Series “#OOTD” – Sermon #8  “Divine Assignment” 

Series “#OOTD” – Sermon #8  “Divine Assignment” 

Ephesians 6:10-13 (TPT) “Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important truths for last: Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you.

Put on God’s complete set of armor provided for us, so that you will be protected as you fight against the evil strategies (wiles KJV) of the accuser! Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings,

but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage.”

The essence of all spiritual warfare is to embrace your UNION with Christ Jesus!   Armour of light 

Romans 13:14 “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.”

The helmet blocks the outside noise and allows you to stay focused on the voice of God.

Galatians 3:5 “Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”

Ephesians 6:17 (NKJV) “…and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;”  

Ephesians 6:17(AMP)  “…and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.”

The sword of the Spirit is the excellent use of the Quickened Word of God under the power of the Holy Spirit.

Sword (machaira):– a small double edged sword used for cutting and thrusting, hand to hand combat.

Some historians say that the double-edged sword was such a radical new invention in warfare that it had the effect of a nuclear bomb in their time. An instrument of great fear to the enemy.

Rhema:– a Word of faith spoken or uttered, a specific operative, all powerful Word or command of God in the mouth of a spiritual person at the time they need it. 

Nick Zaccardi

You may not want to hear this, but the Bible is not our sword.  The sword is a spiritual weapon.  As a matter of fact, the devil doesn’t fear the Bible.  He has it memorized.  There are even times that he uses it against God’s people. It’s the rhema – Word of God that’s our spiritual weapon.  But does that mean I don’t need the Bible?  Absolutely not!  We are to study in order to show ourselves approved to use the rhema. (2 Timothy 2:15)

Ephesians 6:18-20 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.”

There is an incredible transition in Old Covenant to New Covenant warfare.

God fought for His people in the OLD but He has equipped us to fight through Him to establish His Kingdom in the NEW.

Old Covenant: God fights on our behalf, often working miracles to deliver His people.

New Covenant: God empowers us to fight, providing the tools, the Word, and the Spirit, but calling us to engage actively.

Old Covenant: Victory came through temporary and external means.

New Covenant: Victory is assured through Christ’s finished work and our active faith; we fight from a place of victory 

Ephesians 3:9-11 “…to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,” 

Jesus is not the Gospel. 

Jesus preached the gospel and he is the means to the gospel (DOOR). 

The good news is that He has brought the Kingdom of God to earth!!!

It’s not you get to go to heaven.

It is that heaven has come to you!!!

Jesus Is A King Maker —  King of Kings and Lord of Lords

Ephesians 2:6  “and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,”

Revelation 5:10  “And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”

Authority and power to act as KINGS with a responsibility to bring the heaven to earth PRIESTS  Pontif Bridge!  Ministry on God’s behalf and ministry on behalf of mankind

Psalm 8:4-6  “What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, (Elohim) And You have crowned him with glory and honor You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,”    

God has a very high value for man and His creation!!!

Psalm 115:16  “The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s; But the earth He has given to the children of men.”        God set it up that Man has authority on earth!!!

John 5:25,27 “Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.” 

Daniel 7:13-14 “One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, …      Jesus as a man enters throne room …  ascension!!!  … That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.”

Daniel 7:26-27  “But the court shall be seated, And they shall take away his dominion, (The devil — Enemy was stripped of earthly authority ) To consume and destroy it forever. Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.”

Colossians 2:13-15 “He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”

Hebrews 2:14  “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same (A Man – Son Of Man), that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,”   

That’s why he was the son of man. 

A Man destroyed Satan and the victory is enforced under our human feet.

Acts 17:6-7  “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.  Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king—Jesus.” 

Romans 5:17  “For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.”

Revelation 3:11  “Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.”   

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