The Power of Words in Spiritual Warfare
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"Death and life are in the power of the tongue. And those who use it will eat its fruit. So it's simply saying that there is power in our words. And those who use our words. Those who, it says right here. Those that are using the tongue, right? Everyone who speaks, there are consequences. There's going to be fruit, right? So we're planting seeds. We're doing something. And there will be a result from what we say. And so we need to take that seriously." [00:25:44] (27 seconds)
"But we gave away the prayers and declarations. And this was really so that we can begin to start using our tongue for good, right? We can begin to start intentionally speaking life and unity and protection over our families. And it's simply, we're speaking God's word. We're speaking God's word. We're using what God has given us to fight. This battle that we've been talking about. There's this battle that's going on that we cannot see." [00:26:37] (28 seconds)
"And the prayers and the declarations, this is one way. It's a template. It's an amazing tool that we've put together so that we can be intentional and we can fight. Because we have responsibility in this battle. I think for far too long, maybe a lot of us, myself included, we have been victims. We've just kind of been in there getting pushed around, getting blasted in this battle. Because we have not picked up what God has given us to fight." [00:27:46] (29 seconds)
"So today we're going to focus on two things. God has given us his spiritual armor, but I want to focus on two. One is the sword of the spirit, the word of God. And two is the shield of faith, which we can learn when you go back and you really dig into that. What it's actually, it's not just faith that God exists, but this is faith in his faithfulness. It is faith that what God says he will do." [00:31:07] (26 seconds)
"Ephesians 6, verse 17 says, take the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. This is so much more than simply reading the Bible. It's important, but that's incomplete. We do need to read the Bible. I tell people all the time, read the Bible. You know, people ask me, okay, hey, I'm struggling with this thing right here, this, you know, maybe with my identity in Christ, who I am, who God says I am." [00:32:35] (25 seconds)
"So just simply reading Scripture and learning is so important. And that's great. We get information. The Scripture says to hide God's Word in our heart. So yes, we should be reading Scripture all the time. But what I'm talking about is a little different. It's using Scripture for offense. Using Scripture to fight in this battle that we're in. Again, the Word of God is our weapon." [00:33:38] (28 seconds)
"When we declare God's Word over our lives, we're pushing back the enemy's attacks. Here's what it says, James 4, 7. Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. I think far too often we focus on maybe the second half of that verse. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. I'm going to try really hard." [00:35:03] (21 seconds)
"Another way that we fight or that we resist the enemy is by picking up the shield of faith. Now, quickly, let me share something with you. A lie that I also think that we believe is it's always going to be this difficult. It's always going to be like this. But the scripture is clear that if we pick up the shield of faith, we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." [00:36:56] (35 seconds)
"Because we pointed this out over the last few weeks, but I want to make sure that we're clear. If we get the sword, and we figure this out, we're offensive, and we're defensive, and we are working this out. We are cutting off the lies of the enemy, right? We have the shield of faith, and we're really having faith in what God says, what God says will happen, will happen." [00:38:30] (20 seconds)
"Faith is not about how strong we are. It's about believing that God will do what He says He will do. Psalm 91 .4 says this. He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Rampart is the city walls. It's a protection. His faithfulness will be your shield and your rampart, your protection." [00:39:42] (27 seconds)
"So you're sitting here, you might be thinking, I'm too far gone. This is not for me. No, this is exactly who Jesus came for. This is exactly, if you read the Bible, where did Jesus go? He hung out with the tax collectors and the sinners, the worst of the worst. And the religious people, which is so funny to me, the religious people were like, what are you doing?" [00:42:40] (26 seconds)
"Jesus declared victory over sin and death and the enemy. And today, some here, some watching online need to sit in that right there. I'm going to live on that one promise this week that it's done. Listen, Jesus declared victory. It is finished. So as we take communion, remember that. Jesus' body was broken so that we could walk in wholeness." [00:58:39] (32 seconds)
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"But we gave away the prayers and declarations. And this was really so that we can begin to start using our tongue for good, right? We can begin to start intentionally speaking life and unity and protection over our families. And it's simply, we're speaking God's word. We're speaking God's word. We're using what God has given us to fight. This battle that we've been talking about. There's this battle that's going on that we cannot see." [00:26:37] (28 seconds)
"And the prayers and the declarations, this is one way. It's a template. It's an amazing tool that we've put together so that we can be intentional and we can fight. Because we have responsibility in this battle. I think for far too long, maybe a lot of us, myself included, we have been victims. We've just kind of been in there getting pushed around, getting blasted in this battle. Because we have not picked up what God has given us to fight." [00:27:46] (29 seconds)
"So today we're going to focus on two things. God has given us his spiritual armor, but I want to focus on two. One is the sword of the spirit, the word of God. And two is the shield of faith, which we can learn when you go back and you really dig into that. What it's actually, it's not just faith that God exists, but this is faith in his faithfulness. It is faith that what God says he will do." [00:31:07] (26 seconds)
"Ephesians 6, verse 17 says, take the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. This is so much more than simply reading the Bible. It's important, but that's incomplete. We do need to read the Bible. I tell people all the time, read the Bible. You know, people ask me, okay, hey, I'm struggling with this thing right here, this, you know, maybe with my identity in Christ, who I am, who God says I am." [00:32:35] (25 seconds)
"So just simply reading Scripture and learning is so important. And that's great. We get information. The Scripture says to hide God's Word in our heart. So yes, we should be reading Scripture all the time. But what I'm talking about is a little different. It's using Scripture for offense. Using Scripture to fight in this battle that we're in. Again, the Word of God is our weapon." [00:33:38] (28 seconds)
"When we declare God's Word over our lives, we're pushing back the enemy's attacks. Here's what it says, James 4, 7. Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. I think far too often we focus on maybe the second half of that verse. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. I'm going to try really hard." [00:35:03] (21 seconds)
"Another way that we fight or that we resist the enemy is by picking up the shield of faith. Now, quickly, let me share something with you. A lie that I also think that we believe is it's always going to be this difficult. It's always going to be like this. But the scripture is clear that if we pick up the shield of faith, we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." [00:36:56] (35 seconds)
"Because we pointed this out over the last few weeks, but I want to make sure that we're clear. If we get the sword, and we figure this out, we're offensive, and we're defensive, and we are working this out. We are cutting off the lies of the enemy, right? We have the shield of faith, and we're really having faith in what God says, what God says will happen, will happen." [00:38:30] (20 seconds)
"Faith is not about how strong we are. It's about believing that God will do what He says He will do. Psalm 91 .4 says this. He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Rampart is the city walls. It's a protection. His faithfulness will be your shield and your rampart, your protection." [00:39:42] (27 seconds)
"So you're sitting here, you might be thinking, I'm too far gone. This is not for me. No, this is exactly who Jesus came for. This is exactly, if you read the Bible, where did Jesus go? He hung out with the tax collectors and the sinners, the worst of the worst. And the religious people, which is so funny to me, the religious people were like, what are you doing?" [00:42:40] (26 seconds)
"Jesus declared victory over sin and death and the enemy. And today, some here, some watching online need to sit in that right there. I'm going to live on that one promise this week that it's done. Listen, Jesus declared victory. It is finished. So as we take communion, remember that. Jesus' body was broken so that we could walk in wholeness." [00:58:39] (32 seconds)
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