1. “Do not remember the former things, or ponder the things of the past
“Do not remember the former things, or ponder the things of the past. Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing, now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even put a road in the wilderness, rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19 (Amp.)

2. Proficiency – in use of weapons
Identification -- See himself as a soldier not a civilian
Obedience - to commands without question
Proficiency – in use of weapons

3. Identification -- seeing ourselves as God sees us
Obedience – the cornerstone of our life
Proficiency - in the use of our spiritual weapons

4. 1. Identification See ourselves as God sees us
God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Ephesians 2:10
A new person in Christ.
2 Corin. 5:17

5. The head and not the tail. Duet. 28:13
Free from condemnation. Romans 8:1
Joint heirs with Christ. Romans 8:17
More than a conqueror. Romans 8:37

6. He lived all his life as a son, yet didn’t see himself as one.
The blessings of his father were his by inheritance, but he didn’t see himself as his father saw him

7. If we are to, “fight the good fight of the faith
If we are to, “fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which we are called”, (1 Tim 6:12),
we must learn to see ourselves through God’s eyes – believe it and embrace it

8. 2. Obedience the cornerstone of our life

9. Be strong and very courageous
Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. (Josh.1:7)

10. Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching
Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. (Jn.14:23-24)  

11. Obedience is the eye of the spirit
Obedience is the eye of the spirit. Failure to obey dims and dulls the spiritual understanding Samuel Gordon ( )

12. Obedience is the key that unlocks the door to every profound spiritual experience. Dorothy Kerin
Your obedience to God today determines what you'll be for God tomorrow.

13. True spirituality is not judged by what we do but by our obedience to him.

14. If we are to, “fight the good fight of the faith
If we are to, “fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which we are called” (1 Tim 6:12)
we must learn to readily obey God’s word, apply it to our life and value it

15. 3. Proficiency Master the use of our spiritual weapons

16. Be self-controlled and alert
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith… (1Peter 5:8-9)

17. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 

18. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.  (2 Corin. 10:4-5)

19. Do we know what our spiritual weapons are?
Are we becoming more proficient in their use through regular practice?

20. Faith, forgiveness, love, holiness, obedience, prayer.

21. The prayer of the feeblest saint on earth who lives in the Spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to Satan. The very powers of darkness are paralysed by prayer… No wonder Satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think in prayer. (Oswald Chambers)

22. Faith in Christ places us in direct conflict with the demonic realm
a spiritual battle with an enemy whom we must learn to fight

23. The power of Christianity is not found in religious adherence
it is evidenced through men & women possessing a personal and intimate relationship with the God of creation

24. those whose identity is in Jesus
whose obedience to Jesus is absolute
who are proficient in the use of their weapons of warfare

25. Men & women with a spirit to “fight the good fight of the faith
Men & women with a spirit to “fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which they are called
who will not give in but stand firm in their faith, prepared for battle

26. who are determined to make a difference for Jesus in the lives of their families, neighbours, workmates, community

27. “While women weep as they do now, I’ll fight; while little children go hungry as they do now, I’ll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, I’ll fight; while there yet remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight – I’ll fight to the very end”