Kingdom of God - The Battle

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are. —1 Peter 5:8-9 NLT

Stay Alert
Stand Firm
Remember (The Body)

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. —Ephesians 6:10-13 NIV

Be Strong in His Mighty Power
Put on the Full Armor
Stand

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. —Ephesians 6:14-15 NIV

Belt of Truth
Breastplate of Righteousness
Shoes of Peace

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. —Ephesians 6:16 NIV

Shield of Faith

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. —Romans 10:17 NIV

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. —Ephesians 6:17 NIV

Helmet of Salvation
Sword of the Spirit

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. —Ephesians 6:16-18 NIV

3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV

If I am Part of the Kingdom of God…
(Follower/Disciple)
I Am In a Battle

I Will Stay Alert

I Will Stand Firm

I Will Put on the Armor of God
Belt of Truth
Breastplate of Righteousness
Shoes of Peace
Shield of Faith
Helmet of Salvation
Sword of the Spirit (Word of God)

Praying At All Times

For though I live in the world, I do not wage war as the world does. The weapons I fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. I, by the power of God, demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and I take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:3-5 Paraphrase