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The Devil’s Got A Plan

2Tim. 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

2Tim. 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

You Are Aware Of His Plan

2Cor. 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

God’s Got a Better Plan

Rom. 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

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The Devil’s Got A Plan To Get You To Backslide!

• 1 Day Plan
• 1 Week Plan
• 1 Month Plan
• 1 Year Plan
• 5 Year Plan
• 10 Year Plan
• 20 Year Plan
• Life Time Plan

He’s Got A Plan To Get You To:

1. Make You Quit Paying Tithes

2. Make You Offended

3. Make You Miss Church

4. Make You Withdraw

5. Fill You With Bitterness

6. Make You Hate Holiness

7. Mess Up Your Marriage

8. Stop Your Worship

9. Make You Immoral

10. Make You Love Money

11. Make You Love Pleasure, MORE…

12. Find You A Sinner Girlfriend…

13. Make You Rebel

14. Make You Move From Your Church

15. Stop Your Prayer Life

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What Would It Take To Make You Quit Church?

• To Make You Backslide?
• To Offend You?
• Make You Jealous?
• To Defeat You?
• Make You Sell Your Birthright?
• Make You Throw This Away?
• Make You Willing to Compromise?
• Stop You Paying Your Tithes?
• Put You At Odds With The Pastor?
• Make You Bitter?

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What’s Your Chances Of Recovery?

1. From Not Paying Tithes – Not Good

2. From Being Easily Offended – Rare

• (Harder than walled city)

3. Habitually Missing Church – Not Good

4. From Compromise – Rare

5. From Bitterness – Rare

6. From Hating Holiness – Rare

• (When folks lose the revelation of Holiness, the Godhead is next.)

7. From Marriage Problems – Difficult

8. From No Worship – Difficult

9. From Immorality – Difficult

10. From The Love of Money – Rare

• (Easier for camel to go…eye needle)

11. From the Love of Pleasure – Difficult

12. From Sinner Boyfriend/Girlfriend – Difficult

13. From Rebellion -Rare

• (Miriam/Korah 200)

14. From Rejecting Holiness – Rare

15. From No Prayer Life – Difficult

Now, The Big Question:

CAN You Recover? Absolutely!

2Tim. 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

2Tim. 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

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What Would It Take?

• To Turn You Around?
• Get You On Fire?
• Pray You Through?
• For You To Get The Victory?
• For You To Get Some Convictions?
• Make You Shout?
• Make You Worship?
• Make You Joyful In Jesus?
• Get A Double Portion?
• Keep You Pure?
• Make You Fall In Love With Jesus?
• Make You Pray?

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People Can Make Amazing Comebacks:

Football: Linemen/Quarterback

• Read the Blitz
• Devil tries to Blitz you. Read the play
• The sin which does so easily beset you. (Your Weakest Area)
• You can survive the Blitz that is being played on your soul.
• You may feel you are behind in the game of life, but it’s not over yet.
• Your fans are praying you make a comeback.

Be The Comeback Kid

Prov. 24:16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:

Your Only Hope:

• Repent
• Get Fervent For God

There’s No Such Thing As A Hopeless Cause.

• There’s No Such Thing As A Throw A Way Soul.
• You Can Be Saved. You Just Have To Be Willing To Make The Comeback.

How Bad Do You Want To Make It?

• You CAN Defeat The Devils Plan For Your Life!
• Let The Holy Ghost Help You!