The Battlefield

Series: Made for More

The Battlefield

October 15, 2023 | David McQueen

Passage: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

More comes as we recognize lies and replace them with truth (2 Corinthians 10:3-6). We are at war. It is an unseen battle that plays itself out in our physical world. It is a battle for our minds, for the way we think. What we think matters immensely because our thoughts determine our choices and actions. Therefore, the enemy’s primary weapon to steal, kill, and destroy is to corrupt our thinking, to get us to believe lies. Lies are at the heart of all that is destructive in our lives. Thankfully, God has given us His power to renew our minds, to identify the lies we have embraced, and to make every thought obedient to Jesus. Confession is a key tool to bring our thoughts into alignment with what is true and with Jesus as the source of truth. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we use confession to call out a lie and replace it by speaking the truth of God’s Word.

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Made for More

The Battlefield

Text: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (p. 969)

We are at   but we are far from helpless or hopeless. (vv. 3-4)

The battle, believe it or not, is in the way we   (v.5)

What we   matters immensely because thinking determines the way we   (v. 6)

Satan's primary weapon to steal, kill, and destroy is to get us to believe   (Jn. 8:44)

When we make the connection between our choices to the way we   we see that lies are an incredible strategy to bring  

As we renew our minds, we find what is   pleasing and perfect. (Rm 12:2)

More comes as we   lies and   them with truth.

When we become a   of Jesus, we embrace   as the source of all that is true. (Jn 16:7)

  at its heart, is merely   with God that what He says is true.

If we listen to ourselves (both our inside words, our thoughts, and our outside words), we will find out what is in our hearts, what we really   (Mt. 12:34)

Words of confession are often used to affirm and deepen our belief in   (Pr. 18:21)

But we can also use   to call out a lie and   it by speaking the truth of God's Word.

Everyday there is a   for our  

We need to make sure we're doing the things that enable us to   the lies and   them with truth.

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