IN CHRIST: Walking Dressed for Battle

Ephesians 6:14 CSB

Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest,

INTRO—

Family motto—What’s a motto? Nothing... What’s a motto with you??

Bide & Fect…BYDAND = Remain, …Stand & FIGHT!!

[[1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled and put on the armor of faith and love, and a helmet of the hope of salvation.]]

**The Whole Armor of God…

BELT OF TRUTH [Ephesians 6.14a]

Ephesians 6:14a Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist

[[Isaiah 11:5 Righteousness will be a belt around his hips; faithfulness will be a belt around his waist.]]

John 8:32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

Ephesians 4:25 Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS [Ephesians 6.14b]

Ephesians 6:14b righteousness like armor on your chest

[[Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness as body armor, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.; of Messiah]]

Ephesians 5:9 for the fruit of the light consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth

Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

SHOES OF READINESS FOR THE GOSPEL OF PEACE [Ephesians 6.15]

Ephesians 6:15 and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. ((“It’s gotta be the shoes!!”))

[[Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”]]

Ephesians 2:17 He came and proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

SHIELD OF FAITH [Ephesians 6.16]

Ephesians 6:16 In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

[[Habakkuk 2:4 Look, his ego is inflated; he is without integrity. But the righteous one will live by his faith.]]

Jude 3 Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.

2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

HELMET OF SALVATION [Ephesians 6.17a]

Ephesians 6:17a Take the helmet of salvation

[[Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness as body armor, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.]]

1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled and put on the armor of faith and love, and a helmet of the hope of salvation.

Ephesians 2:8 For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift

CONCL—

[VIDEO: Adrian Rogers’ summary of the Armor of God]

Romans 13:11–14 Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk with decency, as in the daytime: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires.

Integrity…Purity…Tranquility…Certainty…Sanity.

INVITATION:

Salvation

Belt of Truth (Integrity)

Shoes of Gospel of Peace (Tranquility)

Ephesians 6:17 CSB

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit—which is the word of God.