Band of Brothers - Why We Fight

SIAFU Mens Conference, Band of Brothers: Why We Fight Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis, p. 21

3. People are in bondage due to their own pride and selfishness, Col. 3.5-7

C. C HECK THIS OUT . The wages (payday) of sin is death, but Christ’s gift is life for all who believe, Romans 6.23

1. Those who believe will be saved from the penalty of sin, Eph. 2.1-3; 1 Thess. 1.8-10; Eph. 5.5-6

2. And, through Christ’s grace, will be delivered from the power of sin, Gal. 5.16-24; Rom. 6.1-14

3. Ultimately, all followers of Christ will be rescued from the very presence of sin itself, and all of its effects, 1Thess. 1.9-10; Col. 1.13-14; Eph. 1.6-7

D. M AKE IT P LAIN . We fight in order to see those who are oppressed by the devil set free through the power of Christ

1. Through the word of our testimony, Rev. 12.10-11; 1 Pet. 3.15; Rom. 1.16

2. Through the power of our prayer and ministry, Phil. 4.6-7; Matt. 7.7-11; Luke 11.9-13

3. Through the witness of our lives and character, Matt. 5.16; Acts 1.8; Phil. 1.27-28

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2 Corinthians 11:3 – But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.