THE SOLDIER'S CREED (3 OF 3)
by Ryan Heller
Scripture: Ephesians 6:12
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The Soldier's Creed (3 of 3)
Series: Called
Ryan Heller
Ephesians 6:12
Welcome to Edge Church. A couple of weeks ago, my nine-year-old boy talked me into taking him to the Dart Wars Arena here in Centennial. I don't know if you have ever been over to Dart Wars, but it's a fantastic place. It's better than paintball. It's better than laser tag. Dart Wars. You bring your own weapons, and they provide all the darts. My little boy lent me his Battlescout Uzi. Is that incredible or what? Look at that thing (holds up dart gun). Would you be intimidated if I were running after you with this bad boy? It was awesome. I walked into the small arena that was set up, and I thought, ''Oh, my goodness. I've got this.'' It was like every 7, 8, and 9-year-old boy in town was there, and I was thinking, ''I'm going to pick that one off, and him off, and him off, and him off, and him off.''
What I didn't realize at the time was the arena was actually designed for people five feet and down. I'm six foot one, so hiding behind the barricades left me rather exposed, and being the only dad who was playing, it made the other team want me even more. They were saying, ''We're going for the dad.'' Every time I would try to crouch down behind a barrier or lie down or whatever, I would get pinged. I think I died in every game. It was pathetic. It was so sad. I couldn't understand what the rules were, because there were screaming kids all over the place. My gun kept jamming, because I'm not really a seasoned Nerf warrior and . . . It just felt like every time I was advancing a bit, some kid would jump out of a crack or a crevice and ping me with his pistol. I was greatly disappointed. It was really hard. I need to go back and work on my skills.
I was thinking this week about the passage I wanted to talk about today, and it reminded me that we live in a battle zone.
Bullets are flying past our head. Attacks. A vicious enemy. His name is the Devil, and we live in a spiritual batt ...
Series: Called
Ryan Heller
Ephesians 6:12
Welcome to Edge Church. A couple of weeks ago, my nine-year-old boy talked me into taking him to the Dart Wars Arena here in Centennial. I don't know if you have ever been over to Dart Wars, but it's a fantastic place. It's better than paintball. It's better than laser tag. Dart Wars. You bring your own weapons, and they provide all the darts. My little boy lent me his Battlescout Uzi. Is that incredible or what? Look at that thing (holds up dart gun). Would you be intimidated if I were running after you with this bad boy? It was awesome. I walked into the small arena that was set up, and I thought, ''Oh, my goodness. I've got this.'' It was like every 7, 8, and 9-year-old boy in town was there, and I was thinking, ''I'm going to pick that one off, and him off, and him off, and him off, and him off.''
What I didn't realize at the time was the arena was actually designed for people five feet and down. I'm six foot one, so hiding behind the barricades left me rather exposed, and being the only dad who was playing, it made the other team want me even more. They were saying, ''We're going for the dad.'' Every time I would try to crouch down behind a barrier or lie down or whatever, I would get pinged. I think I died in every game. It was pathetic. It was so sad. I couldn't understand what the rules were, because there were screaming kids all over the place. My gun kept jamming, because I'm not really a seasoned Nerf warrior and . . . It just felt like every time I was advancing a bit, some kid would jump out of a crack or a crevice and ping me with his pistol. I was greatly disappointed. It was really hard. I need to go back and work on my skills.
I was thinking this week about the passage I wanted to talk about today, and it reminded me that we live in a battle zone.
Bullets are flying past our head. Attacks. A vicious enemy. His name is the Devil, and we live in a spiritual batt ...
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