June 11, 2017 – Cottonwood
How Will You War? Know You Are Equipped For Every Battle! The Warrior’s Weapons! Ephesians 6:10-15

1st: Know Who Your Enemy is and Know who Your Enemy is Not! 12

2nd: Know and Believe that this Enemy is Finished!

Remember Your Purpose! Created In His God’s Image to Reflect His Glory!

Genesis 1:27 God created Man in His image, male and female He created Him!

It’s Exactly What Acts 1:8 is About!

Acts 1:8 But You Will receive power when the Holy Spirit Comes upon You and You shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and even to the remotest part of the earth!

Remember The Enemy’s Purpose? Thwart Your Purpose!

Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall crush you on the head and you shall bruise him on the heel!

Jesus came and at the cross and the grave defeated the enemy once and for all! His head was crushed! Jesus’ last word on the cross was, “It is Finished!” And His foot came down and crushed Him!

Colossians 2:12-15 – The Enemy Disarmed!

Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under Your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you!

Luke 10 – Satan Falling Down Like Lightening

3rd Know and Believe that God Has Equipped You For Every Battle!

2 Peter 1:2-4 Everything You need to Be Victorious!

Grace, Peace, The Holy Spirit, The Cross, the Blood, Jesus, The Word, the Church, Gifts of the Spirit, Fruit of the Spirit, Resources… Weapons of Our Warfare!

Ephesians 6:10-15 – The Warrior’s Weapons!

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 These Weapons Are Mighty in God!

The Weapons of Our Warfare

1. The Belt of Truth,

For The Deceiver Who Comes To Deceive You.

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

2. The Breastplate of Righteousness

For The Accuser Who Comes To Lay Down Guilt.

Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

3. The Shoes of the Gospel of Peace

For The Thief Who Steals, Kills and Destroys!

John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have {it} abundantly.

For The Destroyer Who Comes To Destroy Your Life!

1 Corinthians 10:10 Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

4. The Shield of Faith

For The Tempter Who Comes To Entice You!

Matthew 4:3 And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

5. The Helmet of Salvation!

For The Roaring Lion Who Comes To Devour You!

1 Peter 5:8 Be of sober {spirit,} be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

2 Corinthians 12:7 And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me to keep me from exalting myself!

6. The Sword of The Spirit Which is the Word of God!

For All that Satan Does and Says!