REMEMBER THE REAL ENEMY

THE RICHNESS OF OUR FAITHTHE RICHNESS OF OUR FAITHUnderstanding Spiritual Warfare, Understanding Spiritual Warfare, Part 1 Part 1 Ephesians 6:10-20Ephesians 6:10-20

The Final Words before the Contest: Ephesians 6:10

1. Not Saul’s armor for David’s fight: 2. Not Israel’s thousands for Gideon’s small band

obedient warrior’s

3. Not the strategies of war to conquer a city with uncommon steps of obedience (Jericho)

The Foundational Strategies:

Strength of the Lord: “be strong in the Lord”

Power of His Might: ‘Christ’s miracle power’

Put on the whole armor of God: (A Command) (it would imply that these soldiers were going (it would imply that these soldiers were going

to incur the strongest, most aggressive attack) to incur the strongest, most aggressive attack)

The Findings of Warfare: 1. Standing against: (How Ephes 1:19-23)

2. Schemes of the devil: (Eph 4:14)

1 Timothy 6:12 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you

were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

2 Timothy 2:3 3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:4 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

Focus on the Enemy: “the wiles of the devil”

Devil – diabolic, “accuser” – Rev 12:7-11 Get you to major on accusationSatan – adversary, enemy of God; Get you to oppose the things of God Tempter – Matt 4:3 Get you to give in to temptationMurderer/Liar – John 8:44 Get you to devalue life and truth Devouring (rabid) Lion – I Peter 5:8 Get you to be consumed by him Serpent – Gen 3:1 and Rev 12:9 Get you fall prey to his silent attackAngel of Light, imitation – 2 Cor 11:13-15 Get you blinded by the lightgod of this age – 2 Cor 4:4 Get you to give him worship, priority