What To Wear To The War

Transcripts for Dr. Wiersbe's sermons are forthcoming. Below is an outline of his message.

The Christian life is a battleground, not a playground.

In Ephesians 6 Paul is telling us how to have victory over Satan.

Satanis a real person out to destroy you and the church.

Three essentials we must grasp to be part of the victory over Satan.

-      We must know the enemy.

• Three enemies all Christians face: the world, our flesh, and the devil.
• Satan does not want us to know he exists or exactly who he is.
• Satan is a real person with an army of demonic creatures.
• Satan uses people to get his work done in the world.
• Satan is organized, strong, and subtle.
• Satan is a destroyer and a deceiver.
• Satan has some Christians so deceived they think they are doing the will of God.

-      We must use the equipment.

• The armor is the Lord Jesus Christ.
• We are called to put on the whole armor of God.
• When we lay aside a piece of our armor, Satan can get to us.
• The belt of truth represents the Word of God guiding our lives.
• The breastplate of righteousness is the righteousness we receive from Jesus when we were saved.
• The shoes represent the peace God places in our hearts, giving us stability and mobility.
• We stand so that we can move and witness for Christ.
• The shield of faith represents God’s protection from Satan’s schemes.
• The helmet of salvation represents yielding our minds to the Lord.
• The sword of the Spirit represents the Word of God.
• We must get to know our weapon, the Bible.
• God has given us all the equipment we need.

-      We must depend on the energy God gives us.

• Prayer is the energy for the Christian soldier to accomplish his work.
• We are told to pray all types of prayer always.
• We should pray for all the saint because we are all fighting the battle against the devil.

There can be no victory against Satan without a battle.

Whose side are you on?