Lion Slayers
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1 John 2:12–14 (KJV 1900)
12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong,
and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
The lion can only devour what you allow him to devour.
Leo the lion was just yawning.
The lion roars to claim territory
The Lion creates fear and can be heard 5 miles away
114 dcs- It’s loud
650 psi bite
340 pounds of pressure in striking
fearful, powerful by design
ferocious
Seeking whom he may devour
Satan asks can I devour - No
Satan is motivated to devour believers
Tactics - lies, fear, busyness
What is the most necessary thing to say yes to - our best yes
Lies about God - He won’t be there
He won’t help
Fear - you’ll never be en
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus
Abide in his word
Fear is a liar
To steal, kill, and destroy
Serving God is not that fun - Lies
Acceptance, being good enough
You can overcome the temptations within and without as you abide in Him
Deu 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
6 And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no rasor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Jdg 13:5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 17:28–37 (KJV 1900)
28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
32 And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
35 And I went out after him,
and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David,
Go, and the Lord be with thee.
2 Samuel 23:20–23 (KJV 1900)
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
Led thousands into a battle
Of Aaron the priest
the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
A bloodline of conquering
Sampson was sanctified by, for, and unto the Lord.
A Nazarite to God
Separated from the day of his birth to the day of his death
Sanctified, separated
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
You are separated you are God’s child
Lion Slayers Are Wholly Separated Unto The Lord
Humanism teaches anything you want
Repentance is the mindset of those who are separated unto the Lord
Unforgiveness
Bitterness
2. Lion Slayers Are Filled With The Spirit
Humanism must be eradicated in our heart to allow the Spirits control
Gal 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Gal 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Gal 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Keep in Step with the Spirit
Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Manipulation
Flesh work cannot be used to change people
Yell at home then go to church
Jas 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
The flesh and spirit are antagonistic
The Spirit’s power slays the lions!
You cannot be filled with the spirit and using the works of the flesh
3. Lion Slayers Take the Offensive Positions In The Battle
When we don’t act we rob God of the Glory
They had the courage to chase a God-sized dream
4. Lion Slayers Trust in The Greatness of God
The most important thing about you is what comes to mind when you think about God. - Tozer
God
Most of our problems are perceptual - Tozer
The more we grow in our faith
The greatest strategy for destroying our lions is to magnify God!
He is the same
God has different methods - He wants you to
He is the absolute God
Our finite words with our finite minds can never
He Is God He is absolute
He is the foundation
Immutable
Self existent
He is complete in Himself
I am complete in Him
Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Pro 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.