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Battle Ready: The Battle of the Fruit Flies
Director of Student Ministry Justin Ruszkiewicz
March 16, 2025
Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. —Ephesians 6:14 (NLT)
Big Idea: Being ready for the battles begins with truth and righteousness.
Big Question: How do I live with truth and righteousness in my daily battles?
Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth… —Ephesians 6:14b
Satan is a liar, but the believer whose life is controlled by truth will defeat him. The girdle holds the other parts of the armor together, and truth is the integrating force in the life of the victorious Christian. A man of integrity, with a clear conscience, can face the enemy without fear. —Warren Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary
Truth must be your starting place, and then everything else begins falling into a much better place. —Priscilla Shirer
The devil deals in deception.
Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. —Ephesians 6:14
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! —2 Corinthians 5:17
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. —2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)
Satan is the accuser, but he cannot accuse the believer who is living a godly life in the power of the Spirit. The life we live either fortifies us against Satan’s attacks or makes it easier for him to defeat us. —Warren Wiersbe
Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. —Ephesians 6:14
How do I live with truth and righteousness in my daily battles?
1. The Challenge of Assessment -
Assess the truth in your life.
You can’t put on the belt of truth if you’re holding on to lies.
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. —Psalm 139:23-24
How do I live with truth and righteousness in my daily battles?
1. The Challenge of Assessment -
Assess the truth in your life.
2. The Challenge of Obedience -
Obey God’s directions for your life.
Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.—James 1:22
We make our decisions, and then our decisions make us. In the beginning we have a choice, but eventually, we have a character. —John Mark Comer
How do I live with truth and righteousness in my daily battles?
1. The Challenge of Assessment -
Assess the truth in your life.
2. The Challenge of Obedience -
Obey God’s directions for your life.
3. The Challenge of Endurance -
Stay the course throughout your life.
There is no pit so deep that God is not deeper still. —Betsie ten Boom
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