BATTLEFIELD LIVING (SWS-34)

Without God’s Word, life as a believer sometimes doesn’t make sense.

We were promised life more abundant than anything else.

A life of peace that passes understanding.

A satisfied life, no longer restless and overflowing with the joy of the Spirit.

Then, we face endless struggles and problems.

God didn’t call us to a Cruise Ship but a Battleship.

As we open to Ephesians 6 this morning, we look at Paul’s gentle reminder to the church he invested in most. Paul told them they were in an active shooter situation every day.

Paul’s three years in Ephesus mark his most extended ministry at any location. So, to the people taught the most about God’s Word by the greatest of Christ’s apostles, comes this sobering reminder: Watch out.

Six Elements of Healthy & Fit Spiritual Living

Paul told them they needed six elements of their spiritual life, all working together to be spiritually safe, fit, and healthy. Here they are:
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1. Truth-Belted Actions so that they do not get tripped up or hampered by loose ends in life that get in the way.
2. Righteousness-Girded Hearts with God-honoring emotions and appetites.
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3. Peace-Surrounded Steps so that the unexpected objects along the pathway of life do not puncture and remove the peace God gives.
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4. Faith-shielded attitudes so no flaming arrows of lust, fear, or other flaming temptations would engulf their souls.
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5. Salvation-focused minds that knew and held onto those doctrines of salvation that have transformed every dimension of our lives: forgiveness, justification, regeneration, redemption, adoption, reconciliation, and sanctification
6. Word-protected lives that protect, nourish, mature, and sustain all God has begun in us for His glory.

This last piece of armor is most tied to everything we have and are.

We All Need the Word-Protected Life

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