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WAR FOOTING: OUR THEATER OF OPERATIONS

“For many…walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ…”

Philippians 3:18 and 20

“These all died in faith (Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and Sarah), not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on earth.

For people who speak thus make it clear they are seeking a homeland. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one…God has prepared for them a city.”

Hebrews 11: 13-14, 16

“For you have not come to what may be touched…you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,

and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant…

Therefore, let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.”

Hebrews 12:18, 22-24, 28

Know your KING. Understand your

POSITION.(Ephesians 6:10)

Understand Your Position:• “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot

bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me…apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:4, 5b

• “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.” 2 Corinthians 3:5

• “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7

Know Your King!

• “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.” 2 Corinthians 2:14

• “Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4

Know your ENEMY. Understand his

AUTHORITY.(Ephesians 6:11-12)

We Fight 3-Enemies• Satan and his demons• The World (Corrupt Systems and

Kingdoms)• Our Sin Nature

Satan• “I saw Satan fall like lightning

from heaven.” Luke 10:18• REVELATION 12:3-4a; 7-12

Satan’s Names• Dragon-Revelation 12• Lucifer (Light bearer)-Isaiah 14:12• Devil (Accuser)-Revelation 12• Satan (Adversary)-Revelation 12• “god of this age”-2 Corinthians 4:4• “ruler of this world”-John 12:31

Jesus vs Satan• “The reason God’s Son appeared

was to destroy the Devil’s works.” 1 John 3:8• “…now will the ruler of this world

be cast out.” John 12:31b• “…the ruler of this world is

judged.” John 16:11

Jesus vs The World

• “In this world you will have trouble, but take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

Jesus vs The Flesh• “I have been crucified with Christ.

It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20

Jesus vs The Flesh“God has forgiven all our sins by canceling the record of debt that stood against us…This He set aside by nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in Jesus Christ.”

Colossians 2:13-15

Know your MISSION. Understand God’s

EXPECTATIONS.(Ephesians 6:13)

What Can We Do?

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”

James 4:7-8a

WAR FOOTING: OUR THEATER OF OPERATIONS

Our Mission:

“HELPING PEOPLE MEET CHRIST AND GROW IN HIM.”

• EYES FOCUSED!• LOVING HEARTS!• ALL FOR GOD’S GLORY!