Transcript PREPARING FOR BATTLE Philippians 1:27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and.

PREPARING FOR BATTLE
Philippians 1:27 Only let your conduct be worthy
of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come
and see you or am absent, I may hear of your
affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one
mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
28 and not in any way terrified by your
adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition,
but to you of salvation, and that from God. 29
For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ,
not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for
His sake, 30 having the same conflict which you
saw in me and now hear is in me.
Vice Admiral Horatio wrote:
May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my
Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general,
a great and glorious Victory; and may no
misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may
humanity after victory be the predominant
feature in the British fleet. For myself,
individually, I commit my life to Him who made
me, and may His blessing light upon my
endeavors for serving my Country faithfully. To
Him I resign myself and the just cause which is
entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly
beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain
these immoderate rains with which we have had
to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle.
Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call
upon Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may
advance from victory to victory, and crush the
oppression and wickedness of our enemies, and
establish Thy justice among men and nations.
Amen.
Chaplain, I am a strong believer in Prayer. There
are three ways that men get what they want; by
planning, by working, and by Praying. Any great
military operation takes careful planning, or
thinking. Then you must have well-trained troops
to carry it out: that's working. But between the
plan and the operation there is always an
unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory,
success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors
to the ordeal when it actually comes.
Some people call that getting the breaks; I call it
God. God has His part, or margin in everything,
that's where prayer comes in. Up to now, in the
Third Army, God has been very good to us. We
have never retreated; we have suffered no
defeats, no famine, no epidemics. This is because
a lot of people back home are praying for us. We
were lucky in Africa, in Sicily, and in Italy simply
because people prayed. But we have to pray for
ourselves, too. A good soldier is not made merely
by making him think and work. …
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these
things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Philippians 1:27 Only let your conduct be worthy
of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come
and see you or am absent, I may hear of your
affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one
mind striving together for the faith of the gospel
Steko which means: 1) to stand firm 2) to
persevere, to persist 3) to keep one's standing
As Paul said we are to stand fast in one spirit.
Paul also says: with one mind striving together
for the faith of the gospel
Philippians 2:2 fulfill my joy by being likeminded, having the same love, being of one
accord, of one mind.
Ephesians 4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the
Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling
with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness
and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with
one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the
unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is
one body and one Spirit, just as you were called
in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith,
one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is
above all, and through all, and in you all.
1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I plead with you,
brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that you all speak the same thing, and that there
be no divisions among you, but that you be
perfectly joined together in the same mind and in
the same judgment.
Luke 11:17 "Every kingdom divided against itself
is brought to desolation, and a house divided
against a house falls.
Joshua 1:7 "Only be strong and very courageous,
that you may observe to do according to all the
law which Moses My servant commanded you; do
not turn from it to the right hand or to the left,
that you may prosper wherever you go.
Paul said: with one mind striving together for the
faith of the gospel
Paul also said:
Phil. 1:28 and not in any way terrified by your
adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition,
but to you of salvation, and that from God. 30
having the same conflict which you saw in me
and now hear is in me.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of
fear, but of power and of love and of a sound
mind.
Matthew 10:28 "And do not fear those who kill
the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear
Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in
hell.
29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of
Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to
suffer for His sake,
Hawthorn is quoted as having said:
History bears out that those who believe in the
Word of God, who uncompromisingly speak the
truth and who unyieldingly live in accordance
with the Word of God pay for their resolution and
courage and often with their lives.
2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live
godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
Acts 5:41 So they departed from the presence of
the council, rejoicing that they were counted
worthy to suffer shame for His name. 42 And
daily in the temple, and in every house, they did
not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the
Christ.
1 Peter 4:13 but rejoice to the extent that you
partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory
is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding
joy. 14 If you are reproached for the name of
Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and
of God rests upon you. On their part He is
blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.
2 Corinthians 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in
infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in
persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For
when I am weak, then I am strong.
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are
persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is
the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when
they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of
evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 "Rejoice
and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward
in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets
who were before you.
We learned that we must:
1. Stand firm in one spirit.
2. Strive together for the faith.
3. Stand before our enemy without fear.
4. Recognize that suffering for the cause of Christ
is a privilege.
Are you prepared for the spiritual battles that
Christians wage day-by-day?
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in
the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on
the whole armor of God, that you may be able to
stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do
not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts
of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and
having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore,
having girded your waist with truth, having put
on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having shod your feet with the
preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all,
taking the shield of faith with which you will be
able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked
one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18
praying always with all prayer and supplication in
the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all the saints