Kingdom Warfare
3 So the Philistines and Israelites faced each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them. 4 Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! 5 He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds. 6 He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder. 7 The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver’s beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that weighed 15 pounds. His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield. 8 Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. “Why are you all coming out to fight?” he called. “I am the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul. Choose one man to come down here and fight me! 9 If he kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves! 10 I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!” 11 When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.
WARFARE-
- Conventional Warfare: opposing military forces facing off with conventional weapons
- Guerrilla Warfare: Irregular warfare where small, mobile groups use ambushes, hit-and-run tactics, and sabotage against a larger, less agile formal military.
- Psychological Warfare: Using information, fear, confusion, or deception to break an enemy's morale or will to fight.
- Cyber and Information Warfare: Targeting computer systems, communication networks, or spreading digital disinformation to disable critical infrastructure or sway populations.
- Chemical and Biological Warfare: Using toxic chemical agents or biological pathogens as active weapons.
SINGLE COMBAT- duel between two individual warriors, champions, or commanders representing opposing sides in a war or dispute
34 But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, 35 I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. 36 I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! 37 The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”
WHEN a lion or a bear comes…
I have done this to both lionS and bearS.
David had practice depending on his Champion.
If we are going to win the war we face in the Spiritual realm-
We must do three things:
1. Know your Champion.
A- Build a Relationship
- But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’
B- Speak to Him directly for who He is.
Staci Kennedy
- Ms. Staci
- Robert’s Daughter Staci
- Judy’s Daughter Staci
- Pastor Staci
- Seesa
GOD
- Elohim - “Mighty God, Creator” -
- El Roi - “The God Who Sees Me” -
- El Shaddai “God Almighty”
- Jehovah Jireh “The Lord Will Provide”
- Jehovah Rophe “The Lord Who Heals”
- Jehovah Shalom “The Lord is Peace”
- Jehovah Tsebaoth “The Lord of Hosts”
- Jehovah Tsuri “The Lord My Rock”
- Jehovah Roi “The Lord My Shepherd”
C- Keep His record in front of you.
I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.
1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s 6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
The Practice of Remembrance
“Celebrate this Festival of Unleavened Bread, for it will remind you that I brought your forces out of the land of Egypt on this very day. This festival will be a permanent law for you; celebrate this day from generation to generation.
This annual festival will be a visible sign to you, like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. Let it remind you always to recite this teaching of the Lord: ‘With a strong hand, the Lord rescued you from Egypt.’
Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant went across.’ These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever.”
The practice of remembrance is not just for the Believer.
It is a weapon against the enemy.
2. Tell the enemy
6 When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs and with timbrels and lyres. 7 As they danced, they sang: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
9 I know that the Lord has given Israel this land. Everyone shakes with fear because of you. 10 We heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea so you could leave Egypt. And we heard how you destroyed Sihon and Og, those two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River. 11 We know that the Lord your God rules heaven and earth, and we’ve lost our courage and our will to fight.
Jesus used God’s Word to fight.
19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. Call your Champion to the field.
6 He prayed, “O Lord, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you!
7 O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham? 8 Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name. 9 They said, ‘Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war, plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.’
10 “And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them. 11 Now see how they reward us! For they have come to throw us out of your land, which you gave us as an inheritance. 12 O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”
15 He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. 16 Tomorrow, march out against them... 17 But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you!”
Kingdom warfare is happening- it’s time we showed up.
GOD
- Elohim - “Mighty God, Creator” -
- El Roi - “The God Who Sees Me” -
- El Shaddai “God Almighty”
- Jehovah Jireh “The Lord Will Provide”
- Jehovah Rophe “The Lord Who Heals”
- Jehovah Shalom “The Lord is Peace”
- Jehovah Tsebaoth “The Lord of Hosts”
- Jehovah Tsuri “The Lord My Rock”
- Jehovah Roi “The Lord My Shepherd”
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