Cornerstone Free Church Worship Service - March 9, 2025

Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Free Church in Arnold, MD.

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SUNDAY March 9, 2025

Order of Worship

Theme: The battle field is all around us. The battle is between the kingdom of darkness and the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. We must prepare for and be vigilant in battle.

Welcome & Call to Worship 
“O Worship the King” #104
“Onward Christian Soldiers” #731
Prayer & Children’s Lesson
“I Commission You to Go” Pg9 in Hymns and Songs 
“The Battle Belongs to the Lord”  #732
Offering - “Soldiers of Christ Arise” #723
Responsive Reading - #736 The Lord is My Light 
 (men solo 1 women solo 2)
Congregational Prayer 
Hearing God’s Word
“The Battle is the Lord’s”- Pastor Whitney
Responding to God’s Word
“Surely Goodness and Mercy” #691
Benediction and Postlude

“The Battle is the Lord’s”
14th In our series the Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians

I. The Wicked - Daniel 12:10
* A. At the end of time wickedness will prevail
* B. The powers of darkness will sweep away justice and righteousness across all the nations of the world

II. Jesus Christ is Far above them all - Ephesians 1:19-21
* A. The four levels of wicked powers in the world
Ephesians 1:21            Ephesians 6:12
* 1. Principalities              Principalities
* 2. 3Power                         Powers
* 3. Might                          Rulers of the darkness of this age
* 4. Dominion                   Spiritual host of wickedness in the heavenly places
* B. Levels of government in the Hebrew Republic - Exodus 18:21 

III. Understanding the Nature of the Battle - Ephesians 1:21
* A. We must never fight in our power or strength - Ephesians 6:10-11
* 1. By prayer we put on the Armor of God - Eph 6:18
* a. By prayer the angel came to Daniel - 10:1-2, 12-13
* b. The unseen battle needed Michael the archangel to defeat the prince of Persia
* c. The angel would have to battle his way out of that location - Daniel - 10:20
* d. Daniel’s most powerful weapon in the battle was prayer
* 2. Our only offensive weapon is the Word of God, the Sword of the Spirit - Ephesians 6:14-17 
* B. We will ultimately prevail in Christ’s power - Romans 16:20
* 1. Satan is already a defeated enemy
* 2. Defend your soul, attack with the Sword of the Spirit

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