‘War and Peace’
‘I am for peace…they are for war.’(Psalm 120:7)
I. Preparing for War
A. ‘Arm
yourselves likewise’ (I Peter 4:1) (Offensively)
1. With
Grace unto the Humble-James 4:6ff (War Within)
a. Submit yourselves therefore to God
b. Resist
the devil
c. Draw
nigh to God
d. Cleanse
your hands
e. Purify
your hearts
f. Be
afflicted and mourn
g. Let
your laughter be turned to mourning
h. Humble
yourselves in the sight of the Lord
i.
Speak not evil one of another
2. With
the Same Mind-I Peter 4:1 (War Within)
a. Let
this mind be in you…teachg and admonishg one…
(Colossians 3:16)
b. Be
filled with the Spirit…speak’g to yourselves in Psalms…
(Eph 5:18, 19)
3. With
the Weapons of Our Warfare-II Corinthians 10:4ff (War Within)
a. Casting
down imaginations
b. Bringing
into captivity every thought
c. Being
ready to obey
4. With
the Word of God and Prayer-Ephesians 6:17,18 (War Without)
a. Practicing
Saying/Meditating on the Word
b. Praying
always
c. Praying
all kinds of prayer
d. Praying
with all perseverance and supplication
e. Praying
for all saints
B. ‘Put
on the whole armor of God’ (Defensively-Ephesians 6:14-18)
1. Having
your loins girt about with Truth
2. Having
on the breastplate of Righteousness
3. Having
your feet shod with the prep’n of the Gospel of Peace
4. Above
all, taking the shield of Faith
5. And
take the helmet of Salvation
6. And
the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God
7. Praying
always…
II. Principles
of Powerful End Times Warfare
(Revelation 12:11)
A. ‘They
overcame him [devil] by the Blood of the Lamb
B. ‘And
the word of their testimony’
C. ‘And
they loved not their lives unto the death.’
III. Practicing Victorious Warfare
A. Victory
over the world (I John 5:4)
B. Victory
over the flesh (Romans 13:14; Galatians 5:16)
C. Victory
over the devil (Ephesians 6:10-18; Revelation 12:11)
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