Jesus is Enough (Colossians 2)

Colossians 2:8-13 Alive in Christ

Spiritual warfare is a battle over the sufficiency of Christ.

1) The battle of spiritual warfare is over truth.

The enemy wants us to believe lies about God. (Genesis 3 “Did God really say…?”)

The Bible is our source of Truth.

“Worldly powers” are religious systems and/or demonic influence.

Question Where do I run to when life is hard? Anywhere but Jesus?

2) Jesus is supreme and sufficient.

The devil is real and powerful. But not ultimate.

Through the cross and resurrection, Jesus defeated the Accuser.

Colossians 1:16-17 “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

In Christ, we have the full Holy Spirit.

The enemy wins by distracting us from all-sufficient Jesus.

Question If I believed in my completeness in Christ, what would change right now?

3) Jesus disarms the powers through the cross.

He nailed every failure to the cross. The case is closed.

Satan accuses with our pasts. Spiritual warfare is responding with the cross.