2020 10 25 - Armor - Helmet of Salvation
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Welcome
Today’s Passage
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What hat are you wearing out?
What hat are you wearing out?
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SERIES INTRODUCTION
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10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
We live on the battlefield, and victory is assured if we...
Fight the right battle - SPIRITUAL NOT PHYSICAL
Use the right equipment - THE ARMOR OF GOD NOT THE POWER OF MAN
Have the right goal - (STAND FIRM WHERE GOD HAS PLACED US)
RECAP PREVIOUS WEEKS IN SERIES
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14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
THE BELT OF TRUTH - Truth ties up the loose ends that could trip us up.
THE BELT OF TRUTH - Truth ties up the loose ends that could trip us up.
THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - Christ’s righteousness protects our hearts.
THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - Christ’s righteousness protects our hearts.
THE SHOES OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE - The peace brought by the gospel makes us ready to stand firm and step freely.
THE SHOES OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE - The peace brought by the gospel makes us ready to stand firm and step freely.
THE SHIELD OF FAITH - Faith protects YOU when WE hold up the faithfulness of God together.
THE SHIELD OF FAITH - Faith protects YOU when WE hold up the faithfulness of God together.
CONNECT THIS WEEK’S MESSAGE
Today we move to the head.
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PRIMARY SCRIPTURE
17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT OF THE SCRIPTURE
HELMET
perikephalaia (περικεφαλαία, 4030), from peri, “around,” and kephale, “a head,” is used figuratively in Eph. 6:17, with reference to salvation, and 1 Thess. 5:8, where it is described as “the hope of salvation.” The head is not to be regarded here as standing for the seat of the intellect; the word is not so used elsewhere in Scripture. In Eph. 6:17 salvation is a present experience of the Lord’s deliverance of believers as those who are engaged in spiritual conflict; in 1 Thess. 5:8, the hope is that of the Lord’s return, which encourages the believer to resist the spirit of the age in which he lives.¶
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains 87.51 κεφαλή, ῆς
87.51 κεφαλήb, ῆς f: (a figurative extension of meaning of κεφαλήa ‘head,’ 8.10) one who is of supreme or pre-eminent status, in view of authority to order or command—‘one who is the head of, one who is superior to, one who is supreme over.’ ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλή, Χριστός ‘who is the head, (even) Christ’ Eph 4:15; παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἡ κεφαλὴ ὁ Χριστός ἐστιν, κεφαλὴ δὲ γυναικὸς ὁ ἀνήρ, κεφαλὴ δὲ τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ θεός ‘Christ is supreme over every man, the husband is supreme over his wife, and God is supreme over Christ’ 1 Cor 11:3.
Head as a source of life and authority over.
22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
MAIN IDEA
Transition from scripture to main idea
THE MAIN THING:
Salvation means that we cannot be separated from the source of our life, and that should empower the way we think.
Salvation means that we cannot be separated from the source of our life, and that should empower the way we think.
Explore the Main Idea
1. We have been given salvation through Jesus’ death and resurrection
1. We have been given salvation through Jesus’ death and resurrection
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What would be the one thing on earth that you would be most afraid of losing?
What would be the one thing on earth that you would be most afraid of losing?
2. Salvation means nothing can separate us from Christ.
2. Salvation means nothing can separate us from Christ.
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31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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What is a lie Satan tries to use to make you feel separated from God.
What is a lie Satan tries to use to make you feel separated from God.
3. Salvation makes it possible to win the battle in our mind.
3. Salvation makes it possible to win the battle in our mind.
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17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!—
21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,
23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
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Coming Back to the Main Thing
Salvation means that we cannot be separated from the source of our life, and that should empower the way we think.
Salvation means that we cannot be separated from the source of our life, and that should empower the way we think.
Bring to Primary Application
5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
Lead Application to Commitment
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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