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Ephesians 6:12 · BSB
6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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…a battlefield and that is why it is necessary for you to constantly keep feet in the Spirit and not to lose God. The Bible made it clear to us inEphesians chapter 6 verse 12. Ephesians chapter 6, verse 12, the Bible says, for we wrestle not against flesh and blood. So it means the Bible made it very clear to us that in…
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…He is a counterfeit Christ. He will want to tell us that he can save us when all he will do is condemn us. And Paul marked it well when he said inEphesians 6:12, for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present…
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…is lulling Christ believers into a false sense of security. We, you and I, must understand that our main enemy is not people, but Satan. Paul inEphesians 6, verse 11-12stated, Put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but…
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…world that you cannot see with your human eye. You better be aware of this. Why is this important? Because Paul says that our struggle there inEphesians chapter 6, verse 12, our struggle's not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this Dark World, and against…
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…and winning and losing involves real consequences. And above all, it reminds us of the strategic nature of warfare and Warcraft. If you'll turn toEphesians 6, verses 10 to 17, we'll read the Lord's primer together as we press through the passage together, we'll go through it and as a as a way of going through it, we'll…
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…will not believe in demons or in Satan or in demonic power. But the word of God, clearly affirms both. So must we. I'll give you one verse. It's inEphesians 6, verse 12. You and I, we don't wrestle against flesh and blood. Listen, friends, your political opponent, the one who wears the opposite badge, they're not…
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…How we are to make it through when the world feels dark and overwhelming. And so here the word of the Lord. We've been reading this each week fromEphesians 6:10-18. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.…
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…gear is like armor against fire and smoke. And Paul in Ephesians 6 taught that Christians are to put on the full armor of God. Paul went on inEphesians 6, verses 11-12, Put on the full armor of God so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and…
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…blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Eph 6:12). Theologian Walter Wink calls it “The Domination System” which seeks to be invisible, reduces the social to the personal, demands conformity, and…
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…we go. And we need those boots this morning, don't we? And so, let's jump in this morning. I just want you to hear the word of the Lord again fromEphesians 6:10-18. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.…
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…or come to the Q&A that Jared and I are going to do after after worship. But let's begin this morning by hearing the word of the Lord fromEphesians 6:10 through18. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.…
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…You know, the Bible tells you that this is not just how people are. This is actually spiritual war. As a matter of fact, when you go all the way toEphesians, chapter 6, verse 12, it says, for we do not wrestle against your aunties, your cousin, your brother, your grandma. I know that it feels like you do, but you are…
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…the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Listen, spiritual warfare is real and a lot of people take fromEphesians chapter 6, verse 12of the very first words of that. We wrestle not and they say, oh, I guess that's all there is to it. Well, I guess we wrestle not against those…
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…our own battles on our own. The spiritual battles that we face are beyond our strength and beyond our ability. The apostle Paul put it this way inEphesians 6 verse 12. He said, For we don't wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present…
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…sermon that I'm not going to preach this morning, but I'm going to take us to one place in the epistles to try to clarify what this looks like. InEphesians chapter 6 verse 12, the apostle Paul says this, For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic…
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…in heaven. That gets me stirred up. But man, we'll we'll get our wedding dress in heaven, but right now we put on the whole armor of God.Ephesians 6:12, he says, "We are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against, catch this,…
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[SPEAKER_01]: Ephesians chapter 6, starting in verse 11, we've been reading these same couple verses for the last couple weeks, butEphesians chapter 6 verse 11 through 17, it says this, says, put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the devil. [SPEAKER_01]: For our battle is not…
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…week, as we actually, for reals, I promise, finish Ephesians, we'll get into what the fight really is. So we're going to have our text open here toEphesians 6 verses 10 through 17. I'm going to forewarn you. There's also going to be references out of Isaiah today and possibly a quick dip into Romans, depending on how well I…
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…tells us something different. So as a foundation this morning, I just want to invite you, if you're willing or able, would you stand as we readEphesians chapter 6, verse 12from the word this morning? 12 and 13, excuse me. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,…
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…things that are going on around me actually have spiritual roots to them. So like we talked about in our first week together, what Paul writes inEphesians chapter 6, verse 12, we do not wrestle against flesh and blood. And he goes on to talk about how our true enemy is spiritual in nature. So we look at the evils and we…
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