Spiritual Warfare
Topic of Spiritual Warfare and Exposition of Ephesians 6:10-20
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Resisting the Devil - James 4:1-10. This is the concluding sermon of Pastor Harris' series on Spiritual Warfare that summarizes what is necessary in order to have victory in spiritual battle.
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The Priority of Prayer
- Ephesians 6:18-20 Paul concluded his discussion of spiritual warfare with instructions for them to pray along with specific prayer requests for himself. In this sermon Pastor Harris discusses the importance of prayer in spiritual warfare and correct several several misconceptions and erroneous doctrines.
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The Sword of the Spirit - Ephesians 6:17 The sword of the Spirit which is the word of God is the only piece of equipment that has an offensive capability as well as a defensive one. In this sermon Pastor Harris explains how to use it properly as well as warns against improper methods of interpretation that leave you vulnerable to Satan's schemes.
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The Helmet of Salvation - Ephesians 6:17 In this sermon Pastor Harris examines this piece of spiritual armor that protects the mind and gives a confident assurance that our positional salvation in Christ will also be an actual reality in the future when we are with God in heaven. Job is an example of such confidence in the midst of severe tribulations. Romans 5 explains the proof of God's love for us.
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Living in Faith - Pastor Harris takes a practical look at using the shield of Faith in spiritual warfare in protecting yourself from Satan's fiery darts - especially in the target areas of walking in holiness, serving the Lord and being unified with those of like faith.
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The Difficult "One Another" - In this sermon Pastor Harris examines the command to admonish one another ( Romans 15:14) and how to do it Biblically and properly. He also gives eight Biblical reasons for Church Discipline and the four steps by which it is carried out. If it is done correctly, it is an act of true love for the one in sin.
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The Shield of Faith
- Ephesians 6:16. In this sermon Pastor Harris addresses the nature of faith and its protection against the devil. Biblical faith is not a blind leap, but a reasoned and tested. Blind leaping is left for those with darkened and irrational minds. True faith cannot be separated from belief and trust. Faith must be in the correct object.
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Feet Shod With the Gospel of
Peace, Pastor Scott L. Harris - Peace is much more than the absence of conflict, it encompasses the HTML clipboardtranquility that comes with reconciliation. The peace that comes to the Christian through the gospel brings about reconciliation with God so that not only can the eternal future be faced without fear, but the present is also peaceful because nothing can separate us from God's love.
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The Breastplate of Righteousness - Ephesians 6:14b. In this sermon Pastor Harris explains the analogy of a Roman soldier's breastplate in protecting his vital organs to righteousness protecting a Christians mind, emotions and will. The imputed righteousness of Christ gives security in salvation, confidence in prayer and assurance of forgiveness. The practical righteousness of walking with Christ protects against temptation, enables perseverance in persecution and gives contentment and joy in any circumstance.
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Lies Against God's Jealousy & Anger - In this sermon Pastor Harris exposes Satan's lies and slander against God's attributes of jealousy, anger and wrath. God is not like us and we should not think that these characteristics in God have the same basis or outworking as they do in us. Neither should be mistake God's patience and longsuffering for indifference, tolerance or acceptance. God's justice will bring about punishment of those that do not believe the gospel - see 2 Thess. 1:9
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Lies Against God's Mercy & Grace, Pastor Scott L. Harris, March 1, 2009. Grace Bible Church, NY. In this sermon Pastor Harris exposes Satan's lies attacking God's mercy & grace by refuting those who deny them, explaining what they are and there application to life. Mercy & grace can only come as gifts. They are never deserved and never can be earned. They are always in complete harmony with all of God's other attributes.
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Lies Against God's Goodness & Love, Pastor Scott L. Harris, Grace Bible Church, NY February 22, 2009. In this sermon Pastor Harris exposes Satan's lies and slander designed to make God morally equal to or less than man. It addresses the classic, but foolish argument that because there is suffering then God must either be not good, not sovereign or neither.
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Lies Against God’s Righteousness & Justice, Pastor Scott L. Harris, Grace Bible Church, NY. In this sermon Pastor Harris explains the difference between holiness and righteousness and why the pursuit of holiness results in righteousness, but that the pursuit of righteousness does not produce holiness. He also exposes some of Satan's lies against God's righteousness and justice.
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Lies Against God's Holiness, Pastor Scott L. Harris, Grace Bible Church, NY 02/01/2009. In this sermon Pastor Harris explains the meaning of "holy," how it makes the God of the Bible the unique and only God, how it applies to each of His moral attributes, and the lies Satan uses against it to usurp God from His rightful place of worship in the hearts of men. The false religions, cults and philosophies error due to lies against God's holiness. The reason for the lack of reverence in worship and prayer through out much of American Christianity is due to Satan's slander of God's holiness.
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Lies Against God's Wisdom, Grace Bible Church, 1/25/09. This is the 7th sermon in Pastor Harris' Spiritual Warfare series and the 4th related to the belt of truth. One of Satan's most effective weapons in his effort to usurp God are his lies and slander of God's nature and character. It worked to deceive Eve, and it is still effective today. All he has to do in this area is feed our ego to make us think that we are wiser that God.
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Lies Against God’s Veracity, Grace Bible Church. In this sermon Pastor Harris exposes Satan's lies against God's truthfulness and especially his attacks upon the Bible itself both directly and indirectly. This is part of spiritual warfare for which we must be prepared.
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Lies Against God’s Infinity - Spiritual Warfare, Part 5. Pastor Scott L. Harris, Grace Bible Church, NY. In this sermon Pastor Harris examines God's attributes that arise out of His infinite nature - eternal, omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, sovereignty - and the lies the devil makes against Him in these areas.
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Spiritual Warfare, Part 4 - Girded With Truth - Ephesians 6:13,14a. We must put on the full armor of God to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. The first piece of equipment is the belt of truth. Lying is one of the devil's major weapons - outright contradictions as well as slander and subtle questioning. Atheists fall for the outright lie that God does not exist while agnostics fall for lie that God is unknowable. Both ignore the evidence exposes the foolishness of the lies.
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Satan's Subtle Devices, Pastor Scott L. Harris, Grace Bible Church - The devil and the demons seek to know our weaknesses so that they can attack our most vulnerable position. His goal among unbelievers is to blind their eyes so that they will not repent of their sin and turn to Christ. His goal among believers is to hinder them from living for Christ. It is his subtle devices that are the most dangerous, so it helps to be aware of his schemes in order to prepare for the attacks so that we can hold our position against them.
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Spiritual Warfare, Part 2 - Our Adversary, Pastor Scott L. Harris, Grace Bible Church. In order to effective stand against the devil and his angels you must know something about their character and abilities. This sermon gives an overview of the nature, abilities and goals of Satan and demons.
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Spiritual Warfare, Part 1: The Nature of the Battle
- Ephesians 6:10-11. Pastor Scott L. Harris. Grace Bible Church. An introduction to the topic of spiritual warfare and its nature. There are many lies and distortions presented by secular media and false religions, but even within evangelical churches there are misconceptions that are contrary to what the Scriptures actually teach. Pastor Harris points out some of these and then begins to lay the foundation of a Biblical understanding by examining Ephesians 6:10-12.
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Being Edifying - 1 Corinthians 14. Pastor Scott L. Harris. Grace Bible Church, Wappingers Falls, NY. In this sermon Pastor Harris puts 1 Corinthians 14 back into its context of correcting the false spirituality of the Corinthians. True spirituality is demonstrated in love ( 1 Cor. 13) and in using spiritual gifts for their intended purpose of the common good of the church. That is why throughout this chapter Paul shows the superiority of prophesy as compared to tongues as a mark of true spirituality.
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Being Loving - 1 Corinthians 13. While love is a beautiful
thing, the description of love in this chapter is actually a correction to a
church that had become very unloving. Biblical love is the mark of true spirituality. If the love is lacking, then so is the claimed spirituality and piety. The spiritual gifts will either cease or be done away, but love will abide forever.
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Being Unified in the Body - 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, October 19, 2008. In this sermon Pastor Harris explains the nature of the church, the body of Christ, how a person is made part of the body, the responsibilities a believer has to that body and the basis and necessity of unity within that body. He also points out the errors of Pentecostal theology that contradict key verses within this chapter.
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Being Spiritual - 1 Corinthians 12. A brief overview and historical background of 1 Corinthians with an exposition of 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 with an emphasis on the first three verses which sets the theme for Paul's discussion in chapters 12-14 of true spirituality and correction of their false spirituality.
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The Ministry of the Holy Spirit, September 28, 2008 - In this sermon Pastor Harris gives a brief overview of the ministry of the
Holy Spirit and then concludes with how to discern between the leading of the
Holy Spirit in your life and following your own desires.
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