Intro (Are You Gonna Fight?)

[Intro: Believin' Stephen]
Dear God
O Father, I need you!
Dear God, I need you!
Right now I’m struggling
Intervene, Father! Intervene!
Hear my cry!

Nothing’s going my way!
I’m suffering during this season of trials
I’m prone to go astray
I’m to prone to forget your goodness and doubt your promises

I do believe, please help my unbelief!

[Sample: John Piper]
The series that we begin today is called “Battling Unbelief."
All sinning, whether attitudinal or in behavior, comes from one thing: unbelief in the promises of God
The taproot out of which sprouts all the weeds of sin is the taproot of unbelief in the promises of God
Let me list some sins off for you to show you what I mean
Anxiety, misplaced shame, indifference, regret, covetousness, envy, lust, bitterness, impatience, despondency, pride
All of these are sprouts that grow from the taproot of unbelief in the promises of God

We may as well close up shop if we’re not the type of people who have learned day by day to battle unbelief that threatens to grow like a root in our heart every day and to fight the fight of faith and to be victorious as we trust God’s promises

The battle is serious. It is not war games. It’s real warfare with heaven and hell at stake. In other words, the most basic battle that everybody in this room fights every day is the battle against unbelief

The issue is: how are you going to deal with it? Are you gonna fight? Or are you gonna cave?

[Verse 1: Believin' Stephen]
Fighting the battle, Christ won the war
Carry my shield, and fight with my sword
But inside my mind, there is a war
I am torn because I am impure
Will I hide from the Lord or seek His presence
He’s near to me, yet He’s transcendent
Yield to the flesh or yield to the Spirit
This is the battle revealed through lyrics
Battling sin and trust there’s plenty
Battling pride and lust and envy
My heart’s deceitful, dark and evil
Tearing me apart like Smeagol
This battle’s not against flesh and blood
Versus spiritual forces I wrestle much
Can you relate on this path with me
Then let us battle unbelief!!