Acts 8 + Ephesians 6

Our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against spiritual forces of in this present darkness.

- Ephesians 6

There’s a battle of versus .

And the battlefield is .

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, always calls you into the . The wolf always calls you into the .

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The Light: Power, Purpose, Promise

Power
Jesus restores you to who you were created to be.

Purpose
You were placed where you are to make a difference.
“When you bring hope and love and life, you’ll experience those things to an even greater degree.”

Promise
Jesus is faithful. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
The best is , starting right now.

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The Darkness: Weakness, Pathetic, Ineffective

The wolf wants you to stay a pale version of who you were created to be.

He wants you to be weak, pathetic and ineffective.

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Philippians 2

“Do everything without or .
Then you will among them like in the sky.”

Today’s final two Southside core values: Gratitude and Together.

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Gratitude

Grateful people are more optimistic, more creative, more generous, more successful, and more joyful than ungrateful people.

Your enemy tries to pull you away from gratitude with two things:

1.

2.

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Bummer Lambs

Unless the Shepherd intervenes, the bummer lamb will .

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Together

“When God’s people , miracles happen.”

The enemy tries to drag us apart through:

1.

2.

There is more that should be pulling us than dragging us .

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Elisha + the Chariots of Fire

“Those who are with us are than those who are with them.”

The servant’s eyes were opened, and he saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

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