I woke up recently having had a dream that involved several people from my teenage years. I don’t even remember much about the dream, only that a guy I once dated made an appearance in it. If I was not a Christ-follower, I could draw some pretty crazy conclusions about why someone I haven’t spoken …
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The Heritage Of A Warrior
Everybody knows the story of David and Goliath. The story of Israel’s beloved king, David…a man after God’s own heart…began with a young shepherd boy standing up against an ungodly Philistine. And not just any Philistine – a giant Philistine. Read the description of this giant in 2 Samuel 17:4-7: Then a champion came out …
The Armor of God: Take Up The Sword!
We’ve come to the last piece of the armor of God, excluding prayer. We’ll be talking about prayer a lot in future blogs, so I’m going to “close out” our series on the armor of God with today’s topic of the sword of the Spirit. Every part of the armor is intrinsically tied to the …
The Armor of God: Put on the Helmet of the Hope of Salvation!
The last piece of body armor that the soldier would take up would be his helmet, just before he would pick up his sword and go out to battle. The helmet protects the solder’s head, and thus his mind. All of his decisions come from the mind, which is why it is so important to …
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The Armor of God: Hold Up Your Shield of Faith!
By studying Ephesians 6:10-20, we are becoming equipped for spiritual warfare, as we put on the full armor of God. Let’s review a few things from what we’ve learned so far. · We battle in God’s strength, not our own flesh, because this is a spiritual war. · We have an enemy who is smart, …
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