Sunday Service 11-29-09
Living the Victorious Life
Sermon 7
NOTES FROM SERMON HEARD AT:Spirit of Fire Evangelistic MinistriesPastor Jerry BeginTo listen to the sermon, visit:http://www.spiritoffire.org/To Comment on this sermon, look for the small "comment" button at the bottom of this Sunday's sermon. If you go to the bottom of the whole blog to comment, you will have scanned through notes of several earlier sermons. Note: sometimes the post does not come up, in which case press the preview button after you have written and then submit.
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It is up to us to equip ourselves to the point that we are able to go into the world and bring the world into submission to Jesus. God expects it. We are not in a voluntary army. By becoming citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, you automatically become part of the army of God. The Christian Church has become a people of those who are expecting to be served by the pastor. We should rather be a people who serve, acting as One Army.
When we are not training ourselves, we become a liability to the whole group. We need to be strong, walking in righteousness, and be an able Christian. We tend to not put in the whole effort.
EXAMINE YOURSELF DAILY TO DISCOVER WHERE YOU HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF GOD’S WILL, WHERE THE ENEMY GETS A FOOTHOLD.
You become a liability if you do not train yourself. The Church is the Body of Christ, we cannot become a liability. Each person is responsible and accountable to not be a liability, but a blessing.
“Do you mean we should not receive from God? “ That is not what is said. There is a difference in being a taker and a receiver.
In the 3 Little Pigs, only one considered the enemy.
First pig built the house from straw- easy, and quick
2nd pig built from sticks- easy, quick, and false structure
(are you one who has been born again, but not invested in your soul? Are you too lazy? Are you building religious houses? – they come down just as quick.)
3rd pig built from bricks- it took time, was tiring to build, but withstood the enemy, and it had the ability to bring the others into the structure.
The pig represents something to be devoured.
The devil and the world want to devour you.
Ask yourself, since you have been born again, what spiritual structures have you built to weather the storms?
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE A VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOURSELF THROUGH THE DISCIPLINE TO WITHSTAND THE STORM?
Are you really a Christian? If you are, your life will not be without problems. The more holy you become, the more testing the devil will see to find out if you really are.
We go through hand to hand combat- one thing resisting another. The enemy looks at: “How many of the enemy can you eliminate?” You don’t want to look at the strong. You begin with the weak… the liabilities.
When we are not training ourselves, we become a liability to the whole group. We need to be strong, walking in righteousness, and be an able Christian. We tend to not put in the whole effort.
EXAMINE YOURSELF DAILY TO DISCOVER WHERE YOU HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF GOD’S WILL, WHERE THE ENEMY GETS A FOOTHOLD.
You become a liability if you do not train yourself. The Church is the Body of Christ, we cannot become a liability. Each person is responsible and accountable to not be a liability, but a blessing.
“Do you mean we should not receive from God? “ That is not what is said. There is a difference in being a taker and a receiver.
In the 3 Little Pigs, only one considered the enemy.
First pig built the house from straw- easy, and quick
2nd pig built from sticks- easy, quick, and false structure
(are you one who has been born again, but not invested in your soul? Are you too lazy? Are you building religious houses? – they come down just as quick.)
3rd pig built from bricks- it took time, was tiring to build, but withstood the enemy, and it had the ability to bring the others into the structure.
The pig represents something to be devoured.
The devil and the world want to devour you.
Ask yourself, since you have been born again, what spiritual structures have you built to weather the storms?
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE A VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOURSELF THROUGH THE DISCIPLINE TO WITHSTAND THE STORM?
Are you really a Christian? If you are, your life will not be without problems. The more holy you become, the more testing the devil will see to find out if you really are.
We go through hand to hand combat- one thing resisting another. The enemy looks at: “How many of the enemy can you eliminate?” You don’t want to look at the strong. You begin with the weak… the liabilities.
The 7 Biblical principles:
(hand to hand combat with the enemy may be in the form of body attacks such as sickness, finances, emotions, relationships, etc.)
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Italicized font indicates direct quotes from notes handed out with the sermon
Italicized font indicates direct quotes from notes handed out with the sermon
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1. We learn the art of warfare from the Word of God. It is the Word that equips the Christian for a victorious life. The Scriptures reveal the spiritual power of God and the Kingdom and through the Word success is established.
Success is established in the Bible- from the beginning to the end of the book. There is a war going on- the enemy is real, is planning to swallow you up. If you don’t study how the enemy has tried to destroy God’s people from the beginning, you will not
When you go into battle, we need to worship God! Praise Him! The enemy squirms because they see that God has gone into the battle.
2Ti 3:14-17
(14) But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
(15) And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
(16) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
(17) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Until you put the armor of God in your life, you only have the potential. But if you don’t build it up you are a liability.
Are you going to be equipped when the enemy attacks?
Heb 4:11-12
(11) Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
(12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
2. It takes faith.
We will find that it takes faith to establish the Word in our lives and to bring victory to light.
1Jn 5:4-5
(4) For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
(5) Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Without faith there is no victory.
Heb 10:34-39
(34) For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
(35) Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
(36) For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
(37) For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
(38) Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
(39) But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
3. Show sin no mercy. In the Old Testament Israel was to destroy that which would take then away from God. God told His people to was against those nations in the wilderness. The Canaanites were to be completely destroyed and so must sin in our lives.
1Sa 15:18 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
There is a warfare. It starts with sin.
4. So that we may see the power of God.
Deu 4:33-40
(33) Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
(34) Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
(35) Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
(36) Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
(37) And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
(38) To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.
(39) Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
(40) Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
It is not your work. It will be His work. When we give ourselves over to God, the Lord shows us victory.
2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
He is the Lord of the Hosts, the Lord of the armies.
(When you are in a battle, praise God first. Then listen to the strategy.)
5. So that we may not fear the battle and get weary in well-doing.
Exo 13:17-18
(17) And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
(18) But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
Heb 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
satan likes to bring fear so that he can keep you in bondage.
The minute something happens, we withdraw.
We could get to places shorter if we could just battle the enemy,
6. Submit to God.
Jas 4:7-10
(7) Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
(8) Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
(9) Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
(10) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
KJV
1. We learn the art of warfare from the Word of God. It is the Word that equips the Christian for a victorious life. The Scriptures reveal the spiritual power of God and the Kingdom and through the Word success is established.
Success is established in the Bible- from the beginning to the end of the book. There is a war going on- the enemy is real, is planning to swallow you up. If you don’t study how the enemy has tried to destroy God’s people from the beginning, you will not
When you go into battle, we need to worship God! Praise Him! The enemy squirms because they see that God has gone into the battle.
2Ti 3:14-17
(14) But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
(15) And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
(16) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
(17) That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Until you put the armor of God in your life, you only have the potential. But if you don’t build it up you are a liability.
Are you going to be equipped when the enemy attacks?
Heb 4:11-12
(11) Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
(12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
2. It takes faith.
We will find that it takes faith to establish the Word in our lives and to bring victory to light.
1Jn 5:4-5
(4) For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
(5) Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Without faith there is no victory.
Heb 10:34-39
(34) For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
(35) Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
(36) For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
(37) For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
(38) Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
(39) But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
3. Show sin no mercy. In the Old Testament Israel was to destroy that which would take then away from God. God told His people to was against those nations in the wilderness. The Canaanites were to be completely destroyed and so must sin in our lives.
1Sa 15:18 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
There is a warfare. It starts with sin.
4. So that we may see the power of God.
Deu 4:33-40
(33) Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
(34) Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
(35) Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
(36) Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
(37) And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
(38) To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.
(39) Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
(40) Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
It is not your work. It will be His work. When we give ourselves over to God, the Lord shows us victory.
2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
He is the Lord of the Hosts, the Lord of the armies.
(When you are in a battle, praise God first. Then listen to the strategy.)
5. So that we may not fear the battle and get weary in well-doing.
Exo 13:17-18
(17) And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
(18) But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
Heb 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
satan likes to bring fear so that he can keep you in bondage.
The minute something happens, we withdraw.
We could get to places shorter if we could just battle the enemy,
6. Submit to God.
Jas 4:7-10
(7) Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
(8) Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
(9) Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
(10) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
KJV
James 4:7-10
7 So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.
8 Come close to God and He will come close to you. [Recognize that you are] sinners, get your soiled hands clean; [realize that you have been disloyal] wavering individuals with divided interests, and purify your hearts [of your spiritual adultery].
9 [As you draw near to God] be deeply penitent and grieve, even weep [over your disloyalty]. Let your laughter be turned to grief and your mirth to dejection and heartfelt shame [for your sins].
10 Humble yourselves [feeling very insignificant] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up and make your lives significant].
AMP
7. Mastery; be disciplined (Mastery is disciplined)
1Co 9:24-27
(24) Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
(25) And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
(26) I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
(27) But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
We want self discipline because we want to self-determine our lives. A soldier is a soldier because he wants to self-determine. We need to be self-determined in our Christian walk to win the prize, to be that Christian who will glorify God, to be the Light of the world, to destroy the enemy, save the lost, and to not sin or falter.
Jesus is self-determined.
Lucifer and his armies are disciplined, The devil is self- disciplined. Everyone is disciplined whether they like it or not.
Is there anything taking away from the boot-camp discipline?
We need to recognize our weaknesses so that instead of them taking us into slavery, we say no, this is the way we are going.
Php 3:13-14
(13) Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
(14) I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
1Ti 6:11-12
(11) But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
(12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
2Ti 2:4-5
(4) No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
(5) And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
2Ti 4:6-8
(6) For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
(7) I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
(8) Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
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The Word is not an 'it' or a thing...the Word is a Person. The issue is always, in everything: JESUS. The victory comes by surrender to Him - not a one-time deal, but moment by moment. He alone can 'master' me, if, by the power of the Holy Spirit, I'm shown my desperate need and surrender.
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