Freedom Part 4: 8 Steps to Freedom

FREEDOM

Part 4: 8 Steps to Freedom

January 28, 2024

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2 Ways the Enemy Attacks

2 Corinthians 2:11 (DNLT) In order that we may not be exploited by Satan. For we are not unaware as to his schemes.

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Matthew 10:1 (ESV) And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.

John 13:27 (ESV) Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, ‘What you are going to do, do quickly.’

Acts 16:16-18 (ESV) Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 (NLT) But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.

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1 Corinthians 6:19 (NIV) Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

1 John 5:18 (NIV) We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

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Ephesians 4:27 (AMPC) Leave no [such] room or foothold for the devil.

Luke 22:31-32 (ESV) Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.

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John 8:44 (NIV) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

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Mathew 6:13 (NIV) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

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(Revelation 12:10) For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.

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2 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV) Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

8 Spirits of Oppression

1. The Spirit of . (2 Tim 1:17)
2. The Spirit of . (Jn 10:10)
3. The Spirit of . (Isa 61:3)
4. The Spirit of . (Hos 5:4)
5. The Spirit of . (Rom 8:15)
6. The Spirit of . (Luk 13:11)
7. The Spirit of . (Pro 16:8)
8. The Spirit of . (Acts 16:16)

8 Steps to Freedom

Luke 10:17-20 (NIV) 17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us inyour name.” He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

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John 8:33 (NIV) They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”

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Acts 3:19 (NIV) Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshingmay come from the Lord.

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2 Corinthians 4:2 (NIV) Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.

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1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

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2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV) Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

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James 4:7 (NIV) Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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Romans 12:2 (NIV) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

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Psalm 92:13 (NIV) Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

Freedom Declaration

“I commit to wholeheartedly embracing the liberating truth of God’s Word, dispelling every deceptive chain that seeks to bind me. With unwavering determination, I affirm that freedom is not just a possibility but a reality within my grasp. I declare with confidence and conviction: I can be free, I will be free, and I will actively walk in the glorious freedom that awaits.”