Unseating Principalities
Senior Lead Pastor Landon Schott
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Matthew 8:5-10, Matthew 8:13
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5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
6 “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
7 “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
6 “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
7 “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
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You fight spiritual warfare by lifting up Jesus — the highest authority!
Spiritual Warfare | Unseating Principalities
This is a year of Encounters & Visitations!
You choose your daily encounter, God chooses your Holy Visitations.
Spiritual warfare is the spiritual war over who rules the will of man.
Warning: The enemy always comes to steal what God just did!
John 10:10
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10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
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Personally coming against demonic forces is unwise or dangerous spiritual warfare.
Acts 19:13-16
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13 Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15 Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15 Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
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Greek: ὀνομάζω (onomazō) = To name, to call by name; to invoke by identifying with the character and authority of the one named.
3 Strategies of Wise Spiritual Warfare
1. Fight with the Word of God (Bible)
1. Fight with the Word of God (Bible)
Matthew 4:1-4
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1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
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3 Strategies of Wise Spiritual Warfare
1. Fight with the Word of God (Bible)
2. Fight with worship
1. Fight with the Word of God (Bible)
2. Fight with worship
1 Samuel 16:23
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23 And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
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Warning: Your worship must be at the level of your warfare!
3 Strategies of Wise Spiritual Warfare
1. Fight with the Word of God (Bible)
2. Fight with worship
3. Ask the Lord to fight for you
1. Fight with the Word of God (Bible)
2. Fight with worship
3. Ask the Lord to fight for you
Jude 1:9
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9 But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
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Asking God to win the battle for us is the wisest way to engage in spiritual warfare.
Ephesians 6:12
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12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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Greek: ἀρχή (archē) = Rule, ruler, first in rank or authority.
Demons are evil spirits that oppose the will of God and seek to destroy people through deception, bondage, and rebellion.
Principalities are high-ranking demonic spirits that influence regions, cultures, governments, and people groups against the will of God.
Principalities Simplified: High-ranking demonic beings.
Daniel 10:13
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13 However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
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Daniel 10:20
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20 “Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
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Principalities Over Fort Worth
1. East Side: Competition
1. East Side: Competition
Genesis 6:3
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3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
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Warning: Watch out for spiritual predators — wolves!
Acts 20:29-30
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29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
30 Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
30 Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
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Principalities Over Fort Worth
1. East Side: Competition
2. West Side: Greed
1. East Side: Competition
2. West Side: Greed
Greed is the selfish desire for more.
1 John 2:15-17
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15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
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Principalities Over Fort Worth
1. East Side: Competition
2. West Side: Greed
3. South Side: Lust
1. East Side: Competition
2. West Side: Greed
3. South Side: Lust
Lust is the ungodly desire that refuses God’s boundaries.
Romans 1:24-26
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24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
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Greek: πάθος (pathos) = Raw, strong feelings or emotions that are not guided by God; consuming lust or passion.
Principalities Over Fort Worth
1. East Side: Competition
2. West Side: Greed
3. South Side: Lust
4. North Side: Rebellion
1. East Side: Competition
2. West Side: Greed
3. South Side: Lust
4. North Side: Rebellion
Rebellion Definition: Defying God’s authority and refusing to obey (submit to) Him.
Rebellion is when you know what God wants you to do and you still disobey Him!
Simple Definition: Rebellion is saying ‘no’ to God!
1 Samuel 15:23
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23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
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Practical Advice: Ask the Lord what the principalities are over your city.
Principalities Over America
1. Molech: Abortion and murder
1. Molech: Abortion and murder
Molech is the principality of murder and child sacrifice.
Leviticus 20:2
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2 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
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Jeremiah 7:31
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31 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.
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Abortion is modern-day child sacrifice!
Exodus 1:13-17
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13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
14 and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
16 “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
14 and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
16 “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
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Matthew 2:16
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16 When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
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Matthew 18:6
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6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
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Proverbs 6:16-17
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16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
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Luke 1:44
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44 For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
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Greek: βρέφος (brephos) = An unborn or newborn child; infant, babe, child in arms.
Luke 2:16
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16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
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Jeremiah 1:5
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5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
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Caution: If it doesn’t make sense, it’s spiritual!
Principalities Over America
1. Molech: Abortion and murder
2. Ishtar/Jezebel Spirit: Perverted sexuality
1. Molech: Abortion and murder
2. Ishtar/Jezebel Spirit: Perverted sexuality
Ishtar is the principality of perverted sexuality.
Greek: πόρνη (pornē) = A prostitute; figuratively, an idolatrous community.
It’s not a cultural war — it’s a spiritual war!
Principalities Over America
1. Molech: Abortion and murder
2. Ishtar/Jezebel Spirit: Perverted sexuality
3. Mammon: Greed
1. Molech: Abortion and murder
2. Ishtar/Jezebel Spirit: Perverted sexuality
3. Mammon: Greed
Mammon is the principality of greed.
Matthew 6:24
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24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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Mammon is the spirit that rests on money.
Revelation 13:16-17
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16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
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2 Corinthians 2:11
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11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
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You discern principalities by prayerfully identifying consistent demonic agendas.
Ephesians 1:20-21
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20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
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Ephesians 1:21
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21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
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Colossians 2:10
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10 And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
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Jesus is the highest authority over all principalities!
Unseating = Removing from power.
Colossians 2:15
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15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
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Unseating principalities is lifting up Jesus, the highest authority, over every demonic force!
Practical Advice: Pray and lift up the biblical response.
Unseating Fort Worth Principalities
- Competition (east side) | We lift up unity
- Greed (west side) | We lift up generosity
- Lust (south side) | We lift up righteousness
- Rebellion (north side) = We lift up fear of the Lord & submission
- Competition (east side) | We lift up unity
- Greed (west side) | We lift up generosity
- Lust (south side) | We lift up righteousness
- Rebellion (north side) = We lift up fear of the Lord & submission
Practical Advice: When you are feeling attacked, lift up the highest power.
3 Practical Ways to Unseat Principalities
1. You pray it
- Pray and lift up the biblical response
1. You pray it
- Pray and lift up the biblical response
Molech: We lift up life and the blood of Jesus
Ishtar (Jezebel Spirit): We lift up righteousness, holiness and purity
Mammon: We lift up generosity
Ishtar (Jezebel Spirit): We lift up righteousness, holiness and purity
Mammon: We lift up generosity
3 Practical Ways to Unseat Principalities
1. You pray it
- Pray and lift up the biblical response
2. You live it
- Live out the opposite biblical response/action
1. You pray it
- Pray and lift up the biblical response
2. You live it
- Live out the opposite biblical response/action
Molech:
- Take communion regularly
- Attend Citizen for Life marches
- Vote for pro life politicians
- Support adoption initiatives
Ishtar (Jezebel Spirit):
- Support the Justice Residence
- Vote for pro family politicians
- Refuse the games of gender ideology and preferred pronouns in the workplace
Mammon:
- Tithe, support Kingdom advancing initiates
- Live a generous life
- Actively resist selfishness
- Take communion regularly
- Attend Citizen for Life marches
- Vote for pro life politicians
- Support adoption initiatives
Ishtar (Jezebel Spirit):
- Support the Justice Residence
- Vote for pro family politicians
- Refuse the games of gender ideology and preferred pronouns in the workplace
Mammon:
- Tithe, support Kingdom advancing initiates
- Live a generous life
- Actively resist selfishness
3 Practical Ways to Unseat Principalities
1. You pray it
- Pray and lift up the biblical response
2. You live it
- Live out the opposite biblical response/action
3. You resist it
- You can’t unseat publicly what you entertain privately
- Resist the spirit and the actions/temptations behind it
1. You pray it
- Pray and lift up the biblical response
2. You live it
- Live out the opposite biblical response/action
3. You resist it
- You can’t unseat publicly what you entertain privately
- Resist the spirit and the actions/temptations behind it
James 4:7
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7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Molech:
- Refuse death
- Refuse to normalize the killing of the innocent
- Refuse to call a baby a clump of cells
- Refuse to call abortion healthcare
- Refuse to treat an unplanned pregnancy like an unwanted life
- Refuse to stay silent when innocent children are being harmed
- Refuse to financially support organizations that profit from abortion
- Refuse death
- Refuse to normalize the killing of the innocent
- Refuse to call a baby a clump of cells
- Refuse to call abortion healthcare
- Refuse to treat an unplanned pregnancy like an unwanted life
- Refuse to stay silent when innocent children are being harmed
- Refuse to financially support organizations that profit from abortion
Ishtar (Jezebel Spirit):
- Refuse to let culture define sexuality instead of God
- Refuse pornography in your life and home
- Refuse sexual entertainment that normalizes what God calls sin
- Refuse to celebrate what scripture calls sexual immorality
- Refuse to compromise sexual purity because “everybody does it”
- Refuse the lie that telling the truth is hate speech
- Refuse sexual perversion
- Refuse to let culture define sexuality instead of God
- Refuse pornography in your life and home
- Refuse sexual entertainment that normalizes what God calls sin
- Refuse to celebrate what scripture calls sexual immorality
- Refuse to compromise sexual purity because “everybody does it”
- Refuse the lie that telling the truth is hate speech
- Refuse sexual perversion
Mammon:
- Refuse to let money determine your obedience to God
- Refuse to make every major decision based on the fear of money
- Refuse to go into debt just to look successful
- Refuse to measure your life by what you own
- Refuse to trust money for what you should be trusting God for
- Refuse to let money determine your obedience to God
- Refuse to make every major decision based on the fear of money
- Refuse to go into debt just to look successful
- Refuse to measure your life by what you own
- Refuse to trust money for what you should be trusting God for
Matthew 8:8-9
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8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
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Greek: ἐξουσία (exousia) = Authority, right, jurisdiction; the power to act.
Ephesians 1:20-21
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20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
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Matthew 28:18
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18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
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Matthew 8:10
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10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
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Matthew 8:13
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13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
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You fight spiritual warfare by lifting up Jesus — the highest authority!
