Gabe Taviano

Satan creates friendships

Luke 23:12 (ESV)
And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

Waiting on God renews your strength

Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Moses told people to stand still and wait

Exodus 14:13-14 (ESV)
And Moses said to the people, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.

Be still and know that He is God

Psalm 46:10 (ESV)
"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"

Be still before the Lord

Psalm 37:7 (ESV)
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

God is always at work

John 5:17 (NIV)
In his defense Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working."

Danger of people speaking well of you

Luke 6:26 (ESV)
"Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

We are to battle in the spiritual realm

Ephesians 6:12 (ESV)
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

The devil is the accuser

Revelation 12:10 (ESV)
And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.

The devil moves Christians to cause issues

James 3:14-16 (ESV)
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

We will face trials, but Christ has overcome

John 16:33 (ESV)
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."

Power of the name of Jesus on earth

Philippians 2:9-10 (ESV)
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,

Jesus gives power over the enemy

Luke 10:19 (ESV)
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

Jesus talks about healing and tongues

Mark 16:17-18 (ESV)
And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

Trouble when joining with idols

Hosea 4:17 (ESV)
Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone.

Sinning deliberately after salvation is trouble

Hebrews 10:26 (ESV)
For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

We can be set free while in the Word

John 8:31-32 (ESV)
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,

We have free will to obey God or the devil

Romans 6:16 (ESV)
Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

Pride comes before a fall

Proverbs 16:18 (ESV)
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

To be in peace, keep your mind on Him

Isaiah 26:3 (ESV)
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Devil left Jesus only for a season

Luke 4:13 (ESV)
And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Don't give the devil one thought

Ephesians 4:27 (ESV)
and give no opportunity to the devil.

Great is He that is in you

1 John 4:4 (ESV)
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

We become one Spirit with the Lord

1 Corinthians 6:17 (ESV)
But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

Our Spirit is a new creation as a Christian

2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.