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INTRODUCTION:
1. Continuing last week’s introduction to the Armor of God...
A. We have been looking at .
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There are four lessons we need to remember from .
A. We need to be strong in the Lord.
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As Christians, it is our responsibility to be Godly leaders the world can follow.
<att 5.14-16
2. The church needs strong leaders (Elders) who can lead them into the promise land.
3. The church needs strong members to inspire people to follow God.
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Where is this strength to come from?
5. How are we strengthened by the Lord?
Rom
B. , We need the whole Armor of God in order to stand.
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In order to be able to stand against the devil, the whole Armor is needed.
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2. Jesus used the Armor of God to cause Satan to flee.
3. The devil tempted Jesus in every way that he could.
4. As Christians, Christ is our Armor because apart from Him, we can do nothing.
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In order to have the Armor of Christ, you must be in Christ.
Rom 6.
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The way we keep the Armor on is by remaining faithful.
C. We need to realize that the Armor does not protect us from flesh and blood.
1. God’s intent with the Armor is not to stop mankind’s physical suffering.
2. The armor is to provide spiritual protection from the spiritual war.
3. Jesus’ kingdom is not of this world.
4. God did not even provide His Son armor to protect Him from flesh and blood cruelties but delivered Him up to the Jews to be crucified.
5. Without human suffering, there could be no free will.
D. We need to do all that we can to stand.
1.
This is where we start the lesson today.
BODY:
1. WE NEED TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO STAND.
A. We have talked about...
1. Being strong in the Lord and what it means to be strong.
2. Needing the whole armor of God and how to put it on.
3. What the armor protects us from and what it does not.
Ehp
B. We have prepared ourselves to fight.
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We have made ourselves ready to give a defense.
2. We have armed ourselves with an armor that we can be confident will not fail.
Eph 6.8-
3. We have armed ourselves with a sword that is able to divide soul from spirit or bone from marrow.
C. The enemy is at the gate and he is ready to fight.
1. Satan has an army and they are ready to fight.
A. Who is a part of Satan’s army?
1. Anyone who is not with Jesus.
2. Anyone who fights against the truth.
John 8.45-
3. Anyone who sins willfully, knowing it is wrong and does not care.
Heb 10.26-
D. You have made yourselves ready; don’t back down.
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In Judges chapter 7, the Israelites were about to do do battle with the Midianites, and God told Gideon to tell whoever was fearful to go home.
Judges
2. Then Gideon was instructed to tell them to drink from a river, and 9,700 went home because they were not prepared.
Judges 7.5-
A. God wants those who are prepared to fight for Him.
Eph 4.
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In is the story of David and Goliath, and the entire Israelite army was encamped against the Philistine army.
1 Sam
A. Goliath said “I defy the armies of Israel,” but no one was willing to stand against this man.
1 Sam.
17.
B. For forty days, this went on—Goliath making fun of Israel, but no one would stand against him because they were afraid.
1 Sam 17.
C. David was a shepherd and the youngest of Jesse’s sons who was not allowed to go to war with Saul.
1 Sam 17:
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David was sent with food for his brothers and the captains.
1 Sam 17.16-
2. When David arrived and was talking with the soldiers, this Goliath mocked the children of Israel again and all of the men of Israel fled in fear.
3. David was astonished that no one was willing to fight this uncircumcised Philistine.
4. Eliab, David’s oldest brother, was so afraid of Goliath that he would get upset with David.
1 Sam 17.
5. Saul would call for David and David would tell Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”
1 Sam 17.
6. Saul would tell David, ‘You are too young.’
7. David would answer Saul, ‘I have fought bears and lions, and God will deliver me from this Philistine the same as He did from the bear and the lion.’
1 Sam 17.34-
8. Saul would put heavy armor on David.
1 Sam 17.
9. David would say, ‘I have not tested this armor and I cannot wear it.’
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David would go into battle with his sling and five stones, and Goliath would mock him.
1 Sam 17.40-
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David’s reply to Goliath was, ‘You come at me with physical armor and weapons, but I come at you with the impenetrable armor of the Lord.’
1 Sam 17.45-
12. David then followed through with his promise to Goliath and struck him down.
1 Sam 17.47-
CONCLUSION:
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We have prepared ourselves to fight.
A. Will you stand your ground and fight?
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The Israelites prepared themselves for battle but then did not have the courage to fight.
2. David had to show the soldiers of Isreal what it meant to have courage and stand with the Armor of the Lord fully donned.
3. Goliath would make fun of David, just as the world will mock Christians for standing for God and worshiping exactly the way God has said to worship.
A. Some will say that is not necessary to keep God’s Word so strictly.
B. Some will claim to be Christian and then get angry when you stand for God, just as David’s brother got angry.
C. Some will offer a false security in physical armor, as Saul did, but David had confidence in the Lord’s Armor.
B. Will you be the strong knight of God, don His armor, trust it, and do all you can to stand?
Eph
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