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We dive into our first type of defense in this episode. Our first layer is around something vital that we want to protect. Around it, we form our perimeter built off of the characteristics of love, empathy, community, surrender, and holiness. With our commander leading the way, these places of defense become a refuge against the enemy's attacks.

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As we wrap up our basic characteristics of spiritual defense, i wanted to provide you an idea of what this can look like when applied to the imagery of a medieval castle. Before diving deeper into our types of defense, we look at the general application of awareness, security, disruption, response, and mass effect. For a community of Christians, this means having awareness, a guarded heart and mind, love, surrender, and holiness.

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We are continuing our discussion about the basic characteristics of a strong defense with disruption, response, and mass effect. Spiritually, these are love, surrendering to God, and pursuing His holiness in our lives. With these elements present, we can create any type of strong defense against the enemy we face.

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In this episode, we step into the basics of building a strong spiritual defense, where we learn the two essential foundations that keep everything else steady: preparation and security. Together we discover how honest awareness of our vulnerabilities and what truly matters (our faith, family, and walk with God) builds an early warning system before storms hits, while guarding our hearts and minds (through Scripture, alertness, and the power of community) creates a 360-degree defense that the enemy can’t easily sneak past or breach.

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As we move beyond individual readiness, the first key to success against the enemy is a strong defense that can resist attacks. There are several reasons why our spiritual defense is important, and in this episode, we will look at five main reasons why our collective defense should be a priority for us before diving into the details of execution in later episodes.

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In this final episode that covers our uniform and individual warrior tasks, we are talking about the labels on our uniform that identify as up close as individuals in God's army. Those labels are seen through the unconditional love we show to others through kindness and gentleness. When clearly seen by others, our identity is unmistakable to the world.

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This is part two of our uniform and focuses on the colors or standard under which we march. Our joy are these colors. Just like a US flag patch on the modern uniform of an American soldier, our color of joy identifies who we fight for when we constantly lift up God because of His goodness and faithfulness. When we display these same Fruits of the Spirit to others, we become flag-bearers of that joy in the world around us.

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In the military today, soldier's have more than just weapons, tools, and armor that protects them. They all wear a uniform that is designed to work best in a combat environment, but it also identifies who they are. This episode talks about the pattern or camouflage of that uniform as Peace. Peace is a spiritual attribute that allows us to maintain our position in a world filled with chaos.

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