The Enemy’s Strategy: Divide and Conquer 

Scripture lesson: Genesis 3:1-24

Key verse: Ephesians 6:12 We are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.

•        Recognize the real enemy
  

1.    Other people are not your real enemy
   
2.    We humans are all in this together
   
3.    The devil wants to hurt us as a way of hurting God
   

•        The enemy’s strategy: divide and conquer
  

1.    People need people
   
2.    We need each other in different ways
   
3.    Lions don’t attack until they cut one out of the herd
   

•        Spiritual attack: a case study – Genesis 3
  

1.    Doubt (verse 1)
   
2.    Suspicion (2-5)
   
3.    Greed (6a)
   
4.    Peer pressure (6b)
   
5.    Shame (7)
   
6.    Fear of discovery (8-10)
   
7.    Hiding and deception (8-10)
   
8.    Blame-shifting (11-13)
   
9.    Marked for future attacks (14-15)
   
10.    Painful consequences (16-19)
    
11.    Conflict (16b)
    
12.    Loss of blessings (20-24)
    

·       Recognize when you are under attack, and call in reinforcements!