Moving Past the Gatekeepers
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In “Moving Past the Gatekeepers,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about demons and deliverance, the condition of the church, faith. Drawing especially from Ephesians 6, Ephesians 6:10, Ephesians 4, Matthew 23, 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 the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise.
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Odle focuses on the condition of the heart while working through Ephesians 6, Ephesians 6:10. The message argues that the inner life must be healed, guarded, and brought under the truth of God’s word. It connects this with the conviction that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and obedience. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on faith while working through Ephesians 4, Matthew 23. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that biblical love is demonstrated through truth, patience, sacrifice, and conduct toward others. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the condition of the church while working through Matthew 7:21. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. It connects this with the conviction that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on the condition of the church while working through Galatians 5, Romans 14. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. 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 test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance while working through Romans 14, Mark 16. 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 test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance while working through Ephesians 6, Mark 16, Matthew 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 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 demons and deliverance while working through Mark 16, 1 Corinthians 4, 1 Corinthians 4:20. 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 spiritual gifts are given by the Holy Spirit to build up the church and serve God’s purposes. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance while working through 1 Timothy 4:1, Mark 9. 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 trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
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 thankfulness remembers God’s mercy and guards the heart from entitlement and complaint. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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[Music] more than anything that you can do I just want you and I'm sorry when I've just gone through the motions I'm sorry when I sing another song take me back to where we started I open up my heart to [Music] you and I'm sorry when I've come with my agenda and I'm sorry when I forgot that you're know take me back to where we start I open up my heart to you cuz I just want you nothing else nothing else nothing else will do I just for you nothing else nothing else nothing else will do I just want you nothing else nothing else nothing else will do I just want you nothing else nothing else nothing else will [Music] do when the music Fades and all is Stripped Away and I simply [Music] come longing just to bring something that's a word that will bless your [Music] heart now bring you more than a song for a song in is not what you have requir [Music] you search much deeper within the way things appear you're looking into my [Music] heart now I'm coming back to the Heart of Worship when it's all about you it's all about you Jesus I'm sorry Lord for the thing I made
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it's all about you it's all about you Jesus now I'm coming back to the Heart of Worship it's all about you it's all about you Jesus and I'm sorry Lord for the thing i' made it it's all about you it's all about about you Jesus Jesus yes Jesus we just want you Lord we just want you sing it to him I just want [Music] you I just want you nothing else nothing else nothing else will do I just want you nothing else nothing else nothing else will do just want you nothing else nothing else nothing else will do yes Lord Jesus thank you Lord we worship you Lord nothing else will do Jesus you are the way the truth and the life the only way to heaven the only way to forgiveness of sins the only way to true peace Lord we thank you for making the way when there was not a way and Lord we just praise your name today the name above every name the King of Kings the Lord of lords the God of all gods we worship you Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth thank you for your presence here today we pray your kingdom come and your will be done in this place in this church in this service in Jesus name amen amen hallelujah you well you may be seated and we welcome you fire and grace church this morning everybody those here those watching good to have visitors from all over the place this morning some familiar faces some new ones good to see everybody uh just to let you guys know we do have a baptism right after church so uh everyone who can stay to be Witnesses of the baptism please do that before we do lunch okay uh it's not going to take long since it's only one so uh we do have one though um all right go ahead and get
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your Bibles out this morning and you can turn I know we're going to do a full circle this morning but turn to Ephesians 6 first and I don't have very many slides this morning but we do have a lot of scriptures we're going to go through but I've entitled this this morning uh moving past The Gatekeepers I heard the Lord speak this to me about I don't know 1:00 this morning 1:30 but moving past The Gatekeepers you're going to understand this um there's Gatekeepers and let's just look at the definition of it real quick just from uh I think it's Wikipedia uh but a gatekeeper is a person of course with us it can be an evil spirit uh but a gatekeeper is a person who controls access to something for example via a City Gate or bouncer or more abstractly controls who is granted access to a category or status uh Gatekeepers assess who is in or out in the classic words of uh management scholar Kurt Leen so a gatekeeper is someone who controls access um just remember that now we're going to uh read from Ephesians 6 and go go to down to verse 10 this is should be familiar to everyone but I I'm going this way for a reason all right but Ephesians 6:10 everybody ought to know this in this church for sure but Paul writes by the Holy Spirit to Timothy he says finally my brethren be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might put on the whole armor of God that you may be that you may be able to stand against the Ws of the devil for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities against Powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world and against spiritual wickedness in high places or Heavenly places now this is talking about the fallen angels and the demon spirits and the people they work through so can we get that list right there fallen angels are one thing demons are another thing and then there are people who the demons work through to be these Gatekeepers and we're going to see this in a second but we're at war with the Demonic realm every day whether you know it or not whether you discern it or not whether you see it or not you're at war with it coming against your mind you're at war with it uh talking and working through people around you it the war is not going to end until Jesus comes and binds up Satan and cast him in the bottomless pit for a thousand years then we will have some some true peace but you can experience some peace now if you learn
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how to deal with these entities we'll call them these evil spirits and these fallen angels and that's why he says put on the whole armor of God now I do believe in each piece of the armor we're going to read is is I believe it's a literal thing it's a real thing in the spirit and that you can put it on but it also each piece represents Jesus represents who he is so let's read through this he says wherefore verse 13 take unto you the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand stand therefore having your loins G about with truth Jesus is the way the truth and the life the word of God is the truth he is the word made flesh it says having the breastplate of righteousness well he is our righteousness because he lived a sinless life and died in our place he gives us righteousness through faith then it says what and your feet shot with the preparation of the gospel of peace and of course he is everything the gospel is about it's all about Jesus we just sang that a minute ago he says above all taking the shield of faith wherewith we shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked the Bible says that Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith it says he's dealt to every man The Measure of Faith so as you see and there's another passage in I think it's in Ephesians 4 somewhere but it says put on the Lord Jesus Christ right so basically everybody say this with me the armor of God the armor of God is Jesus is Jesus and everything he represents now we're not finished of course but it says here we take the shield of faith and we take the helmet of salvation well who is our Salvation right and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God and we know Jesus Jesus is the Living Word made flesh and then he says this somebody say praying always praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit watching there unto with all perseverance and supplication for All Saints so this just lays down the battle we're to put on the armor of God but it's all about Jesus it's all about Jesus being Lord of your life it's all about being surrendered to him that song Johnny and Julie that song is so anointed I'm just going to tell you that is so Anointed The anointing of God is on you too even stronger than I felt at Skyfall it's like he's increasing the anointing on your life um and that there's going to be a lot more songs coming to you but that was that was absolutely beautiful and that's as it should be God should be giving us new songs amen I love that um but I want you to go with me now as we talking about this gatekeeper thing I want you to go with me to Matthew 23
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