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Ø *Intro*
o Jeff Loven – student ministries intern & worship leader
o Spiritual Warfare series
§ Armor of God
· Sandals of peace last week
· Breastplate of righteousness the week before that
· Shield of faith today
o Pray before we jump in
o Structure of message today is answering questions
Ø *What is Spiritual Warfare?*
o Basics of spiritual warfare
§ Satan is a real being
§ Satan hates God and everything God is about
§ If you love God, Satan hates you
§ He will do anything he can to ruin your life…ANYTHING!
§ A spiritual battle is going on around you every day
§ If you are a Christian, Satan has lost his authority over your life.
§ You will spend eternity in the presence of God and Satan can’t stand it
§ Now he wants to make you ineffective in all you do
§ If you are ineffective as a Christian, you will not reach others for Jesus – and Satan loves that
§ An ineffective Christian can even turn others away from Christ – which Satan loves even more
o Basic definition
§ Good (God) vs. evil (Satan) in your life
Ø *Who is the Evil One and What Does He Do?*
o He’s Satan
§ The one waging spiritual warfare on you
§ The one launching the “fiery arrows” at you trying to ruin your life
o Satan’s stats
\\ | *God* | *Satan* |
| Truth | Father of Lies |
| Faithful & True | Deceiver |
| Creator | Destroyer |
| Perfect | Evil Schemer |
| All-Powerful (Omnipotent) | Limited by God in his Power |
| Supreme Authority | Will One Day be Banished for Eternity |
| All-Knowing (Omniscient) | Cannot See the Future or Read Thoughts |
| Everywhere (Omnipresent) | Can Only be in One Place at One Time |
| Giver of the Shield of Faith | Shooter of Flaming Arrows |
o /Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour/ – 1 Peter 5.8
Ø *What are the Flaming Arrows of the Evil One?*
o Anything that Satan does to try to ruin your life
§ Greek words for fiery & arrow
· /Completely destroy by fire/
· /A projectile with a sharp point, a pointed weapon, javelin, especially arrow/
o Anything that Satan does to try to make you an ineffective Christian
o Anything that Satan uses to turn you away from Jesus
o Any way Satan uses you to turn others away from Jesus
o Specific Arrows Areas in Life
§ Family
· Isaak’s dad
· Mom’s cancer
· Divorce
· Abuse
· Hurt feelings
§ Friends
· Peer pressure
· Wrong group of people
· Betrayal
§ School
· Image
o Marching band trip party & drinking
· Lying
· Cheating
· Jealousy
§ Personal Life
· Health
· Finances
· Doubts
· Fear
· Temptation
· Blasphemous thoughts
· Desire for sin
o How many of you have had a ____________ this year~/month~/week~/today?
§ You’ve experiences a fiery arrow of spiritual warfare
Ø *What Does “Faith” Mean in this Passage?*
o Play “faith” video
o /Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see/ – Hebrews 11.1
§ Basic definition: choosing to believe that certain things you can’t see are true
· Have no visual evidence
o Everyday examples of things we have faith in
§ Gravity
§ Wind
§ “Car” – guy in video
§ Chair you’re sitting in right now
o “Faith” in this passage
§ Not a salvation faith decision
§ An everyday living faith that trusts in the promises and power of God
· Crown of life, inherit kingdom, grace in time of need, Psalm 139, Isaiah 40
· “Things outside of our control will be taken care of” – movie guy
§ This type of faith requires action on our part…we must prove our faith genuine with our actions…that’s what makes it and everyday living faith
· /Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead/ – James 2.17
§ This faith is a giving over of ourselves to what we believe (the unseen things we know are true)
Ø *How Does our Faith Help us Extinguish the Flaming Arrows?*
o Our faith shields from the flaming arrows of the Evil One
§ …/take up the shield of faith…/
o Understanding the shield
§ Used in defensive warfare
· Block and extinguish the flaming attack arrows of Satan
§ Protected the whole body (2.5’X4’) like a wall or door
· Look at picture
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