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INTRODUCTION:
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Each piece of the Armor of God is important.
Acts 20
A. The whole armor is needed to fight the spiritual war.
B. The Sword of the Spirit is an important part of the Armor of God.
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The rest of the armor protects you so that you can use the Sword, but the Sword both protects you and the ones whom it is your aim to protect.
A. If you are wearing the Armor of God, you are protected because God’s Armor is impenetrable and therefore, you should be bold to go into war and fight.
B. This is where the Sword comes into play, because the war needs to be fought.
2 Timothy 6.12
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There are those who need to be protected and those who need to be saved.
2. Pure and undefiled religion before God (paraphrasing): ‘Protect the ones who cannot protect themselves.’
C. Ask yourself three questions:
1. Do you have the Sword available to use?
A. In order to be able to use the Sword, you must know how to obtain the Sword.
B. In order to be able to obtain the Sword, one must understand and acknowledge it’s power.
C. In order to obtain the Sword, one must understand that he needs the Sword.
2. Do you know how to use the Sword?
A. Ask yourself three questions to determine if you know how to use the Sword.
1. Are you willing to learn how to use the Sword properly?
A. Every soldier must be willing to learn how to use his weapon properly.
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The Word of God is a Sword.
B. What does it mean to be willing to learn to use the Sword properly?
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One must be willing to put in hours of diligent study.
2. One must be willing to seek God with his whole heart.
2. Are you willing to teach others to use the Sword properly?
A. This is the question we are asking today.
3. Are you willing to be an example of how to use the Sword properly?
A. This lesson will be next week.
3. Will you survive the war?
A. This is the question we will ask in two weeks to wrap up our lessons on the individual pieces of Armor of God.
BODY:
1. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THE SWORD?
A. Are you willing to teach others to use the Sword properly?
Matt
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In order to make disciples, one must be willing to teach God’s Word.
B. Making disciples can be done in many ways so that all of the family of God can take part.
1. Teaching children is a very important way of making disciples and is accomplished in many ways.
A. Teaching your own children is one way of fulfilling the Great Commission.
Deut 6.6
B. Teaching your grandchildren to be faithful is another way of fulfilling the Great Commission.
2 Timothy
2 Timothy 1.
C. Getting involved in the church’s outreach programs for children such as Bible classes, Vacation Bible School, and youth rallies is another way.
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Getting involved in the lives of children can make a difference, but so can not being involved.
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Getting involved in
2 Timothy 5
Luke 18.15-
2. Whoever causes a child to stumble by not getting involved, it would be better that he or she be drowned in the depth of the sea.
3. Eli had two sons that he refused to control or teach properly.
1 Sam 2.
4. God makes good on His promise to Eli.
1 Sam 4.16-19
5. Lois and Eunice are good examples of people who were involved.
2. Teaching adults is a very important way of making disciples and is accomplished in many ways.
A. By evangelizing in the world.
2 Timothy 4.1-
B. By sound men teaching other men to be sound and continuing the process.
2 Timothy 2.1-
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This is accomplished by being a mentor.
2. This is accomplished by teaching both children and adult Sunday School classes.
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This is accomplished by being a good Christian example.
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This is accomplished by serving in worship services.
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This is accomplished by being a part of the local church’s activities.
C. By the older women teaching the younger women.
Titus 2.
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This is accomplished by being a mentor.
2. This is accomplished by teaching a young women’s class.
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This is accomplished by teach Sunday School.
4. This is accomplished by being a good Christian example.
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This is accomplished by knowing how you can serve the Lord’s Church.
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This is accomplished by being a part of the local church’s activities.
C. If you know how to use the Sword, you will be willing to be involved.
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A church with involved members survives, because they know how to use the Sword.
Eph 4.11-13
2. A church with uninvolved members dies, because they are tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine.
Eph 4.14-
A. Notice in that all of the roles involve teaching.
B. This is because of what is said in verse twelve.
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We all have the responsibility of equipping the saints and edifying the body of Christ.
CONCLUSION:
1. Do you know how to use the Sword?
A. Are you willing to get involved by:
1. Teaching children.
2. Teaching the lost.
3. Teaching young adult Christians.
4. Being involved in the worship services?
5. Being involved in the church’s activities?
B. An uninvolved Christian is dead.
C. If you are not teaching others to use the Sword properly, you don’t know how to use the Sword.
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