True Victory

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True Victory

• 1 John 51-5

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True Victory

• 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.
• Ephesians 612

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True Victory

• The Meaning of Victory (1-3a).
• A. Love One Another (1).
• B. Obey God (2-3a).
• II. The Means of Victory (3b-5).

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True Victory

• But thanks be to God, who always leads us in
  triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the
  sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every
  place.
• 2 Corinthians 214

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True Victory

• They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on mens
  shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to
  move them with so much as a finger.
• Matthew 234

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True Victory

• Jesus Victory
• He defeated death (1 Cor 1454-57).

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True Victory

• But when this perishable will have put on the
  imperishable, and this mortal will have put on
  immortality, then will come about the saying that
  is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O
  death, where is your victory? O death, where is
  your sting?

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True Victory

• The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin
  is the law but thanks be to God, who gives us
  the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 1554-57

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True Victory

• Jesus Victory
• He defeated death (1 Cor 1454-57).
• He defeated sin (Col 213-14).

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True Victory

• When you were dead in your transgressions and
  the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you
  alive together with Him, having forgiven us all
  our transgressions, having canceled out the
  certificate of debt consisting of decrees against
  us, which was hostile to us and He has taken it
  out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.
• Colossians 213-14

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True Victory

• Jesus Victory
• He defeated death (1 Cor 1454-57).
• He defeated sin (Col 213-14).
• He defeated Satan (Col 215).

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True Victory

• When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities,
  He made a public display of them, having
  triumphed over them through Him.
• Colossians 215

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True Victory

• Application
• Recognize your true enemy.
• Understand the meaning of victory.
• Depend upon God to provide victory.

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