This week in our series on the questions Jesus asked we are going to move into John chapter 5 and look at one of my favorite questions. John 5:1–9 (NIV)1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which…
Today we are going to finish up our series on spiritual battle called “The Fight” by talking about prayer. I believe prayer is one of the most vital pieces of the armor that we have discussed so far. It is not a visible piece of armor, it is more like a secret weapon. Ephesians 6:18…
We are continuing on in our series on spiritual battle by looking at the sword of the Spirit. Ephesians 6:17 (NIV)17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. As a believer, you have been given this incredible weapon for which to defend against and attack…
In our discussion on spiritual battle we have been looking at the armor of God. We have talked about the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, having our feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace and the shield of faith. Today we will talk about the helmet of salvation….
In our discussion on spiritual battle we have been looking at the armor of God. Today we are going to look at the shield of faith and the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16 (NIV)16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the…
In our discussion on the spiritual battle the last couple of weeks we have talked about the belt of truth and the breastplate of righteousness. This week we are going to be looking at having our feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. Ephesians 6:15 (NIV)15 and with your feet…
Let’s continue our spiritual battle discussion on the armor of God by talking about the breastplate of righteousness. Ephesians 6:14b (NIV)14 …with the breastplate of righteousness in place, If we are going to be people of integrity we have to figure out the difference between the righteousness of God and self-righteousness. His righteousness will keep…
Last week we started our discussion on the importance of the armor of God as we engage in spiritual battle. The week we will be looking at the armor piece by piece as we talk about the Belt of Truth. Ephesians 6:14a (NIV)14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,…
Last week we talked about the Lord’s Prayer and how it helps us join with Jesus in the spiritual battle. This week we are going to do an introduction into the armor of God. Ephesians 6:10-17 (NIV)10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of…
Last week we talked about the spiritual battle and how the kingdom of God is here but not fully here. We are in the midst of a cosmic battle. It is as though Jesus parachuted into enemy territory. He gathered followers, trained them, and then set them loose behind enemy lines with the intent of…
In our last discussion on spiritual battle we talked about who the church is and that our mission puts us on the front line of the cosmic battle. I want to dig into that idea a little deeper this week. Ephesians 6:10-12 (NIV)10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11…
So far in our series on spiritual battle we have introduced the evil cast of characters, the elohim, the rulers and authorities, how they came to be and that they are the problem. They are defeated but not departed. We have talked about how Jesus came to deal with all of the problems of the…