Are You Warrior Your Meant To Be?
Show clip from a discovery Channel animal hunt!
Your in a battle tonight also¡Xjust as this animal was!
The things that your generation is facing on a daily basis¡Xare just overwhelming!
„Ï Drugs!
„Ï Sex!
„Ï Pornography¡Xjust a click away!
„Ï Materialism galore!
„Ï Idols!
„Ï Cheating!
„Ï Impurity!
„Ï Hatred!
„Ï Jealousy!
„Ï Anger!
„Ï Envy!
The List could go on and on!
Satan is constantly in your faces!
Don¡¦t believe me: Listen to this passage from God to us!
Were told in Ephesians 6:10-18 it says:
Eph 6:10 Finally, let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong.
Eph 6:11 Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil’s tricks.
Eph 6:12 We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world.
Eph 6:13 So put on all the armor that God gives. Then when that evil day comes, you will be able to defend yourself. And when the battle is over, you will still be standing firm.
Eph 6:14 Be ready! Let the truth be like a belt around your waist, and let God’s justice protect you like armor.
Eph 6:15 Your desire to tell the good news about peace should be like shoes on your feet.
Eph 6:16 Let your faith be like a shield, and you will be able to stop all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Eph 6:17 Let God’s saving power be like a helmet, and for a sword use God’s message that comes from the Spirit.
Eph 6:18 Never stop praying, especially for others. Always pray by the power of the Spirit. Stay alert and keep praying for God’s people.
Put on the full Armor of God cuz¡Xreality is ¡Vyour in a battle!
Still Don¡¦t believe me¡Xlisten to a couple more passage¡¦s that point this out to us!
James 4:7
Jam 4:7 Surrender to God! Resist the devil, and he will run from you.
1 Peter 5:8-9
1Pe 5:8 Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
1Pe 5:9 Be firm in your faith and resist him, because you know that other believers in all the world are going through the same kind of sufferings.
Satan and his crew are present!
We are in a battle! The question is have you been the warrior in the Battle that Christ has called you to be!
Jesus We often view only as nice¡Xkind¡Xcompassionate¡Xand to the lepers & the needy in his days he was these things!
But¡Xto those fighting on the enemies side¡Xthe kingdom of darkness¡Xhe came at them as a fierce warrior of love!
We need to do the same! Be fierce warriors of love¡Xfor the Kingdom of Christ in this world!
Anger isn¡¦t always sinful¡XJesus showed us there¡¦s a time and place to take stand for Him!
Jesus in Temple!
Matthew 21:12-17
Mat 21:12 Jesus went into the temple and chased out everyone who was selling or buying. He turned over the tables of the moneychangers and the benches of the ones who were selling doves.
Mat 21:13 He told them, "The Scriptures say, ’My house should be called a place of worship.’ But you have turned it into a place where robbers hide."
Mat 21:14 Blind and lame people came to Jesus in the temple, and he healed them.
Mat 21:15 But the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were angry when they saw his miracles and heard the children shouting praises to the Son of David.
Mat 21:16 The men said to Jesus, "Don’t you hear what those children are saying?" "Yes, I do!" Jesus answered. "Don’t you know that the Scriptures say, ’Children and infants will sing praises’?"
Mat 21:17 Then Jesus left the city and went out to the village of Bethany, where he spent the night.
This Bold Jesus that we see---wouldn¡¦t it be great¡Xif we could take a stand in this world like that when we need too?
For those of us who want to do this: There is some great news for us tonight! Turn with me and Listen to this!
Genesis 1:26--27
Gen 1:26 Then God said, "And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small."
Gen 1:27 So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female,
We are image bearers¡Xcreated in his likeness!
The same God that we read about in Exodus 15:3
Where it says: The Lord is a warrior¡X
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We bear his image¡Xthe image of a warrior-- and are called to be warriors with him in this world!
From cover to cover¡Xthe Bible shows us that God is a warrior¡Xfrom the Israelites battles¡Xall the way to us¡XHis image bearers¡Xthat He lives in!
To the final book of Revelation¡Xwhen He returns¡Xas King of Kings and Lord of Lords for the final battle!
Some time ago there was a fascinating story on the Nature Channel¡X
An explorer had made a tremendous accomplishment!
He managed¡Xfor the first time ever in history¡Xto record on videotape the birth of a Panda Cub in the wild!
This was amazing¡Xin part, because of how the wild, violent mother Panda bear can be when intruders are near their young!
The newborn cub was no larger than a gerbil¡Xhe could fit in the palm of your hand!
The most amazing thing happened after this cub was born!
In order to protect it¡¦s cub from the elements all around it--& to give it an opportunity to grow sheltered from the dangers of the outside world¡Xshe spreads her enormous body all the way across this tiny cub and did not move for 28 days!
She didn¡¦t sleep¡X
She didn¡¦t eat¡X
She didn¡¦t move once during this 28 days!
Her massive presence remained steadily hovering over this tiny being!
It has since been discovered that this is the common practice of how the Panda protects it¡¦s young in the wild!
So it is with God¡Xour fierce Warrior¡XHis presence hovers over us¡Xto protect us¡Xand to help us in the battle were in for Him!
Hebrews 13:5--
The Lord is a warrior¡X
Are you being the Warrior¡Xyou were created to be?
Are You in the battle?
In Luke 13--a woman was healed on the Sabbath¡X
Luk 13:10 He was teaching in one of the meeting places on the Sabbath.
Luk 13:11 There was a woman present, so twisted and bent over with arthritis that she couldn’t even look up. She had been afflicted with this for eighteen years.
Luk 13:12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over. "Woman, you’re free!"
Luk 13:13 He laid hands on her and suddenly she was standing straight and tall, giving glory to God.
Luk 13:14 The meeting-place president, furious because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the congregation, "Six days have been defined as work days. Come on one of the six if you want to be healed, but not on the seventh, the Sabbath."
Luk 13:15 But Jesus shot back, "You frauds! Each Sabbath every one of you regularly unties your cow or donkey from its stall, leads it out for water, and thinks nothing of it.
Luk 13:16 So why isn’t it all right for me to untie this daughter of Abraham and lead her from the stall where Satan has had her tied these eighteen years?"
Luk 13:17 When he put it that way, his critics were left looking quite silly and red-faced. The congregation was delighted and cheered him on.
Jesus set her free on Sabbath!
He challenged his opponents¡Xwho being hypocrites!
He humiliated all his opponents¡Xwhile the people rejoiced¡Xbecause someone went to battle for them!
Satan knows tonight that if you join the battle¡X& become The Warrior Christ wants you to be for His Kingdom----that He¡¦s got problems!
He scared of us when were all that Christ desires for us to be in the battle!
We need to Remember that the task ahead of us¡Xis never as great as the power behind us!
3 Steps Satan uses in us!
1. Satan says¡XI¡¦m not here¡Xall you see wrong with you-- is just you! Your heart is bad and you know it! You don¡¦t make the cut for God! You can¡¦t do it!
2. He moves from I¡¦m hiding¡Xto¡XI¡¦m gonna intimidate you¡Xgonna make you miserable! Gonna make this harder for you¡Xgonna mess with ya!
3. Let¡¦s just cut a deal¡XI¡¦ll back off if you back off---I will make life easier on you if you don¡¦t head in this direction!
We Need to decide that your fighting back¡Xwere in a battle for the Kingdom of Christ against the kingdom of Satan as we read in Ephesians 6 and want to get our warrior heart back for the battle!
Need to make the decision¡Xyes I¡¦m fighting for God in this world¡XI¡¦m gonna be his warrior¡Xor¡Xno¡XI¡¦m gonna just sit and watch!
„h Invited to slack off At Your Work places and cheat your employer¡Xtake a stand!
„h With your friends when they wanna do something that compromises your God¡¦s standards¡XTake a stand!
„h Invited to join parties where you will be tempted with drugs or alcohol¡Xtake a stand!
„h Invited in your dating life to compromise¡Xtake a stand!
„h Invited by Satan to check out pornography online¡Xwith just a click of a button¡Xtake a stand!
„h Invited in your mind and heart to covet those material things that you don¡¦t have¡XTake a stand!
„h Invited by Satan in your mind¡Xto commit adultery¡XTake a Stand!
Take a Stand and Fight as the fierce warrior he made you to be for His Kingdom!
God doesn¡¦t call the qualified¡XHe qualifies the called!
There was a man who once spoke with a circus trapeze artist.
The performer admitted¡Xthe net underneath was there to keep them from breaking their necks¡Xbut added:
¡§The net also keeps us from falling. Imagine there is no net. We would be so nervous that we would be more likely to miss and fall.
If there wasn¡¦t a net, we would not dare to do some of the things we do.
But....because there¡¦s a net¡Xwe dare to make turns¡Xand once I made three turns¡Xthanks to the net below!¡¨
Tonight¡Xwe have security in God¡Xwho is the ultimate warrior!
We his children¡Xare in his arms¡X
Because of that very safe fact¡Xwhy don¡¦t we dare¡Xto attempt bigger things for God!
Dare to be Holy!
Dare to be obedient!
Dare to be different than those who don¡¦t know him!
Dare to take a Stand¡Xand to Be the warriors He¡¦s called and created us to Be!
Dare to do this¡Xbecause we know that we have the eternal arms of God¡Xthe ultimate Warrior to hold us when we feel as if were about ready to fall!
Tonight¡Xdo maybe some of us¡Xhave to renew the warrior within us¡Xthat God has put there!
Do some of us have to ask God to forgive us for some of the things we haven¡¦t been taking a stand on----
And ask Him to help us go into the world we live in and to TAKE A STAND AS THE WARRIOR HE CREATED US TO BE WITH THE BATTLE WERE IN!
