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Spiritual Warfare, spiritual poverty, and God’s power
Spiritual Warfare – Putting On The Armor Of God Part 5
This episode builds on the previous episodes on spiritual warfare, with an emphasis on the indispensable nature of God's power in transforming individual thought life. Casting down thoughts, imaginations and strongholds rests squarely on spiritual poverty and total dependence on God's empowerment to take thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ. "Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might (Eph 6:10) is in the passive voice, and therefore it commands believers to be made strong, indicating our inability to be strong in ourselves. The subsequent command to put on the armor of God corresponds to human responsibility in making oneself available for God's empowerment. The latter part of the episode highlights how demonic activity is principally aimed at the thought-life and our fleshly sympathies to satanic suggestion. "Triggers" and the dynamics of addiction are also addressed.

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  • 00:00:00 – Introduction to Spiritual Warfare and the Power of God
  • 00:01:35 – Understanding Our Warfare: Spiritual vs. Carnal
  • 00:05:20 – The Importance of Taking Thoughts Captive
  • 00:10:03 – The Role of Divine Power in Our Transformation
  • 00:19:01 – Ephesians 6: Strength in His Might
  • 00:22:15 – Being Made Strong in the Lord
  • 00:27:14 – The Necessity of Divine Power
  • 00:32:27 – The Focus of Spiritual Warfare
  • 00:39:34 – The Full Armor of God
  • 00:55:35 – Conclusion and Prayer for Strength

On This Episode -

Spiritual Warfare, spiritual poverty, and God’s power
Spiritual Warfare – Putting On The Armor Of God Part 5

Podcast (inhisimage): Play in new window | Download | Embed

4
  • 00:00:00 – Introduction to Spiritual Warfare and the Power of God
  • 00:01:35 – Understanding Our Warfare: Spiritual vs. Carnal
  • 00:05:20 – The Importance of Taking Thoughts Captive
  • 00:10:03 – The Role of Divine Power in Our Transformation
  • 00:19:01 – Ephesians 6: Strength in His Might
  • 00:22:15 – Being Made Strong in the Lord
  • 00:27:14 – The Necessity of Divine Power
  • 00:32:27 – The Focus of Spiritual Warfare
  • 00:39:34 – The Full Armor of God
  • 00:55:35 – Conclusion and Prayer for Strength

Today's Topics -

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This episode builds on the previous episodes on spiritual warfare, with an emphasis on the indispensable nature of God's power in transforming individual thought life. Casting down thoughts, imaginations and strongholds rests squarely on spiritual poverty and total dependence on God's empowerment to take thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ. "Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might (Eph 6:10) is in the passive voice, and therefore it commands believers to be made strong, indicating our inability to be strong in ourselves. The subsequent command to put on the armor of God corresponds to human responsibility in making oneself available for God's empowerment. The latter part of the episode highlights how demonic activity is principally aimed at the thought-life and our fleshly sympathies to satanic suggestion. "Triggers" and the dynamics of addiction are also addressed.

Today's Scriptures-

2 Corinthians 10:3-4, Ephesians 6:10-18, James 1:20, Hebrews 12:11, 1 John 3:1-2, Romans 7:14-25

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