July 20th 2014

Rebellion in Marriage• Trust – Told ONLY to Trust in GOD – Prov. 3:5• Submissive – “to come under the protection of

someone in authority” – Submission is an ATTITUDE– Obedience is an ACTION

• 1 Peter 3:5,6 - For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

• If the authority or Husband asks you to do something against scripture or your conscience, then you appeal

Husbands Honor Your Wife…

• 1 Peter 3:7 - Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

• Husbands are Responsible (Adam & Eve)• Husbands are to Protect (physically, spiritually)• Husbands are to be prayer warriors• If you don’t treat God’s Daughter by sacrificially

lovingly her, He will not listen to your prayers.

The Holy Spirit

• He is a Person– John 16:8 “And when he comes, he will

convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:”

• He speaks ONLY truth never deceives or lies– John 16:13 “When the Spirit of truth comes,

he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.”

The Holy Spirit

• He guides us daily in our lives (if we allow)– Luke 4:1,2a “And Jesus, full of the Holy

Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil.”

• He glorifies Jesus Christ not himself– John 16:14 “He will glorify me, for he will

take what is mine and declare it to you.”

The Holy Spirit

• A spirit leading life will sing songs to God– Ephesians 5:18-21“And do not be drunk with wine, in which is

dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.”

THE HOLY SPIRIT

• He gives us Power Daily– Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when

the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

• He gives life and Peace– Romans 8:6 “The mind governed by the

flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.”

Does the Holy Spirit Have FULL Access In Your _____?

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1 Corinthians 6:19,20 (NKJV)“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of

the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

GRIEVE Not the Holy Spirit…• Grieving by turning to someone or something else other

than God as first in my life.– Addictions– Anger– Myself– TV, Games, Movies– Escaping Reality

• Trying to claim an identity for myself based on works apart from the finished work of Jesus Christ. – Worth– Value – Significance– Acceptance– Joy

QUENCH Not the Holy Spirit• Rejecting or Neglecting what God has clearly told

me to do.– Live a Holy (set apart) life in Christ– Set Your Mind on things above– Seek First His Kingdom and His Righteousness– Have NO other God’s before Him

• NOT giving thanks in all circumstances.– God is not an author of Evil, but He allows

difficult times to draw you closer to Him (His glory and your good)

• NOT trusting God in our present time.

Be FILLED With the Holy Spirit• “The Holy Spirit will not adjust to you; you must

adjust to Him daily.” - RT Kendall• Filling of the Holy Spirit by allowing Him access

to the various areas of my life– He leads you must follow– Surrendering all areas of life to His access

• Example: Jesus– Luke 4:1,2a (NKJV)“Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit,

returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil…”

ARMOR OF GOD

• Why the Armor of God?– To protect us against the wiles (methods) of

the enemy to destroy us. – The purpose of standing is preparation and

actual protection in the “evil day.” – Evil day is the same as “season” from Luke

4:13. It is our most vulnerable time when temptations have extraordinary attacks and our desire to give in is strong. There is an enemy and his attacks are coming. His traps are set! Be prepared!

ARMOR OF GOD• What is the importance of the Armor of God?

– The armor of God is built on a believer’s understanding of their position in Christ, without that position there is no armor. • Truths from Ephesians

– Chapter 1: Satan is DEFEATED. – Chapter 2: We are seated with Christ and Satan is under

our feet.– Chapter 3: God is able “to do exceeding abundantly

above all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us.”

– Chapter 4: Don’t give ground to the enemy and don’t grieve the Holy Spirit.

– Chapter 5: Be filled with the Holy Spirit. – Chapter 6: Now READY for warfare!

ARMOR OF GOD• Who is the Armor of God for?

– BELIEVERS must be putting on the armor of God to stand against the enemy.• Enemy 1: Principalities – are demons assigned by the enemy

to keep locations (counties, cities, towns) in darkness and away from God or truth. (Dan. 10)

• Enemy 2: Powers – are demons assigned to empower believers to make wrong choices (sin) and keep them from God or truth.

• Enemy 3: Rulers of Darkness – are demons assigned to leaders and promoting darkness in our nations. (1 Tim 2:2;Mk 3:27)

• Enemy 4: Spiritual Wickedness in High Places – are demons assigned to promoting “high places” (false worship) (Num. 33:52; Jer. 32:35; Lev. 26:30; Isa. 16:12)

BELT OF TRUTH

• Truth – You will be faced with the “Father of Lies” (Jn. 8:44), “Deceiver” (Rev. 12:9) today. You need God’s Truth! – Where is TRUTH?• Truth 1: Is found in Jesus Christ • Truth 2: Is found in Bible (God’s Word) • Truth 3: Spirit of Truth (Holy Spirit)• Truth 4: Tower of Truth (church)

– Do I believe my truth or God’s Truth? Some times God’s truth may not have feels, but I must believe it.

BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS• This piece refers to Christ’s righteousness. Mine

would never make it.– Great Exchange:• Christ became sin so we could become

righteous (2 Cor. 5:21)• We are covered with a righteousness not

our own, and that we cannot improve on. (1 Pet. 2:22)

• We use Christ’s righteousness to combat Satan the Accuser (Rev. 12:10).

• When accused by the enemy, Thank God and REDEDIATE yourself to God under His control.

SHOES OF PEACE• Our footing is the PEACE that only comes from

the Gospel. (Eph. 6:15) – Satan (Roaring Lion) wants me to make

decisions in life based on fear (1 Pet. 5:8) – God says, “Don’t run on the basis of Fear, but

Stand in my Peace” (John 14:27).• If you have LOST your peace ask two questions?– Question 1: Have I quenched (1 Thess. 4:19) or

grieved (Eph. 4:30) the Holy Spirit?– Question 2: If question 1 is no, then your under

attack from the Enemy. RESIST HIM, and call for prayer backup!

HAVING VS. TAKING

• The first THREE pieces of the Armor of God you HAVE.– Belt of Truth– Breastplate of Righteousness (Christ’s)– Shoes of Peace

• The second THREE pieces of the Armor of God you are TOLD to TAKE.– Shield of Faith– Helmet of Salvation (Deliverance)– Sword of the Spirit

SHIELD OF FAITH

• The shield of Faith is used to quench the fiery darts of Satan. They are his lies or partials lies. – Faith is simply believing what God has already

said to be true (Mk 4:35-41). – Faith may require me to believe something

that is contrary to circumstances (it is natural to run from a lion). (Heb. 11)

– Faith requires a warrant. A warrant is a legal document on which an action is based. As Christians, our authority comes from the Word of God (Our warrant).

SHIELD OF FAITH

– Satan’s first temptation was to question God, “Yea, hath God said?” (Gen. 3:1)

– ”So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” (Rom.10:17)

– Hebrews 11, the Hall of Faith, lists those who based their actions on what God had said.

• The shields could INTERLOCK.

HELMET OF SALVATION

• Salvation is sometimes translated deliverance. It means the same thing. In this verse it is best understood as deliverance from the enemy’s attacks. This is not saying “Eternal Security.”

• but let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.” (1 Thess. 5:8) – In the Greek, salvation here literally means

deliverance, rescue or defender (1 Cor. 10:13)• The Spiritual Battle is in the MIND.• God has promised to DELIVER us from our battles.