Sermon: The real enemy is the system that kept you loyal to failure

By Abioye Tosin Lawrence

Date: May 20, 2025

Text: Jeremiah 6:14 – “They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.”

Introduction:

There was a time I blamed everything on spiritual warfare. Closed doors? Attack. Betrayal? Attack. Delay? Attack. But then I woke up and saw the truth: the real enemy is not always spiritual, it’s the system that kept me loyal to failure.

Point 1: Loyalty to a Lie
They trained us to endure, not to escape. To suffer in silence and call it spiritual growth. They said, “Wait on the Lord,” while they fed on our ignorance. But God never called you to be loyal to dysfunction. The Empire thrives when you confuse bondage with obedience.

Point 2: Prophets of Excuses

This Empire doesn’t need devils, it has departments:

Delay Division (led by incompetent leaders),

Manipulation Ministry (headed by charismatic frauds), and

Guilt and Gaslight Unit (where they call rebellion against oppression ‘pride’).
They preach survival, not transformation.

Point 3: Deliverance or Discernment?

Some of you don’t need deliverance oil, you need clarity. You’re fasting for freedom while attending the very meetings that enslave you.

Discernment is the new deliverance. When you see through the system, you’re halfway out.

Conclusion:

Loyalty Has a Limit
Jesus called disciples, not dependents. Don’t stay in broken places just because you fear being misunderstood. The exit is not rebellion, it’s redemption.

Final Word:

The real enemy is the system that kept you loyal to failure.
Break the loyalty. Walk free. Thank me later.