Pastor Stephen A. Green | Winning the Battle Within | September 13, 2026

Main message: The sermon teaches that "winning the battle within" means overcoming internal spiritual and mental strongholds by reclaiming your identity in Christ through truth, renewed thinking, changed perspective, and praise as spiritual warfare. The preacher uses the healing of the demon-possessed man in Luke 8 to show how recognizing Jesus, naming the enemy, and testifying to transformation bring freedom.

Key points:

• Replace the enemy's lies with God's truth about your identity (replacement principle).
• Rewire your mind by renewing thoughts with Scripture, prayer, and declarations (rewire principle).
• Reframe how you perceive trials—how you see things determines how you confront them (reframe principle).
• Rejoice and worship as a weapon: praise shifts your brain from fear to peace and drives out demonic oppression (rejoice principle).
• Know who you’re fighting (the spirits, often multiple) and use the name of Jesus and testimony to repel them; don’t be defined by your season—be a living testimony where you are sent to stay and tell.

Scriptures mentioned: Luke 8:26-39, Proverbs 23:7, Proverbs 22:6, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 30:5