Groundwork: "More Than Conquerors and Spiritual Warfare"

Only those who have been trained and made ready by God can lead and advance forward His Army into new spiritual territory. -Today this army would be His Church as one voice and mind in Christ.  New territory might be depths of God's Word yet to be discovered with teaching and training in righteousness. In order to do this effictively and with as minimal loss of casualty as possible (divisions, confusion, fears, etc.), some serious groundwork must take place, and in this groundwork is recognizing just how devistating it is when we do it our own way.  While studying Judges chapters 17 and 18, Micah's song if he lived today might be:  "I did it my way." As I began to put this message together for two solid days or more, researshing and studying as I did not want to produce a message on this subject matter that listeners have heard many times before, or a message my skeptic listeners might get board with, I knew these Judges chapters were perfect for a Part One of "Spiritual Warfare."  These chapters are a vivid picture of the disaster that can happen when people do not do it God's Way.  What better way to prepare an individual,  a family or a church body, than to cringe and squirm a little as we see what happens when we leave God out of the picture. These two chapters reveal what people do when we do it "our way" and what becoming "More than Conquerors" in Chirst Jesus is not, and never will be. 

Get your pens and paper ready as I know you are going to enjoy the show today. It is loaded with a wealth of life-changing insight.