North Coast Church Men's Bible Study: Invisible War I

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

New 8 Week Study on Spiritual Warfare starts Wed. May 25th

May 25th begins our new 8 week study of "The Invisible War", What Every Believer Needs To Know About SATAN, DEMONS, and SPIRITUAL WARFARE by Chip Ingram. This DVD presentation, class workbook,and small group discussion questions promises to move our Men's Bible Study group deeper into maturing in the faith and to equip us to recognize the ever present battle of the seen and unseen realms. The study is based on Ephesians 6:10-20

Lesson 1 is from Eph. 6:10-12; "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." (NASB)

Session 1 KEYS:

WE ARE COMMANDED TO ENGAGE IN AN INVISIBLE WAR.

THE UNSEEN WORLD IS JUST AS REAL AS THE VISIBLE ONE.

Some Quotes About Men

"Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong."
1 Cor. 16:13

“At the heart of mature masculinity is a sense of benevolent responsibility to lead, provide for and protect women in ways appropriate to a man’s differing relationships."
John Piper, pastor/theologian

"Give me one hundred men who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergyman or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon the earth.”
John Wesley

"What we do in life, echoes in eternity."
Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator

"Every man dies. Not every man really lives."
William Wallace in Braveheart

"When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
Jim Elliott

If you are going to be the kind of man that you are suppose to be, you have to be connected with other men who can speak into your life, who can call out the best in you, who can cheer for your success, admire your efforts, and be your friend".
Robert Lewis

“Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed, you might say in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in His great campaign of sabotage.”
C.S. Lewis

"The essence of Adam's sin was that he put himself in God's place. The essence of Christ's obedience is that He put Himself in our place. Because of His life in our place, and His death in our place, we are freed from our sins."
Trevin Wax

"One of the greatest uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time."
John Piper

“Conversion is the creation of new desires, not just new duties; new delights, not just new deeds; new treasures, not just new tasks.”
John Piper