Sermons tagged #Battle

Pastor Jason helps us to understand the hope to be found in the prophecy of the valley of dry bones.

In the fight against the Flesh, Christians need to do whatever it takes to "mortify the deeds of the body!"

To be strong in the Lord we must put on His armor and be prepared to go to battle against the enemy, the Devil. This message explains what must be done and how to do it.

Given the warfare for the souls of men, the Spirit moves the apostles to instruct the church regarding the enticing words that beguile men's souls. Paul gives instruction to the New Man born of the grace of God. He details what Christ accomplished for Believers through his blood redemption, which puts to death the Body of Sin in those he came to save.

King Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah were under threat from a huge multi-national army out to destroy them. The king and the people turned to the LORD in prayer and God secured a victory for them.

Our combat is not against others like us. We are fighting a totally different enemy. Our enemy is not of this earth and it is hard to discern. You couldn't detect anything by your own senses, except for spiritual discernment through the Word.

The apostle Paul uses the athletic metaphors of a race and a battle to describe the Christian life. The runners and fighters are the new Israel, the Israel of God, and the last three verses of 1 Corinthians 9 introduce us to the old Israel described in the first thirteen verses in 10. The correlation between the two, Christians and Israelites, helps to define the race as the Christian life moving toward Jesus Christ who has the victory and is sharing the prize with all of his brethren and it helps us to define the battle throughout the Christian life against sin, both the internal and external. Because Christians have victory, they are equipped for the race and the battle. God, who is faithful, makes a way to overcome sin and achieve the incorruptible crown through Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit.

Paul exhorts Christians not to stand in their own strength, but to be strong in the Lord and the strength of His might as they are engaged in spiritual warfare.

Psalm 140:7 Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle The battle itself. The importance of the head covering in the day of battle. How God covers our head in the day of the battle.

Christians are in a race and a battle. They are the new Israel, the Israel of God, and are the runners and fighters described by Paul in the last 3 verses of Corinthians chapter 9. Using the first 4 verses of chapter 10 about old Israel for an explanation of Paul's athletic metaphor, it is discovered that runners and fighters are brethren (related one to another) who: hear the word of God, do God's will, submit to God, form local assemblies with others, are baptized in water and the Holy Spirit, eat the body (bread) and drink the blood (wine) of Jesus Christ in the Lord's Supper, and drink of the living water from Jesus Christ as they run and fight.

1 Samuel 14:7 " And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart."

Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. "Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off."

Today we're taking a closer look at the forty-sixth chapter of the Book of Jeremiah. If you found this resource to be a blessing to you today, please share it with someone you know, and consider taking a moment to leave a comment and tell others what you found edifying. Also, don't forget to like and subscribe on YouTube so you'll never miss a new broadcast; and feel free to visit my website, ChristianFamilyReformation.com, for inspiration and encouragement in your family's walk with the Lord. May the Lord inspire you to live life today in light of eternity… Seize the day for Jesus Christ!

To experience greater victory over the flesh, Christians need to learn to "hate even the garment spotted by the flesh."