Season 1: How to Pray - Episode 11

In this episode we’re going to walk through some of the dynamics of spiritual warfare in prayer. There is no mistake that all of us face temptations and hardships often and being able to respond well to those things is important. How do we walk in the power of the Spirit and allow our Heavenly Father to fight for us. We have some tools at our disposal to fight off and stand firm against the attacks of our enemy.

QUESTIONS + EXERCISE

· How does Scripture serve as a weapon to confront the attacks of the enemy?

· How does Scripture enable us to stand firm when the attacks come?

· How do we discern between a spiritual attack and a hardship that God wants to use to refine us?

Read through Matthew 4:1-11 and note as many things as you can about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness.

·  How was He tempted and what is the significance of each temptation?

·  How did Jesus handle the temptation of the Devil?

·  What does that teach us about how we need to handle temptations that come our way?

·  How did the forty day fast in the wilderness help or hurt Jesus? Was He vulnerable or strong?

·  What are some anchor Scriptures that you can memorize and keep at the ready to fight off temptation?