Demonic Manipulation
About this sermon
In “Demonic Manipulation,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about demons and deliverance, Satanic opposition, the authority of Scripture. Drawing especially from Revelation 12, Romans 8, Hebrews 3, James 1, the teaching emphasizes that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes.
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Odle focuses on demons and deliverance while working through Revelation 12. The message argues that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. It connects this with the conviction that the promise of eternal life directs believers toward hope, holiness, and perseverance in Christ. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on Satanic opposition while working through Revelation 12. The message argues that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. It connects this with the conviction that the promise of eternal life directs believers toward hope, holiness, and perseverance in Christ. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on salvation while working through Romans 8. The message argues that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. It connects this with the conviction that biblical love is demonstrated through truth, patience, sacrifice, and conduct toward others. The practical emphasis is to practice patient, truthful love in relationships and conflict.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance. The message argues that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. It connects this with the conviction that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on freedom from fear while working through Hebrews 3, James 1. The message argues that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. It connects this with the conviction that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on Satanic opposition while working through John 13. The message argues that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. It connects this with the conviction that material stewardship reveals priorities and should be governed by generosity, integrity, and obedience to God. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on Satanic opposition while working through Colossians 3, John 3. The message argues that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. It connects this with the conviction that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through Revelation 21, Romans 6, John 8. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance while working through Timothy 3. The message argues that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to examine the heart, receive correction, and finish faithfully.
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lord we're in a war and god i ask you god to make us warriors make us soldiers good soldiers of jesus christ to war in this spiritual battle lord that's raging around us so many people are blinded so many people are deceived so many people are lost still so many christians are deceived lord we pray god that the light of the gospel the truth of the word of god lord that the power of the holy spirit will begin to break some people free from lies from deception from demonic control well we pray for our great revival in these last days or we want to see another revival of truth of many turning to righteousness many coming to know jesus as their lord and savior many being changed and converted we pray that father in jesus name amen amen you may be seated this morning [Music] hallelujah this morning i want you to turn in your bibles this morning we're going to start in revelation chapter 12. just what's on the screen it should be i thought i set it up for that but that's all right all right anyway welcome those listening by blog talk radio this morning we welcome everyone here and those listening to fire and grace church this morning we're going to talk a little bit about i guess what we call what i'm going to call demonic manipulation demonic manipulation and deception are very close to one another but they are a little different but they do they're kind of like evil twins but we're going to talk about that but i just want to use this verse right here uh the verse i want to use oh let's just go here we'll go right there revelation 12. you're there
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we're going to go to verse 7. all right revelation 12 7. of course this is in an end time context very close to the second coming of jesus here but he says this and there was war in heaven now in heaven doesn't mean the the heaven where god is there's the bible reveals that there's three heavens that's why you hear the word heavens there's our atmosphere where we live there's the second heaven which is outer space where the planets and the stars and all and then there's the third heaven the bible says the third heaven is where the throne of god is where jesus is seated as king of kings and lord of lords and where he will return from so there's three heavens but the term heavens also refers to the spirit realm that we don't see see there's the realm that we see and there's a realm that we don't see now right now to me the most foolish people on the planet are atheists and agnostics because it's very clear that we're seeing a lot of spiritual activity in the world that's why all these tv shows have come out over the years paranormal activity and uh all these ghost hunters and all these different stuff that's going on and all these movies about paranormal activity and and and people being demon possessed and uh you know the true stories of demon possession that's out there just in the last few days i read an article i think it was in charisma that up in south dakota i believe it is i got tagged in it this morning i could probably find it let's see but anyway in in uh in south dakota i think it's south dakota on an indian reservation there's been like 200 suicides young people committing suicide well when you go back and you look at that situation this is on an indian reservation and you go back and look that there was a massacre there there we go yeah south dakota there's a massacre there that the american calvary troops did back in the 1800s and they just massacred men women and children this particular indian tribe native american tribe whatever you want to say and they say that this in this article that there's also a lot of spiritual things going on there shadow people they call them the dark spirits that are there i said when you put together what the bible says
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about shedding of innocent blood will bring a curse upon the land what that means simply is that it opens a door for demons and satan to have legal right to dwell there to and to afflict and torment anyone that lives there the same goes for any type of land or house or building where there's idolatry where there's witchcraft where there's been rituals i mean any any land or house or temple or church or any place can be defiled by sinful activity idolatry or you know the native americans most of them were into worshiping all kind of different spirits and so when you put together what happened in this place in south dakota when you put together the massacre that took place there and the shedding of innocent blood where they were killing men women and children and when you put together the ancestral demon worship of the native americans there you've got a place that's just rampant with demonic activity and so there's been a wave of 200 teen suicides [Music] and whenever you see mass suicides you know some people are under some demonic manipulation and when i say demonic manipulation listen folks people are being influenced and controlled through their thoughts by demon spirits but see this is what's so sad unsaved people are under the control of satan and demon spirits they are under the kingdom of darkness and really don't have a lot of power to resist it but the sad thing to me and why my heart's heavy this morning is because i still see so many christians under demonic manipulation and i see so many christians who operate in demonic manipulation they're manipulating others we first need to just realize that we're dealing with very very powerful spiritual forces and that there are only two sides to the spirit realm there is god almighty the lord jesus christ and his angels and there is satan and his angels and the demon spirits now there's difference between the fallen angels and the demon spirits but we're not getting into that this morning they're not the same thing we're gonna we're gonna study the book of enoch here before long oh everybody's you know we'll get criticism for that one even though it's quoted in the bible right i guess the bible makes it a it says it's a true prophecy from god then i i don't have a problem with it but anyway we're dealing with a world that's controlled by demon spirits suicide
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is always being influenced somebody's being influenced by demon spirit whether they know it or not the devil is the murderer he's the father of liars jesus called him but he said he was a murderer from the beginning and he continues to be a murderer and if there's thoughts in your head or you feel pushed to commit suicide i can tell you right now that is not from your own thoughts it is not from god almighty the lord jesus it is from demonic or satanic manipulation and you just need to understand that now i didn't really today's not really about suicide either but you just need to understand we're dealing with powerful forces in this world that's why we're seeing the demonic religion of islam rising up and killing christians now in in africa [Music] all over africa all over the middle east i mean really all over the world they're rising up and they're killing folks everywhere beheading people i mean they actually believe that it's okay in their religion to torture rape and kill anyone who does not accept islam that is truly reveals satanic demonic manipulation i'm going to read this verse when he says here revelation [Music] 12 7 again we're going to read it again he says and there was war in heaven michael the archangel of god the warrior angel and his angels fought against the dragon dragons another name for the satan fought against the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels and prevailed not neither was their place found anymore in heaven and the great dragon was cast out that old serpent called the devil and satan which deceiveth the whole world he was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him i wanted you to see this because i want you to see what it says here that satan the old serpent who was in the garden of eden the devil the dragon and his angels have been cast to the earth they hang out with us and what is so sad to me today and constantly has me wrestling with sorrow and depression is that the whole world he said is deceived satan is deceiving the entire world he is manipulating the minds the beliefs the thoughts the ideas of the entire world how do we know that
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