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Family from Paradise
New Bible Reading Plan
Intro
Jab 1:
Jab 1: Superbowl of defense:
Defense wins championships...
Jab 2: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Dynomite
Transition
We have spent nearly 10 weeks examining Paul’s declarations about our identity here in the book of Ephesians.
We have seen the way we are chosen, empowered, and now members of a new kingdom…and as members of the kingdom of God, we are to assume the role of a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
When you take an identity, especially when that identity is as a part of a community, you not only take on the fellowship of the community but also the opposition of the enemies of that community.
Also true, is that in this identity and community we have defenses to combat this opposition.
Here as we near the end of Ephesians Paul speaks to the enemy, the attacks, and the defenses we have on our side.
Ephesians 6:10-20
The Enemy Isn’t and Is
Eph 6:10-
Strength for defense isn’t human
We are to stand (Roman armor)
Strength isn’t human, neither is the enemy
Strength isn’t human...neither is the enemy
Weapons of Lies (belt)
Eph 6:14-
The belt for a Roman soldier was about far more than keeping his pants up.
The belt encompassed the whole waist, supported the armor of the lower body, and was the place where the scabbard would hang.
Satan will lie about our identity, our defense is in the truth.
If you look back at your bulletin covers from this series and then consider the opposite, those are the ideas Satan will go with in bold and subtle ways:
Loved?
No, Rejected.
Chosen?
No, Condemned.
Adopted?
No, Alone.
Minister?
No, Useless.
With others:
Whenever you are angry, these same things play out:
He always…
She never...
They meant...
Truth about you:
1 peter
The whole book of Ephesians…!
Something you may feel as we go along is that there is a lot of overlap.
All the defenses involve going back to the truth.
All the attacks involve lies.
Weapons of Position (breastplate)
Satan will attack your intimacy with God, the righteousness of Christ is your defense.
Genesis 3:1
Satan is not lying about Eve, but about God.
Every word designed to make her question who God is, and if He is good.
This is why misreading or misunderstanding verses out of context is so damaging…and easy to do
All amazing verses with powerful truth…in their right context.
All proof texts the devil will use to destroy a person’s relationship with Jesus.
He lied about all things...
Weapons of Apathy (shoes)
Eph 6:15
I’m a sports fan, I am a loyal sports fan, but I am not always at the same level of passion.
I have learned to scale my passion according to performance.
When I have reason to be excited about the Ducks, the Timbers, or the Blazers, I am all in.
Buy me the tshirt!
When they are mediocre…I’ll watch or not…I let other things become more significant.
Satan will attack your zeal for Christ and his mission, a clear view of the gospel is your defense.
Romans 12:9-
Weapons of Doubt (shield)
Eph 6:
Back in our series in Colossians, I told the story of the sirens.
Greek mythical creatures with a beautiful song which would cause sailors to lose their minds and plunge off the ship to their death.
2 responses:
Odysseus who wanted to hear and plugged his sailors ears and had himself tied to the mast
and Then there was the trip of Jason in which he was advised to bring Orpheus...
Satan will attack your confidence, Faith in a great hope (sweeter song) is our defense.
Proverbs
Our hope is in:
A God who is good
A God who loves
A God who redeems
A God who restores
A God who has the power to give us
A God who gives wisdom
Here is the problem with doubt and why we must defend:
(context of trials!)
James 1:5-
Doubt won’t stop God offering the wisdom…it’s right in his word.
It will stop that wisdom from getting to our heads and our hearts.
Weapons of Will (helmet)
Eph 6:
Satan will attack your will (choices), remaining fixed on eternity is our defense.
These come in two primary ways:
This action doesn’t matter
This inaction doesn’t matter
Nerd moment.
When I was a youth pastor…Batman…is he a superhero?
Their answer, based on the whole picture given in the comics is yes.
His power?
Will.
Superhuman will to take action once he has chosen a course.
I could get really nerdy with examples, but I’ll spare you.
It is easy to set a course.
Far harder to take concrete action.
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