Wearing Dunamis | Helmet of Salvation
Mercy Culture Church | Pastor Landon Schott
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Luke 2:25-32
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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27 Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
28 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
31 which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27 Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
28 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
31 which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
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When you put on the Helmet of Salvation, you’re wearing Dunamis!
The infilling of the Holy Spirit is how Dunamis goes from on you to IN YOU!
Ephesians 6:13-17
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13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.
16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.
16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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Ephesians 6:17
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17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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Sōtērios (So-Tay-Rahs)
saving, bringing salvation, he who embodies this salvation, the hope of (future) salvation
sōtēría (So-Tay-Ree-Ah)
deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation, deliverance from the molestation of enemies
Salvation
Deliverance from the power and effects of sin
saving, bringing salvation, he who embodies this salvation, the hope of (future) salvation
sōtēría (So-Tay-Ree-Ah)
deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation, deliverance from the molestation of enemies
Salvation
Deliverance from the power and effects of sin
Romans 5:8
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8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Only Jesus can save us from our sin.
Colossians 2:13-15
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13 When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
14 having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
14 having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
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Hebrews 5:9
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9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
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QUESTION
How do I know I’m saved?
How do I know I’m saved?
Acts 16:30-31
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30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
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Romans 10:9
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9 that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
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QUESTION
Can I lose my salvation?
Can I lose my salvation?
2 Peter 2:20-21
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20 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
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You can’t lose your salvation, but you can reject it.
1 John 3:4-10
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4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
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2 Peter 2:20-22
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20 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
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Philippians 2:12
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12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
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The Process of Salvation
1. Justification - Not Guilty
2. Regeneration - New Creation
3. Sanctification - Christ Like
Simplified: The empowerment of the Holy Spirit to live godly lives!
1. Justification - Not Guilty
2. Regeneration - New Creation
3. Sanctification - Christ Like
Simplified: The empowerment of the Holy Spirit to live godly lives!
3 Benefits to Salvation
1. Salvation brings deliverance
Deliverance is the state of freedom!
Sótéria (so-tay-ree'-ah)
salvation, welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.
(sṓzō)
to save, rescue from sin, demons & sickness
The same God that saves, delivers.
1. Salvation brings deliverance
Deliverance is the state of freedom!
Sótéria (so-tay-ree'-ah)
salvation, welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.
(sṓzō)
to save, rescue from sin, demons & sickness
The same God that saves, delivers.
Matthew 6:13
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13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’
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Deliverance is found in your daily encounters!
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CAUTION
Avoid deliverance ministries that focus more on deliverance through the touch of their hand, than the presence of the Holy Spirit!
Avoid deliverance ministries that focus more on deliverance through the touch of their hand, than the presence of the Holy Spirit!
3 Benefits to Salvation
2. Salvation Brings Hope
2. Salvation Brings Hope
Jeremiah 29:11
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11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
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Hope
A great expectation
Hope = When I expect to encounter God!
A great expectation
Hope = When I expect to encounter God!
1 Thessalonians 4:13
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13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
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2 Timothy 4:7
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7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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Colossians 1:27
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27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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3 Benefits to Salvation
3. Salvation Brings Joy
3. Salvation Brings Joy
Luke 15:7
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7 In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
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Jesus is the source of joy!
Psalm 37:4
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4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
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Psalm 51:12
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12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
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Isaiah 59:17
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17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
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1 Samuel 17:5
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5 and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
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Helmets were anointed with oil, that it might shine brighter, last longer, and more easily repel blows.
The helmet was for the defense of the head, a part which it concerned them most carefully to defend, because one strike there might easily have proved fatal.
The helmet was for the defense of the head, a part which it concerned them most carefully to defend, because one strike there might easily have proved fatal.
2023 Prophetic Word Reminder
"No one stumbles and falls behind… loses their faith!"
"No one stumbles and falls behind… loses their faith!"
WARNING
Those who don’t wear the Helmet of Salvation are easily deceived!
PRACTICAL ADVICE
Expose the thoughts of the enemy!
Those who don’t wear the Helmet of Salvation are easily deceived!
PRACTICAL ADVICE
Expose the thoughts of the enemy!
Romans 1:28-31
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28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
31 They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
31 They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
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Debased Mind
completely corrupt, knows only evil
There’s a battle going on for your mind!
Those who don’t guard their thoughts and mind will end up with a reprobate (debased) mind!
completely corrupt, knows only evil
There’s a battle going on for your mind!
Those who don’t guard their thoughts and mind will end up with a reprobate (debased) mind!
2 Timothy 1:7
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7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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Sound Mind
sober-mindedness, sobriety, to moderation and self-control: equivalent to correction & discipline.
A calm and quiet mind. A sound mind, a mind that can think straight, think clearly, and make wise choices.
A sound mind is the mind submitted to the Holy Spirit!
sober-mindedness, sobriety, to moderation and self-control: equivalent to correction & discipline.
A calm and quiet mind. A sound mind, a mind that can think straight, think clearly, and make wise choices.
A sound mind is the mind submitted to the Holy Spirit!
1 Corinthians 2:16
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16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
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Wearing the Helmet of Salvation is wearing Dunamis power!
Guarding your mind and thoughts will fortify your faith!
How to Practically Put on The Helmet of Salvation
1. Love God with your mind
1. Love God with your mind
Matthew 22:37
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37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
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How to Practically Put on The Helmet of Salvation
2. Let God’s Word make your mind new
2. Let God’s Word make your mind new
Romans 12:2
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2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
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Renewing our minds our minds keep us from a debased mind!
Romans 12:1-2
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1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
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Renewal
total reformation
Renovation
a renewal or change of heart and life
total reformation
Renovation
a renewal or change of heart and life
How to Practically Put on The Helmet of Salvation
3. Keep your thoughts on God
3. Keep your thoughts on God
Isaiah 26:3
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3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
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Philippians 4:8
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8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
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Luke 2:28-30
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28 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
29 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
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