Title: Are You Ready to Fight?
Ephesians 6:10-20
10) A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
11) Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.
12) For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
13) Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.
14) Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.
15) For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.
16) In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.
17) Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18) Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
19) And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike.
20) I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.
I. The Belt of Truth
14) Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.
Ephesians 6:14
5) This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.
1 John 1:5
II. Breastplate of Righteousness
14) Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.
Ephesians 6:14
10) Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last—salvation and powerand the Kingdom of our God,and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth—the one who accuses them before our God day and night.
Revelation 12:10
21) For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21
10) I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10
III. Shoes of Peace
15) For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.
Ephesians 6:15
1) Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.
Romans 5:1
IV. Sheild of Faith
16) In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.
Ephesians 6:16
V. Helmet of Salvation
17) Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17
3) But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
2 Corinthians 11:3
VI. Sword of the Spirit
17) Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17
VII. The Gift of Prayer
17) Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17