Our church service began with a praise song that fit with the Sunday School message. After praise and worship we shared Communion.
Our pastor shared another Resolution Sermon based Hebrews 11.
Faith is nothing without Action. Faith must be continually exercised.
Faith accompanied by action increases our endurance. Especially for spiritual attacks.
All Christians face spiritual attacks in finances, illness, community and opposition. When pastors seek vision they are often attacked by doubts. We see this in battles our missionaries face.
Some people avoid them; others become fearful of them. Some find triumph while others suffer.
Hebrews 11:32-40.
The Point: We have been equipped with faith to endure and win the spiritual battle.
Faith is required for spiritual endurance.
There attacks against the Church from outside but Churches stand against outward battles. However, Churches often fall as a result of attacks from within.
The enemy is fighting for a whole generation. The enemy is Satan.
We've been equipped with faith; with the power of The Holy Spirit; with numbers in the support of each other.
When we recognize the spiritual attack, then it can be defeated.
God has provided leaders and equipped His people. Ephesians 4:12.
Then we will no longer be like immature children... Each part does its own special work...Ephesians 4: 14-16.
The body is not supposed to avoid spiritual battles. The battle is imminent. We have a vision to go into the community. The ‘gates of hell’ can't hold us back. Matthew 16:18.
The church is equipped to fight the battle. We are to take the battle to the enemy.
Are we ready to face the battle? Together.
No condemnation in church, but rather support. Let us be warriors to face the battle.
I picked this song for today’s message: Warrior.
Verses for Today:Ephesians 4:11-16 NIV
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Matthew 16:18 (NIV)
18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
I pray that God gives me the heart and strength to be a Warrior for Him.
