The Battle is the Lords: Winning Without Fighting

Outline of Service 13^th October 2019

The Battle is the Lords: Winning Without Fighting  Neh 4:20

Hymn 121:  God’s Unfolding Purpose

The Lord’s Prayer from Luke 11:2-4

Psalm 92:1-4, 9-15:  – The Lord Protects His People

Bible Readings: -                                             

·     God Protects His Warriors:  Nehemiah 4:1-23

·     God Controls Circumstances:  Acts 23:11-33

Hymn 24 – Tune 22:  The Meek shall Inherit the Earth  

·     Sometimes when circumstances seem to threaten us we think we will have to fight! 

·     However, God is able to change circumstances to work in favour of those He is protecting, so we need to put our trust in Him and not dwell on thinking about how we might fight the battle. 

·     Our physical nature is tainted with evil which Satan attracts and causes us to sin, and we must battle with this evil to remain faithful to God.

·     But - the battle is the Lords - He can change the circumstances, and by removing the evil from within our physical being, the devil will have no power over our actions. 

·     Like Nehemiah’s army, on the one hand we have a desire to do God’s will, but also need the Sword of the Lord in the other to fight against Satan. 

·     Let each seek to God to cleanse us from evil so that we can be obedient to His Laws and Commands and present our whole being (spirit and soul and body) to be ready to be changed and made like He is, when Jesus Christ returns. 

Hymn 47:  Victory Through God’s Love

Doxology