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7/21/2015 1 THE CHRISTIAN’S WARFARE “Fight the good fight of faith…” I Timothy 6:12 7/21/2015 2 THE BATTLE A SPIRITUAL CONFLICT “We wrestle not against flesh and blood…” Eph 6:12 “The weapons of our warfare are not carnal…” 2 Cor 10:4 “My kingdom is not of this world…” John 18:36 7/21/2015 3 THE ARMY OF THE LORD VOLUNTEERS 2. A WORTHY CAUSE 3. SERVE ON SAME SIDE 4. AN INFALLIBLE CAPTAIN 1. 7/21/2015 4 THE SOLDIER 2 Timothy 2:3,4 “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.” 7/21/2015 5 THE SOLDIER 2 Timothy 2:3,4 Endures Hardness Does not become entangled Pleases his commanding Officer 7/21/2015 6 THE ARMOR “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” 7/21/2015 Ephesians 6:11 7 THE ARMOR THE GIRDLE OF TRUTH “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth…” Ephesians 6:14 7/21/2015 8 THE ARMOR THE BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS “…having put on the breastplate of righteousness” 7/21/2015 Ephesians 6:14 9 THE ARMOR FEET SHOD with THE GOSPEL of PEACE “and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace” Ephesians 6:15 7/21/2015 10 THE ARMOR THE GIRDLE OF TRUTH BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FEET with THE GOSPEL OF PEACE 1st TRUTH and RIGHT then PEACE We must never compromise truth and right to maintain peace 7/21/2015 11 THE ARMOR THE SHIELD of FAITH “in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one.” Ephesians 6:16 (NASB) 7/21/2015 12 THE VALUE OF FAITH Gideon’s army – Judges 7 Hezekiah’s faith – Isaiah 37 The early church – Acts 4 and 5 - Acts 8:4 7/21/2015 13 THE ARMOR THE HELMET of SALVATION “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” 7/21/2015 Ephesians 6:17 14 THE ARMOR THE SWORD of THE SPIRIT “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” 7/21/2015 Ephesians 6:17 15 THE VICTORY “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Rom 8:31,37 “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world; our faith.” 1 John 5:4 7/21/2015 16