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This World is Not My Home. Ephesians 6:10-12.
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This World is Not My Home Ephesians 6:10-12 “Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
This World is Not My Home Problem #1: It is obvious that Satan is very much in control of this world.
This World is Not My Home Problem #1: It is obvious that Satan is very much in control of this world. 1 John 5:19 John said, “The whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” John 12:31 Jesus called Satan “the ruler/prince of this world.” 2 Corinthians 4:4 Paul called Satan “the god of this world.”
This World is Not My Home Problem #1: It is obvious that Satan is very much in control of this world. So many have become far too comfortable with Satan and the world as it is. John 8:44-45 Romans 1:18-22 Romans 1:29-32
This World is Not My Home Problem #2: We’re stuck living in the midst of this evil world.
This World is Not My Home Problem #2: We’re stuck living in the midst of this evil world. Living a faithful Christian life in this kind of world can be difficult. The world can have a very powerful influence on us.
This World is Not My Home Problem #2: We’re stuck living in the midst of this evil world. Running away and hiding is not an option. John 17:15 Jesus prayed, “I do not ask that You take them out of this world, but that You help them to deal with all the evil.”
This World is Not My Home Problem #2: We’re stuck living in the midst of this evil world. How can we as Christians survive in the midst of such a sinful world?
This World is Not My Home Solution #1: Remember that this world is not your home.
This World is Not My Home Solution #1: Remember that this world is not your home. “This world is not my home.” John 17:16 Jesus said about us, “They are not of this world, even as I am not of this world.” We no more fit into this world than Christ did!
This World is Not My Home Solution #1: Remember that this world is not your home. “This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through.” Hebrews 11:13 We are “strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” 2 Corinthians 5:1-2
This World is Not My Home Solution #1: Remember that this world is not your home. “This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue.” Philippians 3:20 Paul said, “Our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”
This World is Not My Home Solution #1: Remember that this world is not your home. “This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door.” … because that is where our home really is!
This World is Not My Home Solution #2: If this world is not your home, then don’t fall in love with it.
This World is Not My Home Solution #2: If this world is not your home, then don’t fall in love with it. 1 John 2:15-17 James 4:1-4
This World is Not My Home Solution #2: If this world is not your home, then don’t fall in love with it. Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” James 1:27 “Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is to . . . keep oneself unspotted by the world.”
This World is Not My Home Solution #2: If this world is not your home, then don’t fall in love with it. If this world is not your home, then don’t act like it is!
This World is Not My Home Solution #2: If this world is not your home, then don’t fall in love with it. Satan doesn’t mind if we sing “This World is Not My Home” as long as we keep spending our whole lives living like it is!
This World is Not My Home We’ll make it if we keep our focus on our eternal home in Heaven. Colossians 3:1-4
This World is Not My Home Have you been headed in the wrong direction? Do you need to make a change in your life?