Preparing For War
Sermon Series: Thinking Outside The Walls
Preacher Jeff Strite
Acts 2:41-47
About 20 years ago, a man received a call from his mother while deployed in Iraq. It was the
weekend, and she asked if he had to work on Sundays.
He replied "Mom, we have to work every day... it's a war." (Jeanice Shelley, Reader's Digest
2/08 p. 50)
Last Sunday we talked about the fact that we are at war with Satan. When Peter declared "You
are the Christ, the Son of the Living God" Jesus replied "On this rock (Peter's confession) I will
build my church, and the GATES of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Gates are attached to things like fortresses and castles, and they're designed to keep people like
you and me... out. But Jesus was saying that wasn't going to happen.
The Gates of Hell WILL NOT prevail against us.
We will not be kept out of Satan's fortress.
We will enter; we will conquer; and we will overcome.
We are literally fighting a war we can't lose ... as long as take it seriously.
Jesus BUILT His church (not of brick and mortar) but with people like you and I. And He built
His church with us - so that you and I will take the fight to Satan. We're not here to defend
buildings. We are here to conquer Hell. We are an army on the march.
ILLUS: I'm something of a history buff and I've read a lot about WWII. One of the things that
has caught my attention was that when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor - America was not ready to
go to war. They didn't have enough war factories; They didn't have enough ships or airplanes;
and they didn't have the standing army to fight Japan... let alone Germany and Italy.
But within about 2 years' time, that began to change.
ILLUS: According to one source: During WWII, each front-line soldier needed 18 support
people to meet their needs. Each day, he needed 96 bullets, 6 pounds of food and up to 20 pints
of water. Those needs basically amounted t ...
Sermon Series: Thinking Outside The Walls
Preacher Jeff Strite
Acts 2:41-47
About 20 years ago, a man received a call from his mother while deployed in Iraq. It was the
weekend, and she asked if he had to work on Sundays.
He replied "Mom, we have to work every day... it's a war." (Jeanice Shelley, Reader's Digest
2/08 p. 50)
Last Sunday we talked about the fact that we are at war with Satan. When Peter declared "You
are the Christ, the Son of the Living God" Jesus replied "On this rock (Peter's confession) I will
build my church, and the GATES of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18
Gates are attached to things like fortresses and castles, and they're designed to keep people like
you and me... out. But Jesus was saying that wasn't going to happen.
The Gates of Hell WILL NOT prevail against us.
We will not be kept out of Satan's fortress.
We will enter; we will conquer; and we will overcome.
We are literally fighting a war we can't lose ... as long as take it seriously.
Jesus BUILT His church (not of brick and mortar) but with people like you and I. And He built
His church with us - so that you and I will take the fight to Satan. We're not here to defend
buildings. We are here to conquer Hell. We are an army on the march.
ILLUS: I'm something of a history buff and I've read a lot about WWII. One of the things that
has caught my attention was that when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor - America was not ready to
go to war. They didn't have enough war factories; They didn't have enough ships or airplanes;
and they didn't have the standing army to fight Japan... let alone Germany and Italy.
But within about 2 years' time, that began to change.
ILLUS: According to one source: During WWII, each front-line soldier needed 18 support
people to meet their needs. Each day, he needed 96 bullets, 6 pounds of food and up to 20 pints
of water. Those needs basically amounted t ...
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