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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,…

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…

Recap of Ephesians: we are set apart by God, chosen by Him before the foundation of the world. we are saved by grace through faith, not a result of works. we are a part of something special, created and ordained by God to bring everyone together in one body through Christ Jesus. we are called to live…

INTRODUCTION Final lesson of our May Series: Understanding God’s Word Today we will focus on the Sword of the Spirit and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Lesson Highlight: The Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, equips us for spiritual battle…

Obligation to Your Neighbors 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength .’ This is the first commandment. 31 And the second,…

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…

24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 1 Blessed is the man That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the…

TEXT: GALATIANS 3:1-5 | DON’T BE BEWITCHED INTRO EXPLANATION : Paul passionately closed out chapter 2 with incredible verses I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved…

The breast plate of righteousness is dependent on the belt of truth. Everything that we dealt with last week is for us to go into a study on righteousness. That’s why we spend time in the word of truth. Belt of truth supports the breastplate of righteousness. What is righteousness? We have to make sure…

Logan 1 Title: How Well Do You Know the Holy Spirit? Paul’s Third Missionary Journey As we come to Acts chapter 19, Paul is well on his way in his third missionary journey. In verse one we read that Paul arrives back in Ephesus while also being told that Apollos - whom we learned about last Sunday -…

The balance of our battles The Battle on the Inside 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing…

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,…

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,…

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…

Introduction Spiritual Blessings (v1-14) Paul’s First Prayer (v15-23) You Were Dead, but Now Alive (2:1-10) You were Far Off, but Now Nigh (v11-22) What was Mystery is Now Known (3:1-13) Paul’s Second Prayer (v3:14-21) We began a new phase in Paul’s letter this past Sunday night. The first three chapters…

21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. 22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord ’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.…

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 verse 17, but for the sake of context in this portion of Paul’s Letter, we will start at verse 10. You can find that on page 1163 in the navy blue…

Introduction We come today to gather before the truth of God’s word, to hear his voice an his will in our lives. Let us Pray If you would open you bible to 1 Timothy chapter 1. While you are turning there after a little introduction. Today we start to explore what is commonly know as one of the Pastoral…

Galatians 5:13-18 We have been going through a series looking at very carefully the relationship we have with the Holy Spirit. When we are yielded to God we can take part in what I am calling the Great Life. It is a life promised to us where we have help and guidance and love and joy and peace, as well…

16 In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Introduction: What is Faith Same question as with breastplate of…

This morning talk about balance - Word/Spirit 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22…