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If you are going to fight, you might as well win.

If you are going to fight, you might as well win Part 4

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Bishop David Evans explains how to fight and win.

“You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.”
“If we’re going to fight we might as well win!” Somebody shout, “We win!” I don’t know if you know it or not, but the church is in a battle, whether you want to participate or not. The problem that most of us have as believers, and also that we have in the modern day church is that we’re fighting a battle in two dimensions. Paul puts it so eloquently. He says, “We walk in the flesh. We do not war according to or after the flesh.” In other words, anytime you find yourself in a battle, there has to be a physical manifestation, but also there will be a spiritual cause because of it.

The battle is for both the spiritual and the physical lives of all the people that the church has been assigned to save. We are after people both physically and spiritually. So, we must understand this is actually the house of God. We’ve got to understand this is the place where Jehovah is most comfortable. We need to understand it. The provider, the restorer, the defender. His presence dwells obviously in his church.

Pray is the key to winning. People who fail to pray plan on failing. Courage counts until the end.

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Light Shining

The War Between Light and Darkness | Episode 1

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It goes on to say, “Because of the abundance of wealth the Dead Sea shall be turned to you and unto you shall the nations come with their treasures.” People are attracted to you when you have light. People want to invest in what they can see. When you walk in light, but your light is nothing but darkness, people won’t invest in you. People won’t trust you. People won’t rely on you because what they see is not light, but darkness. When they see darkness they’re not willing to take a risk.

When you go outside or in your house and it’s dark, there’s a tendency for you to be a little apprehensive about how you walk. Do you know what I’m talking about? Have you ever jammed that foot of yours into something you shouldn’t have? And then you did a Mexican hat dance there on the floor while you did everything you could not to curse. Instead, you let praise come out of your mouth, while your foot was not praising God! When you’re in a moment, or a circumstance that you’ve been depressed and you’re all flat out… You need to rise up to a newness of life!

The message, today, is simply a black and white message. I’ll make it easier, so you don’t think I’m talking about race. It’s darkness and light. Our battle is not flesh and blood, but it’s against principalities and powers, wickedness in high places. Why are we battling about light? Because, that light is trying to be kept from you. Darkness and light are going to be defined for you in just a minute. I’m going to tell you who darkness and light are, and I’m going to tell you what darkness and light are (in the Hebrew), so that we can really get this, today. Ultimately, what I’m doing is I’m establishing the doctrine of Satan. You need to know the doctrine of what the Bible says this guy, Satan, is. He started off as Lucifer, and then was named the devil.

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Light Shining

The War Between Light and Darkness | Episode 2

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It goes on to say, “Because of the abundance of wealth the Dead Sea shall be turned to you and unto you shall the nations come with their treasures.” People are attracted to you when you have light. People want to invest in what they can see. When you walk in light, but your light is nothing but darkness, people won’t invest in you. People won’t trust you. People won’t rely on you because what they see is not light, but darkness. When they see darkness they’re not willing to take a risk.

When you go outside or in your house and it’s dark, there’s a tendency for you to be a little apprehensive about how you walk. Do you know what I’m talking about? Have you ever jammed that foot of yours into something you shouldn’t have? And then you did a Mexican hat dance there on the floor while you did everything you could not to curse. Instead, you let praise come out of your mouth, while your foot was not praising God! When you’re in a moment, or a circumstance that you’ve been depressed and you’re all flat out… You need to rise up to a newness of life!

The message, today, is simply a black and white message. I’ll make it easier, so you don’t think I’m talking about race. It’s darkness and light. Our battle is not flesh and blood, but it’s against principalities and powers, wickedness in high places. Why are we battling about light? Because, that light is trying to be kept from you. Darkness and light are going to be defined for you in just a minute. I’m going to tell you who darkness and light are, and I’m going to tell you what darkness and light are (in the Hebrew), so that we can really get this, today. Ultimately, what I’m doing is I’m establishing the doctrine of Satan. You need to know the doctrine of what the Bible says this guy, Satan, is. He started off as Lucifer, and then was named the devil.

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Light Shining

The War Between Light and Darkness | Episode 3

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It goes on to say, “Because of the abundance of wealth the Dead Sea shall be turned to you and unto you shall the nations come with their treasures.” People are attracted to you when you have light. People want to invest in what they can see. When you walk in light, but your light is nothing but darkness, people won’t invest in you. People won’t trust you. People won’t rely on you because what they see is not light, but darkness. When they see darkness they’re not willing to take a risk.

When you go outside or in your house and it’s dark, there’s a tendency for you to be a little apprehensive about how you walk. Do you know what I’m talking about? Have you ever jammed that foot of yours into something you shouldn’t have? And then you did a Mexican hat dance there on the floor while you did everything you could not to curse. Instead, you let praise come out of your mouth, while your foot was not praising God! When you’re in a moment, or a circumstance that you’ve been depressed and you’re all flat out… You need to rise up to a newness of life!

The message, today, is simply a black and white message. I’ll make it easier, so you don’t think I’m talking about race. It’s darkness and light. Our battle is not flesh and blood, but it’s against principalities and powers, wickedness in high places. Why are we battling about light? Because, that light is trying to be kept from you. Darkness and light are going to be defined for you in just a minute. I’m going to tell you who darkness and light are, and I’m going to tell you what darkness and light are (in the Hebrew), so that we can really get this, today. Ultimately, what I’m doing is I’m establishing the doctrine of Satan. You need to know the doctrine of what the Bible says this guy, Satan, is. He started off as Lucifer, and then was named the devil.

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Light Shining

The War Between Light and Darkness | Episode 4

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It goes on to say, “Because of the abundance of wealth the Dead Sea shall be turned to you and unto you shall the nations come with their treasures.” People are attracted to you when you have light. People want to invest in what they can see. When you walk in light, but your light is nothing but darkness, people won’t invest in you. People won’t trust you. People won’t rely on you because what they see is not light, but darkness. When they see darkness they’re not willing to take a risk.

When you go outside or in your house and it’s dark, there’s a tendency for you to be a little apprehensive about how you walk. Do you know what I’m talking about? Have you ever jammed that foot of yours into something you shouldn’t have? And then you did a Mexican hat dance there on the floor while you did everything you could not to curse. Instead, you let praise come out of your mouth, while your foot was not praising God! When you’re in a moment, or a circumstance that you’ve been depressed and you’re all flat out… You need to rise up to a newness of life!

The message, today, is simply a black and white message. I’ll make it easier, so you don’t think I’m talking about race. It’s darkness and light. Our battle is not flesh and blood, but it’s against principalities and powers, wickedness in high places. Why are we battling about light? Because, that light is trying to be kept from you. Darkness and light are going to be defined for you in just a minute. I’m going to tell you who darkness and light are, and I’m going to tell you what darkness and light are (in the Hebrew), so that we can really get this, today. Ultimately, what I’m doing is I’m establishing the doctrine of Satan. You need to know the doctrine of what the Bible says this guy, Satan, is. He started off as Lucifer, and then was named the devil.

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