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Our Victory, His Blood - Revelation 12:7-11 ——— Join Us Live Every Sunday At The Chateau In Bloomington IL At 9 & 10:30AM Stay Up To Date: www.songandsword.com Interested in The Holy Land Trip 2024? Email Us: holyland2024@songandsword.com Register Your Child for Song & Sword Kids: https://tinyurl.com/SongandSwordKidsRegistration ——— 7 Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. . . #church #jesus

How We Wage War - 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 Stay Up To Date: www.songandsword.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/songandsword Interested in Holy Land Trip 2024 Email Us: holyland2024@songandsword.com 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 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. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

I AM REVEALED - ALL CHURCH STUDY - “The Lord God of Armies / Jehovah Elohim Sabaoth” II Kings 6:8-19 [Psalm 8] Episode 5 Stay Up To Date: www.songandsword.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/songandsword Interested in Holy Land Trip 2024 Email Us: holyland2024@songandsword.com Elisha Traps Blinded Arameans 8 Now the king of Aram was at war with Israel. After conferring with his officers, he said, “I will set up my camp in such and such a place.” 9 The man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Beware of passing that place, because the Arameans are going down there.” 10 So the king of Israel checked on the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places. 11 This enraged the king of Aram. He summoned his officers and demanded of them, “Tell me! Which of us is on the side of the king of Israel?” 12 “None of us, my lord the king,” said one of his officers, “but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.” 13 “Go, find out where he is,” the king ordered, “so I can send men and capture him.” The report came back: “He is in Dothan.” 14 Then he sent horses and chariots and a strong force there. They went by night and surrounded the city. 15 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked. 16 “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17 And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 18 As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike this army with blindness.” So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked. 19 Elisha told them, “This is not the road and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you are looking for.” And he led them to Samaria. OUTLINE: I AM REVEALED #5 “The Lord God of armies / Jehovah Elohim Sabaoth” II Kings 6:8-19 [Psalm 8] / October 8, 2023 “WHAT SHALL WE DO?” WHEN LIFE MAKES US FEEL SURROUNDED AND OVERPOWERED (15) - A Syrian army with horses and chariots (vs. 8-14, Psalm 20:7) - The Lord God of armies (Psalm 80:4, 7, 14, 19) PRAY FOR THE LORD TO OPEN OUR EYES - Do not be afraid (v. 16) - See with spiritual eyes (Ephesians 6:12, Romans 8:31, Psalm 118:6, Hebrews 13:6, I John 4:4b PRAY FOR THE LORD TO MIRACULOUSLY HELP US - Scheming against the people of God (v. 8, II Corinthians 2:11, John 8:44) - Praying by the people of God (v. 18, II Corinthians 10:3-5, Psalm 80:2,3,7,19) Please visit us at www.songandsword.com

Secret Prayer and Giving that God Sees - Matthew 6:1-6 Giving to the Needy 1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Prayer 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Do the eyes of the Lord notice you today? - 2 Chronicles 16:9 9For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”

Simple Obedience Leads to Great Healing - 2 Kings 5:11-14 11 But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?” So he turned and went off in a rage. 13 Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Healing By Prayer - Mark 9:20-29 20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. 22 “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” 23 “ ‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. 28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.” . . Text “PRAYER” to 309-619-7664 Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

I AM REVEALED - ALL CHURCH STUDY - “Jehovah Rapha – The Lord Who Heals You” Numbers 21:4-9 (Exodus 15:26) / Episode #3 Numbers 21:4-9 The Bronze Snake 4 They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; 5 they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!” 6 Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. 7 The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. Exodus 15:26 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.” OUTLINE: “Jehovah Rapha – The Lord who heals you” Numbers 21:4-9 (Exodus 15:26) OUR SIN ON “THE WAY” IS WHY WE NEED HEALING (“…the people became impatient on the way” – v. 5) - Impatient. Forgetful. Ungrateful. (vs. 4&5) - Result: pain and death (Romans 3:23) - Confession is the first step to healing (“…we have sinned against the Lord.” James 5:16) THE LORD WHO HEALS YOU PROVIDES A PICTURE OF HIS HEALING (“…make a serpent…and set it on a pole…” – v. 8) - A serpent lifted up (vs. 8&9) - Jesus, the Lord who heals you (Luke 4:30, 7:18-22; Matthew 9) - The Son of Man lifted up (John 3:14, Isaiah 53:5) Please visit us at www.songandsword.com

Look for a Way Out - 1 Corinthians 10:13 13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Provide for God First - Haggai 1:7-9 7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,” says the Lord. 9 “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Provision Through “not my will” - Luke 22:39-43 Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives 39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” 41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

The Jar and Jug are Always Full - 1 Kings 17:12-16 12 “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.” 13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. 14 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’ ” 15 She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. 16 For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Provisions For All - Matthew 5:43-45 Love for Enemies 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

I AM REVEALED - ALL CHURCH STUDY - “Jehovah Jireh” – The Lord who provides. - Genesis 22:1-14 Episode 2 Offering of Isaac 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. OUTLINE: “Jehovah Jireh” – The Lord who provides. Genesis 22:1-14 / September 17, 2023 FAITH: WILL THIS BE ON THE TEST? (“…God tested Abraham…” v. 1) - Abraham’s test (Hebrews 11:17) - The testing of your faith (James 1:3, I Peter 4:12, II Corinthians 10:13) FAITH QUESTION 1: Will you obey me when it doesn’t make sense to you? (“…because you have obeyed me…” v. 18) - Will you offer Isaac? (vs. 2, 16) - Will you offer all? (Luke 14:33, John 3:16) FAITH QUESTION 2: Will you trust me to provide on the way up the mountain? (“…God will provide…” v. 8) - Mountain worship: Questions and provision (Hebrews 11:17-19) - Worship on different mountains with different questions (Isaiah 53:6, Romans 8:28) Please visit us at www.songandsword.com

A New Creation by the Cross - Galatians 6:11-15 6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. 11 Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

From Garden to Garden - Revelation 22:1-5 1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4 and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Create in Me a Clean Heart - Psalm 51:10 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

The Worship of Silence - Job 40:3-5 Job's Reply 3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: Yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Bowing Down to a Block of Wood - Isaiah 44:15-19 15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 17 and the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. 18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

God Has Revealed Himself in Creation - Romans 1:18-23 The State of the World 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

I AM REVEALED - ALL CHURCH STUDY - Creator (Elohim) - Genesis 1:1-31 Episode 1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. OUTLINE: IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED (all we really need to know about God) - Elohim (Psalm 96:5) - Six days of creation GOD CREATES BY HIS WORD (“and God said…” vs. 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29) - Spoken word - Living word (John 1:1&2, 14; Colossians 1:15-17) GOD’S CREATIVE WORD PRODUCES RESULTS - Light and life (Genesis 1:3, 27, 2:7) - Jesus changes things (John 1:4&5, II Corinthians 5:17) GOD’S CREATIVE WORD IS GOOD (“…and God saw that is was good…” vs. 4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25) - In his image (“very good” – vs. 31) - In his image 2.0 (“a good work in you” – Philippians 1:6 and a “good work prepared for you. Ephesians 2:10)

Remember the Lord in the Depths - Jonah 2:7 7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: And my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Equipped - Ephesians 4:12 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Eternal Enemy - Genesis 3:15 15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus

Spirit Filled Contact - 2 Kings 13: 20-21 20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. . . Please Visit us at www.songandsword.com #church #jesus