THE ARMOR OF GOD pt. 1 “The Battle”

I.               Welcome to the battle.

A.   “The Final Quest” by Rick Joyner shows what the battlefield looks like.

B.   God’s Army

1.    The military we see in the natural is just a shadow of God’s Army in the spiritual.

a.     Hebrews 8:4-5 – tabernacle built as a copy of the heavenly

b.    Hebrews 9:23-24 – Christ entered the original tabernacle

c.     Hebrews 10:1 – law/sacrifices were copies of God’s design in Heaven

2.    Every believer is a soldier in God’s Army and cannot let the “affairs of this life” to affect how they fight. – II Timothy 2:3-4, 7-8, 10-13

3.    To be an effective soldier of Christ, you must understand:

a.     your standing in Christ (to understand ↓)

b.    your identity in Christ (to understand ↓)

c.     your authority in Christ (to understand ↓)

1.)  the twelve commissioned – Matthew 10:5

2.)  the seventy commissioned – Luke 10:1

3.)  all believers commissioned – Matthew 28:18

d.    your ability as a soldier in Christ

→NOTE: THE PROBLEM TODAY IS, CHRISTIANS DON’T KNOW WHO THEY REALLY ARE!!

C.   The Battle

1.    The Enemy

a.     principalities and powers, rulers of the darkness

1.)  Daniel 10:12-13, 20-21

2.)  Daniel 12:1

b.    flesh – Romans 7:22-25

c.     the deception of the day

1.)  last days? Oh yes! – Matthew 24:4-13, 24

2.)  truth tailored – I Timothy 4:1-5

3.)  II Timothy 3:1-13

2.    God has equipped us.

a.     our weapons are not carnal, but mighty through God –                      II Corinthians10:3-6

b.    the whole armor of God to stand firm – Ephesians 6:10-18

c.     the Armor of Light – Romans 13:12-14

d.    the Armor of Righteousness - II Corinthians 6:7