P A R T 9 Spiritual Warfare- Power and Authority

to Do The Works of Jesus

How would you begin your battle if you already knew how it would end?

?

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go

to war first and then seek to win.”

S U N T Z U , T H E A R T O F W A R

Being empowered by the Holy Spirit means victory doesn’t

need to be attained; it ensures it to be sustained.

M A I N P O I N T

We Have Received SO MUCH!

E P H E S I A N S 1

We’ve Been Rescued & Revived

E P H E S I A N S 2

Everyone Can Be Included Regardless of

Background

E P H E S I A N S 3

Unity Through Diversity & Living as

Children of Light

E P H E S I A N S 4

What Being Empowered By The

Spirit Looks Like

E P H E S I A N S 5 & 6

“Our life always expresses the results of our dominant thoughts.”

S O R E N K I E R K E G A A R D

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 0

Being empowered by the Holy Spirit means victory doesn’t need to be attained; it ensures it to be sustained.

“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand

against the devil’s schemes.”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 1

continually and repeatedly putting on

P U T T I N G O N T H E F U L L A R M O R O F G O D

hold the ground you’ve gained

“ TA K E YO U R STA N D ”

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,

against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against

the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 2

“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is

to disbelieve their existence. The other is to believe and feel an unhealthy interest in them. They themselves (demons) are equally pleased

by both errors and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight.”

C . S L E W I S

“Therefore (you) put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes,

you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 3

The sense is to consciously, vigorously make a decisive act, or, at times, a succession of acts, to stand

your ground firmly and fearlessly against the enemy's assaults, as he

seeks to deceive, accuse, and discourage.

“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist…”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 4

candor; sincerity; truthfulness.

“ T R U T H ”

Here it refers to the practical application of openness and honesty in

all things with God and men.

“ T R U T H ”

“…with the breastplate of righteousness in place…”

“integrity in one's lifestyle and character.”

WHAT IS R I G H T EO U S N E S S ?

“and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from

the gospel of peace.”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 5

“But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may

somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes

to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different

spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted,

you put up with it easily enough.”

2 C O R I N T H I A N S 1 1 : 3 - 4

Victory doesn’t need to be attained;

the Spirit ensures it’s sustained.

“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all

the flaming arrows of the evil one.”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 6

This is not saving faith; it’s sustaining faith.

making an active, present, application of the truth to your personal situation as soon as you recognize a dart has been

received.

TAKING UP THE SHIELD

“Take the helmet of salvation…”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 7

"Receive the certainty of

deliverance from sin, and the

protection of our minds in the

battle.“

“…and the sword of the

Spirit, which is the word of

God.”

the spoken word, or words given to us by the Spirit,

quoted and applied to the specific lie or deception that

comes to you.

R H E M A

“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always

keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”

E P H E S I A N S 6 : 1 8

E F F E C T I V E P R A Y E R I S

C O N S T A N T

E F F E C T I V E P R A Y E R I S

I N T E N S E

E F F E C T I V E P R A Y E R I S

U N S E L F I S H

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the

enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

S U N T Z U , T H E A R T O F W A R

For those who belong to Jesus and are empowered by

the Holy Spirit, victory doesn’t need to be attained.

It needs to be sustained.

P A R T 9 Spiritual Warfare- Power and Authority

to Do The Works of Jesus