Teaching Series: Spiritual Warfare

Spiritual Warfare in the Psalms

A 10-lesson Bible Teaching Series

🌿 Series Overview

The Psalms are not just poetry- they are weapons, strategies, and
survival manuals for the believer under attack. The series explores
how David and other psalmists fought spiritual battles through prayer,
worship, lament, declaration, and trust.

Each lesson includes:

Key Psalm(s)
Warfare Focus
Teaching Points
Reflection Questions
A Warfare Practice for the Week

Lesson 1: The Battlefield of the Soul

Psalm 3
Warfare Focus: Recognizing spiritual attack and responding with
confidence in God.

David names the enemies without fear.
Spiritual warfare begins with awareness, not denial.
God is the lifter of the head, restoring identity and courage

Warfare Practice: Write your own “Psalm 3,” naming the battle and
declaring God’s protection.

Lesson 2 – Worship as Warfare

Psalm 27
Warfare Focus: Worship dismantles fear and restores spiritual sight.

Teaching Points

“The Lord is my light” is a declaration, not a whisper.
Worship shifts the atmosphere and the heart.
Seeking God’s face is a strategy, not a suggestion.

Warfare Practice: Create a personal worship playlist for spiritual battles.

Lesson 3 – When the Enemy Feels Too Strong

Psalm 18
Warfare Practice: God as Deliverer, Warrior, and Rescuer.

Teaching Points

God fights for His people
David’s imagery reveals God’s violent love in opposition to darkness.
Victory is not symbolic- it is literal.

Warfare Practice: List past victories and pray them aloud as testimony.

Lesson 4 – The Power of Lament

Psalm 13
Warfare Focus: Lament is a weapon, not a weakness.

Teaching Points

Honest lament breaks spiritual numbness.
Lament leads to trust.
God meets us in the “How long O Lord?”

Warfare Practice: Write a lament prayer using David’s pattern.

Lesson 5 – God as Refuge and Fortress

Psalm 91
Warfare Focus: Dwelling in God’s presence as protection

Teaching Points

Spiritual warfare is won by abiding, not striving.
Angels are assigned to protect.
The secret place is a shield.

Warfare Practice: Create a “Secret Place Routine” for daily covering

Lesson 6 –Breaking the Spirit of Fear

Psalm 56
Warfare Focus: Trust as a weapon against fear.

Teaching Points

Fear is a spiritual attack on identity.
“What can flesh do to me?”
reframes the battle.
God collects tears -nothing is wasted.

Warfare Practice: Speak Psalm 56:3-4 aloud morning and night.

Lesson 7 – Warfare Through Praise

Psalm 149
Warfare Focus: Praise executes judgment on the enemy.

Teaching Points

Praise is not passive – it binds kings in chains.
High praise + two-edged sword = spiritual authority.
Joy is a weapon.

Warfare Practice: 10 minutes of intentional warfare praise.

Lesson 8 – When Betrayal Becomes a Battlefield

Psalm 55
Warfare Focus: Healing and protection from relational warfare

Teaching Points

Betrayal is a spiritual wound.
David teaches us to cast
burdens, not carry them.
God sustains the righteous in
relational storms.

Warfare Practice: Release one burden to God in prayer.

Lesson 9 – Standing Firm in the Day of Trouble

Psalm 46
Warfare Focus: Stability when the world shakes.

Teaching Points
God is a present help, not a distant one.
“Be still” is a command to stop spiraling.
God’s sovereignty ends the enemy’s noise.

Warfare Practice: Practice 5 minutes of stillness before God.

Lesson 10 – Victory Belongs to God

Psalm 20
Warfare Focus: Declaring victory before the battle ends.

Teaching Points

Trust in God’s name, not human strength.
God answers from His holy heaven.
The righteous rise and stand upright.

Warfare Practice: Write a victory declaration for your current battle.

Closing Prayer: Psalm 20

Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for the promise of Psalm 20.
You are the God who answers in the day of trouble, the God who
Remembers every offering of faith, and the God who sends help from
Your holy sanctuary. Today, I place every battle, every need, and every
desire before you.

Strengthen my heart where it feels weak. Establish my steps where they
feel uncertain. Let Your Name- not my strength, not my plans, not my
resources-be my confidence and my covering.

Lord, fulfill Your purpose in my life. Grant the desires that align with Your
will. Make my petitions strong before You. As I stand in faith, let me rise and
stand upright, knowing that victory belongs to You alone.

I declare that some trust in chariots and some in horses, but I will trust in
the name of the Lord my God. Lift me, sustain me, and let Your victory
be seen in my life.

Amen

Debra Stith, GraceVoiceMedia.com