Wed Feb 1 Spiritual Warfare

1. Call of Duty: Spiritual
Warfare

2. Intro
 Overview of Retreat
 Spiritual Warfare
 Metaphors
 Soldiers
 Citizens of heaven
 Aliens
 Not of this world

3. 2 Things
1. War with self
2. War with world

4. War With Self
 WHAT?
 Discuss

5.  Be Killing sin or sin will be killing you… John Owen
 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the
Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised
Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the
dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who
dwells in you. So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to
live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you
will die,but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body,
you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you
have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba!
Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are
children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow
heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also
be glorified with him. Romans 8:10-17

6. What words stick out?
 Spirit
 Flesh
 Death and Live
 Spirit is?
 Flesh is?
 Theme of Death and Life means?

7.  We owe the flesh nothing but enmity and war. Don't
dally with your destroyer. Don't be a debtor to your
destroyer. Get out debt to the flesh, don't pay for your
own destruction
 Pay = addictions

8.  Putting to death(KILL) the deeds of body by the spirit,
that is daily practicing killing sin, is the RESULT of being
justified and the sure evidence of being justified by
faith apart from works of the law.
 The natural person does not accept the things of the
Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not
able to understand them because they are spiritually
discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14

9.  Living by flesh = not making war
 KILL SIN
 If we don’t that means
 Growth in grace and holiness mean nothing to us
 We show we are probably false in our profession of faith
 Probably not Christians and never were
 Killing sin is the effect NOT the cause of Justification

10.  Deeds of the body (flesh)
 The deeds that we are about to do prompted by sin or lust
or unrighteousness
 Flesh is the enemy
 it is hostile to God
 Get to the root of the problem

11. Sword of the Spirit
 One offensive weapon
 Ephesians 6:17 word of God
 The sword that kills sin is the word of God
 The way to kill sin set our minds on the things of the
Spirit
 Set your minds on the word of God in scripture, which is
the sword of Spirit

12. KILL SIN
 Make War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je8P5HGtG30

13. ENEMIES OF GOD
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now
been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved
by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were
enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his
Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be
saved by his life. Romans 5:8-10
“None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no
one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they
have become worthless; no one does good, not even
one.” ROMANS 3:10-12

14. Dead to sin
Sin no longer our master Romans 6:14
We died to sin Romans 6:2
Set free from sin and become slaves to righteousness
Romans 6:18

15. Choose this day whom you will
Serve
 No fence
 No middle
 Middle = LUKE WARM (no such thing)

16. War with World
 Great Commission (THE CALL)
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go
and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20

17. Answer the Call
 DISCUSS
 HOW is the Great commission apparent in our own lives
 IF NOT why? And how do we make it a priority?

18. Ephesians 6:10
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic
powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly places.

19. Qualities of a Soldier
 Courage 2 Timothy 4:7-8
 Fight Hard 1 Timothy 6:12
 Be Pure 1 Peter 2:11,12
 Be Alert 1 Peter 5:8
 Be faithful 1 Timothy 1:18-19

20. Routine
 Obedience, listen to orders
 Eat/Train
 Fellowship/Camaraderie
 Sent out/do battle
 Come back to home base

21. God’s Plan
 Seen Will
 Unseen Will
 What am I doing
 Where am I going
 Why am I here
 Discuss

22. Look where he places us

23. Armor of God Ephesians 6:10-17
 Belt of Truth (anchor)
 Jesus is the Truth (foundation)
 Supports weapons
 Breastplate of Righteousness
 Jesus is our Righteousness (ours is worthless)
 Protect our vital organs
 What is protecting us? Deeds or Christ?
 Feet fitted with the readiness from the gospel of peace
 Jesus is our preparation and peace
 Preparation = good news

24. Armor of God cont
 Shield of Faith
 Jesus is the Focus of our Faith
 Cannot rely on our own abilities
 Helmet of Salvation
 Jesus our Salvation
 Essential
 Our deliverer in every situation
 Sword of Spirit
 Jesus the Word of God
 Deadliest weapon
 Defeats sin

25. What Mindset Will You Have?
 Life is Short, Don’t Waste Your Life
 Be Intentional
 All time is precious
 This life is not a game
 This life is not a vacation
 God’s will be done