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Don't Fall For It
Mar Mari Emmanuel
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Mar Mari Emmanuel

Don't Fall For It

Mar Mari Emmanuel warns believers not to fall for Satan's deceptive whispers and emphasizes that through Jesus Christ and His word, believers can overcome the evil one.
In this powerful sermon, Mar Mari Emmanuel explores the reality of Satan's deception and the pervasive influence of evil in the world. He highlights how Jesus Christ uniquely overcame every temptation and offers believers His Spirit and Word as the means to triumph over the enemy. The sermon encourages Christians to rely fully on Christ and to renew their minds through Scripture for victorious living.

Full Transcript

Who is the wicked one? Satan. The whole world, John the Beloved says, it lies under the sway, under the influence, under the control of Satan. And it is so clear, so vivid, my beloved, when we look at this world we live in, we could see that evilness, that wickedness, that ungodliness, is so ever-present in this world.

Why? Because Satan rules over this world. That's why in the world there is destruction, killing, bloodshed, division, evil. That's what you see in the world, pure evil.

Because Satan rules over it, the evil one. Now the first thing Satan did, he made Adam and Eve both fall. And he said to the woman, has God indeed said you shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3.1. Satan came to the woman and whispered in her ear, he said, did really God say you don't eat from any tree in the garden? God didn't say you do not eat from all the trees.

God said do not eat from one particular tree, which is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. But Satan is known to falsify the truth, twist it, and do it in a way that is contradictive to what God is truly saying. And God said to Adam, the day you eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, surely you shall die.

Satan came and said, you will not die, trust me. God said you will die, Satan said, no you will not die, trust me. In fact if you eat from that tree Adam, you will be like God, knowing good and evil, just like God knows everything good and evil, you will become like God.

Eat, you're not going to die. What a liar, what a liar. And look at the world, biggest lie.

People lie to each other, act on one, toward one another. Because that's the fruits of Satan, very vividly clear and seen in the world. Now, who among us, my beloved, when Satan whispers in our ear, we do not listen to him and do it, do what he whispers in our ear, we do it accordingly, and at the end we regret it.

All of us have fallen into that trap of Satan, where he comes, whispers in that ear like he did with our mother Eve. This whisper that says to you, go and do this, go over there, meet that guy, take that powder, go and gamble, go and drink, go with this woman and that woman and every woman and every guy, and make yourself it instead of he or she, go and do whatever you want to do. That's the whisper of Satan.

And haven't we all fallen into this whisper? Oh yes, oh yes my beloved. We do have a lot of regrets every now and then. I wish I had not said this, I wish I had not done this, I wish I had not gone over there, I wish I had not mixed with these people, I wish, I wish, I wish.

So many regrets, but stop listening to Satan's whisper. Every single person in humanity, I'm not talking about Christians only, every single person in humanity has been targeted and marked by Satan. Every single one has been targeted and marked by Satan and influenced by his counsel and influenced by his counsel.

However, Satan came to one called Jesus Christ of Nazareth and tried to give counsel to Jesus and he ended up leaving um in a big failure. He failed miserably. The Lord Jesus put Satan to shame.

Satan was shocked for the first time in his entire life. A human being in the flesh, a human being puts me to shame. I overcame all people.

Who is this Jesus that put me to shame? You see, Satan fought with Adam and Eve with food. He also fought with the Lord Jesus with food. He said to the Lord, if you are the son of God, say to these stones to be bread.

Just like he fought with Adam and Eve with food, eat from this tree. So as he did the same thing with Jesus Christ of Nazareth, if you are the son of God, say to these stones to be bread. The Lord Jesus replied and said, it is not by bread alone a man shall live, but by every word that is uttered from the mouth of God.

Could not win, could not win. He fought the Lord with glory. He said to the Lord, he took him up to the pinnacle of the temple, to the edge of the temple.

He said, throw yourself from here and because it's written that God will will charge of his angels to come and carry you, lest your foot, you know, dashes against the stone and you will be glorified before all people. Glory. The Lord Jesus said, do not tempt the Lord your God.

Don't put him to the test. And then he fought the Lord Jesus with ownership. He took him on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

And he said, if you bow down and worship me, I'll give you this kingdom. I'll make you a king. Ownership.

He said to him, away with you Satan. It is written that you serve the Lord your God and you worship him alone. You worship God and you serve him alone.

Away with you Satan. What the Lord Jesus was saying that I do not seek ownership neither from you Satan nor from any man. I seek it from God alone.

I seek it from God alone my beloved. Alone. So the Lord Jesus in all the trials that he was put through, he came out triumphant.

Satan could not win with Jesus the man. He could not win with him. No matter what he tried to do, he could not win with the Lord Jesus.

So the Lord came out triumphant. Also I can say to all of us my beloved, the Lord Jesus sent a very comforting promise. What did he say in John chapter 14 verse 30.

For the ruler of this world who is Satan, for the ruler of this world is coming and he has nothing in me. So the ruler of this world is coming who is Satan and he can't find any error in me. Not one mistake.

He tried every way possible to make me fall and I always put him to shame. For the ruler of this world is coming and he has nothing in me. John 14 30.

Now can we claim the same statement as the Lord Jesus said, the ruler of this world is coming and he has nothing in me. Can I say that? No. Only Jesus was able to say it as the perfect man.

Only Jesus my beloved. We are unfaithful but Jesus Christ of Nazareth, all glory to his holy and mighty name, is always faithful, is always faithful. Then if he is the only one who is faithful, if he is the only one who were who was able to overcome Satan, then what about us? What do we do now? The Lord Jesus says, don't worry I will give you myself.

You can't overcome Satan but I will give you myself so that through me you can overcome Satan. Without me you cannot do anything. John 15 5. Without me says the Lord you cannot do anything.

Without me Satan will devour you. Without me you will be lost. Without me you will be dead 100 percent.

My son, my daughter, don't ever let any whisper come and brainwash you and say, look this is easy, I can do it myself. The smallest of the smallest of the smallest things you better pray and ask the Lord to be with you in it. In small things and big things, in all things you must ask the Lord to be with you.

Otherwise forget it my beloved child, forget it. You cannot do it. So the Lord says, I will give you myself, don't worry.

You will receive me fully. You will receive me fully. The Lord says to us, you have a spirit in you.

My spirit will dwell in you. There is a soul in you. You are a soul.

I Jesus Christ will give you my soul and my soul I give to you through the blood because the soul lies in the blood. That's why he gave us his blood. He gave us his soul because my spirit became corrupt.

He gave me his holy spirit, the incorruptible. My soul became also corrupt. He gave me his pure soul and then he said, you have a body, I will give you my body.

Here take, eat my body and drink my blood. He who eats my body and drink my blood lives in me and I in him. So I'll give you all of me in order to overcome Satan because the only person, the only man that stepped and crushed the head of the snake, the serpent Satan was Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Every other man failed and fell into sin including all prophets, all holy men, all patriarchs, doesn't matter who that person was. Satan overcame all except one, Jesus of Nazareth. And the Lord says, in you there is a thought.

However, this thought became perverted. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2 5 Saint Paul says, let this mind be in you as it was also in Christ Jesus.

Your thought, your mind became corrupt. Christ gave us his mind. And how did he give us his mind? He gave us his word.

The Holy Bible. Who hasn't read it yet? Who hasn't opened the Holy Bible yet? Who hasn't opened this book yet? My beloved, the moment you read the Holy Bible, you are receiving the mind and the thought of Christ. That is the only way.

How does your mind get shaped? By what you hear. How are you influenced by what you hear, my beloved? If you allow the world to infiltrate you and give you the knowledge of the world, you will become worldly. Because whatever you hear and whatever you receive and accept, that's what you're going to become.

And that's what you will end up doing. You hear a foul word. Before you know it, you will start speaking foul words.

But you hear a holy word. Before you know it, you will start praising the Almighty God. He will give us his mind through his word, which is the Holy Bible.

He said, I'll give you my word. Think and contemplate. Contemplate on this word in order to be transformed and be renewed by your mind.

Romans chapter 12. Do not be conformed to the world, but rather transformed by the renewing of your mind. How do you stop being worldly? By being transformed.

And how will I be transformed and become different to the world when my mind is renewed? And how is the mind renewed? Through the word of God, the Holy Bible. You want to change? You want to give up on addictions? Trench yourself with the word. Swim in it.

Drink it. Breathe it. Let it be your spiritual food.

You will change. Because the word changes the mind.

Sermon Outline

  1. I. The Reality of Satan's Deception
    • Satan rules the world and spreads evil and lies
    • He deceived Adam and Eve by twisting God's word
    • Satan's whispers lead to regret and sin
  2. II. Jesus' Victory Over Satan
    • Jesus resisted Satan's temptations in the wilderness
    • He remained faithful and without sin
    • Jesus' triumph shows the power of God's word and obedience
  3. III. Our Dependence on Christ to Overcome
    • We cannot overcome Satan by ourselves
    • Jesus gives us His spirit, soul, and body to live in us
    • Without Christ, we are vulnerable to Satan's attacks
  4. IV. Renewing the Mind Through God's Word
    • Our minds are corrupted but can be renewed by Christ's mind
    • Reading and meditating on the Bible transforms us
    • Spiritual transformation leads to victory over worldly temptations

Key Quotes

“The whole world, John the Beloved says, it lies under the sway, under the influence, under the control of Satan.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“Without me you cannot do anything.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel

Application Points

  • Do not listen to or act on Satan's deceptive whispers; instead, seek God's guidance in every decision.
  • Rely on Jesus Christ's strength and presence to overcome temptation rather than trusting in your own ability.
  • Immerse yourself daily in the Bible to renew your mind and transform your life according to God's will.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the wicked one according to the sermon?
The wicked one is Satan, who rules over the world and spreads evil and deception.
How did Satan deceive Adam and Eve?
Satan twisted God's command by lying about the consequences of eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
What was Jesus' response to Satan's temptations?
Jesus resisted all temptations by quoting Scripture and remaining obedient to God.
Can believers overcome Satan on their own?
No, believers need Jesus' presence and the indwelling of His Spirit to overcome Satan.
How can we renew our minds to resist temptation?
By reading, meditating on, and living according to the Word of God, which transforms our thoughts and actions.

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