Preparing for a Fight • 11.13.22

Perris Valley Church

Ephesians 6:10-17

Series: Text Messages

Title: Preparing for a Fight

Date: 11/13/22

Ephesians 6:10 (NLT)

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

1 Corinthians 16:13 (NLT)

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.

2 Timothy 2:1 (NLT)

Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus.

Point number 1 in your notes:

You are not prepared to fight or recognize the spiritual battle you are fighting.

Ephesians 6:11 (NLT)

Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.

1 Peter 5:8 (NLT)

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Ephesians 4:14 (NLT)

Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.

Point number 2 in your notes:

Satan uses weapons in this battle: confusion, lies, pride, selfishness, secrets, chaos, addiction, and more.

Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)

For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (NLT)

3 We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. 4 We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.

Ephesians 6:13 (NLT)

Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.

Ephesians 6:14 (ESV)

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Isaiah 11:5 (NLT)

He will wear righteousness like a belt and truth like an undergarment.

Point number 3 in your notes:

All of your spiritual armor is based upon Truth. If you are wishy-washy about truth, you’re dead in the water.

John 17:17 (NLT)

Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

Psalm 119:160 (NKJV)

The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

Ephesians 6:15 (NLT)

For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.

Isaiah 52:7 (NLT)

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news,
the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns.

Ephesians 6:16 (NLT)

In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.

Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.

Ephesians 6:17 (NLT)

Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Isaiah 59:17 (NLT)

He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his head.

Point number 4 in your notes:

If we don’t armor up and stand and fight against this enemy, people will die.

Romans 8:37-39 (NLT)

No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.