September 20, 2015 AM
Home Court Advantage:
Walking in Victory - Progressing in Battle
Romans 3:21-25a; Luke 10:17-20
Refining Your Foundation
(Romans 3:21-25a)
God Presents Jesus’ work on the cross. We believe and receive
salvation, justification, and redemption.
God presents Jesus. We believe and receive Righteousness.
God presents Jesus. We believe and receive Authority.
(Luke 10:17-20)
What Are You Teaching Your Children?
This can and should be taught Intentionally.
You will also teach them by what you Don’t say!!!!
How can you tell?
1.! Are they doubting their salvation?
2.! Are they struggling with guilt or a sense of
UNWORTHINESS?
3.! Are they DEPRESSED or struggling with
discouragement?
4.! Are they cutting?
5.! Are they thinking about suicide?
6.! Are they dating beneath their selves trying to FIX a
partner?
7.! Do they think they are DUMB?
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Walking(in(Victory(
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Father!in!Heaven,!I!praise!You!for!who!You!are.!You!ARE!my!belt!of!truth.!You!ARE!the!way,!the!
Truth,!and!the!Life.!I!thank!You!that!You!have!given!me!a!spirit!of!truth,!for!I!am!a!child!of!truth.!I!
praise!You!that!You!are!my!righteousness!!I!thank!You!that!when!I!give!You!my!faith,!You!
transform!it!and!count!it!unto!me!as!righteousness.!Therefore,!I!give!You!my!faith!in!Jesus.!I!praise!
You,!right!now,!that!I!am!a!righteous!man/woman!as!You!have!promised.!I!declare!that,!as!a!result!
of!being!a!righteous!person,!my!prayers!avail!much!(James!5:16).!Help!me!to!think!as!a!righteous!
person!because!as!a!man!“thinks!within!himself,!so!he!is.”!(Spend!time!asking!God!how!a!righteous!
person!actually!thinks.!Pay!close!attention!to!what!comes!to!mind.!This!will!help!transform!your!
behavior!and!life.)!Jesus,!thank!You!that!You!are!my!peace,!for!You!are!the!Prince!of!Peace.!And!
the!peace!that!You!give!is!not!like!the!peace!the!world!gives.!Your!peace!passes!all!of!my!ability!to!
understand.!Your!peace!guides!and!guards!me.!Lord,!what!would!I!do!if!I!could!not!have!your!
peace?!How!could!I!follow!your!will!for!my!life?!
Father,!You!are!my!shield!and!very!great!reward!!You!are!my!rear!guard,!and!You!protect!me!from!
anything!in!the!future.!You!have!gone!ahead!of!me!and!have!already!secured!the!victory.!You!have!
prepared!my!way!before!I!ever!arrive!at!my!destination.!Every!resource!I!need,!You!have!prepared!
for!me!before!the!foundation!of!the!world.!Things!the!enemy!throws!against!me!in!this!life!may!
surprise!me,!but!You!are!NEVER!surprised.!You!hold!me!in!the!palm!of!Your!hand,!protecting!me,!
and!if!You!are!for!me,!what!can!possibly!be!against!me!(Romans!8:31).!So,!I!choose!NOT!to!fear!!!
Instead,!I!choose!to!TRUST!!I!choose!to!hold!up!my!shield!of!faith!which!stops!everything!Satan!
throws!at!me!to!deceive!me.!And!I!will!learn!NOT!to!get!discouraged!for!I!walk!by!faith!and!not!by!
sight!(2!Corinthians!5:6Z7).!
God,!I!exalt!You!because!You!are!my!salvation;!You!are!my!helmet.!Lord,!help!me!to!have!the!right!
mindset.!Help!me!to!be!sober!minded!because!my!enemy!roars!like!a!mighty!lion!seeking!whom!he!
may!devour!(1!Peter!5:8).!Help!me!to!not!assume!that!I!will!not!be!attacked!on!the!battlefield!of!
life.!Help!me!to!have!the!mindset!of!being!alert!with!my!spiritual!antenna!up.!Help!me!to!be!
proactive!in!my!family,!especially!for!my!kids’!sake.!I!want!to!stand!with!Your!whole!armor!on!for!
Your!honor!and!glory.!Fill!me.!Empower!me.!Stand!up!on!the!inside!of!me.!I!am!relying!on!You,!
God.!You!are!not!just!a!part!of!my!life,!You!are!my!life!(Colossians!3:4).!
Lord,!I!bless!You!that!You!are!my!sword.!Jesus,!You!are!the!Word!made!flesh.!You!are!the!
embodiment!of!the!Word.!I!cannot!say!that!I!love!You!and!not!spend!time!in!Your!Word.!For!You!
are!the!Word.!I!thank!You,!Holy!Spirit,!that!you!will!teach!me!God’s!Word.!You!are!the!Teacher.!
You!are!the!great!reminder,!and!you!will!remind!me!of!all!things!that!I!have!been!taught!in!the!
Word!when!I!most!need!it.!Abba,!Your!Word!is!a!lamp!unto!my!feet!and!a!light!unto!my!path.!
Subsequently,!help!me!to!study!Your!Word!to!be!approved!by!You.!Teach!me!how!to!use!Your!
sword!with!such!expertise!that!I!bring!glory!to!You.!!
Finally,!I!pray!that!You!will!ground!me!thoroughly.!In!believing!You!in!the!areas!of!salvation,!
righteousness,!and!authority,!I!understand!that!I!cannot!go!by!my!feelings!in!these!areas.!I!
understand!that!I!cannot!go!by!my!doubts.!Instead,!I!CHOOSE!to!believe!what!you!say!in!Your!
Word.!I!may!start!down!this!road!feeling!a!little!shaky,!but!I!realize!that!I!cannot!go!by!those!
feelings.!In!my!weakness,!may!Your!strength!be!demonstrated!(2!Corinthians!12:9Z10).!I!confess!
that!the!principle!by!which!I!was!saved!is!the!same!truth!whereby!I!am!made!righteous.!Equally,!I!
confess!and!declare!by!faith,!that!by!virtue!of!what!Jesus!did!on!the!cross,!I!have!been!given!His!
authority.!God,!I!am!amazed!that!I!can!use!that!authority!against!the!enemy!and!trample!upon!him!
(Luke!10:19).!Lord,!I!pray!that!You!would!enable!me!to!teach!these!principles!to!my!children.!Help!
me!to!model!these!truths!before!them!in!my!everyday!life.!Help!them!to!come!to!understand!
these!truths!so!that!they!incorporate!Your!principles!in!their!lives.!Please!do!not!let!them!graduate!
from!my!home!and!my!family!without!understanding!these!truths.!Please!do!not!let!them!be!so!
unprepared!for!life.!I!commit!to!You!right!now!that,!if!You!will!help!me,!I!WILL!teach!them!these!
truths.!Open!my!eyes!to!see!the!teaching!opportunities!when!they!arise,!and!prepare!their!hearts!
to!receive!from!You.!Ultimately,!I!pray!that!they!will!be!able!to!teach!their!friends!how!to!stand!as!
mighty!children!of!God.!!
Father!God,!I!can!do!nothing!without!You!(John!15:5).!I!need!You!desperately.!If!I!am!going!to!have!
a!reputation!in!hell!as!a!child!of!God!clothed!with!your!authority!and!power,!You!must!help!me.!I!
am!looking!to!You!as!the!author!and!finisher!of!my!faith.!I!am!relying!on!and!trusting!in!You.!My!
eyes!are!on!You.!By!faith,!I!thank!You,!in!this!moment,!for!all!that!You!are!going!to!do!in!me!and!
my!family.!I!praise!You!!For!You!alone!are!worthy!of!all!the!glory,!all!the!honor,!and!all!the!power.!!
In!the!Glorious!Name!of!Jesus,!I!pray!–!AMEN!!