Duane Sheriff Ministries - Messages

"True spiritual warfare is praying and watching for things that harm the saints."In Episode 15 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff concludes the series by revealing the power of prayer in spiritual warfare. After describing the armor of God, Paul immediately instructs believers to pray always, remain watchful, persevere, and make supplication for all the saints. Spiritual warfare is not fought by attacking people, but by standing together, praying for one another, and using the Word of God against the powers of darkness.Discover how praying for our families...

"When we speak God's Word, it is a sword in the spirit world."In Episode 14 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff focuses on the final piece of the armor of God - the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Spiritual warfare cannot be fought with natural strength or human wisdom. God has equipped believers with spiritual weapons, and His Word becomes a powerful weapon when it is placed in our hearts and spoken from our mouths.The sword of the Spirit is not simply quoting...

What if the greatest battlefield in our spiritual lives is right inside our own minds?In Episode 13 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff focuses on the fifth piece of God's armor - the helmet of salvation. The enemy's attacks are not always dramatic or obvious. Often, the battle is a subtle and persistent war fought through the thoughts we choose to entertain. Fear, worry, unbelief, and discouragement can take root when wrong thoughts are allowed to dominate, but believers are called to take every thought captive and bring it into obedience to Christ.<...

What is a spiritual battle, and how do we know we're fighting it the right way? In Episode 12 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff focuses on the fourth piece of God’s armor, the shield of faith. The armor described in Ephesians 6 is not simply equipment we put on before the battle begins. Putting it on and walking it out by faith is the battle itself.Truth comes first because faith cannot exist without it. We cannot believe God for what we do not know. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God, and we...

What does the gospel of peace have to do with spiritual warfare?In Episode 11 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff teaches on spiritual warfare by focusing on the third piece of armor described in Ephesians 6. Believers are to have their feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. This peace is very different from the counterfeit peace the world offers. It does not mean avoiding conflict, ignoring evil, or compromising truth to keep the peace.The gospel of peace is the good news that God has made p...

The single greatest weapon we have against the enemy in this spiritual battle is simply knowing who we are before God.Satan comes against us with guilt, shame, and condemnation, whispering that our failures have disqualified us. But Romans 5:17 declares that those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life through Jesus Christ. Righteousness is not something that is earned or maintained through perfect behavior. It is a gift of righteousness through Jesus, received by faith.In Episode 10 of "The Good Fight,"...

The most powerful weapon available to us in spiritual warfare is one we already possess. In Episode 9 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff exposes the spiritual conflict between truth and lies. Satan traffics in darkness, deception, and fraud, using lies to ensnare people and lead them further into bondage. But the truth of God's Word has the power to break deception, expose darkness, and set people free.The enemy can only promote a lie by suppressing the truth. When believers remain silent, self-censor, or refuse to speak because they fear rejection, persecution, or being...

You already have access to the single most powerful spiritual weapon available. In Episode 8 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff reveals why truth is the first piece of God's armor and the foundation that connects every other spiritual weapon. The battle believers face ultimately comes down to truth against lies. God works through truth, while Satan's primary weapon is deception. We must believe a lie before we can become ensnared by it.The fight of faith is the daily decision to believe God, trust His Word, and make it our final authority rather than...

We are not victims struggling to become victors. We are already victors, declared winners in Christ. The enemy's strategy is to deceive us into forgetting who we are.In Episode 7 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff teaches why the Armor of God is essential for every believer who wants to stand firm against the enemy's schemes. Spiritual warfare is not fought through human strength, emotion, or self-effort. It is fought in the Lord's might with the spiritual weapons God has already provided.Through Paul's description of a Roman soldier's...

Delay does not mean denial. When an answer to prayer does not come as quickly as we hoped, it's easy to become discouraged, question God's willingness, or wonder if our prayers are heard.In Part 3 of "Prayer - Drawing Near to God," Duane Sheriff teaches the importance of persistence in prayer. Through Jesus' parables of the persistent friend and the persistent widow, he explains that God is not reluctant or unwilling to answer His children. Instead, believers are called to keep asking, keep seeking, and keep knocking without giving up or losing heart.<...

What does it mean to be clothed in the armor of light? The light of God's armor doesn't just expose the darkness - it expels it. In Episode 6 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff teaches one of the most vivid and practical pictures of spiritual warfare found in Scripture from Romans 13. Spiritual warfare is not fought through human strength, anger, or carnal weapons. It begins by casting off the works of darkness, putting on the Lord Jesus Christ, and learning to walk after the Spirit rather than the flesh. Our good works, integrity, love...

How can evil still prevail when Jesus stripped the devil, defeated the devil, and absolutely destroyed his power over us? Satan cannot devour believers unless they submit to him, and that submission often happens subtly through our thoughts and beliefs. When we exalt a philosophy, argument, or tradition above the Word of God, we are giving the enemy building materials for a stronghold.In Episode 5 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff reveals how strongholds are formed in the mind and how they can be torn down through the spiritual weapons God has provided. The...

What if one of the greatest obstacles to spiritual victory is fighting the wrong enemy? We waste our energy fighting the people around us, our circumstances, and even God, while the real battle remains hidden.In Episode 4 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff reveals that believers must identify the correct enemy, engage in the right battle, and use the spiritual weapons God has provided. Many Christians are losing unnecessary ground because they are unaware of the conflict, fighting against flesh and blood, or still living as though God is their adversary. God is not...

What if the greatest battle we face every day is one most of us never recognize we are in? "You entered a battlefield when you became born again." The Christian life is an ongoing spiritual conflict that requires us to understand our enemy, our weapons, our authority, and our source of strength.In Episode 3 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff teaches that the fight is real, but so is the victory already declared over us through faith in Jesus Christ. Believers must first submit to God and then actively resist the devil, steadfast in...

There is a battle being fought all around us, and whether we realize it or not, every one of us is in the middle of it. If you are a believer, you are under constant assault from the forces of darkness. In Episode 1 of "The Good Fight", Duane Sheriff explains why tribulation, persecution, and hardship often arise when believers choose to live under the rule and reign of Jesus.Tribulation and hardship are not random. They are a direct result of the kingdom of God living inside of us. In Acts 14, the Apostle Paul...

Prayer is not a religious obligation. It is about aligning our hearts with God's will. James 4:8 promises that when we come closer to God, He comes closer to us.In Part 2 of "Prayer - Drawing Near to God,” Duane Sheriff explores Jesus' model for prayer found in the Lord's Prayer. This "four-by-four" pattern starts with a vertical focus on God, His name, His Kingdom, and His will, then turns to our needs, forgiveness, temptation, and deliverance.To pray effectively, we need to know who God is and who we ar...

“There is a battle raging whether you engage or not.” In Episode 1 of "The Good Fight," Duane Sheriff introduces the reality of spiritual warfare and explains why the Christian life was never meant to be passive. Many believers are ill-equipped, unprepared, or even unaware of the battles raging against their families, churches, and faith.Spiritual warfare is real, but our authority in Christ is greater. Most believers will either overestimate the devil and become demon-focused or underestimate the enemy and become needless casualties. Our battle is not against God, flesh and blood, or one anot...

What if eternal life isn't about how long we live—but about knowing God intimately? In episode 15 of "Jesus – Our Hero Husband", Duane Sheriff teaches that Jesus defined eternal life not by its duration, but by its relationship: "that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." The biblical word "know" is used throughout Scripture to describe the intimate union between a husband and wife. Just as Adam knew Eve and they became one flesh, believers are invited into a covenant relationship with Christ that goes far beyond religion and into genuine inti...

What if the first marriage in human history was God's blueprint for our relationship with Jesus? Hidden within the creation of Adam and Eve is the "great mystery" Paul reveals in Ephesians 5—a prophetic picture of Christ and His Church.In episode 14 of "Jesus – Our Hero Husband", Duane Sheriff explores the book of Genesis to show how Eve's creation foreshadowed our covenant relationship with Christ. Woman was within Adam before God formed her and brought her to him, paralleling how believers were in Christ at the cross, brought forth through His sacrifice, transformed into His...

Did you know that the first marriage in the Bible between Adam and Eve is a type and a shadow of the marriage relationship we, the Church, have today with Jesus? In Ephesians 5:32, Paul declares that the marriage covenant is "a great mystery" that ultimately points to Christ and His Church.In episode 13 of "Jesus - Our Hero Husband", Duane Sheriff explores how the first marriage in Genesis was a prophetic picture of our covenant relationship with Jesus. Just as God brought Eve out of Adam's side and united her back to him as...