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BEING AWARE OF THE BATTLE
Preparing For Battle – Part 1
November 8, 2020
Ephesians 6:10-12

THREE FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS

1.   Spiritual warfare _____________________________________.

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s possessions—is not from the Father, but is from the world.” I John 2:15-16 (CSB)

“For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it.” Romans 7:18 (CSB)

2.    We have an ___________________________________.

“For although we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh, since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.” II Corinthians 10:3-5 (CSB)

3.    We fight from ___________________ not _____________________.

“He exercised this power in Christ by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavens— far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come.  And He subjected everything under His feet…” Ephesians 1:20-22 (CSB)

     Preparing For Battle: Get into ____________________________________.

“He answered, ‘It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’…Jesus told him, ‘It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God’…Then Jesus told him, ‘Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him.’” Matthew 4:4, 7, 10 (CSB)