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How to put on your first piece of armor. We are being led to put on the full armor of God. We started by talking about the sword but today we are going to the first piece of armor. 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,…

Scot McKnight says, “Theology prompts ethics. That is, beliefs about God and experiences with God undergird beliefs about what is right and wrong.” “Theology prompts ethics.” What we do follows what we believe, or at least that’s how it should work. I realize that doesn’t always happen; it doesn’t always…

A Glorious Salvation Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant…

Recap: Gird loins with truth: Protecting the place that produces life in your life with the truth. How to gird your loins with truth? Be with God face to face and experience His love for you. Remember or hear the details He says about who you are. Stay in the truth place. You gird your loins with truth…

Wesley on Holiness: *** JW Slide 1 Peter 1:13–15 (NRSV) Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed. Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. Instead,…

1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord . 3 And his delight shall…

Taking up the full armor of God. #1 Gird Loins with Truth You gird your loins with truth by staying in the place where you know the truth of who you are and who He is. He is good and He loves you. What does He specifically like about you? Remember this in all times of your life #2 Breastplate of Righteousness…

Intro: In Philippians 2:12 , The Apostle Paul encourages us to… “ ...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling ;” This does not mean that we are to “work for our salvation”… Because we cannot earn it… It is a free gift. But to work out our salvation is referring to our responsibility, as believers,…

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,…

Recap: #1 Gird Loins with Truth You gird your loins with truth by staying in the place where you know the truth of who you are and who He is. He is good and He loves you. What does He specifically like about you? Remember this in all times of your life #2 Breastplate of Righteousness You put on the breastplate…

Where is God? 2 Why should the nations say, “Where, now, is their God?” 3 But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases. Why do the wicked rage? 1 Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel…

Introduction 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as He who called you is holy,…

44 For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth. 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is…

The Unexpected 7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. 9 But what…

Romans 15:16 (KJV 1900) That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. 1 Corinthians 1:2 (KJV 1900) Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are…

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. Covering our mind and watching for deception will keep us standing. Jesus commands us to be watchful and tells us why. 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Jesus…

1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that…

*** Graphic, be prepared *** NS, setting context “Do not worry...” Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you,…

Grief & Mourning “Grief is the painful emotion of sorrow caused by the loss or impending loss of anyone or anything that has deep meaning to you.” Biblical Counseling Keys on Grief Recovery, June Hunt. Be gracious to me, O Lord , for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body…

ARMOR UP PT 3 EPHESIANS 6:10-17 (NKJV) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against…

Introduction There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord . His delight is in the…

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness…

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