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Introduction
We just celebrated the 65th anniversary of D-Day.
On June 6th, 1944, around 160,000 Allied troops left England, crossed the English Channel, and landed on the beaches Northern Frances amidst a flurry of bullets.
It was one of the largest amphibious assaults in history, and many soldiers from both sides died.
The Allies prevailed over Nazi Germany and established a stronghold on the European continent.
It was a very decisive battle in World War 2, but the War was not over.
The end of the war didn't come until almost a year later, May 8th, 1945: Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day.
Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered to Allied troops, and the war was finally over.
Between D-Day and V-E Day, fierce battles were fought.
D-day was such a decisive victory that one could say that the outcome of the war was almost assumed at that point; however, the war still raged until Germany surrendered on V-E Day.
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War for our Lives
a. Christ's Life and Death is our D-Day
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Outcome of our battle with Satan, Sin, and Death was determined
b. Christ's Second Coming is our V-E Day
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Victory will be completed
c. Between the Days
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We battle the flesh everyday!
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Life is a struggle, even though we know the outcome!
*/Because the war rages between our flesh and the Spirit, we must fight on the side of the Spirit!/*
Point 1: Battle Briefing
Talking about the Spirit:
o Last week: started us off.
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On-Going Battle between our Flesh and the Spirit
Galatians 5:17 For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.
They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
o Flesh = our sinful nature we inherited from the fall
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Romans 3:23.
for all have sinned
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Jeremiah 17:9 the heart is deceitful above all things
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Without God, we are bent towards all kinds of evil.
We desire the things that are contrary to God.
o Spirit = the Holy Spirit (3rd person of Trinity)
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When we are "born again" or "converted" we are justified.
1. Sin causes 2 problems: Guilt and Corruption
2. Guilt of sin is removed (remember last week--legal standing)
3. The corruption of sin remains.
4. We battle the corruption sin has caused in our hearts every day of our lives.
o Our hearts are divided between our flesh and the Spirit
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Affects every decision of every day (illustration of 954 call)
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Battle is for our desires and how we live our life.
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How we act and what we say.
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Who are we going to let rule in this conflict?
o This is our Sanctification
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Last week...Ryle: sanctification is necessary for our salvation
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This is a battle that we must go trhough
*/This battle can't be avoided.
And it will continue until 1 of 2 things happens: you die, or Christ comes again./*
Point 2: Strategies
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The Enemy's Strategy
I actually don't need to go into a lot of detail here.
The struggle is realy and we expereince it every day
Frustrated with ourselves after the fact:
o Why did I chew that person out?
o Why did I just waste my time doing X when I could have been doing something else?
o Why can't I stop doing X?
o Devil will try to distract us in order to keep us from hearing God's voice
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Fill our lives with distractions and noise
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Make us too busy to think about God: kids, job, meetings, activities, house, groceries, friends, projects, hobbies, favorite shows, always having music on…
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When we are busy and distracted, that is when our flesh is the strongest and we are susceptible.
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Silence is strange and not the norm.
Quiet is rare, but that is where God speaks.
His still small voice.
o Devil uses our culture and the media to keep us from God's spirit
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Temptations are everywhere you look: TV, advertising on billboards
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Hundreds of ads per day…thousands per year.
All telling us what to do or who to be or what to buy!
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PBS Special on Advertising to teenagers.
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Get inside the mind of a t teenager to find out what is cool
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Give kids what they want, not what they need.
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Concerned with feeding the flesh.
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Media is not concerned about the spirit.
They are concerned about feeding the flesh because the flesh spends the money!
In the process of sanctification, the time comes when we need to realize that feeding the flesh never satisfies.
We realize what we've been doing, and we become convicted.
Every once in a while, what will happen is that we realize what is going on in our lives and think to ourselves: "O what a wretched person I am! Who will rescue me?!"
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*Achieving Victory*
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First things First: We need to know this and be confident: Victory is certain!
The Spirit wins.
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