1. Spiritual warfare refers to the struggle between God's people and demonic forces led by Satan. 2. To engage in spiritual warfare, believers must accept Jesus's total authority over their lives, be willing to lay down their lives if needed, and learn mind control through scripture memorization. 3. Putting on the full armor of God, which includes truth, righteousness, salvation, faith, and the Spirit, enables believers to stand against Satan's schemes and wrestle against evil powers.

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Prepare
for War!

2. What is Spiritual Warfare?
Everything we do is a spiritual battle. We need to prepare to do spiritual warfare!!!
God called us all to be soldiers. Nowhere does the bible give room for "soft Christians". We
are living in a world ruled by satan and his time is running out so he is working 24/7!
Spiritual warfare is a war between the forces of God and the forces of rebellion, led by one
of God's most trusted created angelic beings who's name was Lucifer but since his fall
called satan. Satan is derived from the Hewbrew word meaning opponent. Satan's main
job is to accuse God's people. His name in Greek is devil and means accuser or slanderer.
Warfare is a struggle between 2 nations - so too spiritual warfare - it is a struggle between
God's people and the demonic forces. Struggle is an act/action - need to be acted out.
Struggle is to make a forceful effort to get free of restraint or constriction - To be set FREE!
How to Fight?
As satan is becoming bolder and bolder so TOO must we as believers and soldiers of God.
We need to take up our power and authority Jesus gave us. We need to be prepared to
wrestle! In order to win this battle we MUST be prepared to wrestle! Wrestle & warfare is
all something we need to do - we must go into action! Take up your God given authority that
Jesus gave us.
Once you engage in spiritual warfare you must learn to hear from the Lord in your spirit and
ask for it and seek such communication earnestly. Your guidance must come from the Holy
Spirit - spirit of discernment is vital! If you do not have this yet, seek/ask it from the Lord.
To enegage in spiritual warfare and to win this battle you need to do the follow:
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You must accept total mastership of Jesus Christ in every area of your life.
You must be totally willing for a dealing of the cross of your own live. This must be
an on-going experience.
A willingness to lay down both your own life and the lives of your loved onces if the
Lord so chooses. You can propably expect a total change in your life situation.
Refer to Matthew 10:37-39.
Ephesians 6 :12
Ephesians 6 :11+13
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You must learn absolute mind control. This will most probably be one of the hardest
things you will ever do. Refer to Romans 12:2.
The mind is a major battlefield, satan attacks everyone in their minds more than
any other way.
We must train our minds before-hand so that when situations arise in whihc people
do us harm, we will not just react in our natural emotions of the moment. WE must
choose to act with God's mercy and return good for evil.
Scripture memory is important. Refer to Psalm 119:9+11. The way to hide God's
word in your HEART is to memorise it.
You must learn to hear the Lord speak to you in your spirit. Refer to John 16: 12-14
& Hebrews 10:15-16.
The Holy Spirit will put thoughts into your minds, that is how He speaks to us and is
a witness to us. Satan can also flash toughts into our minds, but remember the Holy
Spirit will confirm to your hear and spirit what is from satan and what is not.
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Authority! God always puts His people under authority.
Never under estimate satan's power or treat him or think that he cannot or is not
active in your life. Satan is the most beautiful and intellifent creature God created.
Nvever forget that the battle is real!.
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4. Get ready to become Soldier of Jesus's Army
Paul tells us in Ephesians 6 about the armour of God - very famous and we all know about it
BUT do we apply it in our daily walk with the Lord?
Verse 10:
STRONG = having the power to move heavy weights or perform physically demanding tasks.
Able to withstand force or pressure!
DRAW = pull
STRENGTH = the capacity to withstand great force or pressure!
BOUNDLESS = unlimited or immense
PROVIDES = supply, give, issue, furnish, bestow, impart, deliver, render
Verse 11:
WHOLE = entire or total
HEAVY = good, cool, awesome, deep, hard to deal with, intense
SOLDIER = a person who serves in an army, persevere, persist, keep on, not give up, s
struggle one, determined, stand one's ground, hold on, keep at it, follow something through,
tenacious, press ahead, focused
SUCCESSFUL = accomplishing a desired aim or result
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Helmet of Salvation
Shield of faith
Shoes of readiness
Breastplate of
righteousness
Belt of Truth
Sword of the Spirit
Ephesians 6 : 10 - 18

5. Verse 12:
WRESTLE = take part in a fight that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to
throw or force them to the ground. Struggle with difficutly or problem, fight, battle, combat,
contend
DESPOTISMS =
Verse 13:
COMPLETE = having all the necessary or appropriate parts
RESIST = to withstand the action or effect of
STAND = have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet, be positioned, be
established, be situated in a particular place or position, be set, be found
FIRMLY = with resolute determination, unwaveringly, secure
Verse 14-17:
The Armour
One morning whilst preparing for a spiritual warfare workshop YHWH spoke very cleary.
He said our sequence of how we apply the Armour is wrong. We start with the Helmet of
Salvation, which is not how it starts in the bible. He said my order is specific, apply it, do it,
the actions as per my word !
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Belt of Truth
Breastplate of
righteousness
Shoes of readiness
Shield of faith
Helmet of Salvation
Sword of the Spirit
Involves two places : heart & mind. The truth
keeps us secure in Christ - Psalm 86:11
A soldier with a breastplate goes into battle
boldly with confidence. Become aware of
who you are in Christ - Heb 4:16
Shoes allows us to step freely and without
fear while we turn our full attention to the
battle - it helps with our movement and
defense
The shield is not just only a defence for our
body but also our armour. The shield moves
with the attach - no matter the direction.
The devil attacks this bigtime = your
thoughts! He wants to make you doubt God.
The helmet protects
Is the only weapon of offense in the armour
but it is also a tool for defense. Get
confidence in the value of God's word! Get a
hunger and desire for it!

6. Verse 18:
MANNER = a way in which a thing is done or happens, an outward behaviour
ENTREATY = a humble or earnest request. EARNEST = resulting froom or sharing an
intense conviction. INTENSE = forceful or extreme, an action, highly concentrated.
CONVICTION = a firmly held belief or opinion.
KEEP = Have or retain possession of
ALERT = quick to notice an unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances,
being VIGILANT = keep careful watch for possible danger. The state of being watchful for
possible danger.
PURPOSE = a person's sense of determination, ambition, intention, objective
PERSEVERANCE = persistance in doing something despite difficulty, tenacity,
determination, staying power
INTERCEDE = pleading on behalf of
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These are all actions we need to apply in our daily walk with the Lord.
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