1Peter 5:8 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

◦ The roar is to bring fear or immobilize

◦ The enemy wants to bring fear

◦ Timothy- doesn’t give us a spirit of fear but of love and sound mind.

✓ ROARING LION! Fear does something to the body! It can shut you down. Take a toll on your body!

✓ Living under constant fear can affect your physical health and weaken your immune system. Affects your digestive tract and does damage to your cardiovascular system.

◦ Affects of fear does something that the doctor cannot detect!

✓ Fight vs Flight: the enemy is roaring because he wants you to flight and NOT fight!

◦ Fear also takes a toll on your MIND.

◦ Amygdala hijack- thoughts or emotions of fear become so overwhelming that you lose control.

◦ What do you do when the enemy overwhelms you and takes over your life?

◦ Kennywood - Jack Rabbit example. Click click click…almost ready to lose control.

◦ What do you do when your mind gets hijacked and you feel as if you’re going to lose control?

◦ Luke 4:9. 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

✓ THE ENEMY WILL PUT THAT THOUGHT INTO YOUR MIND!

✓ *****Luke 4:10 10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

✓ *****Philippians 4:8-9. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

◦ IT IS WRITTEN!!!!

◦ WE HAVE A PURPOSE!!!!

◦ God made a way when there was no way…and…HE WILL DO IT AGAIN!!!!

◦ When the enemy begins to roar, the enemy wants Flight Not Fight!

◦ We wrestle not against flesh and blood but principalities and strongholds.

◦ Come to help somebody GET THERE FIGHT BACK!

✓ Nehemiah 4:20 20 In what place, therefore, ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

◦ When you hear the TRUMPET, Rush to where ever it is sounding!

◦ There has to be a NOISE coming from the church! When you hear the noise…THEN OUR GOD WILL FIGHT FOR US!

◦ Lion King example! Simba tries to roar and then the KING comes from behind with a roar! You will get your fight back!

◦ Micah 7:8 8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

◦ I’ll praise HIM and glorify HIM right NOW!