Victory chant (Psalm 144:1 – NLT)

1.      “Bless the Lord who is my Rock; He gives me strength for war and skill
      for battle”

2.      Not a physical battle!
 

Sin – an obstacle in our life that must be broken.

1.      Sin separates us all from God.

2.      Jesus separates that barrier and restores our relationship with the
    Father.
 

Five principles:

1.      FOUNDATION

a)      Martial arts victory – Without a good foundation, we are
    not successful.

b)      Spiritual victory – Our foundation is Jesus Christ.

                                  i.            Psalm 144:1 (our victory chant) – Jesus is the Rock

                                  ii.            Ephesians 2:20 – Jesus is the Chief Cornerstone
 

2.      FAITH

a)      Martial arts victory – Self confidence is a
    must.  We must believe that we can
    accomplish our goals.  Without faith, we will
    be defeated.

b)      Spiritual victory – Our faith is in Jesus our
    Lord.

                                     i.            Ephesians 2:8 – Saved through
                 faith

                                     ii.            Romans 10:17 – Faith is not our
                  work.
 

3.      FITNESS

a)      Martial arts victory – We engage in many
    activities to stay physically fit.

b)      Spiritual victory – Prayer, church, reading
     the Word – all make us spiritually fit.

                                           i.            Psalm 144:1 – this spiritual
                       strength is given to us as
                       a gift from God.

                                           ii.            1 Corinthians 9:25

                                           iii.            Hebrews 12:11
 

4.      FOCUS

a)      Martial arts victory – Distractions can cause us
     to fail.  Stay focused or we will be defeated.

b)      Spiritual victory – There are many distractions
     that are “of the world” which can divert us
     from the path of Christ.

                                              i.            Colossians 3:1 – We must
                          focus on Christ.

                                              ii.            Hebrews 2:1
 

5.      FOLLOW THROUGH

a)      Martial arts victory – Without follow through,
    we are defeated.

b)      Spiritual victory – We do not follow through as
    we should

                                               i.            Romans 3:23 – All have
                           sinned

                                               ii.           John 3:16 - However,
                           Jesus has followed
                           through on our behalf!  In
                           Christ we have victory!!