Spiritual Warfare #4
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Spiritual Warfare # 4 Ephesians 6:10-17
Spiritual Warfare # 4 Ephesians 6:10-17
Spiritual Warfare
It’s just THAT
It’s this Spiritual Warfare
That Satan uses
To walk away from God
Satan uses this warfare
To try to pull
Us out the Will of God
But when you STAND
With the Armor on
You experience
The POWER of God operating on your behalf
The Belt of Truth
Truth — Luke 16:19-31
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
The Breastplate of Righteousness
The Gospel of Peace [ Shoes ]
The Shield of Faith
16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
Roman Culture
Often times
What the enemy would do
Is dip their arrows in tar
And they would lite
Their arrows on fire
And they would try
To shoot these fiery darts
At the other soldiers
It was design
To burn them up
Or burn their camps up
And that was
One of the purpose of the shield
To block the fiery darts
But the Roman soldiers
Would dip their shield
In water before the battle begins
And drench the shield in water
And because of the shield
Being drench in water
That would extinguish
The flaming darts
Question: How is the enemy trying to attack your FAITH
Thru Doubt — How things LOOK — How things FEEL — The WRONG people around you — FEAR — SUPPORT — DIVISION — SINS — Don’t have ENOUGH
[ These are ALL Darts ]
Footnote: Remember God is Sovereign
How do you build your FAITH
1st The Promises of God
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
1 Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in.
2 And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor.
3 You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days.
How do you build your FAITH
1st The Promises of God
2nd The Pattern of God
7 for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
How do you build your FAITH
1st The Promises of God
2nd The Pattern of God
3rd The People of God
17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Acts 2:42–47 (KJV 1900)
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
[ FELLOWSHIPING ]
The Helmet of Salvation
17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Note: Why does Paul describe salvation with this piece of armor the Helmet
Note: The enemy wants to Attack your MIND
Note: He can’t plant a thought directly into your mind & force you to think about it, but what he can do is influence the thoughts you think about.
There’s 7 Aspects of your Salvation
The Helmet of Salvation
1st Election
29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
Note: The truth of matter is NO ONE FOUND God but God chose you
The Helmet of Salvation
2nd Justification
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
The Helmet of Salvation
3rd Regeneration
17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
Note: That’s why you STRUGGLE with doing wrong or being outside God’s Perfect Will
The Helmet of Salvation
4th Reconciliation
21 This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.
22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
Note: I’m able to come to God
The Helmet of Salvation
5th Adoption
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
The Helmet of Salvation
6th Sanctification
29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
Quote: God takes the Spirit of God thru the word of God to make the Child of God look like the Son of God ..
The Helmet of Salvation
7th Glorification
Ephesians 2:6–7 (NLT)
6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.
7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
Whereas Christ had died physically (1:20),
unbelievers were dead spiritually (2:1–3).
While Christ was raised physically (1:20),
unbelievers are made alive and raised with Christ spiritually (2:5–6).
Christ is seated in the heavenly realms physically (in His resurrected, ascended body; 1:20),
but believers are seated with Christ in the heavenly realms spiritually
The Sword of The Spirit
17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Note: This is the ONLY piece of armor that can be used OFFENSIVELY & DEFENSIVELY
[ There’s 6 stages of Intaking the Word ]
Level 1 Receive the Word
Level 2 Read the Word
Level 3 Research the Word
Level 4 Reflect on the Word
Level 5 Recall the Word [ By The Holy Spirit ] John 14:26
26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
Level 6 Respond to the word