First Baptist Cleveland

When you experience spiritual victory, you can expect spiritual attack.

You will come face to face with the devil.

Weakness is not the absence of power—it's the posture that positions us for God's power.

Your preparation determines your preservation.

1. Preparation for the Battle
2. Presentation of the Bait

The enemy's strategy is to distort your identity.

The devil wants you to doubt what God has already declared.

• You are secure (Romans 8:38-39)
• You are chosen (Ephesians 1:4)
• You are forgiven (1 John 1:9)
• You are a child of God (John 1:12)
• You are victorious (Romans 8:37)
• You are empowered (Ephesians 2:10)
• You are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)

If God says it—the devil wants you to doubt it!

Doubting God is the foundation for disobeying God.

1st Temptation: Temptation of Provision

2nd Temptation: Temptation of Protection

1. Preparation for the Battle
2. Presentation of the Bait
3. Power in the Book

3rd Temptation: Temptation of Power

When Satan speaks lies, you speak Scripture.

You can't defeat the devil with willpower—you need Word-power.

1. Preparation for the Battle
2. Presentation of the Bait
3. Power in the Book
4. Protection from the Father

The enemy only has permission to tempt for a season.

Every test has an expiration date, but God's faithfulness never expires.