Possessing the KINGDOM!

Kingdom Eyes for Earthly Lies

• When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own
palace, his goods are in peace. 22 But when a
stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes
him, he takes from him all his armor in which he
trusted, and divides his spoils. Luke 11:21-22
• Before salvation you and I were the “undisturbed
possessions” of the devil
• Like a “strong man” guarding his homestead,
satan kept us in check
• However, Jesus—the glorious “someone
stronger” attacked and overpowered satan
and stripped away his armor.
• What was satan’s first line of defense? Our
own thoughts, attitudes, and opinions which
are in agreement with evil.
• Jesus described it as armor, Paul classified it as
strongholds in 2 Cor. 10:1-4
• For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after
the flesh:
• (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but
mighty through God to the pulling down of strong
holds;)
• Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience
of Christ;
• And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience,
when your obedience is fulfilled 2 Cor.10:3-6
• Please recognized WHO Paul is writing—to the
CHURCH!
• It is foolish to think that salvation has
eliminated all the wrong ideas, attitudes, and
strongholds that are in us influencing our
perceptions and behavior!
• We are in a PROCESS that will ultimately end
in us walking and coming into the FULLNESS
that is in Christ—but until then…
• Rare is the believer who does not have to
contend with at least one of the following
strongholds:
– Unbelief
– Cold love
– Fear
– Pride
– Unforgiveness
– Lust
– Greed
• A stronghold is a house made of thoughts.
• Satan builds an intricate structure based upon lies
in order to bind us and keep us from God’s
fullness. Based on our “experiences” we allow
that to define “reality” for us.
• To defeat the stronghold of experiences we must,
‘let God be true, and every man a liar..”
• Reality is “truth” as defined by the Word of God.
Who is ruling your life? Truth or experience?
• This goes back to last weeks lesson: the only
way to overcome and get victory in these
areas is repentance—a change of mind and
heart.
• Pride cannot stand in the way of a repentant
heart.
• Blessed are those who mourn,
• “Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that
your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made
sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from
us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance
leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the
sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this
very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What
diligence it produced in you, what clearing of
yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what
vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all
things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.”
2 Cor. 7:9-11
• Diligence: earnestness, carefulness
• Clearing of yourselves: transparency
• Indignation: anger, “much to grieve”
• Fear: wholesome dread of displeasing God
• Vehement desire: a longing for, an earnest
• Zeal: a fervent mind(heat), passion
• Vindication: to proceed from justice, to
avenge NOT revenge
• “Set your mind on things above, NOT on
things of the earth..” Co. 3:2
• 10 MINDSETS YOU MUST HAVE IN ORDER TO
BE FREE:
– 1. My future is determined by God and not my
past experiences--
– 2. I take full responsibility for my thoughts,
attitudes, and actions
– 3.I walk in humility and am quick to fully repent
and walk in complete forgiveness and restoration
– 4. I have ALL patience and longsuffering to see this
through
– 5. I have NO limitations as it concerns God’s will
for my life.
– 6. I walk in love and fear will not influence my life
and decisions
– 7.I have all strength & can and will endure to fulfill
my destiny
– 8. My heart is for God and His ways and I refuse to
do it any other way
– 9. I am blessed and highly favored, blood bought,
Bible taught, and Jesus caught
– 10. Everything in my life is working for GOOD, as I
love Him and continue in my calling to be like
HIM!