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August 15, 2010 -

"Family Matters:  Spiritual Battles in the Family"

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Family Matters:  Spiritual Battles in the Family
Satan’s Flaming Arrows
      Ephesians 6:16

Relationships are worth guarding

• God wants all that is good and right
• God provides protection

The Flaming Arrows

• Sexual Temptation (1 Cor. 7:4-5)
• The Sexual Act
• Intended for marriage alone
• A giving of yourself and uniting with someone else
• Sex is powerful
• Affairs begin with…
• Unhealthy thoughts
• Unhealthy bonds
• Emotional bonds are often first
• Sexual immorality is a negative union(1 Cor. 6:16 – 18)
• It grieves the Lord
• Un-forgiveness
• A need to let go of the past (Eph. 4:26 – 27)
• Spouses
• It’s not always the act that destroys the marriage, but the unwillingness to forgive
• Children
• Have walls been put up?
• Shows a lack of trust
• The love of money
• There are many relationships destroyed by the pursuit of money as well as by the possession of money.
• There is power in money
• Money can control us

• Selfish approach toward relationships
• Manipulation
• Withholding or giving in order to get what we want
• Abuse of authority (1 Peter 3:7)
• Being over possessive and demanding
• Lack of Respect
• Not considering the well being or interest of others
• Not honoring authority
• Fear
• Fear can paralyze and isolate us
• Fear and worry are enemies of faith
• Perfect love drives out fear (1 John 4:18)

Final Words

• Live with an awareness of the enemy
• Build a defense
• Submit to God (James 4:7)
• Be self-controlled (I Peter 5:8)
• Put on the Armor of God
• Stand together
• Pray
• Live with victory and hope

  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37)

Going Deeper

• Identify Satan’s flaming arrows in your life. What can you do to make sure you are protected from those arrows?

• What areas of your life do you think you are the strongest in?  Surrender those areas to God as well as your weak areas.

• Read Romans 8:28 – 39. What difference does being “more than conquerors” make in everyday life?

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