Passage: Ephesians 6:17b After a lengthy consideration of the defensive armor of the Christian, Paul now moves to the weapon that has both an offensive and defensive use, the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. As Christians, we cannot overestimate the importance of being equipped with God’s Word to stand firm […]
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The Helmet of Salvation
Passage: Ephesians 6:17a Christians typically speak of salvation almost exclusively in the past tense: I was saved when…; Have you been saved?…etc. The truth is that Scripture speaks of salvation in three different tenses. We have been saved from the penalty of sin. We are being saved from the power of sin. We will be […]
The Shield of Faith
Passage: Ephesians 6:16 This morning, we return to our study of the spiritual armor of God with a look at the shield of faith. By God’s providence, we come to this text on Reformation Sunday, a marvelous reminder of those Christians five centuries ago who recovered the truths of the gospel and the doctrine of […]
The Path of the Righteous
Passage: Psalm 1 Today, we will be looking at Psalm 1, which along with Psalm 2, serve as an introduction to the entire Psalter. Through the first psalm, the psalmist reflects on the results of meditating and delighting in God’s Word, namely, being able to stand strong against the influence of the world and being […]
The Shoes of Gospel Readiness
Passage: Ephesians 6:15 It is somewhat surprising that the vast majority of “weapons” provided as part of the Christian’s spiritual armor are actually defensive in nature (6 of 7). This is because our main function in the battle is to stand firm, to resist, and to hold onto the ground we have already captured. Absolutely […]
The Breastplate of Righteousness
Passage: Ephesians 6:14b Last week, we began in earnest out study through the spiritual armor God provides all his children with a look at the belt of truth. Today, we move to the breastplate of righteousness. We should keep in mind that it is God who provides his own armor to the Christian for the […]
The Belt of Truth
Passage: Ephesians 6:14a When we last left off in our study through Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus, we began to consider the reality of spiritual warfare. We saw that if we are true followers of Jesus Christ, we are engaged in a war and that our real enemy is not flesh and blood […]
Walking Wisely
Passage: Ephesians 5:15-21 There are two ways for us to consider and “locate” this morning’s text within Paul’s presentation to the Christians in Ephesians. The first is to see this as a continuation of a long argument, beginning all the way back in 4:1 which sets forth the fact that the lives of believers should […]
Living as Light in the Surrounding Darkness
Passage: Ephesians 5:8-14 If there is one thing that should be clear to us from our study through the book of Ephesians thus far it is that the Christian life is primarily a fight to believe and live out our true identity in Christ. This morning, as we consider Paul’s continuing instructions to Christians on […]
Victory through Thanksgiving
Passage: Ephesians 5:3-7 As much as Paul has been focusing on the stark contrast between our old life before Christ and our new life after salvation, it should come as no surprise that he would have some sharp words for the rampant immorality of the Ephesian culture and the need for Christians to have nothing […]