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attack

Said 160 times, in 57 of 378 sermons, across 21 Sundays. Spoken as 4 forms: attack 88, attacks 36, attacking 22, attacked 14.

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Romans 54 34
Let Us 6 4

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ress. I shall not be greatly shaken. How long will all of you attack a man to batter him? Like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.
Caleb Combs7 Jun 20262:46
to hurt him. Look at verse three. He asks, how long will you attack a man? Right, he's asking like, you know, this question, how
Chuck Lindsey7 Jun 202618:47
ow, this question, how long will you do this? David was being attacked by the people in his life, the people around him. The people
Chuck Lindsey7 Jun 202618:56
They want him to lose. They want him to pay. And so the word attack here is really interesting. It's a Hebrew word that means to
Chuck Lindsey7 Jun 202619:18
mischief, to imagine some scheme. That's what the Hebrew word attack means. It means to imagine it. Now, this is what people often
Chuck Lindsey7 Jun 202619:30
ess. I shall not be greatly shaken. How long? Will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall or a tottering fence
Gary Wright7 Jun 20261:36
k at Psalm 3 and 4 again. He writes, How long will all of you attack a man and batter him, like a leaning wall or a tottering fenc
Gary Wright7 Jun 20266:55
other enemy. He speaks of an enemy outside. He says they were attacking him, looking for weakness. He says, there's some different th
Gary Wright7 Jun 20269:35
believe it's talking about David. I believe his enemies were attacking him, trying to find the weakness because they wanted to take
Gary Wright7 Jun 20269:53
an put both feet on the rock and stand firm. And when we feel attacked , what do we do? We do the same thing. Remind ourself who God
Gary Wright7 Jun 202617:41
ood if I read it correctly. Verse 3. How long will all of you attack a man to batter him? Like a leaning wall, a tottering fence,
Jayson Combs7 Jun 20261:58
s that we try to trust. And he says, how long will all of you attack a man to batter him like a leaning wall, a tottering fence, t
Jayson Combs7 Jun 202614:49
into what's going on. Cause he says, how long will all of you attack a man to batter him? How long there's like David? Knows there
Jayson Combs7 Jun 202615:33
s and I shall not be greatly shaken. How long will all of you attack a man to batter him like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
John Carter7 Jun 20266:57
as a temptation for him to lean on. How long will all of you attack a man to batter him? Meaning wall or a tottering fence. They
John Carter7 Jun 202621:56
pe. He is showing that he feels exposed. He's genuinely being attacked . His position as king is being threatened. I mean, I think th
John Carter7 Jun 202624:25
ss, that means I can walk into this sanctuary when things are attacking me. Arrows are flying. We might use terms like bullets and mi
John Carter7 Jun 202633:39
can run to in desperate times, in hard times, when I'm being attacked , and He, He will receive me. How incredibly wonderful it is t
John Carter7 Jun 202636:24
ange kind of left turn. Verse three, how long will all of you attack a man to batter him? Like a leaning wall, a tottering fence,
Josh Combs7 Jun 202613:50
, you're awesome. And then he begins to think about those who attack him. Looking at verse four, says they take pleasure in falseh
Josh Combs7 Jun 202615:26
er. And it offends me. But this is King and he is going to be attacked and he has no idea what to do. And in 2 Chronicles chapter 20
Josh Combs7 Jun 202629:09
ress, I shall not be greatly shaken. How long will all of you attack a man to batter him? How long will all of you attack a man to
Josh Yates7 Jun 20266:45
l of you attack a man to batter him? How long will all of you attack a man to batter him? Like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.
Josh Yates7 Jun 20266:48
e you ever felt like verses three and four? How long will you attack a man to batter him like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? T
Josh Yates7 Jun 202616:06
break you down. I mean, life can feel that way, right? Those attacks seem to come when you're just barely standing, when you're le
Josh Yates7 Jun 202616:16
wave. After wave. After wave. And I could go on of spiritual attack that is going to come against us. And the hope for this, the
Justin Dean9 Jun 202618:23
hen we talk about this idea of withstanding is that spiritual attacks are coming and they will not cease. Sometimes we think that t
Justin Dean9 Jun 202618:40
nd they will not cease. Sometimes we think that the spiritual attacks will stop. Or they'll slow. Or they'll slow down the longer t
Justin Dean9 Jun 202618:47
we follow God and the deeper that we grow. The reality is the attacks just keep coming. And if anything, they get more intense. If
Justin Dean9 Jun 202618:57
ey will tell you that Satan has not gotten tired out in their attacks against them. That their flesh has not gotten worn down as th
Justin Dean9 Jun 202619:13
ometimes we may get discouraged hearing that and be like, the attacks are just going to keep coming. What's the point? And here's w
Justin Dean9 Jun 202620:50
ooking and saying, man. Pastor Justin, I am just tired of the attacks of the enemy. I don't know how much more I can hold on. If yo
Justin Dean9 Jun 202622:00
tuation right now. Even though it doesn't feel like I'm under attack . I'm still going to live. According to his strength. I'm stil
Justin Dean9 Jun 202626:26
alk about the realities of spiritual warfare, how we're under attack from the enemy, under attack from our flesh. And God has prov
Justin Dean23 Jun 20265:39
iritual warfare, how we're under attack from the enemy, under attack from our flesh. And God has provided us as believers with spi
Justin Dean23 Jun 20265:39
ace of vulnerability, the heart of man. And he entices and he attacks and he sees it as a weak spot of humanity. They just want to
Justin Dean23 Jun 202615:34
e's telling you the wrong thing. Eat of this fruit. And so he attacks us. He attacks our hearts by feeding into this delusion. He a
Justin Dean23 Jun 202615:59
the wrong thing. Eat of this fruit. And so he attacks us. He attacks our hearts by feeding into this delusion. He attacks our hear
Justin Dean23 Jun 202616:03
s us. He attacks our hearts by feeding into this delusion. He attacks our hearts by pushing us towards giving in. For those of us i
Justin Dean23 Jun 202616:05
our lives. But our heart tells us we want that. It's a heart attack . We were attacked by being tempted to look at things. We know
Justin Dean23 Jun 202616:36
our heart tells us we want that. It's a heart attack. We were attacked by being tempted to look at things. We know we shouldn't look
Justin Dean23 Jun 202616:38
orner that we know has what we need or we think we need. This attack on our hearts comes in the form of shame that leads us to lyi
Justin Dean23 Jun 202617:02
form of shame that leads us to lying and hiding our sin. This attack on our hearts happens through the justification of our action
Justin Dean23 Jun 202617:15
s temptation creeping into your heart, you know, you're under attack . There is this need for this spiritual protection and provisi
Justin Dean23 Jun 202618:20
om God. And we look at and we know the realities of what that attack means when given in to death wish. We have friends who have l
Justin Dean23 Jun 202618:30
to death wish. We have friends who have literally died to the attacks of the enemy on the heart of people that we know. And so we n
Justin Dean23 Jun 202618:39
and pushing us to our own way rather than God's. A continual attack on the heart. Oh, you read this in the Bible. That's not what
Justin Dean23 Jun 202627:47
going to go, but that defensive stance, ready to receive any attacks that are coming against you. Ready to stand firm, no matter w
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202611:02
of Jesus Christ, give us the ability to stand firm when those attacks come. To stand firm when that temptation starts to creep up i
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202611:24
ersist. They fight. Satan wants to get at you. Satan wants to attack you and tear you down. That's why, again, the spiritual warfa
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202611:42
se moments, as you continue to follow God, as Satan starts to attack even harder. So this defensive position, how does the message
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202611:57
u know, we're standing in this defensive position as Satan is attacking us, as temptations are arising. You know what you say in thos
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202614:51
hstand, ready to be in this defensive position no matter what attacks come at me by the enemy. Jesus, come to me and remind me of t
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202618:03
, all this condemnation's gone. In Christ, no matter how many attacks are thrown at you, no matter how long you fight for, you're n
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202619:30
these shoes, is in an offensive way. Offensively going on the attack as we're talking about this spiritual warfare. Then I believe
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202620:37
we have this way of standing firm, right? Defending when the attacks come, but we have the truth. We have the truth. We have the g
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202620:58
this good news, it gives us the ability to defend against the attacks . But you know what also it does? To go and tell other people
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202622:30
r me down, what do I do in those moments when there's a sneak attack ? What do I do to stand defensively and firm in the truth of t
Patrick Bicknell30 Jun 202631:55
You freak out because it's a spider or a bat or something is attacking you. And went to that basement. It was it was really, really,
Lee Hotchkiss5 Jul 202627:37
e travelers to come. And they would rob them. They would just attack them. They would sometimes kill them. So this is kind of the
Marc Delcamp5 Jul 20260:38
talk about what it is that the enemy is looking to utilize to attack our lives, and how the shield of faith helps us to withstand
Justin Dean7 Jul 20263:25
t is this massive shield that is designed to protect from the attacks of the enemies. And so, what Paul describes here as of greate
Justin Dean7 Jul 20268:59
of our bodies and to be effective at keeping us safe from the attacks of the enemy. And so, these flaming darts, these flaming dart
Justin Dean7 Jul 20269:49
ngs down. I think that is exactly why Paul describes here the attacks of our enemies and the need for faith as this flaming dart or
Justin Dean7 Jul 202613:13
ty that happen. And it's also important to know that they are attacks that doesn't necessarily mean they are sinful, that in and of
Justin Dean7 Jul 202615:46
em and say, man, I struggle with that too. Me too. That is an attack of the evil one. That doesn't mean that it's, that it's killi
Justin Dean7 Jul 202616:33
kill us. But it means is we have to recognize that that is an attack from our enemy. If we are not receiving attacks from the enem
Justin Dean7 Jul 202616:42
hat that is an attack from our enemy. If we are not receiving attacks from the enemy, guess what? We're not on the battlefield. And
Justin Dean7 Jul 202616:44
getting started. We have to turn our shield to intercept this attack from the evil one. But that doesn't mean that it won't happen
Justin Dean7 Jul 202617:01
act of faith. We look and we say, I have no hope against the attacks of the evil one except trusting that my God and the way in wh
Justin Dean7 Jul 202638:54
e world loves to go for the head. More specifically, loves to attack our minds. There is this reality that as a believer, we face
Justin Dean14 Jul 20266:29
liever, we face lies. Lies from our enemies that are meant to attack our hearts and our minds. Trying to get us to believe things,
Justin Dean14 Jul 20266:46
g through right now. There is lie after lie after lie that is attacking our minds. And there is a need for protection. There is a nee
Justin Dean14 Jul 20269:15
uggle in our addiction to believe, look, and we say salvation attacks those things directly, cancels those out, calls those things
Justin Dean14 Jul 202610:19
s to shine a light on the very things that the enemy looks to attack . The headshots, Romans 12, 2. This is what Paul addresses. He
Justin Dean14 Jul 202612:23
again. There's this reality that Satan looks and there's just attack after attack, lie after lie after lie and what salvation does
Justin Dean14 Jul 202615:12
s this reality that Satan looks and there's just attack after attack , lie after lie after lie and what salvation does is it covers
Justin Dean14 Jul 202615:12
a community of God's people and the reality that we're under attack . No one is perfect. We're all under attack from our enemy and
Justin Dean14 Jul 202617:04
y that we're under attack. No one is perfect. We're all under attack from our enemy and we are far stronger with when we say, we s
Justin Dean14 Jul 202617:11
h use it to defend, but we also use it to go on offensive and attack our enemy. We look to attack our world through the proclamati
Justin Dean14 Jul 202619:21
so use it to go on offensive and attack our enemy. We look to attack our world through the proclamation of truth. We look to attac
Justin Dean14 Jul 202619:24
ttack our world through the proclamation of truth. We look to attack our enemy, the devil, with word after word after word of scri
Justin Dean14 Jul 202619:30
lure and downfall, but also cuts through his lies. We look to attack our flesh by carving away that sinfulness in our lives. That
Justin Dean14 Jul 202619:48
it being there, right? You need your sword for when the enemy attacks . And sometimes the enemy attacks when you least expect it. So
Justin Dean14 Jul 202624:59
our sword for when the enemy attacks. And sometimes the enemy attacks when you least expect it. Sometimes there are no battle lines
Justin Dean14 Jul 202625:01
this worry and this fear and the stress, right? The enemy was attacking me, but I pulled out my sword. This scripture that I have mem
Justin Dean14 Jul 202628:08
hat you are in need of equipment for? Maybe your mind's under attack . You're struggling with the lies of the enemy. Maybe your hea
Justin Dean14 Jul 202632:27
uggling with the lies of the enemy. Maybe your heart is under attack and you're in need of this breastplate of righteousness. Mayb
Justin Dean14 Jul 202632:32
gathers his entire army and marches out in the wilderness to attack Israel at Jahath. Israel's in trouble. They have no other pat
19 Jul 202627:40
bout uh if you were in a land and you thought about trying to attack those people but there's a column of fire moving around maybe
Chuck Lindsey19 Jul 202643:51
there's a column of fire moving around maybe I'm not going to attack those people you know what I mean we're just going to let the
Chuck Lindsey19 Jul 202643:58
there's so many times in my life where Satan just seems to be attacking me and he's coming at me and I can't see the way out. And the
Matt Montgomery19 Jul 202621:11
ople. You're going to chase my people. You're going to try to attack my people. But God's people will overcome." And he's letting
Matt Montgomery19 Jul 202622:43
things, in all the world, when we let evil creep in and Satan attacks us, yes, Satan is real. I'm going to use his name. I get so t
Matt Montgomery19 Jul 202629:44
rd of the angels with him. And if you don't think they're not attacking every day, you're wrong. And he's sitting there and he's talk
Matt Montgomery19 Jul 202630:06
ese things. All this pressure. And it's basically a spiritual attack for me. So, this time though, this time was the first time I
Joe Wilson21 Jul 20268:00
be honest. Nobody likes to think they aren't prepared for an attack , spiritual or otherwise. But I ask you, just as I ask myself,
Joe Wilson21 Jul 202626:01
e wondering, the definition of an ambush is a sudden surprise attack launched from a concealed or hidden position. Guess what? It
Joe Wilson21 Jul 202631:26
ked about sisterhood. We talked about preparing for spiritual attack . What are we going to do? What are you going to do? You're ju
Joe Wilson21 Jul 202636:19
ings, direction towards redemption, protection from spiritual attack , and truth in the midst of it. The truth in the midst of the
Justin Dean28 Jul 202630:28

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