08DELTRCD-4A & 4B - Chris Simpson - DELIVERANCE FROM RELIGIOUS SPIRITS - DONATION $6.00 - Luke 4 tells of Jesus first sermon; at the end they wanted to kill Him. Sometimes people who really get into deliverance end up weird or religious. The only protection is to be in humble fellowship with brothers and sisters who accept correction and accountability. One of the devil's major attacks is pride; pride is the greatest thief of the anointing. Matt 23:1-12. Chris says "Jesus is the foot stomper; I am just going to step on toes". Paul's thorn in the flesh was to keep him from getting full of himself. To be a leader, you need to be a servant. Let each esteem others better than themselves. The religious spirit is so predominate today. Vs. 11 - true spiritual humility. Isa 65:2 - what God thinks of people with religious spirits. Matt 4 shows us evidences of religious spirits: vs. 2- tend to be judgmental - living by right and wrong and should be living in Jesus, vs.10 - they are exclusive. Religious spirits tend to be drawn to religious spirits. God has called us to be community. Christianity is meant to be 7 days a week. Vs. 32, 33 - religious spirits are full of unbelief. Four symptoms of religious spirits; find it difficult to quickly forgive people, quick to judge and slow to apply the same to themselves, tend to blame others far more than to take responsibility themselves and they often feel judged by others. Chris gives us examples of how religious spirits work in Luke 7:36-41 with key points. Jesus plus anything is demonic. Chris shares his personal Isaiah 6 experience and now he walks in the fear of the Lord. Judgmentalism towards someone is judgmentalism towards Jesus. Mark 14:3 - from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Rom 14:10 is a picture of Paul's freedom. The more grace the less legalism. Mercy comes as you repent - grace you cannot earn. Chris closes with prayer to break legalism.