{"id":43757,"date":"2022-09-30T22:31:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-spiritual-warfare-the-spiritual-patriot-must-fight-bible-outlines\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T22:31:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:31:26","slug":"sermon-on-spiritual-warfare-the-spiritual-patriot-must-fight-bible-outlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-spiritual-warfare-the-spiritual-patriot-must-fight-bible-outlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon on Spiritual Warfare – The Spiritual Patriot Must Fight – Bible Outlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sermon on Spiritual Warfare<\/strong> — Sermon outline by Tom Moore to encourage the Christian soldier to fight using American patriots as illustration.<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n

A. Patriots are people who passionately love their country and are willing to support and defend it with their very live<\/p>\n

1. The word “patriot” awakens memories of great heroes from America’s military history<\/p>\n

2. “Give me liberty, or give me death” (Patrick Henry)<\/p>\n

3. “I only regret that I have only one life to lose for my country” (Nathan Hale)<\/p>\n

B. The same kind of devotion can be seen in the lives of the first century Christians in their spiritual warfare.<\/p>\n

1. Peter and John were beaten for preaching Jesus — but never shied away from their responsibilities<\/p>\n

2. Paul was persecuted at every turn — yet never ceased to proclaim the Gospel<\/p>\n

3. Stephen was stoned and James was beheaded for their uncompromising loyalty to Christ<\/p>\n

4. Today’s Christian must have the mentality of the first century Christian — they must be “Spiritual Patriots”<\/p>\n

C. Christians are soldiers of Christ on active duty<\/p>\n

1. As citizens of heaven, they long for their homeland and readily acknowledge their status as pilgrims and sojourners in this present world (1 Pt. 1:3).<\/p>\n

2. One day in the future, Jesus will return to withdraw His troops from this temporary tour of duty called “life.”<\/p>\n

3. Until that time, the church serves as the Lord’s outpost on earth<\/p>\n

a. That colony of heaven cannot be defined geographically, but it is no less real.<\/p>\n

b. The Lord reigns in the hearts of men and women who have been redeemed by His Son.<\/p>\n

D. God’s patriots are faithful saints who deeply love the church and have pledged to defend it<\/p>\n

1. At conversion, Christians declare their liberty from Satan and loyalty to God<\/p>\n

2. Christians engage in spiritual warfare<\/em> and are in for the fight of their lives and only the committed will survive the onslaughts of the enemy<\/p>\n

E. The book of Jude is God’s field manual for spiritual warfare and His call to arms.<\/p>\n

1. The book of Jude reminds us that our adversary is real and determined.<\/p>\n

2. It tells us how to respond to the world’s hostility and aggression<\/p>\n

3. As a soldier of Christ there is no room for pacifism — for eternity is at stake<\/p>\n

4. We are in a life-and-death struggle for the souls of men<\/p>\n

a. “Fight the good fight of faith…” (1 Tim. 6:11)<\/p>\n

b. “…war the good warfare” (1 Tim. 1:18)<\/p>\n

c. Be a good soldier of Christ (2 Tim. 2:3)<\/p>\n

DISCUSSION: (Discussion of this sermon on spiritual warfare.)<\/h2>\n

A. WAGE SPIRITUAL WARFARE WITH SPIRITUAL SENTRIES<\/h3>\n

1. Jude 1-2<\/p>\n

2. The book of Jude was intended to serve a twofold purpose:<\/p>\n

a. A heavenly call to arms, and<\/p>\n

b. A strategy for spiritual victory<\/p>\n

3. Jude’s readers success depended on their taking heed to the wake-up call — the warning that false teachers had infiltrated their ranks and poised a serious threat to the well-being of the church<\/p>\n

a. When trouble arises, it is not enough to sit idly by and wish things were different<\/p>\n

b. Like a deadly disease, the problem cannot be corrected by ignoring it and hoping it will go away<\/p>\n

c. With many illnesses, there is a brief but precious window of opportunity to treat the problem and stop its progress<\/p>\n

d. It was time for them to rally the troops!<\/p>\n

4. If Jude’s readers would rally the troops, it was not too late to stem the tide of the injurious effects of these false teachers<\/p>\n

5. In addition to alerting them to the present danger, this book serves as a field manual for battling the false teachers<\/p>\n

a. A field manual is concise, proven and practical<\/p>\n

b. This manual is of great importance for us today<\/p>\n

6. The recipients of this letter are:<\/p>\n

a. “Called” — 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:14<\/p>\n

b. “Beloved” [ ASV, NAS, ESV] “sanctified” [KJV, NKJ] — if you are the beloved of God you are sanctified<\/p>\n

c. “Kept” [ASV, ESV] or “preserved” [KJV, NKJ] — there is safety in Jesus … John 15:4-6<\/p>\n

7. Jude is looking for someone to “stand in the gap” (Eze. 22:30) … will we be willing?<\/p>\n

B. WAGE SPIRITUAL WARFARE WITH A PATRIOTIC PLEA<\/h3>\n

1. Jude 3<\/p>\n

2. In the heat of battle, the best laid plans may have to be changed at a moment’s notice<\/p>\n

a. To fortify the faith of his friends, Jude had intended to write about their common salvation — his strategy was praiseworthy, but circumstances forced him to alter his course<\/p>\n

b. He had learned that his friends were under attack by false teachers — so Jude laid aside his plan and wrote about something that more needful<\/p>\n

c. There are times when we must put something good on the “back burner” and address something more pressing<\/p>\n

3. They needed to defend the Gospel<\/p>\n

a. They were to “contend earnestly for the faith”<\/p>\n

1) “Contend” — to fight or struggle for<\/p>\n

2) The situation required action — strong action<\/p>\n

b. Their need to “contend” implied that there was opposition to the truth<\/p>\n

1) The church has enemies<\/p>\n

2) When adversaries grow bold enough to launch an offensive, Christians must be prepared to respond<\/p>\n

c. If a women was being mugged and a policeman refused to help her until he competed the traffic ticket he was writing, the public would be out raged<\/p>\n

1) Or, if a child was seriously injured, and the only available doctor refused to treat her until he finished his rounds, he would be dismissed for negligence<\/p>\n

2) These principles hold true in the church — the church cannot conduct business as usual when members are under attack and eternity hangs in the balance<\/p>\n

3) Immediate action is required<\/p>\n

4. The power of exhortation<\/p>\n

a. Jude began his counteroffensive by writing a letter.<\/p>\n

1) He was writing a letter “exhorting” them<\/p>\n

2) Writing was an important ministry in the 1st century<\/p>\n

3) It continues to be a vital ministry today … cards, reminders, letters of encouragement…<\/p>\n

b. Christians are under orders to encourage one another<\/p>\n

1) Hebrews 3:13<\/p>\n

2) Hebrews 10:24<\/p>\n

3) 2 Timothy 4:2<\/p>\n

c. The focus of Jude’s exhortation was to alert his readers to the danger before them<\/p>\n

5. The once delivered faith<\/p>\n

a. “The faith” Jude mentions does not refer to an individual’s belief as is seen in the word “delivered”<\/p>\n

b. “The faith” is an objective body of teaching of which Jesus is the subject and source … this is Jesus’ ethical teaching and religious instruction<\/p>\n

1) This is the system of faith revealed in the New Testament<\/p>\n

2) They were to be standing up for and defending this faith<\/p>\n

c. James placed strong emphasis on the faith being “once for all delivered”<\/p>\n

1) This phrase reveals that there will not be any modern day revelation<\/p>\n

2) All religious truth has already been revealed<\/p>\n

3) Finally in this sermon on spiritual warfare we have…<\/p>\n

6. The call to contend<\/p>\n

a. The word “contend” comes from a Greek word from which we get our English word agonize<\/p>\n

1) Thus, great effort is to be extended in standing for the truth<\/p>\n

2) They were to put up a real fight against false teaching, giving it their all<\/p>\n

b. God’s patriots should be concerned about soundness in the faith (Tit. 1:13), personally stand for the faith (1 Cor. 16:13), and be prepared to defend it (Jude 3).<\/p>\n

c. Jude clearly emphasizes that doctrine does matter<\/p>\n

1) 1 Timothy 1:3<\/p>\n

2) Romans 16:17<\/p>\n

d. They were to “earnestly” contend for the faith — in other words, do so with all their might<\/p>\n

1) Titus 2:15<\/p>\n

2) A carefree attitude in the struggle against error is sure to end in defeat<\/p>\n

7. There is a trust to keep<\/p>\n

a. Faith is like a baton being handed from one runner to the next in a relay race<\/p>\n

b. Truth must be passed on from one generation to the next, and it is our duty to protect and preserve it<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION: (End of this sermon on spiritual warfare.)<\/p>\n

1. The time is now for all spiritual patriots to wage spiritual warfare.<\/p>\n

2. We must declare with Paul … 2 Timothy 4:7<\/p>\n

*Outline from Aubrey Johnson’s book “Spiritual Patriots”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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