Vision for Mission: Nurturing an Apostolic Heart

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Vi s i on for Mi s s i on: Nur tur i ng an Apos to l i c Hear t

2. Authentic spiritual warfare is fighting the enemy in the realm of the spiritual, employing spiritual weapons for spiritual purposes. 2 Cor. 10.3-5 – For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.

a. The Word of God, Eph. 6.17-18

b. The blood, 1 John 1.5-10

c. The cross, Rom. 6.1-4, Gal. 2.20

d. The shield of faith, Eph. 6.16

e. The Gospel of the grace of God, Acts 20.24

3. The apostolic heart is designed to do battle: One whose heart is apostolic is ready to fight, 1 Pet. 4.1-2.

a. The devil must be resisted, James 4.7

b. The devil must be contended with on the basis of the plain word of God, 1 Pet. 5.8 with Matt. 4.1-10

c. The devil must be withstood; no ground must be given, all ground must be taken, Eph. 6.10-11, Col. 1.13; 2.15.