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Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the 6th Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning will be verses 18 thru 20, but we will—for the sake of context read through verses 10-17 one last time today. This will conclude our focus on the armor…

Scripture Reading 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died,…

The Apostle Peter · Who wrote it? Peter wrote you a letter. Peter the Apostle We all love Peter because we all relate to his ups and downs, his failures and victories. Peter is the one who said, “You are the son of God.” He said, “I’ll never let them take you.” He walked on water, performed miracles,…

Thursday is Independence Day for us here in America. We live in the greatest nation in this history of the world and it’s because our founders based it on both the Bible and a Judeo Christian belief system. What I want to do is look briefly at the parallels between the United States’ founding fathers’…

If I’m not mistaken, there was a rather popular movie that came out somewhat recently called, “Oppenheimer.” It did rather well at the Oscars recently, willing the Academy Awards for: Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Binematography Best Editing Best orginial score I haven’t…

Introduction This first thing we notice in this letter is that everything is positive - there are no words of condemnation - Jesus only had good things to say about this church The City The name it self means brotherly love - and as Christians we are called to have brotherly love The city of Philadelphia…

The Battle For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places . Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having…

and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that…

Intro; One of the most influential Jazz musicians [ trumpeter ] and vocalist whose career covered a span of 50 years, had one of the most recognizable voices ever heard. That man was Louis Armstrong. Born in New Orleans in 1901, he dropped out of school in the 5th grade and went to work for a Jewish…

Prayer Let’s pray. Preamble When considering what to bring out of the Christmas story I had one word that kept coming back to me again and again. I had no idea how I would deal with it, but of all the words I could have chosen to focus on, this seemed the most important and is at the very heart of what…

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Introduction: Dear Church, Today I want to speak to you about a subject that is as relevant today as it was in the time of the Ephesians: staying strong in the Lord. Our world is filled with challenges, trials, and temptations. It's…

In honor of those who have served or who are currently serving, I ask that our veterans or any active service members please stand. To be quiet honest, at times it is difficult to put into words how we, as citizens of the United States, should honor our service members, the words we should say, and how…

You don’t have to be a Rocket Scientist or look around too hard to know that temptation is all over the place. You don’t have to go looking for it, it will find you. Now listen, we are not tempted because we are sinful people… Jesus was tempted and he never sinned. Handled correctly, temptations can…

15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall…

Ephesians 6:10-13 Introduction Over the last weeks we have talked about some deep and dark things There is a real and powerful realm and spiritual battle that we all are part of Spirit of Babylon is alive and well today and will grow in influence The one behind the king of Babylon still holds strong…

8 If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’ 9 Only do not rebel against the Lord , nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear…

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 10. Our text this morning is verses 13 and 14, but for reasons that will become evident to you I am going to start by reading our passage from verse 10. You can find that on…

INTRO ILLUSTRATION : Have you ever played tug o war? At the camp I grew up going to, it was a staple each week. One of the nights, there would be a rough and tough night with some rough and tough games. One of those games was tug-o-war. They would pull out a 50 or 60 foot rope and we would have cabins…

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,…

24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh.…

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,…

Intro: Last week I opened with a scenario where a person is unable to see a solar eclipse like everyone else, feeling left out and disappointed. However, a friend offers them special glasses designed for viewing such events. When they put on the glasses, they are suddenly able to see the eclipse vividly,…

Intro: One of the pitfalls for preachers is to pass over opportunities to preach sermons on the basics. The longer a man is in the pulpit, the less likely they are to cover the basics. The drive to give new and deeper truths is strong, and that can leave the basics beliefs with no preaching time. Today,…

Helmet of Salvation, Ephesians 6:17a Introduction: One of the greatest and most effective strategies for beating anybody at anything next to skill is psychological warfare. Sometimes it can be the best thing you have when there is a lack of skill or weakness. ILLUS: There are a lot of things I’m not…

Is God worth my time? How much of my time am I willing to give to God? Once a week? Once a day? All day? Every moment of the day? What if we were to be challenged to focus on God all day? Before and during every conversation, or decision? Often times we say that we don’t see the things of God, but how…