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So last week - we - SORTA KINDA - maintained our trek through this book of Ephesians...
ALTHOUGH - we also kinda - PAUSED on a truth from the PRIOR week - and lingered there a bit...
We had heard Paul’s call for us to STAND strong in the Lord - against our TRUE enemy...
and we saw that our TRUE enemy - is not of FLESH and BLOOD
We saw that our TRUE enemy - are the Spiritual FORCES at work in this fallen world!
And after HEARING that call 2 weeks ago - LAST WEEK - we paused there -
and applied that call - TO PREPARE - to us here at Abiding Faith...
And in DOING SO - we asked a couple of questions...
Do we have a vision as to how the church can most effectively impact our community, neighborhoods, state and beyond, for Christ?
Do we have a vision for how we handle the growing # of kids in this church?
BIG QUESTIONS… that each of us should spend time contemplating...
And yet - WE KNOW - we serve a BIGGER God!
A God who SUPPLIES us with ALL that is required...
And playing TRUE to form - TODAY - we’ll see HOW God EQUIPS us for the battle to come!
We will be hovering over a couple verses today...
TODAY - we look at a PORTION of - the Armor of God...
the Belt of Truth
SLIDE: The Truth of God: Anchors the Soul in the Promises of God
The Truth of God
Why is this important?
Why is it important - FOR US - to be ROOTED in the promises of God…?
To be CONFIDENT in the promises of God?
FIRST UP - what’s one of the promises of God?
ETERNAL LIFE:
Now this is a promise - can we TRUST it?
Salvation is a promise of God!
Based on BELIEF in Jesus - is it important for us to TRUST that?
YES - But what happens when we DON’T trust that?
What happens when our SOUL IS NOT anchored in the promises of God?
Answer - DOUBT - in God
And isn’t this what NON-TRUTH seeks to do?
Doesn’t NON-TRUTH promote DOUBT in God?
What is satan using here - against Eve?
He’s using - NON-TRUTH - in order to BIRTH DOUBT in God -
Did it work?
Yes - Eve - Began doubting God - and what does DOUBT in God lead to?
SIN
And this is WHY - the TRUTH of God is so important in our lives… AS we PREPARE for the Spiritual BATTLE to come...
The TRUTH of God - ANCHORS our SOULS - in the promises of God!
NOW - what happens when our SOUL - is anchored in the promise of ETERNAL LIFE!??
What happens when our SOUL is anchored by the TRUTH of God...
When our SOULS are ANCHORED in the promises of God - BY the TRUTH of GOD...
an EMBOLDENING happens...
What were the apostles doing the first 2 days after Christ was crucified?
The Disciples were AFRAID - HIDING in the upper room...
WHY?
DOUBT in God!
But then Jesus comes - shows up - REVEALS TRUTH to them - and what were the results of that?
The GOSPEL of Christ - went out to the nations - by WHO?
The apostles!
They spread the word - UNTO -death!
The TRUTH Emboldened them to - - Glorify God!!
The TRUTH of God - Anchors our Souls in the Promises of God - which emboldens us to SPEAK God’s - TRUTH
THEREFORE -
But what else does the TRUTH of God accomplish?
SLIDE: The Truth of God: Reveals the Worth of Christ Over Creation
The Truth of God
Remember - our TRUE ENEMY - as we saw a couple weeks ago - are the Spiritual forces of EVIL at work in this fallen world...
And we also found out that THIS ENEMY - has an ally behind enemy lines - OUR HEARTS
Our Hearts are - BY NATURE - friends with the world!
And so - ALL THE MORE REASON - for us to fasten on the BELT of TRUTH!
God’s TRUTH - Reveals for us the WORTH of Christ - OVER creation!
WHICH tells us something - ABOUT NON-TRUTH!
We saw before that Non-Truth promotes DOUBT in God...
It also - declares that CREATION is more valuable than Christ!
NON-TRUTH elevates the worth of Creation OVER Christ...
What’s being SUPPRESSED?
The truth - truth about what?
Truth about GOD!
What does that lead to?
Ok - so what’s being ELEVATED here?
The GLORY of CREATION is being elevated right?
The Glory of God is being EXCHANGED for the glory of Creation...
They exchanged the TRUTH of GOD - for a lie - AND WHAT DID THAT LEAD TO?
They therefore - WORSHIPED creation - RATHER than the Creator!
Do you see?
NON-TRUTH elevates the worth of Creation OVER Christ...
THIS IS - part of the Battle we face in this world!!
The TRUTH of God - KEEPS Christ in His PROPER place in our hearts!!
Christ OVER Creation!!
He (Moses) - Held to the TRUTH of God - and therefore considered Christ SO VALUABLE… that when the BATTLE CAME...
When persecution came - it was all WORTH it because CHRIST was worth it!!
Do you see how the TRUTH of God - was used in the BATTLE?
Paul also said this…about himself...
The truth of God - REVEALS the WORTH of Christ - OVER Creation!
We’ve seen that the TRUTH of GOD:
Anchors the Soul in the Promises of God (emboldening us to PRESS ON)
Reveals the Worth of Christ Over Creation (our eyes fixed on Christ)
But what else?
SLIDE: The Truth of God: Elevates Joy in Jesus Over Joy in the World
The Truth of God
JOY in Christ - is REALLY - the heartbeat of Christianity!
And when I say that - I mean it really is the HEARTBEAT of Christianity...
What happens when you don’t HAVE a heartbeat?
Is there LIFE?
NO - And so I’ll say it again - JOY in CHRIST - is the HEARTBEAT of Christianity...
What we need to understand is this -
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That our pursuit of joy is not at odds with God's pursuit of His own Glory!
I know many people who believe that they HAVE TO CHOOSE between EITHER BEING happy OR following Christ!
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