Battle Cry

What is your Battle cry?

Famous Battle cry’s in movies

"Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory... lasts forever." - The Replacements

My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.- The Princess Bride

They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!" - Braveheart

Today we celebrate our Independence Day!" - Independence Day

Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!" - Friday Night Lights

2 Chronicles 20

Tell the story

What do you do when you’re attacked?

Seek God 2 Chronicles 20:3-4, ESV

Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah assembled to seek help from the Lord; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.

Set his face

Fast and Pray (when we do this we are to Honor God not control Him-Santa Claus)

Remember who your seeking

2 chronicles 20:6 (esv)

“O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.

Remember His Faithfulness

2 Chronicles 20:7-8 (esv)7 Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? 8 And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying,

Remember His Word

2 Chronicles 20:9 (esv) 9 ‘If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before you—for your name is in this house—and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.

Ask others to seek God

Discover and sing your Battle Cry

2 Chronicles 20:21-22(NLT)

21 After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang:

“Give thanks to the Lord;     his faithful love endures forever!”

22 At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves.

Australia study 2008 … music… football

1 Corinthians 14:15 (ESV)

15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.

Psalm 47:6 (ESV)

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises!     Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

The longest book of the Bible is primarily a book of poems set to music. After Israels deliverance from Egypt, Moses doesnt give an eloquent speech. He sings a song. .

Later on, David assigns Levite musicians to sing Gods praises day and night at the Temple as part of Temple

Worship This was all part of Gods design to surround

his presence with singing.

In Acts 16 we read of Paul and Silas, bound in prison, exhausted after being stripped and beaten. they are praying and singing hymns to God while the other prisoners listen. Singing meant something to them

In the book of Revelation, John treats us to a picture of the continuous singing that takes place around Gods throne … a song with such power, such persuasiveness, that it is eventually taken up by all creation

Stand and Believe

2 Chronicles 20:17,24 (ESV)

17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.”

24 When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the horde, and behold, there[d] were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped.

Knife wheel??

How Jesus did this….

Before his death he set his face on God

Luke 22:42

English Standard Version (ESV)

42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.

Stood on the Cross knowing that we could be reconnect with Him.