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Why do we need “The Armor of God”
Intro: This wa
We are at war!
When I was a kid, i remember hearing the Vietnam war was over.
I had no clue there was a war going on!
Perhaps your not aware we’re also at war!
This was the toughest
We don’t necessarily do a good job of covering this with new believers
Children’s programs
Jesus loves me, this I know...
Jesus is like a lamb
Youth and adults
Jesus loves you
Join us and have fun singing songs, playing games, socializing, etc...
Does anyone remember being told when you become a Christian, you’re signing up for war?
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Some of us think we’re signing up for a cruise
What’s a cruise like?
Reality is, we’re really signing up for a battle ship.
See comparison.
So, who are we at war with?
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Who are we at war with?
“Stand against” was a military term meaning to resist the enemy, hold the position, and offer no surrender.
Who are we to stand against? the Devil: (new slide)
How many Americans believe in the Devil?
(see Gallop Poll)
God: 80/20
Devil: 60/40 - approaching half that aren’t sure or don’t believe.
Note 20% of those believe in God.
Why is it so few believe in the devil?
Western history
Up until about 200 years ago in Western society pretty much everybody believed:
Up until about 200 years ago in Western society pretty much everybody believed, first of all, in devils, that is, personal supernatural beings, supernatural, personal, evil beings, and they also believed in original sin, which is innate, spiritual evil in our hearts
in devils, that is, personal supernatural beings, supernatural, personal, evil beings,
they also believed in original sin, which is innate, spiritual evil in our hearts (new slide)
Twentieth century (next slide/pic)
Almost a comical view of the devil(new slide)
However, there was also a more serious effort to remove the Devil from secular thinking
“evil” is really always the result of something natural.
It’s either the result of:
the mainstream thought in the twentieth century was that “evil” is really always the result of something natural.
It’s either the result of unjust social systems, or it’s the result of bad parenting, or it’s the result of bad brain chemistry.
In other words, it has some biological root, it has some psychological root, it has some sociological root, or it may have some kind of combination of those roots, but those roots are controllable; those things are natural.
unjust social systems - sociological root
bad parenting - The mom didn’t love him enough.
Dad was absent or abusive - biological root
bad brain chemistry - He’s got a screw loose - psychological root
There’s an issue with this thinking.
While these can all be valid reasons for some evil acts, they don’t seem to always fit.
Google search for Sunday school lesson - Image of little girl in blue dress
There are so many atrocities in the mideast, but also elsewhere
History - Holocaust, Rwanda, countless wars, mass murders
But we ask: If the real problems of this world are merely material and visible, how is it that they have not been solved or eliminated long ago?
But we ask: If the real problems of this world are merely material and visible, how is it that they have not been solved or eliminated long ago?
But we ask: If the real problems of this world are merely material and visible, how is it that they have not been solved or eliminated long ago?
But we ask: If the real problems of this world are merely material and visible, how is it that they have not been solved or eliminated long ago?
Paul saw these same kind of things happening in his time(new slide)
So, we’ve talked about the devil from a secular view point, but how about a Christian viewpoint?
If only 60% of Americans believe in the devil, that means a lot people that identify themselves as Christians are in that group
They must not believe things Jesus,
What does the bible have to say about Satan and demons?
They must not believe large sections of the NT
Jesus was tempted by Satan and cast out many demons
Apostles cast out demons that had possessed people
In these verses Paul has been very clear that he believes in the Devil and demons
Note he’s not trying to say flesh and blood is not part of the equation (he was stoned and beaten by men)
He’s trying to get at who’s really behind most of the attacks against the church and christians?
Let me just push this home to you.
There is a Devil.
There are demons.
The Ephesians had practiced magic and witchcraft (), so they were well aware of the power of the darkness
The Ephesians had practiced magic and witchcraft (), so they were well aware of the power of the darkness
Also note Satan is not omnipresent, omniscient, etc.
He can not be everywhere, he is not all knowing.
He needs an army of demons to carry out his works
Have you been personally attacked by Satan?
“The Devil made me do it”
In fact, in all the Bible we know of only six individuals who were tempted by Satan himself:
Eve (but not Adam), Job, Jesus Christ, Judas, Peter, and Ananias (but not his wife Sapphira).
n fact, in all the Bible we know of only six individuals who were tempted by Satan himself: Eve (but not Adam), Job, Jesus Christ, Judas, Peter, and Ananias (but not his wife Sapphira).
No doubt there have been many others, but these are the only ones the Bible tells us of specifically.
No doubt there have been many others, but these are the only ones the Bible tells us of specifically.
Let me just push this home to you.
There is a Devil.
There are demons.
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They are targeting us! (slide)
However, this is a defeated enemy.
Wife and roaches
So, is the devil like a roach?
No.
We need to think bigger.(new
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Be sober-minded; be watchful.
Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour
Who do lions always attack in documentaries)?
Those either alone or the weak.
If I had to fight a lion, I would not want to do it with no protection.
Thankfully, God agrees and he’s the church, our family and provided armor for us.
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