Soldiers Hymn
The sermon emphasizes the importance of standing firm in faith and engaging in spiritual warfare through prayer and evangelism to establish a beachhead for God's kingdom.
In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the idea that as believers, we are soldiers in a spiritual war. He encourages us to endure hardships and not be deceived by false theology. The preacher asserts that if we are not facing problems, it means we are not a threat to the devil and not in the will of God. He emphasizes the importance of fighting against the devil in every aspect of our lives, using prayer as our weapon. The preacher concludes by declaring that victory is possible through the power of the cross and encourages believers to stand firm and reclaim their cities for God.
Full Transcript
We're in a war tonight, we're soldiers, and Paul told Timothy, you've got to learn to endure hardness as a real soldier. A lot of the theology you hear preached today is a cheap graze sold on the marketplace of religion. They'll try to tell you that if you've got any problems, it just means you're out of the will of God.
I'm here to tell you, if you're not having problems, you're outside the will of God. If the devil's led you on, that means you're no threat to him. I never knew anything about warfare until I come to know God.
Amen, but you step out on the front lines of evangelism, and you say to the devil, you're not going to have the Bronx any longer. We're going to establish a beachhead here, and we're not going to be pushed down. We're going to win, we're going to fight.
We'll fight you in the marketplace, we'll fight you under the tent, we'll fight you in the streets, we'll fight you in our schools, we'll fight you on every corner. We're here to say, my God, heaven is going to rule, heaven's going to rule. And God's looking for a few good folks that are not afraid to say, we're going to push that devil out.
We're going to have our cities back. We're going to have a safe place for our children to live. And the weapons of our warfare are not guns and bombs, but on our knees, we're going to prevail with God.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. In our churches, we're going to preach a gospel that says to the devil, you have no right here. Amen, that says to evil, there's a cross that stood between you and righteousness.
There's a cross that died and rose and is our hope tonight. Oh, can't you hear me? The opportunity for victory has never been greater than tonight.
Sermon Outline
- The Call to Warfare
- The Power of Spiritual Warfare
- Victory Through Prayer and Evangelism
- Establishing a beachhead for God's kingdom
- The role of prayer in spiritual warfare
Key Quotes
“I never knew anything about warfare until I come to know God.” — B.H. Clendennen
“We're going to have our cities back. We're going to have a safe place for our children to live.” — B.H. Clendennen
“The opportunity for victory has never been greater than tonight.” — B.H. Clendennen
Application Points
- We should be willing to engage in spiritual warfare and stand firm in our faith, even in the face of adversity.
- Prayer is a powerful weapon in our spiritual warfare, and we should use it to prevail with God.
- We should be preaching a gospel that says to the devil, 'you have no right here', and to evil, 'there's a cross that stood between you and righteousness'.