Divide & Conquer (Or Be Divided & Conquered)
Luke 11:14-15; 17-22, 24-26
14Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. 15But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”
17Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”
What are the two basic ways to “Divide & Conquer”?
Which approach did Joshua employ at the second attack on Ai?
When Jesus healed the man who couldn’t speak, of what did some accuse him?
How did Jesus answer their accusation?
We are able to live by Faith and not by Fear because of these Promises of God:
To __________________ be with us. (Matthew 28:20)
To be __________________ than our enemy. (1 John 4:4)
That ___________________ can separate us from God’s Love. (Romans 8:38-39)
We can do Nothing. We can do Anything. Or, we can do the Right thing.
What is the Right thing? ______________________________!
What elements comprise the Full Armor of God?
The belt of ______________________.
The breastplate of _______________________.
Feet fitted with the ____________________________________.
The shield of ________________________.
The helmet of __________________________.
The sword of the __________________________.
TODAY’S PREACHER
Rev Ray Owens is the Pastor of Visitation at Calvary UMC