After the Fairy Tale Fades, part 3: Wrestling With Conflict
May 18, 2025 / Pastor Tom Van Kempen
I. for a fight
1. Acknowledge the
Ephesians 6:12 (NLV) Our fight is not with people. It is against the leaders and the powers and the spirits of darkness in this world. It is against the demon world that works in the heavens.
James 4:1 (NCV) Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that war within you.
2. Arm yourself for
1) Put on the mind of Christ
2) Put on the armor of God
3) Put on your new spiritual clothes
Colossians 3:12 (NKJV) Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
II. Fight your not your
1. are real
2. You are in of your
Ephesians 4:26 (NKJV) Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
Psalm 4:4 (NKJV) Be angry, & do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.
3. can be changed
III. Fight to win the not the
1. Live in the light of
Col 3:13 (NLT) bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
2. Seek not resolution
3. Pray every day for your spouse and your marriage
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