
COMPLETED: SOUL TRAIN: Dressed for Adventure, Part 1
SOUL TRAIN: THE POWER OF LIVING ON GOD’S TRACK
Dressed for Adventure, Part 1
July 4, 2021
How to dress:
• Be DRESSED to fight.
Ephesians 6:10-11 - Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand…
• Know WHO and HOW they fight.
Ephesians 6:11 - … against the devil’s schemes.
Schemes mean: Craftiness, cunning, and deception
1 John 4:4 - You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Ephesians 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
• Use all your SPIRITUAL armor.
Ephesians 6:13 - Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 - For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
• God says you can have victory. We fight from victory not for victory.
SPIRITUAL ARMOR
Ephesians 6:14 - Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist…
1. INTEGRITY: Knowing the truth and living it out.
Ephesians 6:14 - … with the breastplate of righteousness in place
2. PURITY: Keeping my mind and motives pure.
Proverbs 4:23 - Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Ephesians 6:15 - and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
3. SERENITY: Living and speaking the gospel of peace.
• Come back next week as we finish up “Dressed for Adventure Part 2”.
• New start times next week:
8:40 AM 9:50 AM with Preschool and children’s programs 11:00 AM with Preschool and children’s programs