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EquippingaGenerationonPurposept7
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorEphesians6:10-18/Ephesians4:11-12
EquippedwithSpiritualArmor
•RECAP•CloserLookAtTheTerm“Equipped
• Part1- BeingEquippedOnPurpose• Part2– TheExpectedResultsofEquipping• Part3– EquippedtoWalkA DifferentLifestyle• Part4- HowareWeBeingEquipped?• Part5– EquippedwithPower• Part6– EquippedwithAuthority
EquippedwithSpiritualArmor
•RECAP•CloserLookAtTheTerm“Equipped
Equippedingeneralmeans: providingsomeoneallthenecessaryfacilitiesforachievingatask
Katartismós – Tomakeadequate.Tomakefullyready.Causetobefullyqualifiedkatartismós doesnotsignifytheprocessofbeingqualified butrathertheprocessasalreadycompleted!
EquippedwithSpiritualArmor
•RECAP•CloserLookAtTheTerm“EquippedWeEquippedwith1.Power2.Authority3.SpiritualArmor4.GiftsfromtheGodhead5.TheHolySpirit
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorTheDifferencesInOurEquipping
Power (dunamis)– meanwearesupernaturallyequippedtoeffectivelyimpacteitheralifeorsituation
Authority (exousia)- meanwearedivinelydelegatedtotakedominionoveralifeorsituation
SpiritualArmor(panoplia) :wearespirituallyequippedtowithstandtheenemy’spersonalattacks&strategies.
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorTheNeedforSpiritualArmor
• SpiritualArmorequipsustowithstand/resistsatan
• SpiritualArmorequipsusforSpiritualBattles,Schemes&Strategies
• SpiritualArmorequipsustowithstandanyfoe
• SpiritualArmorkeepsusalertforattacks
EquippedwithSpiritualArmor
Wearesupposedtobeawareoftheenemy’sschemes 2Cor2:11(NLT)
• …sothatSatanwillnotoutsmartus.Forwearefamiliarwithhisevilschemes.
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•BeltofTruth• BeforeaRomansoldierputonhisarmor,heputabeltaround hiswaist. Asoldier’sbeltwasnecessaryforholdinghisgarmentstogetherandservedasaplaceonwhichtohangtherestofhisarmor.
• Satan’sTactic:Lies Jn 8:44
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•BeltofTruth
• Truthisthedefinitiverealityofshowingeithersomethingforwhatitreallyisorsomeoneforwhotheyreallyareandbeingabletototallytrustintheauthenticityofits/theirrevelation
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• BeltofTruth•Godistheessenceoftruth (Rom3:4)•JesustheLivingWordistruth (Jn 14:6)•TheHolySpiritistheSpiritofTruth (Jn 15:26)•Truthshouldbereflectedinthecharacterofhischildren (Ps145:18)•AnyformoffalsehoodiscondemnedinScripture
(Col3:9)•Setthemapartinthetruth;yourwordistruth.Jn17:17
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•BreastplateofRighteousness• Asoldierreliedonhisbreastplatetocoverhisvitalorgans
• Satan’sTactic: Accusation 1Pet5:8(WNT)SatanLikestoAccuseustoGod,ourselves&oneanother
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•BreastplateofRighteousness• Righteousnessisimputed(credited)tousfromGodanditallowsustostandbeforeHimtotallyfreefromallaccusationsofourguilt.• WearefreetowalkinHisrighteousness
• Itcoversourheartsowedon’thavetofeelanycondemnation• Itcoversourfrontsowedon’thavetofeelguiltyaboutmoving
forward• Itcoversourbacksowedon’thavetofeelguiltyaboutourpass
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor
ThereisthereforenownocondemnationtothosewhoareinChristJesus,whodonotwalkaccordingtotheflesh,butaccordingtothe
Spirit.Rom8:1
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• ShoespreparedwiththeGospelofPeace• A soldierswaspreparedtotakethebattletotheenemyaswellasstandhisground
Satan’sTactic:Destruction Jn 10:10
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• ShoespreparedwiththeGospelofPeace
WemustbepreparedeachdaytosharetheGospelofpeacewithalostworld.ThemostvictoriousChristianisaChristianwillingtochangealifeorcommunitywiththepoweroftheGospel!
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor
• Howbeautifuluponthemountainsarethefeetofhimwhobringsgoodnews,whoproclaimspeace,whobringsgladtidingsofgoodthings,whoproclaimssalvation,whosaystoZion,“Your Godreigns!” Isa52:7
• ButinyourheartsrevereChristasLord.Alwaysbepreparedtogiveananswertoeveryonewhoasksyoutogivethereasonforthehopethatyouhave.Butdothiswithgentlenessandrespect 1Pet3:15(NIV)•• ThesethingsIhavespokentoyou,thatinmeyoumayhavepeace.Intheworldyoushallhavedistress:buthaveconfidence,Ihaveovercometheworld.• Jn 16:33(DRB)
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• ShieldofFaith• Asoldiertrustedinhisshieldanditscapabilitytopreventhimfromseriousinjury
Satan’sTactic:Unbelief Lk8:12
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• ShieldofFaith•FaithrequirestotaltrustinGodandinwhoHeis
• Andwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleasehim,forwhoeverwoulddrawneartoGodmustbelievethatheexistsandthatherewardsthosewhoseekhim.
Heb 11:6 (ESV)
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•HelmetofSalvation• Thehelmetwaskeyinthepreservationofasoldier’slife.Heknewthathecouldnottakeablowtotheheadbecauseitcouldimpairhisabilitytothinkclearlywhileengagingtheenemyinbattle
Satan’sTactic:Blindness 2Cor4:4(NLT)
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor•HelmetofSalvation• Salvationisdeliverancefromablindedordarkenedmind!Inotherwords,deliverancefromouroldwayofthinking.•• Repentance (metanoia)– thisworddenotesachangeofmind
• Inotherwords,changethewayyouthink
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• HelmetofSalvation
SinceyouhaveheardaboutJesusandhavelearnedthetruththatcomesfromhim,22 throwoffyouroldsinfulnatureandyourformerwayoflife,whichiscorruptedbylustanddeception.23 Instead,lettheSpiritrenewyourthoughtsandattitudes. Eph 4:23(NLT)
…fortheweaponsofourwarfarearenotmerelyhuman, buttheyhavedivinepowertodestroystrongholds.Wedestroyarguments5 andeveryproudobstacleraisedupagainsttheknowledgeofGod,andwetakeeverythoughtcaptivetoobeyChrist.2Cor10:4-5(NRSV)
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor• SwordoftheSpirit• Asoldier’sswordwashisgreatestweaponforclosecombat.Usedproperlyitwascapableofstoppingtheenemiesadvanceorevenpreventinganimminentattack
Satan’sTactic:Adversity Matt4:1-3
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor
TheWordofGod(Sword)JustlikeasoldierwemustusetheWORD tostopthedevilsadvanceandpreventanimminentattackonourlives
Submityourselves,then,toGod.Resistthedevil,andhewillfleefromyou.Jas 4:6
ForthewordofGodislivingandpowerful,andsharperthananytwo-edgedsword,piercingeventothedivisionofsoulandspirit,andofjointsandmarrow,andisadiscernerofthethoughtsandintentsoftheheart.Heb4:12
EquippedwithSpiritualArmorOurSpiritualArmor