5 Most Effective Intimidation & Demoralisation Strategies from the Bible
(Training message for House Church and individual use: preached 6/6 – 6/12/2021)
“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.”
(Ezra 4:1-5)
Introduction: Adversaries seek to hinder the work.
I. The adversaries will always seek to stop you.
“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;” (Ezra 4:1)
II. The adversaries will always seek to infiltrate you if they can’t stop you.
“Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.” (Ezra 4:2)
III. The adversaries will always be enraged if you refuse to be stopped or infiltrated.
“But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.” (Ezra 4:3)
IV. The adversaries will always try to weaken you once they are enraged.
“Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,” (Ezra 4:4)
V. The adversaries will always try to frustrate you after they weaken you.
“And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.” (Ezra 4:5)
Conclusion:
“For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.” (1 Corinthians 16:9)
OUTLINE:
5 Most Effective Intimidation & Demoralisation Strategies from the Bible
(A Message to the Ministers in the Body of Christ)
“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.” (Ezra 4:1-5)
I. The adversaries will always seek to stop you.
II. The adversaries will always seek to infiltrate you if they can’t stop you.
III. The adversaries will always be enraged if you refuse to be stopped or infiltrated.
IV. The adversaries will always try to weaken you once they are enraged.
V. The adversaries will always try to frustrate you after they weaken you.
WORSHIP:
“Joy to the World” – Performed by the CBU University Choir and Orchestra