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The Christian Warrior

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Called to Duty – Our Role in God’s Army

In this lesson:

• Military-Like Structure
• Source of Authority
• Qualities of a Kingdom Warrior
• The Warrior’s Character & Attitude
• Primary Weapons of Warfare
• The War Map

Military Expressions

• War
• Weapons
• Demolishing Strongholds
• Taking Captives
• Freeing Prisoners
• Armies
• Warrior
• Battle
• Captain
• Soldier
• Warfare
• Sword
• Authority
• Defeat

Lord of Hosts

• Exo 15:3 – The LORD is a warrior
• Psa 24:8 – The LORD mighty in battle
• Jos 5:14 – I come as captain…of the army of the Lord.
• 2Ti 2:3 – Suffer as a good soldier of Christ Jesus
• 2Ti 2:4 – …who enlisted him as a soldier
• 1Ti 1:18 – by them you may wage good warfare
• 2Co 10:3 – we do not war according to the flesh
• 2Co 10:4 – for the weapons of our warfare
• Luk 4:18 – freedom for the prisoners

The Authority of the Throne

Know Your Authority - Embrace Your Identity

Identity is a primary point of counter attack.

Expect the Accuser of the Brethren, to ceaselessly question and attack your identity and authority.


Ready & Alert: Gideon’s Army

What does God look for in a solider?

Judges 5:7 – "You shall separate everyone who laps the water with his tongue as a dog laps, as well as everyone who kneels to drink."

An Alert Soldier:

The men that kneeled to drink, remained armed, alert, and ready.

This is what God looks for in His warriors, that they will remain ready, alert, and not be caught off guard.


Meek is Controlled Power

Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Meekness is commonly misunderstood as meaning timid, cowardly, or spineless and encourages a passive behavior that offers little or no resistance to opposition.

The dark kingdom fills the church with propaganda of tolerance and an attitude of no resistance.

Meekness is power under the control of God. That is the attitude of a Kingdom warrior.


Prayer, Petition, & Proclamation

• Prayer means, “Do it for me”
• Petition means, “Help me do this.”
• Proclamation means, “I’m doing it myself.”

As your fighting skills improve, you will learn how to move smoothly between prayer, petition, and proclamation like a master swordfighter, blending all three into one fierce and fluid weapon.

Prayer

As a weapon, prayer is generally asking God to do for us something we are unable to do for ourselves.

• Be short – Be concise
• Pray with precision
• Avoid meaningless repetitions
• Quote God’s word back to Him

Petition

Petition is calling for help.

In practical terms, a petition is a request to God to dispatch Kingdom resources to assist in your engagement with the enemy.

Petition – God sends an angel to help.

• Act 12:7 And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands.
• Act 12:11 ..."Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of ....”

Proclamation

If the Sword of the Spirit were actually a gun, then proclamation would be the gun’s bullets.

• Be short – Be concise
• Proclaim with authority
• Proclaim with precision
• Avoid meaningless words just for words to say
• Pause and listen to the Holy Spirit.

Taking the Battle to the Enemy

The War Map

Like the pieces of a puzzle, scriptures detailing the spiritual realm come together to form something resembling a map – a war map.

If the church doesn’t believe it can fight – it won’t fight back.

1Th 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete…

Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image; according to our likeness”

We are spiritual beings and the spiritual part of our triune nature operates in the spiritual realm.

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