IF YOU LOVE ME John 14:15-17 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper To be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth Whom the world cannot receive Because it neither sees him nor knows him You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you WE HAVE AN ENEMY Matt. 4:10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written “‘You shall worship the Lord your God And him only shall you serve.’” 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion Seeking someone to devour ....................... I may look like a lamb, but there is a lion living inside of me He that is in you is greater than he that is in the world Time to let the Lion out of the cage .................... WE NEED A HELPER John 14:17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive Because it neither sees Him nor knows Him But you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you ................ The world we live in is blinded and cannot see the Spirit of Truth .................... THE GOD OF THIS WORD IS SATAN 2 Corinthians 4:4 In their case the god of this world has Blinded the minds of the unbelievers To keep them from seeing the light of The gospel of the glory of Christ Who is the image of God ............................... Some times we have to remind ourselves THIS WHOLE WORLD LIES IN THE POWER OF THE EVIL ONE 1 John 5:19 We know that we are from God And the whole world lies in the power of the evil one .......................... If you are a Spirit filled Christian You may want to remember this .................... WE ALL USED TO FOLLOW SATAN Ephesians 2:2 In which you once walked Following the course of this world Following the prince of the power of the air The spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience ......................................... We each used to follow the devil SO WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Satan does not just give up when you except Jesus Jesus had to battle with satan in Matthew 4 We each have our own battles If your not in the battle You are already captured Read C.S. Louis.......Screwtape letters ........................ Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood But against the rulers, against the authorities Against the cosmic powers over this present darkness Against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places ...................... The bible is the word of God The word of God is our sword When you became a follower of Christ You did not join a country club You joined the battle The Holy Spirit will give you power and authority To fight your individual spiritual battles Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat ....................... I am personally tired of being sifted I know it is easier to put our heads in the sand Some of you have been called to be warriors You don’t have to lift a finger Lift your sword. We all have one A grandma in a wheel chair has more power in her prayers Than a fleet of pastors who have no faith One person with faith can change the whole world I believe that one person is you Listen to the Holy Spirit Jesus sent Him to teach you To make you strong, and in-between battles to comfort you Jesus wants to talk to you He talks through His word He uses the Holy Spirit to talk to you ...................... Rom. 8:14 For as many as are led by the Holy Spirit They are the sons of God ..................... Jesus gave his life. He shed His blood He redeemed each and every one of us We thank Him by serving Him James said, he would show his faith by his actions People need Jesus Don’t be ashamed ....................... Luke 9:26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words Of him the Son of Man will be ashamed When He comes in His own glory And in His Father’s, and of the holy angels ..................... Luke 19 THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS 20 “Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina Which I have kept put away in a handkerchief 21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man You collect what you did not deposit And reap what you did not sow.’ 22 And he said to him ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you You wicked servant You knew that I was an austere man Collecting what I did not deposit And reaping what I did not sow 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank That at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ 24 “And he said to those who stood by ‘Take the mina from him And give it to him who has ten minas.’ 25 (But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’) 26 ‘For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given And from him who does not have even what he has Will be taken away from him. 27 But bring here those enemies of mine Who did not want me to reign over them And slay them before me.’” ...................... Jesus is not a wimp AMEN RTK
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