2. The right to act in a specified way,
delegated from one person or
organization to another.
John 3
3
There was a man among the
P’rushim, named Nakdimon, who was
a ruler of the Judeans. 2 This man
came to Yeshua by night and said to
him, “Rabbi, we know it is from God
that you have come as a teacher; for
no one can do these miracles you
perform unless God is with him.”
Yeshua HAD Recognizable
Authority! Luke 7
2
A Roman army officer there had a servant he
regarded highly, who was sick to the point of
death. 3 Hearing about Yeshua, the officer sent
some Jewish elders to him with the request that
he come and heal his servant. 4 They came to
Yeshua and pleaded earnestly with him, "He
really deserves to have you do this, 5 for he loves
our people -- in fact, he built the synagogue for
us!"
6
So Yeshua went with them. He had not gone
far from the house, when the officer sent friends
who said to him, "Sir, don't trouble yourself. I'm
not worthy to have you come under my roof -- 7
this is why I didn't presume to approach you
myself. Instead, just give a command and let
my servant recover. 8 For I too am a man set
under authority. I have soldiers under me; and I
say to this one, `Go!' and he goes; and to
another, `Come!' and he comes; and to my
slave, `Do this!' and he does it."
9
Yeshua was astonished at him when he
heard this; and he turned and said to the
crowd following him, "I tell you, not even
in Isra'el have I found such trust!" 10 When
the messengers got back to the officer's
house, they found the servant in good
health.
Casting out the demons:
This requires two basic elements:
1. Knowledge of your authority in
Messiah Yeshua over the powers of
the enemy,
2. Faith in that authority.
1) Knowledge of your authority in
Messiah Yeshua over the powers
of the enemy
As Yeshua was sent fourth to preach
deliverance to the captives so we are
also sent out (John 20:21, "Then said
Yeshua to them... as my Father hath
sent me, even so send I you.") to do
the works He did (John 14:12, "He that
believeth on me, the works that I do
shall he do also..."), and this includes
casting out of devils (Matthew 10:8).
The Authority of Believers in Yeshua
Over Demons
Luke 10:1 After this, the Lord appointed
seventy other talmidim and sent them on
ahead in pairs to every town and place where
he himself was about to go… 17 The seventy
came back jubilant. “Lord,” they said, “with
your power, even the demons submit to us!”
18 Yeshua said to them, “I saw Satan fall like
lightning from heaven.
19
Remember, I have given you
authority; so you can trample down
snakes and scorpions, indeed, all the
Enemy’s forces; and you will remain
completely unharmed.
Authority Given to Disciples –
Matthew 10
10
Jesus summoned His twelve
disciples and gave them authority over
unclean spirits, to cast them out, and
to heal every kind of disease and
every kind of sickness…
7
And as you go, preach, saying,
‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse the lepers, cast out
demons. Freely you received,
freely give.
Not to Fear Harm
Romans 8:37-39
No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through him who
loved us. For I am convinced that
neither death nor life, neither angels
nor demons…will be able to separate
us from the love of God that is in
Messiah Yeshua our Lord.
Mark 16:15,17
"And he said unto them, Go ye into
all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature... And
these signs shall follow them that
believe; In my name shall they
cast out devils."
Acts 8
6
The crowds with one accord were giving
attention to what was said by Philip, as
they heard and saw the signs which he was
performing. 7 For in the case of many who
had unclean spirits, they were coming out
of them shouting with a loud voice; and
many who had been paralyzed and lame
were healed. 8 So there was much rejoicing
in that city.
We Don’t Need to Scream or Holler
Demons are cast out with a
simple spoken command, such
as, "I command the spirit of
(name of spirit) to come out in
the Name of Yeshua."
He Spoke and It Was Done
One who has recognized Authority
does NOT need to scream at the
demon!
The demon will RECOGNIZE the
Authority given to us by Yeshua!
Failure of the Sons of Sceva
The
practical
importance
for
deliverance ministry of being in
submission to God is seen in the
dismal failure of the sons of Sceva to
cast out a demon (Acts 19:13-16).
Being not just Jews, but priests – sons
of the chief priest, in fact – these men
would
have
known
Scripture
exceptionally well and were most likely
highly moral.
They were probably also very caring
and loving, since they were trying to
relieve someone afflicted by demons.
This all counted as nothing,
however, because they were not in
submissive union with Yeshua.
Their attempted exorcism was so
disastrous that they themselves
ended up attacked.
So, What Did Yeshua Do?
Overall, He dealt with demons as
the situation presented itself.
His Ministry wasn’t focused solely
on Demons!
Matthew 4:23-25
23
Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching
in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of
the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease
and every kind of sickness among the people. 24
The news about Him spread throughout all Syria;
and they brought to Him all who were ill, those
suffering with various diseases and pains,
demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed
them. 25 Large crowds followed Him from Galilee
and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and
from beyond the Jordan.
Matthew 8:14-17
14
When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his
mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. 15 He
touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she
got up and waited on Him. 16 When evening came,
they brought to Him many who were demonpossessed; and He cast out the spirits with a
word, and healed all who were ill. 17 This was to
fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
“He Himself took our infirmities and carried away
our diseases.”
Matthew 9:32-34
32
As they were going out, a mute, demonpossessed man was brought to Him. 33
After the demon was cast out, the mute
man spoke; and the crowds were amazed,
and were saying, “Nothing like this has
ever been seen in Israel.” 34 But the
Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the
demons by the ruler of the demons.”
Matthew 12:22-32
22
Then a demon-possessed man who was
blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and
He healed him, so that the mute man spoke
and saw. 23 All the crowds were amazed, and
were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of
David, can he?” 24 But when the Pharisees
heard this, they said, “This man casts out
demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the
demons.”
Mark 1
21
They went into Capernaum; and immediately
on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and
began to teach. 22 They were amazed at His
teaching; for He was teaching them as one
having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Just
then there was a man in their synagogue with
an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 saying,
“What business do we have with each other,
Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy
us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
25
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and
come out of him!” 26 Throwing him into
convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a
loud voice and came out of him. 27 They were all
amazed, so that they debated among
themselves, saying, “What is this? A new
teaching with authority! He commands even
the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.” 28
Immediately the news about Him spread
everywhere into all the surrounding district of
Galilee.
Mark 16:9
9
Now after He had risen early on the
first day of the week, He first appeared
to Mary Magdalene, from whom He
had cast out seven demons.
Luke 8:1 After this, Yeshua traveled about from town to town and
village to village, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom of
God. With him were the Twelve, 2 and a number of women who
had been healed from evil spirits and illnesses -- Miryam (called
Magdalit), from whom seven demons had gone out…
Mark 9
14
When they got back to the talmidim, they
saw a large crowd around them and some
Torah-teachers arguing with them. 15 As soon as
the crowd saw him, they were surprised and ran
out to greet him. 16 He asked them, "What's the
discussion about?" 17 One of the crowd gave him
the answer: "Rabbi, I brought my son to you
because he has an evil spirit in him that makes
him unable to talk.
18
Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to
the ground -- he foams at the mouth,
grinds his teeth and becomes stiff all over.
I asked your talmidim to drive the spirit
out, but they couldn't do it." 19 "People
without any trust!" he responded. "How
long will I be with you? How long must I
put up with you? Bring him to me!"
20
They brought the boy to him; and as
soon as the spirit saw him, it threw the
boy into a convulsion. 21 Yeshua asked
the boy's father, "How long has this been
happening to him?" "Ever since
childhood," he said; 22 "and it often tries
to kill him by throwing him into the fire
or into the water…
Let’s Recap What We’ve Just Seen
in these Preceding Scriptures
And how Yeshua Handled Demonized people
1) With One Exception, In the
Majority of Cases of Deliverance
from Demons by Yeshua
Yeshua did NOT go out of His way to GO TO
THEM to heal and deliver them from the
demons.
The demoniac was brought to Him and He
delivered them!
Yeshua Went Out of His Way
only ONE Time During His
Ministry to Deal with Demons Luke 8
In the Preceding Chapter - Luke 7
He Was Ministering on the
Opposite Side of the Sea of Galilee
When Yeshua had finished speaking to the
people, he went back to K'far-Nachum.
Capernaum
Then in Luke 8:1 it Says:
After this, Yeshua traveled about
from town to town and village to
village, proclaiming the Good
News of the Kingdom of God…
22
One day Yeshua got into a boat
with his talmidim and said to
them, "Let's cross to the other
side of the lake…” 26 Then they
sailed to the country of the
Gadarenes, which is opposite
Galilee.
Gadarenes
27
And when He stepped out on the land,
there met Him a certain man from the city
who had demons for a long time. And he
wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house
but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he
cried out, fell down before Him, and with a
loud voice said, "What have I to do with
You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I
beg You, do not torment me!"
29
For He had commanded the unclean spirit to
come out of the man. For it had often seized
him, and he was kept under guard, bound with
chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds
and was driven by the demon into the
wilderness. 30 Jesus asked him, saying, "What is
your name?" And he said, "Legion," because
many demons had entered him. 31 And they
begged Him that He would not command them
to go out into the abyss.
32
Now a herd of many swine was feeding there
on the mountain. So they begged Him that He
would permit them to enter them. And He
permitted them. 33 Then the demons went out
of the man and entered the swine, and the herd
ran violently down the steep place into the lake
and drowned. 34 When those who fed them saw
what had happened, they fled and told it in the
city and in the country.
35
Then they went out to see what had
happened, and came to Jesus, and found the
man from whom the demons had departed,
sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his
right mind. And they were afraid. 36 They also
who had seen it told them by what means he
who had been demon-possessed was healed. 37
Then the whole multitude of the surrounding
region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart
from them, for they were seized with great fear.
And He got into the boat and returned.
Note: A Demonized Person Doesn’t
Become “Saved” Until the Demons
Are Removed
38
Now the man from whom the demons had
departed begged Him that he might be with
Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, 39
"Return to your own house, and tell what great
things God has done for you." And he went his
way and proclaimed throughout the whole city
what great things Jesus had done for him.
2) The Demons Were Cast Out
With a Word
We don’t have to Scream and
holler at the demons to remove
them from a demonized person!
One who has authority only has to
speak the word!
And the Best Word to Use is the
Word of God!
That’s what Yeshua did during his
temptation in the Wilderness by
Satan! He answered Satan with the
ALREADY WRITTEN Word of God: “It is
Written…”
3) When the Demons Came Out of
the Demonized Person, They
Often Screamed and Hollered
Upon Being Removed
2) Faith in that Authority
God IS able to do Everything!
What Holds him back is our lack of Faith!
“…But if you can do anything, have pity on us
and help us!" 23 Yeshua said to him, "What
do you mean, `if you can'? Everything is
possible to someone who has trust!" 24
Instantly the father of the child exclaimed, "I
do trust -- help my lack of trust!" 25 When
Yeshua saw that the crowd was closing in on
them, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying
to it, "You deaf and dumb spirit! I command
you: come out of him, and never go back
into him again!"
26
Shrieking and throwing the boy into a
violent fit, it came out. The boy lay there
like a corpse, so that most of the people
said he was dead. 27 But Yeshua took him
by the hand and raised him to his feet, and
he stood up. 28 After Yeshua had gone
indoors, his talmidim asked him privately,
"Why couldn't we drive it out?" 29 He said
to them "This is the kind of spirit that can
be driven out only by prayer."
This is the kind of spirit that can
be driven out only by prayer
Sometimes when we deal with evil
spirits, the spirit is a strong spirit. It is
then that we must “regroup” and go
into prayer and fasting before we
come back to cast out the demon!
Matthew 15: 21
21
Then Jesus went out from there
and departed to the region of Tyre
and Sidon.
Matthew 15:22-28
22
And behold, a woman of Canaan came
from that region and cried out to Him,
saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of
David! My daughter is severely demonpossessed." 23 But He answered her not a
word. And His disciples came and urged
Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries
out after us."
24
But He answered and said, "I was not sent
except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying,
"Lord, help me!" 26 But He answered and said,
"It is not good to take the children's bread and
throw it to the little dogs." 27 And she said, "Yes,
Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs
which fall from their masters' table." 28 Then
Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman,
great is your faith! Let it be to you as you
desire." And her daughter was healed from
that very hour.