Threat to the Enemy | Steve Boyd

I don't wanna just be busy. I wanna be effective. I wanna be faithful. I wanna be dangerous to the enemy. How about you? My prayer for you is the same. That you would press into the his will for your life, that you would seek a full measure of the gifts he's given you, and that you would walk in a clear calling, not distracted, not divided, not contained, not compromised, but fully in back engaged in the battle He's called you to. Don't just be busy. Be dangerous. [00:39:36] (40 seconds)  #BeDangerousNotBusy

But this message is not about how we got here. It's about where we go. Do you want to be a threat to the enemy? Do you want to be dangerous? I think most of you do. And I get asked a lot by whether it was while I was running for office or involved in, you know, a variety of things. I get asked a lot, what can I do? Where can I make the most impact? People want to do things, but they also want to make an impact. [00:08:51] (35 seconds)  #BeAThreatToDarkness

Before we can fight effectively, we must be grounded securely. Are you in the word first? Are you talking to him? Are you praying daily to hear his will? How will you know what you're doing is in his will or you're on the right path if you're not talking to him or reading his word. He's given us his written word and he's given us the holy spirit as a helper. His written word for instruction and the holy spirit as a helper. [00:10:24] (42 seconds)  #GroundedInTheWord

A compromised life cannot confront a corrupt world. You have to be coming from a place that there is nothing they can pick against. Now, living above reproach, it does not mean being perfect. It does not mean earning your salvation through works you're striving. And it does not mean conforming to the world's definition of what love is or what a Christian should be so that we are admired and loved by the world. [00:18:30] (33 seconds)  #LiveAboveReproach

He measured up his god against the giant and saw victory easily. But David did not become a threat to the enemy on the battlefield. He became a threat in the pasture, in the preparation. So if we're gonna be a threat to the enemy, it starts with a firm foundation, but it doesn't stop there. I think the next thing that leaves us, that makes us a threat is living a life above reproach. [00:17:36] (33 seconds)  #PreparationMakesThreat

You can stay busy very easily, but God isn't asking us to be busy. He's calling us to be focused, faithful, and ready. Amen. You know, Mike's done a great series leading up to this on the space in between and finding a calling and and and leaning in and preparing yourself from that time. In Proverbs three, five, and six, it says, trust in the lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths. [00:38:24] (34 seconds)  #FocusedFaithfulReady

But before we can be a threat to the enemy, before we can walk in a calling, before we can live this life we're talking about, we have to answer one question. Have we truly surrendered our lives to Jesus? You cannot enlist you cannot fight in bad in a battle you haven't enlisted in. Maybe you've been around church. Maybe you believe in God. Maybe you've tried to be a good person. But you've never fully surrendered your life to him. Today can be that moment. It's not religion. It's not striving, but surrender. [00:40:16] (44 seconds)  #SurrenderToServe

I'm gonna tell you that a unified body of believers that is aware and active in their calling and gifts is an immense threat to the enemy. One of us is a threat. A body of us, a church, all in this is an immense threat to the enemy. They're doing everything they can to keep that from happening. And that brings me to the to the last point. Not to spend a ton of time on here, but possibly, it's just as important, if not more important, is discipling and equipping the next generation. [00:33:21] (42 seconds)  #EquipNextGen