Verse:
Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the
whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the
devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Basics of Spiritual Warfare
1. Spiritual warfare involves the spiritual forces of evil in the unseen realm,
led by Satan (the devil), that are at work in the world today to do the
following:
Tempt –
Deceive –
Revelation 12:10 – the accuser of the brethren
John 8:44 – the father of lies
Discourage –
Afflict –
And even harm people –

2. Spiritual forces of evil originated when Satan led a rebellion in heaven
against God and 1/3 of the angels joined Satan in his attempted coup. God
cast them out of heaven to the earth.

Here are a few verses to remind us of the destination of the enemy at this
current time.
1. Revelation 12:4
4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the
earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give
birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.
2. Revelation 12:7-9
Satan Thrown Down to Earth
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the
dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated,
and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And the great
dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and
Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth,
and his angels were thrown down with him.
Isaiah 14:12 ESV
“How you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, son of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!

Luke 10:18 ESV
And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

What are some tips for us?

1. Satan loves to sow discord
If something is confusing, chaotic, or doesn’t make sense, it's probably him.
We don’t serve a God of chaos, we serve a God of order!
A good picture of this is in Genesis 1 and 2

2. Satan loves to attack when you are heading into a ministry opportunity or
just coming from one
He ramps up the attacks before to derail you from your focus on God!
He will push on you after the ministry opportunity to see how serious you
are about your walk with God and will try to get you to go back to your old
ways or make you feel as though you did not rise up to the expectations
and that you are unworthy. He will also try to get you to isolation or back to
comfort instead of advancing the kingdom with some opposition.

3. Satan loves to take advantage of us when we are physically weak or
emotionally drained
This is when we are most susceptible to the enemy's attacks and it is harder
to fight back.

4. Satan looks for entry points into our lives
Don't give him a foothold!
Ephesians 4:26-27 ESV
26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give
no opportunity to the devil.
Guard your heart, your thoughts, your marriage, and your children.
The enemy knows your wounds and how to manipulate you.
He reads our mail
He is on a mission to immobilize us and keep us from our mission w/ God