God’s WomanOur Daily Fight Against Satan

ATTAINING TO A HIGHER STANDARDWe must use examples from scripture to learn how to grow spiritually.These passages will give us hope to attain to the same standards.Then we can have courage to run the race, or to win the fight.

REACHING FOR A HIGHER STANDARDWhat do we use to fight Satan?“(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor. 10:4-5).

FIGHTING SATAN

“PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD, THAT YE MAY BE ABLE TO STAND AGAINST THE WILES OF THE DEVIL” (EPH. 6:11).

TRUSTING HIS PROMISES TO WIN

HOPE OF WINNING WITH GOD’S ARMOR1. PUT ON (VS.

11)2. TAKE UP (VS.

13)

TRUSTING HIS PROMISES

Hope in his precious promises…WHEREBY ARE GIVEN UNTO US EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES:

(2 PETER 1:4).

TRUSTING HIS PROMISES

Hope in his precious promises…THAT BY THESE YE MIGHT BE PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE, HAVING ESCAPED THE CORRUPTION THAT IS IN THE WORLD THROUGH LUST”

(2 PETER 1:4).

ACCEPTING OUR PLACE

POSITIONS IN THE BODY:

“BUT UNTO EVERY ONE OF US IS GIVEN GRACE ACCORDING TO THE MEASURE OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST” (EPH. 4:7).

ACCEPTING OUR PLACE

POSITIONS IN THE BODY:

“AND HE GAVE SOME, APOSTLES; AND SOME, PROPHETS; AND SOME, EVANGELISTS; AND SOME, PASTORS AND TEACHERS;

ACCEPTING OUR PLACE

POSITIONS IN THE BODY:

FOR THE PERFECTING OF THE SAINTS, FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY, FOR THE EDIFYING OF THE BODY OF CHRIST:

ACCEPTING OUR PLACE

POSITIONS IN THE BODY:

TILL WE ALL COME IN THE UNITY OF THE FAITH, AND OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SON OF GOD, UNTO A PERFECT MAN, UNTO THE MEASURE OF THE STATURE OF THE FULNESS OF CHRIST:

TRUSTING HIS JUDGMENT

POSITIONS IN THE BODY:

THAT WE HENCEFORTH BE NO MORE CHILDREN, TOSSED TO AND FRO, AND CARRIED ABOUT WITH EVERY WIND OF DOCTRINE, BY THE SLEIGHT OF MEN, AND CUNNING CRAFTINESS, WHEREBY THEY LIE IN WAIT TO DECEIVE;

TRUSTING HIS JUDGMENT

POSITIONS IN THE BODY:

BUT SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE, MAY GROW UP INTO HIM IN ALL THINGS, WHICH IS THE HEAD, EVEN CHRIST” (EPH. 4:11-15).

TRUSTING HIS JUDGMENT

CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A SOLO RELIGIONFROM WHOM THE WHOLE BODY FITLY JOINED TOGETHER AND COMPACTED BY THAT WHICH EVERY JOINT SUPPLIETH,

TRUSTING HIS JUDGMENT

CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A SOLO RELIGION

ACCORDING TO THE EFFECTUAL WORKING IN THE MEASURE OF EVERY PART, MAKETH INCREASE OF THE BODY UNTO THE EDIFYING OF ITSELF IN LOVE” (EPH. 4:16).

ATTAINING EXEMPLARY CONDUCT

MEMBERS IMPORTANT TO EACH OTHER1 COR. 12:12-27

IMPACT OF A DAILY EXAMPLE

• THINK OF THE GOOD WOMEN YOU HAVE ADMIRED

• THINK HOW THEY INFLUENCED YOU

• CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS AFTER YOU HAVE GROWN SPIRITUALLY

PREPARING TO DO THE WORK WE HAVE BEEN GIVENPREPARING OUR HEARTS LIKE EZRA (EZRA 7:10)• SEEKING THE LAW TO OBEY IT• QUALIFYING TO BE USED BY GOD

“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments” (Ezra 7:10).

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