The Monday Morning Church Stand Firm

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The Monday Morning ChurchStand Firm

• September 3, 2006

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STAND FIRM

• Ephesians Focus is in Christ on Christ
• Nothing on Artemis, paganism, immorality
• Weve been strategically placed to advance Gods
  plan
• Stand firm!
• People arent the enemy
• Rulers, authorities, powers, spiritual forces of
  evil

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STAND FIRM

• 10A final word Be strong with the Lords mighty
  power. 11Put on all of God?s armor so that you
  will be able to stand firm against all strategies
  and tricks of the Devil. 12For we are not
  fighting against people made of flesh and blood,
  but against the evil rulers and authorities of
  the unseen world, against those mighty powers of
  darkness who rule this world, and against wicked
  spirits in the heavenly realms.

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• 13Use every piece of Gods armor to resist the
  enemy in the time of evil, so that after the
  battle you will still be standing firm. 14Stand
  your ground, putting on the sturdy belt of truth
  and the body armor of God?s righteousness.
• 15For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the
  Good News, so that you will be fully prepared.
  16In every battle you will need faith as your
  shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by
  Satan.

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• 17Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the
  sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
  18Pray at all times and on every occasion in the
  power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be
  persistent in your prayers for all Christians
  everywhere.

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STAND FIRM

• No temptation or challenge we face is unique to
  us
• 1Corinthians 1012,13 - 12If you think you are
  standing strong, be careful, for you, too, may
  fall into the same sin. 13But remember that the
  temptations that come into your life are no
  different from what others experience.
• And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation
  from becoming so strong that you can?t stand up
  against it. When you are tempted, He will show
  you a way out so that you will not give in to it.

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• Truth covers the Seat of Life ?
• Lies denial, exaggerated reality imaginations
• Relationally
• Financially love of money
• Sexually
• Lust need discontent I want what I dont have

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• Righteousness - covers heart ?
• Wrong, dishonorable, dishonest, disrespectful,
  indecent, sinful
• Owning my own stuff repentance equitable
• Fair, reasonable, just
• Taking care of business tying into Gods way
  that which is right

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• Peace good news - shalom ?
• Chaos, uproar, conflict
• Favor, prosperity, wholeness
• Readiness of the gospel
• Blessed are the peacemakers
• Resolvers of conflict, not instigators

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• Faith - trust, reliance, assurance ?
• Fear, frustration, double-mindedness
• Extinguishes every flaming arrow of the evil one
• Faith comes from knowing God based upon
  relationship
• Pressure, temptation, destruction

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• Salvation/wholeness ?
• Brokenness, destruction, lost, piecemeal
• Completeness wholeness in our minds
• God directed thoughts lives
• Think it through what do I believe live
  why?

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• Word of God knowing/living it out ?
• Rightly dividing the Word of Truth
• Define Gods intention for appropriate timely
  action
• Eyes Wings - what to do how to get there

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• Pray in the Spirit on all occasions ?
• Deliver us from evil
• Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as
  it is in Heaven
• Petitioning Heaven on behalf of others
• When I dont know what to pray, HS prays for me
  my situation