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I Samuel 13:16-23 Weapons For War

Do you know why America wins wars? We have the best weapons and we use them!

Israel is in a huge fight with the philistines. Saul has shown his disobedience, and now he’s showing his lack of leadership. Israel is retreating from the philistines instead of fighting them. They’ve lost the ability to forge their own weapons, so they go to the Philistines to sharpen their tools, so when the day of battle came, no weapons were found with the IsraelitesNow they can’t fight the enemy because the have lost the ability to defend themselvesHow do you end up going into battle without any weapons?Now- Today we are not Israel going up against the philistines. But we are the Church and we do have modern day enemies that come against the church and its people- This is YOUR enemy

False teaching is your enemy

2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.If you can get the church or a person in the church to believe something not true about itself, you can destroy it from the inside out. – False doctrine, false agape love, heresy, etcMany Christians lack basic knowledge of God’s word and listen to false teachers that make them feel good and allow heretical teaching in their heads that lead them astray

Worldliness is your enemy

1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.There are many people who have taken up residence in the church who love the world more than they love God or his church. Their priorities are of this world, their comfort and their life on this planetThey do not prioritize the things of God and mock those who do- they preach love of the worldMixing love of the world with love of God produces fleshly Christians who don’t love God above all. Worldliness? Living like the devil at work ‘oh, they go to your church’?

Formalism is your enemy

Romans 2:28-29 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.Same is true for a Christian- you can act like a Christian on the outside. Do the Christian thing- carry your bible, wear your cross, post scripture on Facebook- but not really converted or repented. – YOU MUST BE CONVERTED OR NONE OF IT MATTERS- (I’m on TDY- Not in love)Wolves among the sheep- acting like they are saved when they are NOT

Diversion is your enemy

Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.These orders from Jesus are plain and clear. We are to preach the Gospel and make disciples. According to Matthew 28, but many churches and Christian organizations lose their way

Works are good, but without a message, its not what we were called to doMany Christian organizations in America start out with the purpose of preaching the Gospel, and eventually, they just end up doing good works and leaving out the GospelMany churches fall into this trap as well and Satan loves it- a church without the Gospel

Coldness is your enemy-

Rev 2:4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.Coldness produces losing the love of the Savior and allowing sin wit...