We're in a fight and the battle is over you — the devil is a real, hell-bent enemy, but Jesus already won the war.
There's a spiritual battle raging every second of every life, and God and the devil both take it seriously — even when we don't. But Pastor Pat shows that Jesus has already won the war on the cross, so believers who trust Him fight from a place of victory, not defeat.
“we're in a fight and the battle is over you”
— Pastor Pat McCalla
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Point 1 of 6
We're in a fight and the battle is over you — a real spiritual war rages beneath the surface of history.
Pastor Pat opens with the story of watching veterans react to the opening battle scene of Saving Private Ryan, and notes that in over 5,000 years of human history there have been only 292 years of peace. He contrasts that with a spiritual battle that never stops, and quotes Sun Tzu's principle that to defeat an enemy you must first know him.
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Point 2 of 6
The devil is a real enemy with real influence — an angel who made a devil out of himself.
Working through Matthew 4, Isaiah 14, and Revelation 12, Pastor Pat traces the devil from a beautiful, undefiled angel called the morning star who said 'I will' five times, was thrown out of heaven for pride, and took a third of the angels with him. He notes the devil is not the ultimate ruler — Jesus is — but does have real influence over the kingdoms, governments, and systems of this world.
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Point 3 of 6
The devil hates us not because of who we are, but because of whose we are.
Because humanity is made in God's image, the pinnacle of His creation, the devil — who couldn't get to God — goes after God's children instead, just as gangs and the mob go after someone's kids to hurt them.
“Our enemy, the devil, does not hate us because of who we are, but because of whose we are”
— Pastor Pat McCalla
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Point 4 of 6
His battle plan is simple: steal, kill, and destroy — the fight didn't end when we became Christians.
From John 10:10, Pastor Pat shows Jesus contrasting the thief's purpose with His own purpose to give a rich, full life. He warns that giving your life to Jesus doesn't end the battle — the devil is still hell-bent on keeping believers weak and ineffective, quoting Ephesians 6:12 in The Message to stress this is a fight to the finish, not an afternoon contest.
“our enemy does not control us by fangs in the flesh, but by lies in the heart and mind”
— Pastor Pat McCalla
A story from life
Pastor Pat shares news from the past week about a pastor whose wife died by suicide and a business leader coming undone from childhood trauma
A story from life
Story of a teenage girl at youth camp who had suffered abuse and addiction and ran forward cursing the devil during an altar call
A story from life
Pastor Pat's own pivot moment in early high school, going room to room declaring hatred for the devil over what was happening to his family
Illustration
A news article about a father who chased an intruder from his home, not yet knowing the man had abused his daughter — illustrating how knowing what you are fighting for changes how you fight
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Point 5 of 6
He fights the same way every time: he isolates, instigates, and annihilates.
Pastor Pat says the devil controls people not with fangs in the flesh but with lies in the heart and mind, pointing to John 8 (the devil's native language is lying), 2 Corinthians 10:5, and Romans 12:2. He walks through Genesis 3 to show the pattern: the serpent isolates Eve from Adam, questions God's word and character, and then the annihilation follows when she eats the fruit.
“He isolates, he instigates and then he annihilates”
— Pastor Pat McCalla
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Point 6 of 6
Satan means 'the accuser,' but Jesus is the Creator, Savior, Redeemer, and Advocate who has already won.
Pastor Pat explains that 'Hasatan' is Hebrew for 'the accuser,' a description rather than a name, and contrasts it line by line with who Jesus is. He points to Jesus' final words on the cross, 'It is finished,' as proof the war is already won, so believers fight from victory, not defeat.
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“Quit messing around and go all in”
— Pastor Pat McCalla
“That you and I, if you put your faith and trust in Jesus, we're not fighting this battle out of a place of defeat, We're fighting this battle out of a place of victory”
— Pastor Pat McCalla
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Take it into your week
Quit messing around with Jesus and go all in, because this battle is real.
Application
Take the spiritual battle seriously
Stop treating this like an afternoon contest or shadow boxing; recognize it as a life-and-death, heaven-and-hell fight for your soul, your family, and your community.
Know your enemy and his tactics
Learn how the devil isolates, instigates, and annihilates so you can recognize his lies in your heart and mind rather than being caught off guard.
Memorize and speak John 10:10
Put the verse to memory and quote it — sometimes to yourself, sometimes directly to the devil and his demonic realm — as a weapon in the fight.
Go all in with Jesus
Quit dabbling with faith on the sidelines; fully commit, remembering that because of what Jesus did on the cross you fight from victory, not defeat.
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