Using the Sword of the Spirit In Christ's Power

Mission Focused Men for Christ

Summary: The biblical context for viewing all of life’s events is called spiritual warfare—the age-old conflict between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light…. Biblically and practically speaking, we are in a spiritual war. The Christian’s spiritual enemy is not in uniform, and he doesn’t meet us on an identifiable battlefield. He uses ruthless and unconventional tactics such as deceit, deflection, and disguise…. The church of Jesus Christ needs to know its enemies and his strategies. Above all, Christians need to know how to gain victory over this enemy. (The Spiritual Warfare Answer Book). In this episode, we take a practical look at HOW TO USE the sword of the Spirit to resist thoughts and temptations that seek to entice us off the path of life and onto the road to destruction.
For Further Prayerful Thought:

1. Do you think this is a fair statement? If a man is not winning his own spiritual battles, he won’t be very effective helping his wife and children win theirs.
2. Describe in your own words the power of the Word of God.
3. What did you learn from our examination of the way Jesus wielded the sword of the Spirit?
4. Of the 13 temptations, listed, which 2 or 3 do you most need to be able to parry, by quoting Scripture.

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