TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE ENEMY (25)
Scripture: Ephesians 6:17
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Take the Fight to the Enemy (25)
Series: Ephesians
Robert Dawson
Ephesians 6:17
During a WWI naval battle, British Admiral Lord David Beatty led a fleet of ships against the Germans. The two fleets engaged in a long-range engagement. ''The Lion'' was the first British cruiser hit by an artillery barrage and it quickly sunk. Not long after, the ''Indefatigable'' was hit where they store the powder and ammunition and it was blown to pieces. Quickly on the heels of that loss was the sinking of the ''Queen Mary'' which dragged 1,200 sailors to the bottom with her.
One reason for the British defeat in this skirmish was due to a design flaw in the British ships. They lost over 1,200 lives and 3 ships because of insufficient armor. They did not have adequate armor and flashing around the gun turrets and other parts of the deck which made them vulnerable to the enemy's attack.
In any battle, protecting yourself against the blows of an enemy is important. We have spent the last few weeks examining the importance of our spiritual armor, armor that God has provided for us in our ongoing spiritual war. We are at war daily with our...
- Flesh. The remnants of who we were before Christ that still lingers inside of us. Those sinful habits and patterns we had before coming to Christ wore deep grooves into lives over the years and they are hard to overcome.
- This World. The governing thoughts and philosophies of the day that push and pull society away from God and what is good and right.
- The devil and his demonic host.
To combat all these enemies, God has provided what we need to be strong and stand firm in the fight. We have been given the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of Gospel peace (look at next week), the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation.
Today, in the last part of verse 17, we are told to ''take the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.'' As we investigate the importance of the Sword of the Spirit ...
Series: Ephesians
Robert Dawson
Ephesians 6:17
During a WWI naval battle, British Admiral Lord David Beatty led a fleet of ships against the Germans. The two fleets engaged in a long-range engagement. ''The Lion'' was the first British cruiser hit by an artillery barrage and it quickly sunk. Not long after, the ''Indefatigable'' was hit where they store the powder and ammunition and it was blown to pieces. Quickly on the heels of that loss was the sinking of the ''Queen Mary'' which dragged 1,200 sailors to the bottom with her.
One reason for the British defeat in this skirmish was due to a design flaw in the British ships. They lost over 1,200 lives and 3 ships because of insufficient armor. They did not have adequate armor and flashing around the gun turrets and other parts of the deck which made them vulnerable to the enemy's attack.
In any battle, protecting yourself against the blows of an enemy is important. We have spent the last few weeks examining the importance of our spiritual armor, armor that God has provided for us in our ongoing spiritual war. We are at war daily with our...
- Flesh. The remnants of who we were before Christ that still lingers inside of us. Those sinful habits and patterns we had before coming to Christ wore deep grooves into lives over the years and they are hard to overcome.
- This World. The governing thoughts and philosophies of the day that push and pull society away from God and what is good and right.
- The devil and his demonic host.
To combat all these enemies, God has provided what we need to be strong and stand firm in the fight. We have been given the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of Gospel peace (look at next week), the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation.
Today, in the last part of verse 17, we are told to ''take the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.'' As we investigate the importance of the Sword of the Spirit ...
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