• II Corinthians 10:3-4
  • Matthew 10:34
  • Scripture of full of warfare imagery.
  • Philippians 4:7
  • Jesus leads an army into spiritual combat.
  • Matthew 4:1-11 – Jesus wielded the sword of the spirit against Satan.
  • Matthew 16:23 – Jesus even wielded the sword of the spirit against his own disciples when necessary.
  • John 4 – Jesus orients the woman at the well back to spiritual things.
  • Jesus was surgical with his use of the sword of the spirit and seized every opportunity.
  • Colossians 4:5-6 – We must have tact and foresight, tailoring our message to people.
  • Acts 7 – This wasn’t easy for Stephen to say!
  • Acts 2:23
  • Acts 8:22 – There was no dancing around the issue!
  • III John 1:1, 10 – John calls out Diotrephes.
  • What motivated Jesus and these men to wield the sword of the spirit like they did?
  • II Timothy 2:3-4, 24
  • Hebrews 4:12
  • We just need to expose people to the word of God. All the power is there. None of our wisdom or cleverness is required.
  • Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38
  • A soldier should not be concerned about hurting the enemy’s feelings, but should not do so out of anything other than love.