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Gear Up

"Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy . . ." Luke 10:19

Have you ever tried to picture what life would be like without the U. S. military? A few words come to mind: insecurity, vulnerability, fear. The fact is that we would not survive as a nation without our military men and women because no matter how sincere some leaders are in their efforts to deal peaceably with the enemy, there will always be another country ready to bring a fight to our front door. We cannot rid the world of enemies simply by avoiding them; we must have a defense in place.

The same is true of our Christian faith; we must be prepared for opposition from our enemy, Satan, because he is ready to wage war on us at any given moment, especially when God is really working in our lives. And just as our brave men and women in uniform are trained and ready to meet this country's opposition head on, we must spend time training in the Word, learning how to defend and protect ourselves against the wiles of the Devil.

It's like the Roman strategist, Flavius Vegetius, said, "Let him who desires peace prepare for war." So, put on the armor of God and gear up!

"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive . . ." Harry S. Truman

From Turning Point

The Cost of Freedom - The Blood of Heroic Patriots!

"On September 29, 2006, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor was part of a major clearing and isolating operation to root out enemy fighters holding parts of Ramadi, the Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad.

Monsoor was in a sniper position on a rooftop along with two other SEALs when a grenade flew into his location from out of nowhere. It bounced off his chest and landed in an area where it probably would have killed or seriously wounded all three of them.

Monsoor was in a position to escape before the explosion but instead leapt on the grenade.

"He recognized immediately the threat, yelled 'grenade' and due to the fact that two other SEAL snipers, our brothers, could not possibly escape the blast, he chose to smother it with his body, absorbed the impact and lost his life in the process," said Lt. Cmdr. Seth Stone, Mansoor's platoon commander.

The blast did not kill him right away; he hung on for 30 minutes. His two comrades were wounded but survived the shrapnel that ripped through their bodies.

Stone said: "He essentially saved [the] Navy SEALS on the rooftop and three Iraqi soldiers who were there."

President Bush presented Monsoor's parents with a posthumous Medal of Honor for their son at an emotional White House ceremony last Tuesday." CNN

To Whom do you serve?

"Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters,
and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.
For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears,
I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.
Their end is destruction, their god is the belly,
they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.
But our citizenship is in heaven
and we also await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body
by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself."
~ Phil 3.17-21 (NET)

"I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud.
He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God.
May many see what God has done,
so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!
How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!
~ Ps 40:1-4 (NET)

Who I Am In Christ

I am born of God - 1 John 5:1
I am redeemed - Gal 3:13
I am accepted in the beloved - Eph 1:6
I am loved by my Father - John 16:27
I am chosen by God - John 15:16
I am crucified with Christ - Gal 2:20
I am a new creature - 2 Cor 5:17
I am reconciled to God - Rom 5:10
I am complete in Him - Col 2:10
I am His workmanship - Eph 2:10
I am the righteousness of God - 2 Cor 5:21
I am the partaker of the divine nature - 2 Pet 1:4
I am a habitation of God - Eph 2:22
I am one with Him - 1 Cor 6:19; John 17:21
I am the salt of the earth - Matt 5:13
I am the light of the world - Matt 5:14
I am the savor of Christ - 2 Cor 2:15
I am precious to God - 1 Pet 2:4
I am blessed with all spiritual blessings - Eph 1:3
I am free - John 8:36; Gal 5:1
I am more than a conqueror - Rom 8:37
I am fearless - 2 Tim 1:7
I am forgiven - Eph 1:7
I am clean through the Word - John 15:3
I am rich - 2 Cor 8:9
I am justified by faith - Rom 5:1
I am delivered from this present evil world - Gal 1:4
I am an ambassador for Christ - 2 Cor 5:20
I am an heir of God - Rom 8:17
I am a joint heir with Christ - Rom 8:17
I am a child of God - Rom 8:16
I am a king unto God - Rev 1:6
I am a priest unto God - Rev 1:6
I am a citizen of Heaven - Phil 3:20
I am seated with Christ - Eph 2:6
I am an overcomer - 1 John 5:4
I am victorious - 1 Cor 15:57
I am triumphant - 2 Cor 2:14
I am one who reigns in life - Rom 5:17
I am married to Christ - Rom 7:4
I am free from condemnation - Rom 8:1
I am saved - Rom 10:9,13
I am sanctified - 1 Cor 1:2
I am bought with a price - 1 Cor 6:20
I am a member of Christ's body - 1 Cor 12:27
I am an epistle of Christ - 2 Cor 3:3
I am blessed with Abraham - Gal 3:9
I am adopted - Gal 4:5
I am a child of God - Gal 4:6,7
I am a light in the Lord - Eph 5:8
I am qualified to share in the inheritance - Col 1:12
I am delivered from the power of darkness - Col 1:13
I am richly supplied with all things to enjoy - 1 Tim 6:17
I am nothing without Him - John 15:5
I have the mind of Christ - 1 Cor 2:16
I have fellowship with Jesus - 1 Cor 1:9
I have eternal life - Rom 6:23; John 3:16
I have love, power, and a sound mind - 2 Tim 1:7
I have peace with God - Rom 5:1
I have the peace of God - John 14:27
I have the love of God - Rom 5:5
I have victory over sin - Rom 8:2, 6:14
I have faith - Rom 12:3
I have victory - 1 Cor 15:57
I have the light of the knowledge of the glory of God - 2 Cor 4:6
I always have sufficiency in everything - 2 Cor 9:8
I have mighty weapons - 2 Cor 10:4
I have been made alive together with Christ - Eph 2:5; Jn 3:4
I have love, peace, joy, long suffering, gentleness, faith, goodness, meekness, temperance - Gal 5:22,23
I have been crucified to the world - Gal 6:14
I have every spiritual blessing - Eph 1:3
I have redemption - Col 1:14; Eph 1:7
I have an inheritance - Eph 1:11
I have been sealed in Him - Eph 1:13
I have been saved - Eph 2:8
I have power that works in me - Eph 3:20
I have the armor of God - Eph 6:11,13
I have supernatural ability in Him - Phil 4:13
I have all my needs supplied - Phil 4:19
I have put on the new man - Col 3:10
I have a great high priest - Heb 4:14, 8:1
I have been given everything pertaining to life and godliness - 2 Pet 1:3
I have an advocate - 1 John 2:1
I have the greater one in me - 1 John 4:4
I have rest - Heb 4:3
I have received a special gift - 1 Cor 7:7; 1Pet 4:10
I have hope - Heb 6:19
I have a lively hope - 1 Pet 1:3

"See What A Morning" - He Is Risen!

Watch the Lamb!!!

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit." ~ 1 Pet 3:18

"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed." ~ 1 Pet 2:24

The Last Meal - The disciples did not understand - Do You?

^"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. ²⁷ And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; ²⁸ For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. ²⁹ But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. ³⁰ And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives." Matt 26:26-30

What is Saving Faith?

"Saving faith is, first of all, faith in the work of Christ on the Cross! It is impossible for us to understand the delivering nature of the Gospel and the assurance that He is ours in Christ because of His grace, without also considering the significance of His glorious Resurrection.

When the Apostle Paul explains the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 he reminds us that: Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. Forgiveness comes to us because of the death of Christ on the cross. But we must remember, however, that this forgiveness could not be assuredly ours apart from the testimony of the Resurrection.

The Resurrection of Christ is linked inseparably with His death on Calvary. Our destiny for eternity depends upon our knowing who He is, and having put our faith in what He accomplished on the Cross. …The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the great proof that Jesus is truly God and the Son of God. How majestically God speaks in Romans 1:4, telling us that Christ was . . . declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Believing this truth is absolutely necessary for our salvation." ~ Lance Latham

Questions that will bless the missionaries you support

1. How have you been encouraged this past year?
2. What have been your greatest blessings this past year?
3. What have been your disappointments this past year?
4. How have you been discouraged this past year?
5. How are your children?
6. Is there a way we can be a blessing to your children?
7. Will you give us two to five specific prayer requests that we can seriously pray for each month?
8. How may we as a church become more involved in your ministry?
9. When would be a good time for us to come and visit?
10. We would like to send a team to help you – what can they do?
11. How may we assist you in your work?
12. How can we as a church better support you?
13. What are your greatest needs?
14. Is there some project that we might be able to assist you with financially?
15. What are your greatest financial needs?
16. Are there items you can’t get that we may send or bring to you?
17. May we send you music or sermon cds from our church?
18. May I send you a book which has been a blessing to me?
19. Are you struggling with anything in which we may help?
20. May our church sponsor your next vacation or send you to an equipping conference?
    

For other great ideas on how to support missionaries please read Serving As Senders.