Sleeping With the Enemy: When Jezebel is in Your House Pt. 4
Change Church • Feb 13, 2025 • 59 min
Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.
Summary
Themes
Pastor's Points
Key Points
- 1.Discern the spirit by identifying persistent patterns of manipulation, intimidation, and control.
- 2.Disrupt the influence by refusing to tolerate or comply with manipulative emotional games and demands.
- 3.Develop a strong support system of spiritual family to lean on when setting difficult boundaries with natural family.
- 4.Determine to be disciplined, remaining steadfast in spiritual practices because enemy influences are persistent.
- 5.Instead of fighting against family members, believers must learn to fight what is fighting their family.
- 6.Proximity creates access, and access creates influence, making the home a frequent target for spiritual warfare.
- 7.Boundaries should be established in case a person does not change, rather than waiting for their behavior to improve.
- 8.Tolerating manipulative behavior fertilizes its growth; unaddressed issues evolve from manageable problems into unmanageable strongholds.
Sermon Moments
“If he made it, he can manage it, and because he's managing it, we can be confident that according to Romans 8:28, he's going to manage it for our good and His glory.”
“Instead of fighting family, we need to start fighting what's fighting our family.”
“Proximity leads to access, and access leads to influence.”
“You don't wait for the behavior to change to implement boundaries; you implement boundaries in case they don't change.”
“Toleration is fertilization for the spirit of Jezebel.”
“When you are having to set a boundary with natural family, you need support from spiritual family.”
“You have to decide whether you want to be bored or broken.”
“Every adjustment doesn't require an announcement.”
This Week
Remember This
Instead of fighting with your family, fight what is fighting your family by discerning manipulative patterns and establishing firm, loving boundaries.
A Challenge for You
Determine to be disciplined and relentless in your spiritual life, taking active steps to discern, disrupt, and stand firm against manipulative influences in your home.These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.
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