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Δ Interact Open Heart Church Surviving the Times: Pt 1 Put on the Truth August 4, 2021 View All Past Notes Share Main Scripture Reference(s) Ephesians 6:10-18, Surviving the Times: Pt 1 Put on the Truth August 4, 2021 / Pastor Richard Donald / Ephesians 6:10-18 / Open Heart Church Surviving the Times Ephesians 6:10-18 Many of us are in a middle of a battle right now. Ephesians 6 Paul deals with the believers as warriors that will transform thinking and life. As we se so much changing around us Arm for War Put on the whole Armour of God: Daily Basis, Go out undressed and the devil whips your behind. The Devil is full of tricks We Don’t wrestle against flesh and blood: it’s not the people. We are facing spiritual entities that cannot be seen with the natural eye Our Battle is Four-Fold Principalities: Demons are ranks. Stop wrestling with the lower level demons, and go after the chiefs Powers: Tricked and deceived through sorceries Rulers of Darkness: Devil loves and is a master of secrets, lies, and deceptions Spiritual Hosts of Wickedness in Heavenly Places: Demonic Plots, Plots, and schemes that the devil is orchestrating to knock you off track pull you away from your walk with Christ. He goes after what you love and what you like. The Evil Day: The day when the devil unloads and aims all his guns at you and brings temptations, attacks, sickness, storms all at you at one time. Your whole world turned upside down. God wants you to stand and not just stand but withstand all the devil can send against you. Celebrate that when the devil sent everything (lies, false accusations, lost job, got sick, relationships broke, money funny, children turned but yet say devil I’m still standing if that’s your best shot I still can say the God I serve is still better than anything I lost Gird Up With The Belt of Truth Most critical piece because all the other pieces of a soldiers armor attach to this. We have to have a belt on Key Components of the Belt of truth Truth Brings: Unconcealed Reality: Real thing that’s not hidden (The devil wants to hide reality, live pretending) God wants you to see who you are and what you are in Matthew 14:22-32 You can’t ignore what’s around you God want you to see both Him and situation so you can raise up Absence from Deceit: Keep being tricked by the devil deceits Declared Absolutes: God has absolute truths, not situational ethics Scriptures about Truth John 1:14 Jesus is Truth John 3:21 Truth Brings Light. Darkness must flee (My whole job is to get you to believe truth) John 8:32 Truth MAKES you free. Creates Freedom to live and thrive John 8:44 Satan has NO Truth John 14:17 The world will not easily receive the truth. We get frustrated because people don’t live the truth. You can see the things of God until you open your eyes to Him. His thoughts are not like your thoughts John 16:13 The Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth. Stop listening to what people say about you and hear what God has to say about you. He will lead you to the revelation of what you need to hear. Things you once couldn’t handle John 17:17 The truth sanctifies you. It cleanses you, washes you. Any stronghold is rooted in a place that’s not sanctified in truth. We like to look clean, but you have to get washed. You are more than a conquer, you have a plan and future prepared for your life. If you’re still struggling with the same issue from 5 years ago IS YOU 1 Peter 1:22 Obeying the truth purifies your soul. How? Get the truth and obey it. This is how we win. Get this and nothing the devil brings will win 7 Principles of Truth Design and Purpose: God created you to make an impact. (Everything in our lives shapes permits by Gods Design) if he allowed it something good gonna come out of it Psalm 139:13-18a Romans 8:28 Authority: We all have to submit to somebody. When you fight authority your fighting God (children disobeying, wife not submitting, husband not listening Hebrews 13:7 Hebrews 13:17 4 Primary Authorities (Submission: Do what is asked of You) Family Ephesians 5:21-33 1 Peter 3:1-6 Ephesians 6:1-4 (child: obey, adult: honor) Employer 1 Peter 2:18 1 Timothy 6:1-3 Titus 2:9-10 Government (as long as its not creating scriptural harm immoral or unscriptural) Rom 13:1-7 1 Peter 2:13-17 Church Hebrews 13:17 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 1 Timothy 5:17 Responsibility Romans 14:12 Matthew 12:36 We must give an account to God for our words and deeds (we will have to answer for what we do) Ownership We don’t own anything. Everything belongs to God. Its His will take the stress off Psalm 24:1 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Suffering We will have seasons of suffering (God does not care about your happy) 1 Peter 2:18-24 1 Peter 5:10 1 Peter 4: 12 No suffering, No reining Freedom God Provides true freedom Devil wants you to think you will never be free and delivered John 8:36 Success True Success is when we are doing and being what God has called us to do and be Psalm 1:2-3 Joshua 1:8 Conclusion: Everything in life is attached to the truths. The devil wants to violate it God wants to Manifest it. Save PDF Locally Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your device Generate File Click to View PDF Save PDF to Google Drive (Android & PC Only) Click to save a copy of the filled-in notes to a PDF file on your Google Drive account Save File Send to Email Enter your email address below to receive a copy of your filled in notes Send