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devil

Said 93 times, in 53 of 378 sermons, across 22 Sundays. Spoken as 2 forms: devil 92, devils 1.

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Romans 71 38
Let Us 6 5

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are not God's denials. But our impatience can be used. By the devil to lead us on dangerous and destructive detours. Pray, we lon
y? I love that saying the devil's in the details. Because the devil really likes to sneak in in those moments. Those moments wher
sis of faith and envying the wicked actually is a tool of the devil to keep people from knowing Jesus. Because it gets our focus
d, "that you may be able to stand "against the schemes of the devil . "We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, "but against the
the enemy being our own flesh, our own sin, the enemy of the devil , the enemy of our world, a sinful world. And so the reality i
h the proclamation of truth. We look to attack our enemy, the devil , with word after word after word of scripture that both procl
ul than him. I know this might be obvious to most of you. The devil is not his opposite or equal. No angel or demon is even in th
you, but he has freed you from sin. He has forgiven you. The devil is your enemy, but he has broken Satan's power over you. You
God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil . For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against r
t every single one of us because we believe the lies from the devil . I'm here accidentally. I'm here. I'm meandering through life
se having the right understanding of God is so important. The devil right now, what does the devil want to do? It wants to deceiv
ng of God is so important. The devil right now, what does the devil want to do? It wants to deceive you on who God is and what Go
verywhere at the same time. Nobody can be, only God. Even the devil is not everywhere at the same time. He is in one place at any
Then he says, just in case you thought that drums were of the devil . I don't know if you grew up with that. But right. Drums are
't know if you grew up with that. But right. Drums are of the devil . You shouldn't read verse four. Okay. Praise him with the tim
se him with the timbrel and dance. Oh, dancing. That's of the devil . Right. So praise him with the timbrel and dance. Praise him

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ht that's what's happened we begin to believe the lies of the devil where you know what i don't need anyone else i don't need to
's made us access, and he's our advocate. But the goal of the devil is to go, hey, is that real? Is that real? See? Maybe you str
ys it like this submit yourselves therefore to God resist the devil and he will flee from you here's the same word draw near to G
is really real dealing with the lies, the temptations of the devil and asking the question, does anybody even notice? I can say
o love and good works. That fights against the schemes of the devil that wants to tear us apart. That wants to divide us. Lord, t
temptation, to oppose sin, to stand against the wiles of the devil ? How do you need to fight to get out, get away, to repent, gi

romans

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or sin. And it means he beat death. He beat hell. He beat the devil . He beat sin. Every enemy. That you have. Has been defeated.
olve. It's over. It will crush every demon. It will crush the devil . It will condemn the wicked to hell. Not one thing, nothing w
know, celebrity culture, or whatever, and they live like the devil , but then give thanks to God for his blessings? They are mist
d for you. It was not created for you. It was created for the devil and it was created for his angels. But hear this. You are ete
you self-righteous religious people, you are the sons of the devil ." Wow. Ouch. That's a stinger. It gives them some dangerous,
onception, let's say that, where we believe the lies from the devil that I've gotta earn my way. I've gotta do these good things.
tells them, you are of, verse 44, you are of your father, the devil . So their defense to Jesus about their behavior. Their claim
derstand that God, but God, may I not believe the lies of the devil . I thank you. Demonstrating it by sending Jesus, give us a ho
rust into the spotlight of shame and blame. And she says, the devil made me do it. So sin introduces shame, introduces blame, sep
tly pray. 4.7. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil , and he will flee from you. Ephesians 4.27. And give no oppor
flee from you. Ephesians 4.27. And give no opportunity to the devil . I frequently pray at the start of my day, Lord, in the name
God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil . Therefore, take up the whole armor of God that you may be ab
self was crucified. We know that Christ being raised from the devil never die again. He's making these known statements that are
s 4, 7 says, Submit yourselves, therefore, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. We're tempted and we all are just
that I protect my people from falling into the snares of the devil . But as I studied those cults and those other religions, I re
ad and not alive to Christ, you're following your father, the devil . Wait a second, Roy, wait a second. I know a lot of good peop
he power of the air. It's a new word. It's a new word for the devil , okay? You were following the prince of the power of the air,
laration of war. You're saying, really? Yeah, not just to the devil , not just to the spirits of darkness, not just to hell, but y
an opposition to it. Yeah, that's why the Bible describes the devil as one that is seeking to devour, to destroy your life. That'
teenagers, but it's teenagers at camp. Yeah, the goal of the devil is to destroy your life. But guess what? Husband, wife, grand
? Like Paul is not saying it's not me. It was, it's, it's the devil made me do it, right? Like he's not doing that. He's not esca
they did, I wouldn't do what I did. Or the classic line, the devil made me do it. Right? We hear people say that. The devil made
the devil made me do it. Right? We hear people say that. The devil made me do it. This isn't just misplaced grief. It's misplace
yself who do, who, who does it. He's not saying that it's the devil made me do it. That's not what Paul's saying here. He's not s
d. Nobody can snatch you out of his hand. You don't think the devil would have taken you out of the hand of Jesus Christ if he co
And so nothing can happen to you because you are in him. The devil cannot take you because you're in him. Hell cannot claim you.
ay are maybe dealing with the doubt of your salvation man the devil is good at making you question isn't he i really do i mean th
I do do. And it's like in the old cartoons when you have the devil on the one shoulder and the angel on the other shoulder, and
meaning your spiritual heritage, you are of your father, the devil . And sometimes we like to think of Jesus as a super nice excu
love, grace, and truth, he says, you are of your father, the devil . That's the spiritual family tree that you're in. He says, yo
ligated to the flesh. Jesus continues. He says, he was of the devil . He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in t
you are, you cease to be a slave to the flesh, a child of the devil , an enemy of God, and you become a child of God with access t
hat. Say that they're part of the chosen and go live like the devil . They don't do that. We love the Lord. We want to, we go back
ocent innocent over and over listen you he is not the one the devil is not the one who can condemn you he is not the judge your f
usation against you you feel condemned because that's who the devil is his name means accuser so you feel condemned not because G
our life here's what I would suggest to you the next time the devil calls to suggest that you are condemned hand the phone to Jes
d we have an enemy the enemy is sometimes called Satan or the devil his name literally means the accuser of the brethren the Bibl
y, his friends that were, that were, they were enticed by the devil , enticed by lies so much. So he said, I'd, I'd be willing to,
nness, been deceived by the, the, the father of all lies, the devil . So we've lost the love for them. Church, we've been given a
ist's life is perfect. He never sinned. He was tempted by the devil and resisted, never sinned. Then guess what? He went to the c
tually, the Bible says you can't do that. It's a lie from the devil . And so being separated and being by yourself is a bad thing.
in Israel. Paul's point in all of this is to say, though, the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and t
l's point in all of this is to say, though, the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the and his fol
ll of this is to say, though, the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the and his followers, the wo
to say, though, the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the and his followers, the world hates the
, the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the devil and the and his followers, the world hates the Jewish people
ing down Roman tyranny, but he would destroy the works of the devil . This was completely backwards and opposite to what they expe
s 4.7, says submit yourselves therefore to God and resist the devil , and he will flee from you. When we submit our lives to the L
m you. When we submit our lives to the Lord and we resist the devil , we resist his temptations, the devil will flee from us. That
Lord and we resist the devil, we resist his temptations, the devil will flee from us. That's a promise. Romans 8.28, and we know
hey may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil after being captured by him to do his will. The only way we c
versation in our heads. And if we believe that our enemy, the devil , is a liar and the father of lies. And every time he speaks a
ask me, Roy, my loved one said a prayer and now live like the devil . And they think they're saved. And I said, yes, for many peop
d Eve eat the apple in the Garden of Eden? Pride. Why did the devil get thrown out of heaven? Why did Lucifer get thrown out of h
s in Mere Christianity says that it is through pride that the devil became the devil. Now there are certain colors of pride, cert
anity says that it is through pride that the devil became the devil . Now there are certain colors of pride, certain parts of prid
s with our anger and our outbursts. It's not getting the, the devil a foothold, but I love this. I read this week. Don't give the
th me because I know if I don't put him on, that's giving the devil an opportunity. And sad reality is for many of us, we are not
my protection. God, you be my armor. I don't want to give the devil an opportunity because I don't know where that opportunity wi
ord, I know what I'm susceptible to. I don't want to give the devil an opportunity. I want to put you on every single day. For sa
ce, God. God, we, as Romans 13, 14, we don't want to give the devil an opportunity, a foothold, we want to rebuke the devil. We w
e the devil an opportunity, a foothold, we want to rebuke the devil . We want to put on the Lord Jesus Christ today and every day.
the flesh. You're giving a place to the flesh, a place to the devil in your life. It'll be okay. It's small. I can contain it. Th
p price. He bought me out of the slavery of sin, hell and the devil , right? My life was lost to the destruction of sin. My eterni
ush past that. If you think, uh, Christmas is evil and of the devil , some people do don't celebrate it. Don't put up a tree. That
't have to do that. If you think Halloween is evil and of the devil and trick or treating is literally worshiping Satan, then oka
. But I will say you come at me with a Christmas being of the devil . And I'm going to call you the Grinch. And I'm also going to
e one who was bitten would crush the head of the serpent, the devil . Of course, Jesus came. He came. He was the one bitten. He di
h the head of the serpent forever. And man, I can't wait. The devil will have no power again ever to, to even, I remind you of it

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