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Ephesians Series, Transformed into Riches – 19

“Live Life Expecting Battle”

Date:October 22, 2017

Scripture:Ephesians 6:10-13

Text:1 Peter 5:8-9

Theme:God’s Children are to be prepared and ready for battle in the Spiritual realm.

Introduction:We are in a battle! That’s a given, however, many of God’s Children do not realize it… the Lord’s strength is always more than sufficient for the battle.

  1. There is an ENEMY…vs. 10-11
  2. He has declared himself
  3. Because the devil is God’s enemy he is our enemy
  4. Our society bombarded with evidence of evil all around us
  5. TV, news-papers, internet (just turn it on – see the world at large)
  6. Has caused us to become a generation of violence, hatred, killings, war, obsessed with sex. (Vegas, Vancouver, Langley – stabbings and shootings, etc.)
  7. Perversions of every kind are increasing (Romans 1:28-32)
  8. Every effort to destroy God’s Word (School curriculum, etc.)
  9. There is a BATTLE…vs. 12
  10. God has chosen an army (It’s us)
  11. Isaiah 43:1 Fear Not because – redeemed you, called you, own you.
  12. Isaiah 43:2 We will go through – waters (He is with us), rivers (not drowned), fires (not burned)
  13. Isaiah 43:4 God says we are – precious, honored, loved.
  14. God has given us equipment (armor)
  15. Romans 13:12, armor of light
  16. Ephesians 6:13-18, FULL armor – truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, Spirit, prayer, an alert mind, and fearlessness. (9 pieces)
  17. God has given us His command
  18. Acts 26:16-18, “Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.”
  19. Matthew 28:18-20, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore GO …”
  20. There is the VICTORY…vs. 13
  21. “Able to Stand your ground.”
  22. Standing speaks of victory
  23. The one who has fallen has lost
  24. “Done everything, to Stand.”
  25. I admire Billy Graham in his firm stand…
  26. “The Bible Says”
  27. “Repent”
  28. “Come to the cross”
  29. We share in the victory already won at the Cross of Christ.

Conclusion:Recognize the enemy. Stand firm in the battle. Claim the victory in Jesus Name.

Ephesians 6:10-13 (NIV), Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

1 Peter 5:8-9 (NIV), Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Ephesians 6:10-11 (NIV), Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

Romans 1:28-32 (NIV), Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

Ephesians 6:12 (NIV),For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Isaiah 43:1 (NIV), But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

Isaiah 43:2 (NIV),When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Isaiah 43:4 (NIV), Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.

Romans 13:12 (NIV), The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Ephesians 6:13-18, FULL armor – truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, Spirit, prayer, alert mind, and fearlessness, (9 pieces)

Acts 26:16-18 (NIV), ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. 17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

Matthew 28:18 (NIV), All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Ephesians 6:13 (NIV), Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.