Spiritual Conflict 11
Prayer
“through all things prayer and supplication praying in every appointed time in the Spirit, and into that (to that end) be alert, in all things steadfast and (making) supplication for all the saints.”
What is Prayer in the Spirit? (Ephesians 6:18; Romans 8:26; Jude 1:20)
Thoughtful
- Much thought given to the request or praise stemming from the study of God and
observation of life and the times (1 Chronicles 12:32 men who understood the times and
knew what Israel ought to do)
Under the Influence
- Ephesians 5:15-21
- Knowing the Lord’s will (the purpose of the Holy Spirit)
- Addressing each other with the encouragement of Scripture
- Giving thanks always
- Submitting to one another
Kingdom Focused (Luke 11; Matthew 6)
- Praying for the rule / reign of Jesus on the earth to come
- Great Commission
- Evengelism
Prayer and Supplication (1 Timothy 2:1, 5:5; Hebrews 5:7; Philippians 4:6; Ephesians 6:18)
Paul is asking that when they speak with Father that they converse with Father about him.
What is Paul Asking For?
He is Asking that they Petition Father on Behalf of All the Saints
- That they/we would stand firm against the evil one
- That they/we would guard sound doctrine
- That they/we would not fear the evil one.
- That they/we would be holy and imitate God
- That they/we would be one body united in Christ
- That they/we would be bold with the Gospel
He is Asking to Make a Bold Proclamation of the Gospel
- To fight the temptation to not be bold
- To fight the temptation to say nothing for the sake of “strategy”
- To fight the temptation to preach legalism for the Gospel
- To fight the temptation to “can” the gospel and not contextualize
Keep Alert with Perseverance
- To fight the temptation to be dull in our Holy Spirit discernment
- To fight the temptation to give up when it seems our prayers are not answered
- To fight the temptation to not pray at all
Why do we not pray?
1. We don’t pray because we have been deceived by the enemy
- Reformed doctrine is our idol (we perhaps believe we don’t have to preach the
Gospel)
- Apathy is our idol
- Learning in the faith is our idol
- Family is our idol
- Sleep is our idol
- Fellowship is our idol (codependent – using people to get my relationship fix)
- Fill in the blank ________________
2. We don’t pray because we have not been converted by the Gospel
- When a heart is converted by the Gospel, it is a new heart.
- New hearts love Jesus
- New hearts learn to hate sin
- New hearts ache when they act foolishly
- New hearts repent when they sin and are convicted by Holy Spirit
- New hearts long to talk to Father and tell him our needs, our friend’s needs
and express to him our love for him.
Needs:
1. Prayer teams that pray for our team in our UPG and the salvation of our UPG
2. Prayer teams that pray for our local community development (young moms, yfc, and other ministries our people are involved in
3. Prayer teams that pray for the salvation of the lost in Floyd County
4. Prayer teams that pray for our local officials
5. Prayer teams that pray for our people (connect groups, the sick, those in need)
6. Prayer teams that pray for pastors
7. Prayer teams that pray for other local churches
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Spiritual Conflict 10 Sword of the Spirit
Spiritual Conflict 10
Sword of the Spirit
Ephesians 6:17
1. The Word of God is the Sword belonging to and used by the Holy Spirit Ephesians 6:17
- Holy Spirit does his work of revealing along with the preached word of God
- People are not being saved because the Gospel is not being preached
- We must recapture the doctrine of the Holy Spirit
2. The Word of God is the only instrument that can pierce a dark heart Hebrews 4:12
- The Word of God is Jesus
- The Word of God is Jesus recorded in the totality of Scripture
- The Word of God is the Gospel
3. Jesus word is effective and accomplishing its redemptive intention Revelation 1:9-16
- Jesus is the risen and reigning King
- Jesus word is going forward
- Jesus word is effective at correcting his people
- Jesus word is effective at pushing the Roman Empire into oblivion
- Jesus word is effective at defeating Satan and his minions
4. Jesus word is effective at correcting error Revelation 2:12-17
- False teaching has its source in Satan
- Jesus offensive is directed at those who hold false teaching
5. Jesus word will triumph over the nation Revelation 19:11-16
- Jesus is coming
- Jesus will conquer all nations and rule them Matthew 24:29-31
Conclusion
- Satan has blinded the unbelieving and wars against the faith
- Our primary weapon is the Word of God which is the Gospel
What do we do?
- Marinate your mind with the Gospel daily
- Preach the Gospel to the lost daily
- Invite the lost to your connect groups to taste Holy Spirit, Gospel saturated community
- Invite the lost follow after Jesus by repentance and faith
- Teach new Christians how to read the bible and pray
- Unleash fresh Christians on the lost world
- Enjoy the advance of the Gospel
Sword of the Spirit
Ephesians 6:17
1. The Word of God is the Sword belonging to and used by the Holy Spirit Ephesians 6:17
- Holy Spirit does his work of revealing along with the preached word of God
- People are not being saved because the Gospel is not being preached
- We must recapture the doctrine of the Holy Spirit
2. The Word of God is the only instrument that can pierce a dark heart Hebrews 4:12
- The Word of God is Jesus
- The Word of God is Jesus recorded in the totality of Scripture
- The Word of God is the Gospel
3. Jesus word is effective and accomplishing its redemptive intention Revelation 1:9-16
- Jesus is the risen and reigning King
- Jesus word is going forward
- Jesus word is effective at correcting his people
- Jesus word is effective at pushing the Roman Empire into oblivion
- Jesus word is effective at defeating Satan and his minions
4. Jesus word is effective at correcting error Revelation 2:12-17
- False teaching has its source in Satan
- Jesus offensive is directed at those who hold false teaching
5. Jesus word will triumph over the nation Revelation 19:11-16
- Jesus is coming
- Jesus will conquer all nations and rule them Matthew 24:29-31
Conclusion
- Satan has blinded the unbelieving and wars against the faith
- Our primary weapon is the Word of God which is the Gospel
What do we do?
- Marinate your mind with the Gospel daily
- Preach the Gospel to the lost daily
- Invite the lost to your connect groups to taste Holy Spirit, Gospel saturated community
- Invite the lost follow after Jesus by repentance and faith
- Teach new Christians how to read the bible and pray
- Unleash fresh Christians on the lost world
- Enjoy the advance of the Gospel
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Spiritual Conflict 9 Salvation
Spiritual Conflict 9
Salvation
1. The enemy is not into being holy, so he may seek to deter us from holiness
Ephesians 5:1 “Be imitators of God”
- The attack is thwarted if we:
- Love each other
- Treat women / men in a holy fashion and do not lust
- Hold marriage in honor
- Groom our reputation such that “yes” is “yes” and “no” is “no”
- Do not need to retaliate because we believe God is our justifier
- Love our enemies and pray for our persecutors
- The attack is successful if we imitate our fallen culture’s ethic
- Back bite and speak evil of each other
- Lust is the order of the day
- Marriage is a tool to my happiness
- We have to swear to get people to believe us
- Retaliation is the dominant thought when we are wronged
2. The enemy is not into repentance, so he may seek to make us resistant to putting to death the deeds of our fallen bodies
Romans 8:12, 13 “…but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
- The attack is successful if we believe we can continue in sin and it’s acceptable
- 1 John 3:1-10
- Matthew 5:29-30
- We must deal severely with sin
- If we do not put to death the deeds of the body, we evidence we are not
children of God
- How does the enemy sell Jesus without repentance?
- Cheap grace
- Salvation without repentance
- Belief in a God that does not discipline his children
3. The enemy is not into the application of God’s wisdom gained in salvation as a means of repentance, but the foolish living of the one who acts as if there is no God
Proverbs 6:27-28
Illustration: Guys and Girls and boundaries
- The attack is successful if we believe we can imitate unregenerate activity without
incurring temptation
- The attack is successful if we believe we can imitate unregenerate activity without
the appearance of evil
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22
The attack is thwarted when we:
- Treat each other as holy and belonging to the Lord
- Refuse to touch what is not mine
- Make strong and fast boundaries we refuse to cross
- When we do pursue (men), we do so to marry not to test drive
Salvation
1. The enemy is not into being holy, so he may seek to deter us from holiness
Ephesians 5:1 “Be imitators of God”
- The attack is thwarted if we:
- Love each other
- Treat women / men in a holy fashion and do not lust
- Hold marriage in honor
- Groom our reputation such that “yes” is “yes” and “no” is “no”
- Do not need to retaliate because we believe God is our justifier
- Love our enemies and pray for our persecutors
- The attack is successful if we imitate our fallen culture’s ethic
- Back bite and speak evil of each other
- Lust is the order of the day
- Marriage is a tool to my happiness
- We have to swear to get people to believe us
- Retaliation is the dominant thought when we are wronged
2. The enemy is not into repentance, so he may seek to make us resistant to putting to death the deeds of our fallen bodies
Romans 8:12, 13 “…but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
- The attack is successful if we believe we can continue in sin and it’s acceptable
- 1 John 3:1-10
- Matthew 5:29-30
- We must deal severely with sin
- If we do not put to death the deeds of the body, we evidence we are not
children of God
- How does the enemy sell Jesus without repentance?
- Cheap grace
- Salvation without repentance
- Belief in a God that does not discipline his children
3. The enemy is not into the application of God’s wisdom gained in salvation as a means of repentance, but the foolish living of the one who acts as if there is no God
Proverbs 6:27-28
Illustration: Guys and Girls and boundaries
- The attack is successful if we believe we can imitate unregenerate activity without
incurring temptation
- The attack is successful if we believe we can imitate unregenerate activity without
the appearance of evil
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22
The attack is thwarted when we:
- Treat each other as holy and belonging to the Lord
- Refuse to touch what is not mine
- Make strong and fast boundaries we refuse to cross
- When we do pursue (men), we do so to marry not to test drive
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Spiritual Conflict 8 Faith
Spiritual Conflict 8
Shield of Faith
The Enemy Targets Faith Ephesians 6:16 / 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
What is it that the enemy targets if he targets faith?
- Faith is not a mental assimilation of information
- 278 references, and all point to some action and not the assimilation of information
- Faith is: Hebrews 11:1
- Assurance of our hope
- Who gives us hope?
- What is our hope?
- How is it assured?
- Undertaking of action based on unseen realities
- Why do I hope in something I do not see?
- Why am I acting on this unseen thing?
This is not logical. It is supernatural. This is the essence of what it means to be converted by the Gospel.
- We are given hope
- We are assured in our hope
- We act on our assured hope
1. The enemy targets our assurance in Christ
- Feelings of guilt
- Feelings of doubt
- Feelings of accusation
- Feelings of worthlessness
- Feelings of uncertainty in God’s promises and his faithfulness
- Feelings of uselessness
- Feelings of despair
- Feelings of suspicion
- Feelings of misplaced and unholy anger
2. The enemy targets our action based on our assurance
- Busy / Tasks
- Fear (failure, injury, death)
- Apathy
- Distraction with inferior pursuits
- The self as an end and not a means
How do we defend with faith?
1. Seek the Lord like your life depended on it
- Jeremiah 29:1-14
- Jesus in the Gospels stopped short of explaining what he meant so that
only those who sought would find
- Matthew 6:33
- Seeking people get to discover that it is Father who pursues us because he loves
us and want us to enjoy him (illustration of “Horse and his boy”)
How do I seek?
1. Read
2. Pray
3. Think deeply
4. Write
5. Fast
6. Get quiet
7. Spend time alone
2. When you get a glimpse of glory, drink deeply and enjoy it
1. Often those days come with many dry days between them
2. Store up the experience for the fight to remember God’s faithfulness
3. Enjoy forgiveness and freedom without reservation
Illustration: the depth and sufficiency of cave spring is not attested to by rationing it’s content. It’s depth and sufficiency is attested to by tapping it, using and continuing to do so. That kind of activity puts cave spring on the map. Kids take field trips there to see it. People go to swim in its bounty. I’ll shower in it. Animals drink from it. People fish in it.
If we approach God’s forgiveness of us with reservation and rationing, we do not glorify it’s depth and sufficiency. We glorify God when we drink deeply of his forgiveness without guilt or the least thought that it could run out. We continue to come to the Father in confession knowing that the well will never run dry. There is no limit to his grace in kindness for his people.
Faith enjoys God’s grace with out any sort of guilt.
Shield of Faith
The Enemy Targets Faith Ephesians 6:16 / 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
What is it that the enemy targets if he targets faith?
- Faith is not a mental assimilation of information
- 278 references, and all point to some action and not the assimilation of information
- Faith is: Hebrews 11:1
- Assurance of our hope
- Who gives us hope?
- What is our hope?
- How is it assured?
- Undertaking of action based on unseen realities
- Why do I hope in something I do not see?
- Why am I acting on this unseen thing?
This is not logical. It is supernatural. This is the essence of what it means to be converted by the Gospel.
- We are given hope
- We are assured in our hope
- We act on our assured hope
1. The enemy targets our assurance in Christ
- Feelings of guilt
- Feelings of doubt
- Feelings of accusation
- Feelings of worthlessness
- Feelings of uncertainty in God’s promises and his faithfulness
- Feelings of uselessness
- Feelings of despair
- Feelings of suspicion
- Feelings of misplaced and unholy anger
2. The enemy targets our action based on our assurance
- Busy / Tasks
- Fear (failure, injury, death)
- Apathy
- Distraction with inferior pursuits
- The self as an end and not a means
How do we defend with faith?
1. Seek the Lord like your life depended on it
- Jeremiah 29:1-14
- Jesus in the Gospels stopped short of explaining what he meant so that
only those who sought would find
- Matthew 6:33
- Seeking people get to discover that it is Father who pursues us because he loves
us and want us to enjoy him (illustration of “Horse and his boy”)
How do I seek?
1. Read
2. Pray
3. Think deeply
4. Write
5. Fast
6. Get quiet
7. Spend time alone
2. When you get a glimpse of glory, drink deeply and enjoy it
1. Often those days come with many dry days between them
2. Store up the experience for the fight to remember God’s faithfulness
3. Enjoy forgiveness and freedom without reservation
Illustration: the depth and sufficiency of cave spring is not attested to by rationing it’s content. It’s depth and sufficiency is attested to by tapping it, using and continuing to do so. That kind of activity puts cave spring on the map. Kids take field trips there to see it. People go to swim in its bounty. I’ll shower in it. Animals drink from it. People fish in it.
If we approach God’s forgiveness of us with reservation and rationing, we do not glorify it’s depth and sufficiency. We glorify God when we drink deeply of his forgiveness without guilt or the least thought that it could run out. We continue to come to the Father in confession knowing that the well will never run dry. There is no limit to his grace in kindness for his people.
Faith enjoys God’s grace with out any sort of guilt.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Spiritual Conflict 7 Righteousness
Spiritual Conflict
Ephesians 6:14 Righteousness
1. Deal with the enemy’s ground for attack.
- Repent of ungodly involvements
- Repent of ungodly lifestyles, deeds and affiliations
- Avoid habitual sin
- Avoid the new age type spirituality and fascination with angels
2. Determine to resist the enemy James 4:7
- Submit to God
- Submit in advance of temptation
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
3. Draw near to God
- Pray
- Meditate on the Scriptures
- Be involved in the Great Commission
- Know who you are in Christ and know your resources in Christ (Colossians 2:15)
- Be meaningfully attached to the body of Christ.
- Expect Christ to give the win!
What is the result of righteousness?
Hebrews 12:11
When we are disciplined by the Father as children and we apply the self-discipline of acting in righteousness we get peace!
Ephesians 6:14 Righteousness
1. Deal with the enemy’s ground for attack.
- Repent of ungodly involvements
- Repent of ungodly lifestyles, deeds and affiliations
- Avoid habitual sin
- Avoid the new age type spirituality and fascination with angels
2. Determine to resist the enemy James 4:7
- Submit to God
- Submit in advance of temptation
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
3. Draw near to God
- Pray
- Meditate on the Scriptures
- Be involved in the Great Commission
- Know who you are in Christ and know your resources in Christ (Colossians 2:15)
- Be meaningfully attached to the body of Christ.
- Expect Christ to give the win!
What is the result of righteousness?
Hebrews 12:11
When we are disciplined by the Father as children and we apply the self-discipline of acting in righteousness we get peace!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Spiritual Conflict 6 Readiness
Spiritual Conflict 6
Readiness
The Gospel of Peace produces Readiness
- The picture is one of a person no longer distracted by a war they can’t win resulting in
bitter and nasty divisions among people, and now ready for the fight the enemy
is sure to bring to halt the advance of this message of peace
What does READINESS look like?
1. Readiness is inclined to mission leanness and preparedness
- Luke 10:1-20
- Prays for helpers v. 2
- Satisfied with lean provisions v. 4-9
- Heals sickness v. 10
- Preaches the Gospel message v. 10
- Experiences authority over the demonic v. 17-20
2. Readiness expects a fight
FOOLISHNESS EXPECTS SMOOTH SAILING
- The enemy is looking for an opportune time Luke 4:1-13
- If the evil one came after Jesus, the evil one is sure to come after me
- Don’t be surprised 1 Peter 4:12
- The trial is not arbitrary, but used by the prowling and lurking evil one
to target faith (5:9)
3. Readiness recognizes the enemy and defeats the enemy
- Acts 16:16-18
How did Paul know this was demonic?
- Those who are ready train discernment
- Hebrews 5:14
- Grow in the basics v. 12
- Acclimate to the Gospel and understand the work of Justification v. 13
- Practice evaluating events and circumstances
- Ask analytical questions: who, why, what, how?
- Use the Scriptures
- Listen for Holy Spirit and don’t expect to manipulate him
- Persevere
- Pray
- Evaluate results of attitudes and actions
4. Readiness is quick with the truth
- Ready people do not play around with a lie, but they expose it
5. Readiness is eager to talk about Jesus
- Attribute Old Testament quotations to Jesus
- Know the various encounters Jesus had with individuals, understand the encounter
and apply Jesus to the setting you are in
Readiness
The Gospel of Peace produces Readiness
- The picture is one of a person no longer distracted by a war they can’t win resulting in
bitter and nasty divisions among people, and now ready for the fight the enemy
is sure to bring to halt the advance of this message of peace
What does READINESS look like?
1. Readiness is inclined to mission leanness and preparedness
- Luke 10:1-20
- Prays for helpers v. 2
- Satisfied with lean provisions v. 4-9
- Heals sickness v. 10
- Preaches the Gospel message v. 10
- Experiences authority over the demonic v. 17-20
2. Readiness expects a fight
FOOLISHNESS EXPECTS SMOOTH SAILING
- The enemy is looking for an opportune time Luke 4:1-13
- If the evil one came after Jesus, the evil one is sure to come after me
- Don’t be surprised 1 Peter 4:12
- The trial is not arbitrary, but used by the prowling and lurking evil one
to target faith (5:9)
3. Readiness recognizes the enemy and defeats the enemy
- Acts 16:16-18
How did Paul know this was demonic?
- Those who are ready train discernment
- Hebrews 5:14
- Grow in the basics v. 12
- Acclimate to the Gospel and understand the work of Justification v. 13
- Practice evaluating events and circumstances
- Ask analytical questions: who, why, what, how?
- Use the Scriptures
- Listen for Holy Spirit and don’t expect to manipulate him
- Persevere
- Pray
- Evaluate results of attitudes and actions
4. Readiness is quick with the truth
- Ready people do not play around with a lie, but they expose it
5. Readiness is eager to talk about Jesus
- Attribute Old Testament quotations to Jesus
- Know the various encounters Jesus had with individuals, understand the encounter
and apply Jesus to the setting you are in
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Spiritual Conflict 5 Fighting with Truth
Spiritual Conflict 5 Fighting Well
Ephesians 6:10-20
How does one stand firm and fight well?
1. Fasten on TRUTH v. 14
John 18:33-38
What is Truth?
Truth - Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be. The truth of history constitutes its whole value. We rely on the truth of the scriptural prophecies.
REALITY FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE
John 1:17
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
John 14:6
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 17:17
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”
John 4:24
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 8:31-32
“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘if you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”
John 14:16-17
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him.”
John 16:13
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth…”
1 Timothy 2:3-4
“This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”
Isaiah 59:14
“Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.”
Jeremiah 7:28
“And you shall say to them, ‘this is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.’”
Isaiah 59:15
“Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.”
Isaiah 44:9-20
Man’s reaction to truth:
2 Timothy 4:3-4
“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.”
Romans 1:18
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”
Acts 20:29-30
“I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.”
Romans 2:8
“…but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.”
Romans 1:24-25
“Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creators, who is blessed forever! Amen.
John 18:37
“Then Pilate said to him, ‘so you are a king?’” “Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have come into the world – to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
1 John 4:1-6
How do we fight?
1. Identify the enemy and his tactics
- Identify the enemy by identifying lies
- Fight the enemy’s lies with truth
Truth Lie
Unity Division
Diversity Segregation
Delegation Tyranny
Peace Conflict
Passion Apathy
Confidentiality Loose Lips
Marriage (covenant) Union (non-covenant)
Creation Natural Selection
One God = Jesus Many gods
Life Choice
Dependence Independence
Ephesians 6:10-20
How does one stand firm and fight well?
1. Fasten on TRUTH v. 14
John 18:33-38
What is Truth?
Truth - Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be. The truth of history constitutes its whole value. We rely on the truth of the scriptural prophecies.
REALITY FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE
John 1:17
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
John 14:6
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 17:17
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”
John 4:24
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 8:31-32
“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘if you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”
John 14:16-17
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him.”
John 16:13
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth…”
1 Timothy 2:3-4
“This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”
Isaiah 59:14
“Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.”
Jeremiah 7:28
“And you shall say to them, ‘this is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.’”
Isaiah 59:15
“Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.”
Isaiah 44:9-20
Man’s reaction to truth:
2 Timothy 4:3-4
“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.”
Romans 1:18
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”
Acts 20:29-30
“I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.”
Romans 2:8
“…but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.”
Romans 1:24-25
“Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creators, who is blessed forever! Amen.
John 18:37
“Then Pilate said to him, ‘so you are a king?’” “Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have come into the world – to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
1 John 4:1-6
How do we fight?
1. Identify the enemy and his tactics
- Identify the enemy by identifying lies
- Fight the enemy’s lies with truth
Truth Lie
Unity Division
Diversity Segregation
Delegation Tyranny
Peace Conflict
Passion Apathy
Confidentiality Loose Lips
Marriage (covenant) Union (non-covenant)
Creation Natural Selection
One God = Jesus Many gods
Life Choice
Dependence Independence
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