To Be a Christian is to be Attacked by the Enemy

Coming July 2021

Christians have an enemy who is always looking for ways to trip us up. This enemy is the originator of everything evil, everything anti-God, and everything wrong with the world today. Gratefully, Jesus is not only more powerful than the devil, Jesus also gives each of us defenses and weapons to thwart our enemy. But what are these defenses and how do we use them?

In this five-session video Bible study, bestselling author and pastor Jim Cymbala helps us recognize we are in a spiritual war, understand the enemy’s plots against us, and develop practical strategies for fighting back. He teaches that as believers in Christ, we have been given everything we need to stand strong and take the fight to the enemy. As we do, we will recognize—in the words of the apostle Paul—that God “gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Drawing on his trademark blend of Bible-based wisdom and practical application, Pastor Cymbala will help you put on the full armor of God so you can take a stand “against the devil’s schemes.”

The study guide includes:

• Individual access to five streaming video sessions

• Video notes, discussion questions, and personal study between sessions

• Leader’s Guide

Sessions and video run times:

1. Know Your Enemy (18:00)

(Watch the full session here: https://youtu.be/1JOcknJcwgo)

2. Overcoming the Attack on Your Faith (16:30)

3. Resisting the Attack on Love (18:30)

4. Pressing Through the Attack on Your Calling (19:30)

5. Fighting Through the Attack on Prayer (20:00)

Spiritual Warfare is Real: How the Power of Jesus Defeats the Attacks of Our Enemy

Jim Cymbala has been the pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle for more than thirty-five years. The bestselling author of Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, he lives in New York City with his wife, Carol Cymbala, who directs the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.