The FULL Armor of God
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The Armor of God again
05-02-2021
Welcome
Intro -
I know that we have talked about the Armor of God and we have brought in props before and we have preached on the armor of God
This morning rather then spend the majority of our time on the armor itself
I think it is important to know why the armor is important
We know what the armor of God is though
We have preached on it
14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
We have talked about those pieces
The shoes of the Gospel Preparation
Understanding that you and I need to be prepared to share the Gospel
So our church is doing something about it
We are teaching you some ways to share the Gospel, we are giving you some tools to put into your tool belt so that you can be better prepared to share the Gospel
The Belt of Truth
That we are to wrap ourselves in truth
That everything should be based in truth
We know that the Bible is only truth and that we should be reading it
The Breastplate of Righteousness
That you are protect your heart
When need to protect our hearts because if we don’t then junk gets in and that is what comes out, but church if we are diligent to protect our hearts then we can allow the good stuff in
Our hearts give us life
The Helmet of Salvation
The helmet of salvation protects our minds
We need to remind ourselves of the truth because lets face it sometimes we leave the house without our helmet to protect our minds
And we allow the junk of this world to get into our minds
The helmet of salvation protects our minds from the junk of this world
The Shield of Faith
Our shield is an added layer of protection in battle
The body armor is almost a last effort to protecting us
The shield of faith is the first thing we use and hide behind during battle
The Sword of the Spirit
Of all the armor of God this is the only piece of the armor that is not a defensive piece
But rather the sword of the spirit can be used as an offensive weapon
Not only can this be used as a defensive weapon but church it can also be used as an offensive weapon
We don’t have to sit back and wait to be attacked we can go out and not chop people down with the sword of the spirit but share the Gospel with them
Church that is the sword of the spirit
We have talked about the importance of putting on the armor of God
We have talked about that you and I are to put on the armor each and everyday
We have talked that it is not just a one time deal and you are covered but that scripture tells us to put it on and to put the full armor on
That is where I want to get this morning
11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
See the armor is so important
The armor is not a thing that makes you good right
Or something you wear to church but church the armor is meant to protect
Church we are to put the entire armor of God on not just the pieces we think we need or the pieces we are most comfortable with
But church we are to put the full armor of God on why
That is why struck me a few weeks ago
Why is answered for us
Church I hope you are aware the devil is scheming
We are to put the entire armor of God so that we can withstand and stand against the schemes of the devil
Not so that we can survive life, not so that we can be better than everyone else, not so that we can look down on others, but so that we can withstand and survive the schemes of the devil
Our battle is not against each other
Our battle is not against other humans
SO church let me ask you what are the schemes of the devil
14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;
Because we attend church and are growing in Christ
We are not to be like children
We are not to be tossed about by waves and winds
Church we are not to be sucked into the different things of doctrine
We are to not to be carried away by the new fades or flashly doctrine or false teachers
We are to be grounded in our faith church
These are the schemes of the devil
He will use false teachers to sway us away from truth
Church that is why we put on the full armor so that we can notice a false teacher when we hear them
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”;
The devil is crafty
The wisdom of this world is foolish and just like the false teachers if we aren’t carful and don’t have the full armor of God on we get swept away with the wisdom of this world
I got the opportunity to talk with our girls
We have a difficult schedule and according to the world it doesn’t make sense but because we are being obedient it does
Because we are being obedient to the call of God it does make sense and it works
Church it is when we are putting on the full armor of God that we can withstand the battle
And church we know our battle isn’t against each other
But again the devil wants to bring up race and politics and Covid and if we are putting on the full armor of God on each and everyday we get swept away
So church this morning I would call on you to put on the full armor of God on each and everyday
Not because I say
Not because you know it’s the Christian thing to do but because you will survive the schemes of the devil
And church when we start to be obedient to the call of God the devil will attack
We have already experienced the schemes of the devil and church the only way you and I will be able to survive and withstand the attacks and the crazy schemes
Is if we are putting on the FULL armor of God
CLOSING
This morning as the band comes up and we move into our time of invitation
Maybe you are here this morning and you do not have a personal relationship with Christ and you understand why you are being tossed around like the waves
We would like to invite you to the front where you can speak with someone about beginning a relationship with Christ
Or maybe you are here and like me your eyes are open to the schemes of the devil, I would challenge you to look at your own life and begin to make note of how the devil schemes you and understand how the armor the full armor can help you withstand those specific schemes
The altar is open