Sep. 15th 2024 - St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran, Howards Grove, WI

The Need for Followership: armed against the devil. What is the worst war in human history? One might point to World War II…which has the highest death toll of at least 90 million people. Or the Three Kingdoms War…which not only resulted in over 40 million deaths but also lasted for most of the third century. There is no end to the sad list of nominations: the Thirty Years War…the Taiping Rebellion…the American Civil War…World War I. None of those is the correct answer. The worst war in human history has been raging since the first shot was fired in Eden. It is a war against “spiritual forces of evil” (Ephesians 6:12). It is a war for souls. The reality is that there are demonic forces that want to do more than kill you; they want to claim you for all eternity. The good news: Christ has already called you his own and equipped you for this war. Followers of Christ are armed for the battle against the devil.