Who we are in Christ: Christian Soldiers Part 3
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eph 6:16-
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,
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
The armor of God is faith in the gospel.
The armor of God is faith in the gospel.
Richard Coekin
Contrary to what we might expect, when we look carefully at these pieces of armor in , we soon realize that truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation and the word of God are not virtuous actions that we are to start doing!
Paul is not urging us to be good. Rather, they are all ways of describing the impact of the gospel. The full armor of God, which our champion and commander, Jesus, wore into battle with Satan, is simply faith in the gospel, which the devil wants us to abandon.
The armor of God is not something you pray on but someone you trust in.
The armor of God is not something you pray on but someone you trust in.
They why are we called to pray?
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
eph 6 18
Prayer expresses utter dependence upon God.
Prayer expresses utter dependence upon God.
“Oh God, give me Thyself! For nothing less than Thee will do”
Lady Julian
Tozer Said,
Prayer is the respiratory function of the church; without it we suffocate and die at last, like a living body deprived of the breath of life.
Pray constantly.
Pray constantly.
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
Preaching the Word: Ephesians—The Mystery of the Body of Christ Continual Prayer
“The time of business does not differ with me from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God in as great tranquillity as if I were on my knees.”
“The time of business does not differ with me from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God in as great tranquillity as if I were on my knees.”
Brother Lawrence
Pray thoroughly.
Pray thoroughly.
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
Request based upon need.
Praying in all situations means covering the diversity of needs.
We need prayer in the big things and the little things.
We need God in easy things
Pray persistently.
Pray persistently.
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
eph 6
Jesus teaches us to pray - constantly.
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Pray purposefully.
Pray purposefully.
19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
eph 6
Advancing the gospel of Jesus Christ!
To pray successfully is the first lesson the preacher must learn if he is to preach fruitfully; yet prayer is the hardest thing he will ever be called upon to do and, being human, it is the one act he will be tempted to do less frequently than any other.
Prayer is the respiratory function of the church; without it we suffocate and die at last, like a living body deprived of the breath of lif
A. W. Tozer
The Attributes of God, Volume 1: Study Guide God’s Enthusiasm
“Oh God, give me Thyself! For nothing less than Thee will do”
“Oh God, give me Thyself! For nothing less than Thee will do”
Lady Lulian
The Attributes of God, Volume 1: Study Guide God’s Enthusiasm
Lady Julian