In this five-part series, Bob Deffinbaugh presents the importance of the elders in the church protecting the congregation from Satan.
Lecture Outline Detailed Outline Remember ItDaniel 10, Ezekiel 28
Because when you affect the leader, you can affect those under his leadership.
Those angelic beings who are with us are greater than those who oppose us.
- In what way have you sensed demonic resistance to your leadership?
- Why is it that we don’t easily recognize the spiritual opposition to church leadership today?
- Can you think of a time when the whole church was affected by the sin or downfall of a church leader or elder?
- Do a search of the verses in the New Testament (use a concordance or online Bible search) where Satan or the devil is mentioned specifically and what his tactics are. From these verses, summarize how Satan can affect church leadership.