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Your Training!
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When you start a job you normally receive some training.
When you join the military, you receive lot’s of training.
Well, after training comes application.
Putting to use the training you have received.
Today we are going to look at some of the equipment issued to you during your training for your application.
We are looking at God’s armor issued to the Christian.
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(Boot camp issued gear picture; already saved on computer) - boot camp illustration
Well, Paul, more than likely chained to soldier uses the soldier’s armament to show you God’s armament that is issued to every enlisted person (Christian).
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In our training manual (Bible) specifically in the Letter to the Ephesians we have seen some of our training materials.
What we have in Christ (Eph1:7-8)
How we came to have what we have (Eph2:5-6)
Some of the power we have being in Christ (Eph3:16)
The reason we have the power (Eph3:17-19)
Unit cohesiveness, unit unity (Eph4:4-6)
About the training officers, why we need them (Eph4:11-13)
Instructions to apply from our training (Eph5:1-2)
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May we remember that in Ephesians Chapters 1-3 = who we are, personally, in Christ, chapters 4-6 about who we are to be in Christ as the church.
So some reminders before we start.
In our training manual (Bible) specifically in the Letter to the Ephesians we have seen some of our training materials.
What we have in Christ (Eph1:7-8)
In our training manual (Bible) specifically in the Letter to the Ephesians we have seen some of our training materials.
What we have in Christ (Eph1:7-8)
How we came to have what we have (Eph2:5-6)
By grace through faith, we came to have the redemption we have in Christ through His blood.
What we have in Christ (Eph1:7-8)
How we came to have what we have (Eph2:5-6)
Some of the power we have being in Christ (Eph3:16)
Strengthened in power, according to the riches of His glory, strengthened through His Holy Spirit!
What we have in Christ (Eph1:7-8)
How we came to have what we have (Eph2:5-6)
Some of the power we have being in Christ (Eph3:16)
The reason we have the power (Eph3:17-19)
Reason, we have these things, is for application, so Christ may dwell in our hearts, we may be rooted and grounded in love and to comprehend the love of Christ!
But that is not it, there is more we covered in the training manual in the section to the Ephesians
In our training manual (Bible) specifically in the Letter to the Ephesians we have seen some of our training materials.
Unit cohesiveness, unit unity (Eph4:4-6)
For us to accomplish what the Lord wants us to accomplish we need to be as “One” and have unity.
He gave us ways to have unity and gifts to help with the unity.
Unit cohesiveness, unit unity (Eph4:4-6)
About the training officers, why we need them (Eph4:11-13)
The gifts, the training officers we have seen
and the reason we needed those training officers
all until we attain the unity of the faith, the unit cohesiveness
Unit cohesiveness, unit unity (Eph4:4-6)
About the training officers, why we need them (Eph4:11-13)
Instructions to apply from our training (Eph5:1-2)
Now we did take a family day in the midst of our training and look at family relationships (Eph6:1-9) as well as work family, but I need to press on.
In our training we received equipment to use.
We did not make the equipment, we did not purchase the equipment, we just received the equipment.
After receiving it we were instructed to put on the equipment, then to use it to fight the spiritual battles that are before us.
(Eph6:10-13)
I know that is a long introduction.
But training is extensive for we need to fully understand what we have, so then we can understand what we are to do with it.
That leads us to our next section, our section today, the issued battle gear.
God’s Armor
David was given Saul’s armor (1Sam17) and it did not fit and was no use to Him.
We are issued God’s armor and it is of perfect us to us.
In our training manual we can learn about the armor given.
So you are out of basic training; you have passed advanced infantry training, now it is time to face the battles ahead.
you are prepared, you are equipped.
Let’s check our battle gear so that we know we may be able to stand firm.
To stand firm is to stand through the battle to the victory.
Our victory has already been one, but still we need to know about our victory.
Our victory is in Christ Jesus.
Our Christian lives should be a daily display of the victory we have and the proof of it.
The proof is shown in the equipment given.
The Spiritual armor God has given us.
Armor that we have put on.
Just look at the aorist imperatives (in other words the perfect, completed commands) that Paul uses.
Having girded (v.14) - belt of truth
Having put on (v.14) - breast plate of righteousness
Having shod (v.15) - preparation of the gospel of peace
Having taken up (v.16) some versions say taking up - shield of faith
These are all actions that we, as Christians, must have taken if we are to stand firm (Eph6:14).
In case you think I forgot something, or am missing something in the armament, that we need to take daily, pick up daily, be reminded of daily
And take up (v.17) - helmet of salvation and sword of the Spirit (the Word of God)
We need all of God’s equipment because the days are evil (Eph5:16; Eph6:13)
(expand here about the evil in this world; including spiritual evil that is trying to detour, distract, disarm, discourage and derail the Christian).
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Girded with belt of Truth (Eph6:14; Isa11:4-5; other scriptures 2Cor5:21: Eph4:24; Eph1:13; Eph4:25)
If you are trained, if you are equipped then you are surrounded by the Truth.
Jesus is the truth (Jn14:6); The Word is true (Psm119:160); and the Truth is needed to be set free (Jn8:31-32).
Breastplate of Righteousness in place (Eph6:14; Isa59:17; Eph6:10; Eph4:29; 1The5:11)
His righteousness to gives us His strength to accomplish His purpose.
God’s righteousness should equate to our moral and ethical righteousness.
Feed shod with the preparation of the Gospel (Eph6:15; Rom5:1; Isa52:7; Jam4:7)
Proper footwear is vital to be able to stand in the midst of the spiritual battles.
Taking up the shield of Faith (Eph5:16; Psm5:2; Psm18:2; Eph1:19; Eph2:8; Eph4:13)
More than saving faith, this is active, practical faith that couples with others faith to make it unified faith.
And take the helmet of salvation (Eph6:17; 2Cor11:1-3; 1Cor2:16; Php4:8-9; Eph4:21)
We do not want our mind to be deceived and risk our salvation.
we need to control what we allow into our mind and protect our salvation.
The sword of the Spirit (Eph6:17; Heb4:12; Act2:37)
Paul explains what the sword is; others scriptures describe what the sword does.
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Girded by the belt of Truth
If you are trained, if you are equipped then you are surrounded by the Truth.
Jesus is the truth (Jn14:6); The Word is true (Psm119:160); and the Truth is needed to be set free (Jn8:31-32).
This battle gear the Lord wears has been made available and issued to us.
His righteousness saved us, so that we are able to become His righteousness.
When we have the Truth, when we have God’s righteousness we can become the righteousness of God and able to walk in righteousness.
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