Spiritual warfare

1. Spiritual warfare Armor of God

2. Eph 6:10-18 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 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. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

3. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we live in the body, we do not wage war in an unspiritual way,since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.

4. Belt of truth • What is truth? Jn 14:6 • How does truth help me? 2 Thess 2:9-12 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

5. Belt of truth • What is truth? Jn 14:6 • How does truth help me? 2 Tim 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.

6. Breastplate of righteousness • Righteousness protects our hearts. Job 27:6 I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days.

7. Breastplate of righteousness • Righteousness protects our hearts. • How does righteousness help me? Prov 4:23-26 Above all else guard your heart for it the source of life. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.

8. Breastplate of righteousness • Righteousness protects our hearts. • How does righteousness help me? 1 Pet 4:14-16 14 If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.15 None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.16 But if anyone suffers as a “Christian,” he should not be ashamed but should glorify God in having that name.

9. Sandaled …for peace • Are we ready for peace? • How does peace help me? 1 Cor 6:7-8Therefore, to have legal disputes against one another is already a moral failure for you. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather be cheated? Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers!

10. Shield of faith • Faith is trusting God Heb11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him

11. Shield of faith • Faith is trusting God • How does faith help me? 1 Pet 5:8-9 8 Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.9 Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

12. Shield of faith • Faith is trusting God • How does faith help me? 1 Jn 5:4-5because whatever has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith. And who is the one who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

13. Helmet of salvation • Our helmet is our hope of salvation 1 Thess 5:8But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.

14. Helmet of salvation • Our helmet is our hope of salvation • How does hope of salvation help me? Col 1:22-23 we cant be moved away from our hope Heb 3:6 to hold fast to our hope Rom 8:24 our hope saves us

15. Sword of the Spirit • Sword is the word • How does the sword help me? Heb4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword , piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

16. Prayer and Alertness • Best armor is useless if we are not on guard • Are you prepared? Col 4:2Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.