Life Together – Walk Worthily Prepared for Battle Ephesians 6:10–12 1. You Must Realize You are in a Battle Supernatual Personal Futile 2. You Must Recognize Your Enemies Ephesians 2:2–3 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. World Flesh Satan 3. You Need the Lord’s Strength God's Might God's Mighty Work Once We Were Now We Are Dead (2:1) Alive (2:5) Under the dominion of Satan (2:2) Seated in heavenly realms (2:6) Objects of wrath (2:3) His glorious inheritance (1:18) Separate (2:12) Brought near (2:13) Foreigners (2:19) Fellow citizens (2:19) Aliens (2:19) Household members (2:19) Denied gospel mystery (3:5) Understanding gospel mystery (3:4) Infants (4:14) Maturing in Christ (4:15) Old self (4:22) New self (4:24) Darkness (5:8) Light (5:8) 4. You are Not Fighting Alone Spiritual Filled Living – Workers Your Work Matters to God ## 1. You are to Honor God as you work as an Employee ### Obedience ### Honor/Respect ### Humility ### Honesty ### Expectancy 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. ## 2. You are to Honor God as you Work as an Employer ### **Managerial Golden Rule**: “And, ye masters, do the same things unto them…” ### Understand You Are Equal Before God #### Work Like Christ #### Work for Christ #### Lead Through Christ #### Lead Like Christ #### Lead for Christ * Tony Merida