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 Would you turn in your Bibles to Ephesians 6?

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 I'm going to start in v. 10 and read through v. 17.

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 God, would you bless your people as we read your Word.

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 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.

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 Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

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 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,

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 against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,

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 against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

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 Therefore, take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day.

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 And having done all, to stand firm.

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 Stand, therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth,

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 and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

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 and as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.

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 In all circumstances, take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one.

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 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

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 Amen.

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 Tomorrow morning, you wake up.

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 And you wake up to sounds of skirmishing going on outside your house or your apartment.

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 So as you get out of bed, you reach on your nightstand for your binoculars.

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 You're not a peeping Tom!

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 These binoculars have scriptural lenses that enable you to see the unseen spiritual world.

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 And as you bring these binoculars up to your eyes and you're gazing out at your neighborhood,

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 what captures your attention is something flipping down on the ground.

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 The rest of this thing is behind a building, so you can't see it.

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 But as you focus in, it's the flipping of a lion tail.

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 And you call to your mind 1 Peter 5.8.

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 Our enemy, the devil, prowls around like a lion seeking for someone to devour.

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 And you wonder, does anybody else know what lurks?

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 Does anybody else know of this lion?

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 Sobered up, you put your binoculars down.

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 As you turn away from your window to get ready for your day,

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 there in front of you is a seven foot chest.

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 It's got two five foot doors that will open towards you.

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 Inlaid on each door, there's a word.

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 Stand firm.

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 Stand firm.

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 Stand firm.

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 Stand firm.

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 This arm wore.

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 It takes up your whole room.

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 As you run your hand across the wood of that chest,

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 your spirit rises.

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 This is no ordinary wood.

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 This is wood that has come from a tree called Calvary.

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 Simply touching the wood invigorates your inner man.

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 The armor is not elaborate, but the craftsmanship is unrivaled.

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 The top molding of this chest takes the form of a crown.

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 And like a crown, the outer wings of the molding, they expand beyond the armor itself.

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 And the tips of this crown from the tops, it tapers down and into the centerpiece.

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 And the centerpiece itself is a cross that is a foot high.

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 A replica.

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 A replica of the cross from which this wood was harvested.

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 The contents of this chest, of this armor, you know, are from another country.

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 From a distant land.

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 Your homeland.

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 This chest was given to you the day you became a citizen of heaven.

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 You used to follow the course of the world.

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 The prince of the power there.

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 The evil one.

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 Living for your passions of your flesh.

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 But that all changed when God gave you ears to ears here in eyes to see.

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 Three years ago, your king came for you.

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 He delivered you.

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 He delivered you from the domain of darkness.

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 And brought you into the kingdom of the beloved son Jesus in whom you have redemption.

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 The forgiveness of your sins.

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 And oh, you long to see him.

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 Face to face.

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 Face to face.

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 Face to face.

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 Face to face.

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 Inlaid below the cross that is the centerpiece of the crown on top of this armor.

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 Inlaid right below that, but above those two doors, is the word armor.

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 It's a kind of inlaid brass.

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 With a red hue.

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 A hue that reminds you of blood.

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 Your king's blood.

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 Shed for you.

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 On the cross.

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 That has already won the victory.

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 He triumphed over the devil and his demonic hosts.

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 Through the cross.

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 His cross work disarmed the rulers and authorities.

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 Of this present darkness.

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 Victory is assured.

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 Victory is won.

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 And so before you even open up these doors, you know that Christ has won the victory.

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 Though your enemy is already defeated.

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 He is for a time on the run.

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 And seeking to wreak havoc.

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 The armor in this chest.

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 This armor.

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 This armor was forged and formed with you in mind by God.

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 In fact, we read in Isaiah that this armor was worn by God himself.

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 This armor will come to you, has come to you as a complete set.

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 Each piece works as part of the whole to protect you.

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 The armor is designed to equip you from head to toe in order to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

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 By and large, this armor is defensive.

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 You know what's in there.

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 But you stand back to look at these five foot doors.

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 Again, you look at the inlaid bronze words.

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 Stand firm.

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 And as you reach to grab hold of the bronze knobs, you know what happens?

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 Those words become ablaze.

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 With heavenly delight.

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 Your king delights in you opening this chest.

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 He wants you to put this armor on.

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 You're reminded of Ephesians 6.13.

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 Take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day.

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 And having done all, to stand firm.

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 As you open up the doors, you are met with a heavenly fragrance.

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 It's the smell of crab apples in full bloom in spring.

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 But sweeter.

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 It's the eternal bloom of heaven meeting you.

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 And instantly, it invigorates you.

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 Strength, as you open those doors, are met by that fragrance.

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 Inside the doors are inlaid more words.

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 The strength of his might.

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 This armor is for you.

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 To strengthen you.

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 To give you what you need.

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 And there laid out, in the order you will put them on,

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 is the belt.

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 The breastplate.

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 A pair of ankle-high boots that are open-toed.

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 A large shield.

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 And behind these, a platform with a helmet.

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 And you can see the hilt of a sword.

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 A sword that is living.

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 A sword that is lethal.

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 A sword that is legendary.

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 All given to you.

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 A sword that is evil.

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 A sword that is evil.

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 A sword that is evil.

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 A sword that is evil.

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 A sword that is evil.

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 All given to you.

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 So that you would be strengthened.

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 To stand firm against the devil.

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 With the doors open, you reach in and you pull out this belt.

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 You take hold of it.

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 Verse 14.

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 This belt of truth is the belt which is truth.

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 It represents truth.

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 Truth is reality.

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 The truth of a matter is the reality of a matter.

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 The way things really are.

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 And in the book of Ephesians, we've already encountered this word truth.

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 In Ephesians 4.21, we read that the truth is in Jesus.

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 And we all know what Jesus said in John 14.6, I am the way, the truth, and the life.

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 No one comes to the Father but through me.

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 When you became a Christian, you were brought into the true reality of life.

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 The way things really are.

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 And this is essential and fundamental to our living now.

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 It's the first thing that we put on.

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 A Roman legionnaire or a Roman soldier would put on this belt, which was more like a leather apron.

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 It would be the first thing that he would put on.

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 It would protect his waist and upper thighs.

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 And it would be the thing that he would attach his sword to on the right side.

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 We'll come back to the sword.

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 But as he would buckle his belt, this belt around his waist, he would feel the leather tighten around him.

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 Giving him a sense of strength.

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 Of confidence.

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 You know that phrase, gird up your loins?

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 That's a great phrase for what's happening here.

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 Gird up your loins.

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 Strengthen yourself with the belt of truth.

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 The first thing that we must do as Christians is to strengthen ourselves with the truth that is found in Christ Jesus.

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 Gird up your loins.

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 So here it is.

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 Here's the truth that you must tighten around your waist as the first thing every day.

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 Here it is.

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 Jesus Christ is of first importance.

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 That's the truth of the matter.

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 Jesus Christ is of first importance.

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 It's all about him.

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 Jesus really is God incarnate.

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 Born of a virgin.

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 He really lived a sinless life.

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 He really died as a substitute for sinners.

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 He was really raised from the dead.

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 Triumphing over sin, death, and the devil.

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 It's true.

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 It's true that he's at the right hand of God now.

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 Interceding for all of us at this moment.

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 It's also true that he's waiting for a word from his father.

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 The word go.

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 And when he hears that word go, he's coming back.

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 And he will make all things right.

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 It will be a final and very public judgment for justice to be made known.

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 It's all true.

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 God really does have a plan for the fullness of time to unite all things in Christ.

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 It's of first importance.

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 And that's why Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15,

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 For I deliver to you as of first importance what I also receive.

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 That Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.

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 That Christ was buried.

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 That Christ was raised from the dead on the third day in accordance with Scriptures.

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 You see, in the Apostle Paul's mind,

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 it's all about Christ.

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 He is of first importance.

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 Which makes us realize this.

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 Eternity is real.

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 Hell is real.

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 Heaven is real.

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 The judgment to come is real.

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 And so we tighten this belt of truth around our waist.

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 It's all about Christ.

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 It's the first thing that we put on.

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 It steals you for the fight.

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 It reminds you over and over again of why we must stand firm.

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 Because it's all about Jesus.

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 It's about His fame.

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 His glory.

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 By putting on this belt of truth,

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 you guard yourself from the subtle lies of the enemy

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 that seek to distract you from that which is of first importance.

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 If you're not reminding yourself regularly that Christ is first,

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 it's all about Him.

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 It's just a matter of time before something other than Christ

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 becomes that for which you live for.

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 Have you lost sight of Jesus?

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 Have you forgot that He's first importance?

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 That it's all about Him?

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 Well, how do you put this belt of truth on?

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 Well, what you do is you regularly renew your mind with God's Word.

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 The Bible reveals truth.

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 It's all about Christ.

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 He's of first importance.

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 Him we proclaim, Paul says.

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 For me to live is Christ, Paul says.

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 And He died for all that those who live might no longer live for themselves,

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 but for Him who for their sake was raised, Paul says.

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 So the truth of the matter is that it's all about Christ.

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 That's the belt we put on first.

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 Buckle that on every day.

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 Having buckled on the belt,

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 we reach back in

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 and our hands grab hold of a breastplate.

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 Armor.

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 It's the breastplate which is righteousness.

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 For a Roman soldier,

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 the breastplate was an essential piece of armor.

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 It protected his vital organs.

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 Lungs, kidneys, liver.

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 Of course, his heart.

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 A soldier would be foolish

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 not to wear the breastplate into battle.

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 And what Paul is saying here

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 is that there is a righteousness

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 that Christians put on

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 that functions like a protective breastplate

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 against the schemes of the devil.

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 The righteousness that we are to put on

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 is not our own righteousness.

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 But the righteousness of Christ.

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 Now, I know that the word righteousness

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 is a church word.

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 Think of righteousness as being

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 in right standing with God.

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 being fully accepted by God.

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 When a sinner believes in Christ,

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 God makes that sinner righteous

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 in His sight.

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 He justifies them.

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 And so what Paul is telling us here is this.

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 We are to regularly renew our minds

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 with the truth of our own justification.

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 that God has made us righteous

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 in His sight.

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 When a sinner believes in Christ

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 for the very first time,

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 God does two amazing things simultaneously.

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 So a sinner hears the gospel,

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 they respond by faith,

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 and then God responds to their saving faith.

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 And here's what God does.

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 God takes the sinner's sin,

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 the guilt and condemnation for it,

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 and He takes it and places it on Christ.

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 The fancy word is to impute.

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 He imputes our sin on Christ.

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 And then, God pours out

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 all of His wrath

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 for our sin on Christ.

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 pours it out

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 till there is no more.

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 Until it's all paid for.

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 Do you know what the result of this is?

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 Here's the result.

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 Full and complete forgiveness

00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:19.940
 of all sin,

00:19:20.220 --> 00:19:21.680
 past, present, and future.

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 That's the result.

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 That's why Paul writes in Romans 1,

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 there is therefore now no condemnation

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 for those who are in Christ Jesus,

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 those who have been justified.

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 Why?

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 Because Christ was condemned

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 and bore the wrath for them.

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 But this is only

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 half of justification

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 that we've been forgiven.

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 Here's the other half.

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 As our sin was imputed to Christ,

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 and God poured out His wrath on it,

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 Christ's righteousness

00:19:59.079 --> 00:20:01.759
 is imputed to us,

00:20:01.759 --> 00:20:04.799
 and God pours out His affection

00:20:04.799 --> 00:20:06.940
 on us forever.

00:20:10.619 --> 00:20:12.379
 Jesus lived a sinless life

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 fully pleasing to God His Father.

00:20:14.660 --> 00:20:15.759
 Remember at His baptism,

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 the words,

00:20:17.640 --> 00:20:19.119
 Oh, this is my beloved Son

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 with whom I am well pleased.

00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:23.720
 What God does

00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:24.940
 the moment a sinner believes

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 is He takes the 33 years

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 of Christ's perfect obedience.

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 Something we could never do.

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 And He imputes that obedience,

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 that rightness to us.

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 So not only does God

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 pour out His wrath on Christ

00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:47.140
 for our sin,

00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:48.080
 for giving us everything,

00:20:49.200 --> 00:20:52.280
 He imputes Christ's righteousness to us,

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 making us pleasing in His sight

00:20:55.019 --> 00:20:56.840
 because we're in Christ

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 and then in Ephesians 2,

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 He's able to pour out on us

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 for the ages to come

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 the immeasurable riches

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 that are ours in Christ Jesus.

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 It's amazing, isn't it?

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 That's your breastplate.

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 Justification is your breastplate.

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 One of the tactics of the devil

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 is to assault Christians

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 by causing them,

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 tempting them to doubt

00:21:21.000 --> 00:21:22.519
 their justification.

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 To doubt God's Word

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 that they are in fact

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 completely forgiven

00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:28.900
 and fully accepted

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 in God's sight

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 because of what Christ

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 has done for them.

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 The devil wants to undermine

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 our confidence

00:21:37.200 --> 00:21:38.859
 in the peace

00:21:38.859 --> 00:21:40.759
 that Christ purchased

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 for us through His blood.

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 The devil really doesn't want us

00:21:47.039 --> 00:21:48.440
 thinking about Romans 5.1.

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 Therefore, since we have been

00:21:50.740 --> 00:21:52.119
 justified by faith,

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 we have peace with God

00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:55.139
 through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 The devil really doesn't want us

00:21:57.060 --> 00:21:58.520
 thinking about Romans 8.1.

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 There is therefore now

00:21:59.759 --> 00:22:00.700
 no condemnation

00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:02.220
 for those who are in Christ Jesus,

00:22:02.340 --> 00:22:03.400
 those who have been justified

00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:04.800
 by God.

00:22:05.420 --> 00:22:05.759
 You see,

00:22:06.520 --> 00:22:07.820
 believing God's Word

00:22:07.820 --> 00:22:10.280
 that we are justified

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 by His grace,

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 believing that is vital.

00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:18.540
 It's vital to our spiritual health.

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 It's essential to our spiritual well-being

00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:24.759
 as a Christian

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 and it is critical

00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:29.000
 in the spiritual fight

00:22:29.000 --> 00:22:30.399
 at hand.

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 It's a prime target of the enemy.

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 One of His tactics as well

00:22:37.659 --> 00:22:40.139
 is to keep us focused on our sin,

00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:41.960
 rather focused on our Savior.

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 The Savior who died for our sin.

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 The Savior whose righteousness

00:22:46.579 --> 00:22:47.579
 we received

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 was imputed to us.

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 You know what?

00:22:53.179 --> 00:22:54.699
 Maybe you're one of these Christians.

00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:57.099
 There are a lot of Christians

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 who,

00:22:58.659 --> 00:23:00.240
 though justified by grace,

00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:03.599
 they are completely forgiven

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 and fully accepted.

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 That's true of them.

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 So even that being the case,

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 they still live in fear

00:23:11.460 --> 00:23:12.319
 of a condemnation

00:23:12.319 --> 00:23:13.220
 that will never happen.

00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:17.240
 Because Christ already bore it all.

00:23:20.599 --> 00:23:22.179
 The devil is playing a game.

00:23:24.359 --> 00:23:25.659
 He's trying to keep you

00:23:25.659 --> 00:23:27.460
 from living in the fullness

00:23:27.460 --> 00:23:29.220
 of what Christ has done for you.

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 So what you do is

00:23:30.539 --> 00:23:32.500
 you put on the breastplate

00:23:32.500 --> 00:23:35.139
 which is the righteousness of Christ

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 and you stand against

00:23:37.339 --> 00:23:38.200
 the schemes of the devil.

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 So,

00:23:42.600 --> 00:23:44.600
 when the accuser

00:23:44.600 --> 00:23:46.620
 whispers in your ear,

00:23:48.220 --> 00:23:48.640
 sinner,

00:23:50.019 --> 00:23:54.160
 or he raises something like this,

00:23:55.680 --> 00:23:56.500
 I haven't forgotten

00:23:56.500 --> 00:23:57.660
 what you did 10 years ago.

00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:02.039
 You call yourself Christian.

00:24:02.039 --> 00:24:05.460
 only if your church needs

00:24:05.460 --> 00:24:08.319
 guilty.

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 You're guilty.

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 Anybody know that

00:24:13.399 --> 00:24:14.960
 line of lies?

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 Here's how you respond

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 with the breastplate

00:24:19.220 --> 00:24:20.159
 of Christ's righteousness.

00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:23.799
 You know, there's no denying.

00:24:25.799 --> 00:24:27.599
 No denying what I did

00:24:27.599 --> 00:24:29.240
 10 years ago was sin.

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 I'm not denying that.

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 But that sin,

00:24:34.880 --> 00:24:37.060
 along with all my other sin,

00:24:37.460 --> 00:24:39.200
 was paid in full

00:24:39.200 --> 00:24:40.780
 by my Savior

00:24:40.780 --> 00:24:42.180
 on the cross.

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 And He crushed your head too.

00:24:49.060 --> 00:24:50.280
 His righteousness

00:24:50.280 --> 00:24:51.580
 has been imputed to me

00:24:51.580 --> 00:24:53.140
 and that will never,

00:24:53.360 --> 00:24:55.460
 ever be revoked.

00:24:57.300 --> 00:24:59.460
 Though some of your accusations

00:24:59.460 --> 00:25:00.460
 may be true,

00:25:01.279 --> 00:25:02.519
 they no longer stick

00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:03.860
 because I'm no longer

00:25:03.860 --> 00:25:04.539
 condemned.

00:25:09.539 --> 00:25:10.759
 That's the breastplate

00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:12.220
 of Christ's righteousness.

00:25:13.360 --> 00:25:14.680
 Strap that on.

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 Walk through your day.

00:25:19.480 --> 00:25:20.440
 With that on,

00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:21.460
 you reach back into

00:25:21.460 --> 00:25:22.440
 the Gospel armor.

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 And the next piece of armor

00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:27.600
 is actually footwear.

00:25:29.500 --> 00:25:30.580
 Verse 15.

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 Sandals.

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 Which provide a kind

00:25:34.100 --> 00:25:34.860
 of readiness.

00:25:37.080 --> 00:25:38.160
 Footwear that makes you

00:25:38.160 --> 00:25:39.259
 ready to stand firm

00:25:39.259 --> 00:25:41.340
 against demonic assaults.

00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:42.840
 What Paul is referring to

00:25:42.840 --> 00:25:44.240
 is the half boot

00:25:44.240 --> 00:25:45.220
 of a Roman soldier

00:25:45.220 --> 00:25:46.660
 that was open-toed,

00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:48.180
 but that would have had

00:25:48.180 --> 00:25:49.160
 leather straps

00:25:49.160 --> 00:25:50.360
 that soldiers would wrap

00:25:50.359 --> 00:25:51.179
 around their ankles

00:25:51.179 --> 00:25:52.439
 and tie tightly

00:25:52.439 --> 00:25:53.939
 just below the calf.

00:25:54.379 --> 00:25:54.959
 For us,

00:25:55.019 --> 00:25:55.879
 it would be basically

00:25:55.879 --> 00:25:57.519
 first century high tops.

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 That's what they would be.

00:25:59.219 --> 00:26:00.119
 With open toes

00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:01.119
 so you can get a pedicure

00:26:01.119 --> 00:26:01.799
 if you wanted to.

00:26:01.899 --> 00:26:03.319
 That kind of a thing.

00:26:03.879 --> 00:26:05.240
 I don't think Roman soldiers

00:26:05.240 --> 00:26:06.059
 got pedicures,

00:26:06.219 --> 00:26:07.619
 but I don't know.

00:26:07.619 --> 00:26:14.439
 Furthermore,

00:26:15.759 --> 00:26:18.219
 these sandals

00:26:18.219 --> 00:26:21.979
 had studded souls

00:26:21.979 --> 00:26:24.579
 for traction.

00:26:25.899 --> 00:26:26.779
 They could dig in.

00:26:28.739 --> 00:26:29.819
 They were like

00:26:29.819 --> 00:26:31.559
 first century high top

00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:32.639
 cleats.

00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:36.039
 It's a picture of stability.

00:26:36.039 --> 00:26:37.039
 Being able to hold

00:26:37.039 --> 00:26:38.000
 one's ground

00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:39.000
 when opposed.

00:26:39.139 --> 00:26:39.720
 The idea is

00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:41.519
 to have your feet

00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:42.980
 firmly planted

00:26:42.980 --> 00:26:44.799
 to be unmovable.

00:26:47.099 --> 00:26:47.980
 And notice,

00:26:48.099 --> 00:26:49.299
 it's the gospel of peace

00:26:49.299 --> 00:26:50.420
 that makes us

00:26:50.420 --> 00:26:51.480
 unmovable.

00:26:51.680 --> 00:26:52.460
 In verse 15,

00:26:52.579 --> 00:26:53.659
 we stand our ground

00:26:53.659 --> 00:26:54.440
 against the devil

00:26:54.440 --> 00:26:55.980
 because we are

00:26:55.980 --> 00:26:57.379
 at peace with God.

00:26:58.099 --> 00:26:59.139
 That's the rationale.

00:27:00.899 --> 00:27:02.559
 We are firmly grounded

00:27:02.559 --> 00:27:03.379
 by the gospel

00:27:03.379 --> 00:27:04.299
 of Jesus Christ.

00:27:04.680 --> 00:27:05.819
 So here's how it works.

00:27:05.819 --> 00:27:06.419
 let me put it

00:27:06.419 --> 00:27:06.799
 in the form

00:27:06.799 --> 00:27:07.319
 of a question.

00:27:11.879 --> 00:27:12.899
 If I'm at peace

00:27:12.899 --> 00:27:13.519
 with God,

00:27:14.679 --> 00:27:16.059
 a peace that He purchased

00:27:16.059 --> 00:27:16.639
 through the blood

00:27:16.639 --> 00:27:17.200
 of His Son,

00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:18.720
 if I'm at peace

00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:20.059
 with God,

00:27:20.480 --> 00:27:22.299
 what can anyone

00:27:22.299 --> 00:27:23.700
 or anything

00:27:23.700 --> 00:27:25.599
 do to me?

00:27:27.500 --> 00:27:29.460
 Nothing can undercut me.

00:27:30.220 --> 00:27:31.500
 Nothing can undercut

00:27:31.500 --> 00:27:32.159
 that peace.

00:27:32.160 --> 00:27:32.259
 peace.

00:27:34.259 --> 00:27:35.160
 It was acquired

00:27:35.160 --> 00:27:36.040
 by my Savior.

00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:39.240
 Romans 8, 30-32,

00:27:39.600 --> 00:27:40.660
 and those whom God

00:27:40.660 --> 00:27:41.440
 predestined,

00:27:41.800 --> 00:27:43.040
 God also called.

00:27:43.380 --> 00:27:44.300
 And those whom God

00:27:44.300 --> 00:27:44.820
 called,

00:27:45.180 --> 00:27:46.620
 God also justified,

00:27:46.840 --> 00:27:47.820
 made peace with them.

00:27:49.040 --> 00:27:50.560
 And those whom God

00:27:50.560 --> 00:27:51.140
 justified,

00:27:51.320 --> 00:27:53.040
 He also glorified.

00:27:53.980 --> 00:27:55.000
 What then shall we say

00:27:55.000 --> 00:27:55.560
 to these things?

00:27:55.559 --> 00:27:58.059
 If God is for us,

00:27:58.359 --> 00:28:01.679
 who can be against us?

00:28:03.679 --> 00:28:04.579
 He who did not spare

00:28:04.579 --> 00:28:05.220
 His own Son,

00:28:05.299 --> 00:28:05.980
 but gave Him up

00:28:05.980 --> 00:28:06.559
 for us all,

00:28:06.639 --> 00:28:07.679
 how will He not also

00:28:07.679 --> 00:28:08.319
 along with Him

00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:10.019
 graciously give us

00:28:10.019 --> 00:28:10.700
 all things?

00:28:12.480 --> 00:28:13.619
 There is nothing,

00:28:14.159 --> 00:28:16.419
 nothing that can separate us

00:28:16.419 --> 00:28:17.179
 from the love of God

00:28:17.179 --> 00:28:18.019
 in Christ Jesus,

00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:19.539
 which means there's nothing

00:28:19.539 --> 00:28:20.099
 that the devil

00:28:20.099 --> 00:28:20.799
 can throw at us

00:28:20.799 --> 00:28:21.440
 that is able

00:28:21.440 --> 00:28:22.139
 to undercut

00:28:22.139 --> 00:28:23.299
 our peace with God.

00:28:23.299 --> 00:28:25.079
 our footing is sure.

00:28:25.440 --> 00:28:27.000
 We've got gospel traction.

00:28:28.879 --> 00:28:30.019
 We stand firm.

00:28:31.079 --> 00:28:33.039
 We're unmovable in Christ.

00:28:34.359 --> 00:28:35.799
 Now, I think it's a bit ironic,

00:28:35.919 --> 00:28:36.359
 don't you,

00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:38.700
 that what makes us ready

00:28:38.700 --> 00:28:40.059
 for war against the devil

00:28:40.059 --> 00:28:41.440
 is being at peace with God.

00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:42.159
 Don't you find that

00:28:42.159 --> 00:28:42.740
 a bit ironic?

00:28:45.539 --> 00:28:47.180
 But being at peace with God

00:28:47.180 --> 00:28:48.480
 means no human

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:49.879
 or superhuman being

00:28:49.879 --> 00:28:51.159
 can undermine it.

00:28:51.160 --> 00:28:53.600
 this peace was secured

00:28:53.600 --> 00:28:54.660
 by Christ Himself.

00:28:56.000 --> 00:28:56.620
 Dig in.

00:29:00.940 --> 00:29:02.340
 Well, we've strapped on

00:29:02.340 --> 00:29:03.060
 our sandals.

00:29:03.540 --> 00:29:05.259
 We reach into the chest

00:29:05.259 --> 00:29:06.000
 once more

00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:08.340
 and our hands feel

00:29:08.340 --> 00:29:09.759
 a big old,

00:29:10.120 --> 00:29:11.320
 big old shield.

00:29:12.040 --> 00:29:14.100
 The shield of faith.

00:29:14.580 --> 00:29:15.360
 Verse 16.

00:29:16.279 --> 00:29:17.060
 We're to take up

00:29:17.060 --> 00:29:18.300
 this shield of faith

00:29:18.300 --> 00:29:20.000
 in all circumstances.

00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:21.900
 It's the shield

00:29:21.900 --> 00:29:23.720
 which is faith.

00:29:24.319 --> 00:29:25.579
 It's our exercising

00:29:25.579 --> 00:29:26.579
 of faith

00:29:26.579 --> 00:29:27.660
 in God

00:29:27.660 --> 00:29:29.539
 and in His Word.

00:29:29.880 --> 00:29:30.440
 Now, when you hear

00:29:30.440 --> 00:29:31.200
 the word shield,

00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:32.880
 don't think Captain America.

00:29:33.980 --> 00:29:35.339
 Don't think circular shield

00:29:35.339 --> 00:29:36.000
 that he throws.

00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:36.539
 That one,

00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:37.119
 it's cool,

00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:38.140
 but that's what Paul

00:29:38.140 --> 00:29:38.779
 has in mind.

00:29:40.039 --> 00:29:41.420
 The shield Paul

00:29:41.420 --> 00:29:42.079
 is writing about

00:29:42.079 --> 00:29:43.099
 was a large

00:29:43.099 --> 00:29:44.920
 rectangular shield

00:29:44.920 --> 00:29:45.359
 that was

00:29:45.359 --> 00:29:47.140
 four feet tall,

00:29:47.519 --> 00:29:49.059
 two and a half feet wide.

00:29:49.059 --> 00:29:49.839
 It would have

00:29:49.839 --> 00:29:51.240
 two layers of wood

00:29:51.240 --> 00:29:52.460
 glued together.

00:29:52.940 --> 00:29:54.200
 Over that would be laid

00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:55.419
 a layer of canvas.

00:29:55.980 --> 00:29:57.119
 Over that would be layered

00:29:57.119 --> 00:29:58.779
 a layer of calf skin.

00:29:59.139 --> 00:30:00.399
 And then it would be bound

00:30:00.399 --> 00:30:01.700
 by iron on the top

00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:02.839
 and iron on the bottom.

00:30:02.940 --> 00:30:03.779
 So it weighed something.

00:30:04.859 --> 00:30:05.419
 It was big.

00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:07.279
 You might be asking,

00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:08.159
 why was it so big?

00:30:08.859 --> 00:30:09.619
 Why did it have

00:30:09.619 --> 00:30:11.359
 canvas and calf skin on it?

00:30:12.039 --> 00:30:13.319
 It was that big

00:30:13.319 --> 00:30:14.159
 in order to protect

00:30:14.159 --> 00:30:15.019
 the whole body

00:30:15.019 --> 00:30:15.960
 of a Roman soldier.

00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:18.100
 And it had canvas

00:30:18.100 --> 00:30:19.140
 and calf skin on it

00:30:19.140 --> 00:30:21.779
 in order to extinguish

00:30:21.779 --> 00:30:22.960
 flaming arrows

00:30:22.960 --> 00:30:23.920
 being launched in.

00:30:24.779 --> 00:30:25.220
 You see,

00:30:25.360 --> 00:30:27.019
 at that time in history,

00:30:28.039 --> 00:30:29.240
 people, enemies,

00:30:29.759 --> 00:30:31.880
 would shoot in flaming arrows

00:30:31.880 --> 00:30:34.480
 into legions of armies.

00:30:35.620 --> 00:30:36.620
 And so what these soldiers

00:30:36.620 --> 00:30:37.000
 would do,

00:30:37.100 --> 00:30:38.860
 they dip their shield

00:30:38.860 --> 00:30:39.700
 in water

00:30:39.700 --> 00:30:41.380
 before a battle

00:30:41.380 --> 00:30:42.579
 and pull it out.

00:30:42.579 --> 00:30:44.220
 And so that shield

00:30:44.220 --> 00:30:45.439
 would not only

00:30:45.439 --> 00:30:47.439
 intercept an arrow,

00:30:47.619 --> 00:30:48.899
 it would extinguish

00:30:48.899 --> 00:30:49.859
 an arrow.

00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:53.759
 And in verse 16,

00:30:53.899 --> 00:30:55.599
 we read that our enemy

00:30:55.599 --> 00:30:56.839
 is launching

00:30:56.839 --> 00:30:59.319
 fiery arrows

00:30:59.319 --> 00:31:00.579
 into us.

00:31:04.759 --> 00:31:05.720
 The evil one

00:31:05.720 --> 00:31:06.339
 is not only seeking

00:31:06.339 --> 00:31:07.240
 to pierce us,

00:31:07.679 --> 00:31:09.039
 but to start fires

00:31:09.039 --> 00:31:09.819
 among us.

00:31:10.259 --> 00:31:11.039
 Now there are a lot

00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:11.680
 of applications

00:31:11.680 --> 00:31:12.639
 for the shield of faith.

00:31:12.720 --> 00:31:13.359
 We can go a lot

00:31:13.359 --> 00:31:14.180
 of different ways with it.

00:31:15.740 --> 00:31:16.740
 I want to go one way

00:31:16.740 --> 00:31:17.180
 in particular.

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:19.559
 The shield,

00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:20.639
 which is faith in God

00:31:20.639 --> 00:31:21.099
 and His Word,

00:31:21.159 --> 00:31:22.039
 is not only for our

00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:23.039
 personal well-being

00:31:23.039 --> 00:31:24.299
 as individual Christians,

00:31:25.420 --> 00:31:26.799
 it's for our well-being

00:31:26.799 --> 00:31:27.559
 as a church.

00:31:30.259 --> 00:31:31.099
 The evil one

00:31:31.099 --> 00:31:32.299
 is seeking to distract

00:31:32.299 --> 00:31:33.519
 and divide us

00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:36.159
 by starting fires

00:31:36.159 --> 00:31:37.180
 among us.

00:31:38.680 --> 00:31:39.019
 You see,

00:31:39.079 --> 00:31:39.680
 what would happen

00:31:39.680 --> 00:31:40.460
 back in the day

00:31:40.460 --> 00:31:42.420
 is volleys of firing

00:31:42.420 --> 00:31:43.059
 arrows would be

00:31:43.059 --> 00:31:43.640
 launched in,

00:31:44.019 --> 00:31:44.799
 and now,

00:31:45.660 --> 00:31:46.860
 the army on the

00:31:46.860 --> 00:31:47.600
 other side of that

00:31:47.600 --> 00:31:48.140
 would have to

00:31:48.140 --> 00:31:49.480
 extinguish fires.

00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:51.840
 It would send armies

00:31:51.840 --> 00:31:53.059
 into a fright.

00:31:54.180 --> 00:31:55.360
 And it would provide

00:31:55.360 --> 00:31:56.400
 vulnerabilities and

00:31:56.400 --> 00:31:57.000
 opportunities

00:31:57.000 --> 00:31:59.059
 for further devastation.

00:32:01.420 --> 00:32:02.299
 The evil one

00:32:02.299 --> 00:32:03.279
 is seeking to distract

00:32:03.279 --> 00:32:04.940
 and divide us

00:32:04.940 --> 00:32:06.779
 by starting fires

00:32:06.779 --> 00:32:07.240
 among us.

00:32:07.240 --> 00:32:07.779
 I don't have

00:32:07.779 --> 00:32:08.640
 particular fires

00:32:08.640 --> 00:32:09.220
 in mind,

00:32:09.839 --> 00:32:11.539
 but I know

00:32:11.539 --> 00:32:12.120
 it's a tactic.

00:32:13.980 --> 00:32:15.019
 Our faith

00:32:15.019 --> 00:32:15.900
 in God

00:32:15.900 --> 00:32:16.519
 and His Word

00:32:16.519 --> 00:32:17.759
 intercepts

00:32:17.759 --> 00:32:19.160
 and extinguishes

00:32:19.160 --> 00:32:20.039
 the devil's

00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:21.220
 flaming arrows

00:32:21.220 --> 00:32:22.700
 that are intended

00:32:22.700 --> 00:32:23.599
 to divide us.

00:32:26.480 --> 00:32:27.519
 One of the greatest

00:32:27.519 --> 00:32:28.519
 temptations the devil

00:32:28.519 --> 00:32:29.640
 will use to divide us

00:32:29.640 --> 00:32:30.339
 is by

00:32:30.339 --> 00:32:31.240
 inflaming

00:32:31.960 --> 00:32:32.880
 our bruised

00:32:32.880 --> 00:32:33.359
 pride,

00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:36.299
 taking advantage

00:32:36.299 --> 00:32:37.259
 of hurt feelings

00:32:37.259 --> 00:32:39.019
 when your ideas

00:32:39.019 --> 00:32:39.759
 or suggestions

00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:40.439
 are not taken

00:32:40.439 --> 00:32:40.959
 seriously

00:32:40.959 --> 00:32:41.719
 or not acted

00:32:41.719 --> 00:32:42.059
 upon.

00:32:43.059 --> 00:32:43.839
 The devil is

00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:44.719
 seeking to exploit

00:32:44.719 --> 00:32:45.479
 disagreements

00:32:45.479 --> 00:32:46.039
 among us.

00:32:46.119 --> 00:32:46.919
 He's looking to

00:32:46.919 --> 00:32:48.079
 exploit perceived

00:32:48.079 --> 00:32:48.899
 wrongs or even

00:32:48.899 --> 00:32:49.759
 exploit when we

00:32:49.759 --> 00:32:50.679
 really do sin

00:32:50.679 --> 00:32:51.500
 against each other.

00:32:52.939 --> 00:32:54.119
 The evil one

00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:55.279
 is aiming his

00:32:55.279 --> 00:32:56.679
 flaming arrows

00:32:56.679 --> 00:32:57.559
 of division

00:32:57.559 --> 00:32:59.979
 into gaps

00:32:59.979 --> 00:33:01.019
 among us

00:33:01.019 --> 00:33:02.159
 formed when we

00:33:02.159 --> 00:33:02.959
 hurt each other.

00:33:03.359 --> 00:33:05.659
 these gaps

00:33:05.659 --> 00:33:06.279
 are real

00:33:06.279 --> 00:33:06.959
 and they are

00:33:06.959 --> 00:33:07.859
 prime targets.

00:33:08.319 --> 00:33:08.779
 That's why

00:33:08.779 --> 00:33:09.699
 in Ephesians 4

00:33:09.699 --> 00:33:11.099
 26-27

00:33:11.099 --> 00:33:11.879
 Paul says

00:33:11.879 --> 00:33:13.439
 don't sin

00:33:13.439 --> 00:33:14.019
 in your anger.

00:33:14.519 --> 00:33:15.179
 Don't let the sun

00:33:15.179 --> 00:33:15.859
 go down on it.

00:33:16.139 --> 00:33:17.240
 Don't give the devil

00:33:17.240 --> 00:33:17.819
 an opportunity.

00:33:18.199 --> 00:33:18.740
 Don't give him

00:33:18.740 --> 00:33:19.339
 a gap

00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:20.079
 to shoot into.

00:33:21.939 --> 00:33:22.779
 So here's what

00:33:22.779 --> 00:33:23.339
 we must do.

00:33:25.000 --> 00:33:26.199
 We must exercise

00:33:26.199 --> 00:33:27.659
 faith in God's Word

00:33:27.659 --> 00:33:29.000
 when we've been

00:33:29.000 --> 00:33:29.419
 wronged

00:33:29.419 --> 00:33:30.079
 or when we've

00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:30.699
 wronged another

00:33:30.699 --> 00:33:31.859
 or when we become

00:33:31.859 --> 00:33:33.659
 aware of strain

00:33:33.659 --> 00:33:34.439
 between brothers

00:33:34.439 --> 00:33:35.079
 or sisters.

00:33:36.939 --> 00:33:37.779
 When there's hurt

00:33:37.779 --> 00:33:38.199
 among us

00:33:38.199 --> 00:33:38.979
 not only do we

00:33:38.979 --> 00:33:39.539
 help the one

00:33:39.539 --> 00:33:40.240
 hurting we must

00:33:40.240 --> 00:33:41.359
 protect the rest

00:33:41.359 --> 00:33:42.759
 of us from that

00:33:42.759 --> 00:33:44.039
 hurt becoming

00:33:44.039 --> 00:33:45.199
 exploited by our

00:33:45.199 --> 00:33:45.439
 enemy.

00:33:45.579 --> 00:33:46.039
 Do you get it?

00:33:46.039 --> 00:33:46.059
 Do you get it?

00:33:46.059 --> 00:33:52.720
 So here's how we

00:33:52.720 --> 00:33:53.319
 wield the shield

00:33:53.319 --> 00:33:53.740
 of faith

00:33:53.740 --> 00:33:54.539
 from a divisive

00:33:54.539 --> 00:33:55.000
 attack

00:33:55.000 --> 00:33:56.319
 from the evil

00:33:56.319 --> 00:33:56.619
 one.

00:33:58.700 --> 00:33:59.259
 Remember

00:33:59.259 --> 00:34:00.799
 Ephesians 4

00:34:00.799 --> 00:34:01.599
 1-6

00:34:01.599 --> 00:34:02.220
 remember

00:34:02.220 --> 00:34:02.940
 Philippians

00:34:02.940 --> 00:34:03.720
 chapter 2

00:34:03.720 --> 00:34:04.419
 3-5

00:34:04.419 --> 00:34:05.019
 remember

00:34:05.019 --> 00:34:05.460
 Psalm

00:34:05.460 --> 00:34:06.200
 1-33

00:34:06.200 --> 00:34:07.119
 remember

00:34:07.119 --> 00:34:07.859
 call to mind

00:34:07.859 --> 00:34:08.940
 John 17

00:34:08.940 --> 00:34:09.940
 all these passages

00:34:09.940 --> 00:34:11.239
 about unity

00:34:11.239 --> 00:34:12.239
 about unity

00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:14.099
 about this unity

00:34:14.099 --> 00:34:14.880
 that Jesus has

00:34:14.880 --> 00:34:15.639
 purchased us

00:34:15.639 --> 00:34:17.000
 with his blood

00:34:17.000 --> 00:34:18.519
 he's made us

00:34:18.519 --> 00:34:19.279
 one body

00:34:19.279 --> 00:34:22.099
 and we are

00:34:22.099 --> 00:34:23.819
 to work hard

00:34:23.819 --> 00:34:24.639
 at preserving

00:34:24.639 --> 00:34:25.219
 the peace

00:34:25.219 --> 00:34:27.460
 work hard

00:34:27.460 --> 00:34:27.940
 at being

00:34:27.940 --> 00:34:28.779
 unified

00:34:28.779 --> 00:34:33.759
 flaming arrows

00:34:33.759 --> 00:34:34.619
 have the potential

00:34:34.619 --> 00:34:35.420
 of igniting

00:34:35.420 --> 00:34:36.699
 people's pride

00:34:36.699 --> 00:34:39.299
 and so

00:34:39.299 --> 00:34:40.000
 these

00:34:40.000 --> 00:34:41.480
 passages

00:34:41.480 --> 00:34:42.819
 shield us

00:34:42.820 --> 00:34:43.500
 from our own

00:34:43.500 --> 00:34:43.980
 pride

00:34:43.980 --> 00:34:46.039
 they help us

00:34:46.039 --> 00:34:46.400
 to walk

00:34:46.400 --> 00:34:46.800
 humbly

00:34:46.800 --> 00:34:47.420
 to die

00:34:47.420 --> 00:34:48.000
 to ourselves

00:34:48.000 --> 00:34:48.880
 and look

00:34:48.880 --> 00:34:49.380
 to others

00:34:49.380 --> 00:34:49.900
 best

00:34:49.900 --> 00:34:50.240
 in order

00:34:50.240 --> 00:34:50.940
 to preserve

00:34:50.940 --> 00:34:51.420
 the unity

00:34:51.420 --> 00:34:52.019
 purchased

00:34:52.019 --> 00:34:52.720
 by Christ

00:34:52.720 --> 00:34:56.000
 there's one

00:34:56.000 --> 00:34:56.760
 other application

00:34:56.760 --> 00:34:57.280
 with the shield

00:34:57.280 --> 00:34:57.660
 of faith

00:34:57.660 --> 00:34:58.120
 that I want

00:34:58.120 --> 00:34:58.420
 to call

00:34:58.420 --> 00:34:58.900
 your attention

00:34:58.900 --> 00:34:59.200
 to

00:34:59.200 --> 00:35:01.200
 it's this

00:35:01.200 --> 00:35:03.019
 did you notice

00:35:03.019 --> 00:35:04.460
 that we're

00:35:04.460 --> 00:35:04.880
 to take up

00:35:04.880 --> 00:35:05.180
 the shield

00:35:05.180 --> 00:35:05.580
 of faith

00:35:05.580 --> 00:35:06.059
 in all

00:35:06.059 --> 00:35:06.720
 circumstances

00:35:06.720 --> 00:35:09.660
 that means

00:35:09.660 --> 00:35:10.080
 we're to be

00:35:10.080 --> 00:35:10.500
 ready with

00:35:10.500 --> 00:35:10.800
 the shield

00:35:10.800 --> 00:35:11.220
 of faith

00:35:11.220 --> 00:35:11.700
 on our

00:35:11.700 --> 00:35:12.240
 day off

00:35:12.239 --> 00:35:13.579
 during

00:35:13.579 --> 00:35:14.239
 vacations

00:35:14.239 --> 00:35:15.759
 during our

00:35:15.759 --> 00:35:16.459
 downtime

00:35:16.459 --> 00:35:17.419
 watching tv

00:35:17.419 --> 00:35:18.679
 surfing the

00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:19.000
 internet

00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:21.099
 we must

00:35:21.099 --> 00:35:22.059
 be vigilant

00:35:22.059 --> 00:35:22.759
 at all

00:35:22.759 --> 00:35:23.199
 times

00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:24.619
 in all

00:35:24.619 --> 00:35:25.299
 circumstances

00:35:25.299 --> 00:35:26.959
 exercising

00:35:26.959 --> 00:35:27.359
 faith

00:35:27.359 --> 00:35:30.759
 well we got

00:35:30.759 --> 00:35:31.099
 the shield

00:35:31.099 --> 00:35:31.479
 of faith

00:35:31.479 --> 00:35:31.679
 on

00:35:31.679 --> 00:35:33.379
 let's reach

00:35:33.379 --> 00:35:33.919
 back in

00:35:33.919 --> 00:35:34.679
 verse 17

00:35:34.679 --> 00:35:35.239
 the helmet

00:35:35.239 --> 00:35:36.159
 of salvation

00:35:36.159 --> 00:35:36.759
 the helmet

00:35:36.759 --> 00:35:38.259
 which is

00:35:38.259 --> 00:35:39.399
 salvation

00:35:39.400 --> 00:35:40.980
 okay

00:35:40.980 --> 00:35:42.820
 in a battle

00:35:42.820 --> 00:35:43.720
 your head

00:35:43.720 --> 00:35:45.160
 is a prime

00:35:45.160 --> 00:35:45.579
 target

00:35:45.579 --> 00:35:46.340
 yes

00:35:46.340 --> 00:35:47.519
 yes

00:35:47.519 --> 00:35:50.400
 and the devil

00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:51.340
 would love

00:35:51.340 --> 00:35:52.139
 to get in

00:35:52.139 --> 00:35:52.760
 your head

00:35:52.760 --> 00:35:54.260
 not literally

00:35:54.260 --> 00:35:55.380
 but like to

00:35:55.380 --> 00:35:56.519
 mess with

00:35:56.519 --> 00:35:56.900
 your head

00:35:56.900 --> 00:35:57.740
 and what he'd

00:35:57.740 --> 00:35:58.400
 really like to

00:35:58.400 --> 00:35:58.900
 mess with

00:35:58.900 --> 00:35:59.720
 is your

00:35:59.720 --> 00:36:00.340
 identity

00:36:00.340 --> 00:36:02.480
 who you

00:36:02.480 --> 00:36:02.880
 are

00:36:02.880 --> 00:36:05.240
 what you

00:36:05.240 --> 00:36:05.820
 believe about

00:36:05.820 --> 00:36:06.280
 yourself

00:36:06.280 --> 00:36:07.900
 is critical

00:36:07.900 --> 00:36:09.000
 in this

00:36:09.000 --> 00:36:09.280
 fight

00:36:09.280 --> 00:36:11.860
 what you are

00:36:11.860 --> 00:36:12.500
 to put on

00:36:12.500 --> 00:36:13.100
 your head

00:36:13.100 --> 00:36:14.160
 is the helmet

00:36:14.160 --> 00:36:14.780
 which is

00:36:14.780 --> 00:36:15.300
 salvation

00:36:15.300 --> 00:36:15.920
 in other words

00:36:15.920 --> 00:36:16.760
 you are to

00:36:16.760 --> 00:36:17.540
 regularly call

00:36:17.540 --> 00:36:18.080
 the mind

00:36:18.080 --> 00:36:19.780
 who you are

00:36:19.780 --> 00:36:21.420
 that you are

00:36:21.420 --> 00:36:22.080
 saved

00:36:22.080 --> 00:36:23.340
 you've been

00:36:23.340 --> 00:36:23.860
 rescued

00:36:23.860 --> 00:36:25.240
 from the domain

00:36:25.240 --> 00:36:25.720
 of darkness

00:36:25.720 --> 00:36:26.680
 transferred to the kingdom

00:36:26.680 --> 00:36:27.180
 of light

00:36:27.180 --> 00:36:28.040
 you were dead

00:36:28.040 --> 00:36:28.920
 now you're alive

00:36:28.920 --> 00:36:30.140
 you are a saint

00:36:30.140 --> 00:36:30.900
 of the living

00:36:30.900 --> 00:36:31.380
 God

00:36:31.380 --> 00:36:33.119
 the enemy

00:36:33.119 --> 00:36:33.860
 doesn't want you

00:36:33.860 --> 00:36:34.280
 to remember

00:36:34.280 --> 00:36:35.200
 your true identity

00:36:35.200 --> 00:36:36.440
 a sinner

00:36:36.440 --> 00:36:37.500
 saved by grace

00:36:37.500 --> 00:36:41.260
 he doesn't want

00:36:41.260 --> 00:36:41.780
 you to recall

00:36:41.780 --> 00:36:42.360
 that not only

00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:43.480
 did God save you

00:36:43.480 --> 00:36:44.320
 from something

00:36:44.320 --> 00:36:44.760
 sin

00:36:44.760 --> 00:36:45.800
 he saved you

00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:46.519
 for something

00:36:46.519 --> 00:36:47.039
 himself

00:36:47.039 --> 00:36:50.420
 you're a holy

00:36:50.420 --> 00:36:50.820
 one

00:36:50.820 --> 00:36:51.599
 a saint

00:36:51.599 --> 00:36:53.539
 saved

00:36:53.539 --> 00:36:55.840
 when you put

00:36:55.840 --> 00:36:56.320
 this helmet

00:36:56.320 --> 00:36:56.740
 on

00:36:56.740 --> 00:36:58.579
 it speaks

00:36:58.579 --> 00:36:58.980
 to you

00:36:58.980 --> 00:37:02.639
 it says

00:37:02.639 --> 00:37:03.300
 you are mine

00:37:03.300 --> 00:37:06.559
 and you know

00:37:06.559 --> 00:37:06.960
 what we want

00:37:06.960 --> 00:37:07.579
 to say back

00:37:07.579 --> 00:37:09.619
 Psalm 119

00:37:09.619 --> 00:37:10.079
 94

00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:13.019
 I am yours

00:37:13.019 --> 00:37:16.260
 I am yours

00:37:16.260 --> 00:37:18.119
 you put that

00:37:18.119 --> 00:37:18.820
 helmet on

00:37:18.820 --> 00:37:19.699
 and you say

00:37:19.699 --> 00:37:20.800
 I am yours

00:37:20.800 --> 00:37:23.320
 I am yours

00:37:23.320 --> 00:37:29.660
 it's a tremendous

00:37:29.660 --> 00:37:30.700
 sense of assurance

00:37:30.700 --> 00:37:34.800
 we've seen

00:37:34.800 --> 00:37:35.820
 now the helmet

00:37:35.820 --> 00:37:38.420
 and now we reach

00:37:38.420 --> 00:37:39.860
 into this chest

00:37:39.860 --> 00:37:40.580
 for the last

00:37:40.580 --> 00:37:41.600
 piece of

00:37:41.600 --> 00:37:43.100
 armor

00:37:43.100 --> 00:37:44.160
 which is the sword

00:37:44.160 --> 00:37:46.300
 the word of God

00:37:46.300 --> 00:37:49.280
 the last piece

00:37:49.280 --> 00:37:49.600
 of armor

00:37:49.600 --> 00:37:50.240
 is the sword

00:37:50.240 --> 00:37:50.780
 of the spirit

00:37:50.780 --> 00:37:52.140
 it's an 18 inch

00:37:52.140 --> 00:37:52.539
 blade

00:37:52.539 --> 00:37:53.219
 that Roman

00:37:53.219 --> 00:37:54.039
 ligoniers

00:37:54.039 --> 00:37:54.719
 would wear

00:37:54.719 --> 00:37:55.320
 on the right

00:37:55.320 --> 00:37:55.840
 side

00:37:55.840 --> 00:37:56.519
 and it was

00:37:56.519 --> 00:37:56.980
 specifically

00:37:56.980 --> 00:37:57.800
 designed for

00:37:57.800 --> 00:37:58.900
 close hand

00:37:58.900 --> 00:37:59.239
 to hand

00:37:59.239 --> 00:37:59.759
 combat

00:37:59.759 --> 00:38:02.300
 did you notice

00:38:02.300 --> 00:38:02.860
 it's the sword

00:38:02.860 --> 00:38:03.460
 of the spirit

00:38:03.460 --> 00:38:05.539
 it originates

00:38:05.539 --> 00:38:05.940
 in the mind

00:38:05.940 --> 00:38:06.320
 of God

00:38:06.320 --> 00:38:08.739
 it's the bible

00:38:08.739 --> 00:38:10.139
 the word

00:38:10.139 --> 00:38:10.519
 of God

00:38:10.519 --> 00:38:11.599
 every word

00:38:11.599 --> 00:38:12.900
 of this book

00:38:12.900 --> 00:38:13.639
 originated

00:38:13.639 --> 00:38:14.639
 in the mind

00:38:14.639 --> 00:38:15.300
 of God

00:38:15.300 --> 00:38:17.460
 the Holy Spirit

00:38:17.460 --> 00:38:18.099
 moved men

00:38:18.099 --> 00:38:18.900
 in such a way

00:38:18.900 --> 00:38:20.480
 that they penned

00:38:20.480 --> 00:38:21.099
 what God

00:38:21.099 --> 00:38:21.820
 intended

00:38:21.820 --> 00:38:22.660
 not one word

00:38:22.660 --> 00:38:22.980
 more

00:38:22.980 --> 00:38:23.820
 not one word

00:38:23.820 --> 00:38:24.180
 less

00:38:24.180 --> 00:38:25.840
 this is his

00:38:25.840 --> 00:38:27.440
 book of life

00:38:27.440 --> 00:38:28.220
 for us

00:38:28.220 --> 00:38:29.000
 it's the sword

00:38:29.000 --> 00:38:29.760
 of the spirit

00:38:29.760 --> 00:38:31.420
 and it's living

00:38:31.420 --> 00:38:32.140
 Hebrews 4

00:38:32.140 --> 00:38:32.539
 12

00:38:32.539 --> 00:38:33.900
 it's lethal

00:38:33.900 --> 00:38:34.680
 2nd Corinthians

00:38:34.680 --> 00:38:35.100
 10

00:38:35.100 --> 00:38:35.720
 it destroys

00:38:35.720 --> 00:38:37.080
 strongholds

00:38:37.080 --> 00:38:38.100
 and it's legendary

00:38:38.100 --> 00:38:39.480
 we see it

00:38:39.480 --> 00:38:39.980
 operating

00:38:39.980 --> 00:38:41.320
 in Matthew 4

00:38:41.320 --> 00:38:42.880
 Jesus

00:38:42.880 --> 00:38:44.340
 swinging the sword

00:38:44.340 --> 00:38:45.000
 of the spirit

00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:45.660
 when he was

00:38:45.660 --> 00:38:46.600
 tempted by the devil

00:38:46.600 --> 00:38:47.120
 himself

00:38:47.119 --> 00:38:49.719
 three times

00:38:49.719 --> 00:38:51.219
 three times

00:38:51.219 --> 00:38:53.960
 Jesus responds

00:38:53.960 --> 00:38:54.759
 with God's word

00:38:54.759 --> 00:38:57.039
 and in the final

00:38:57.039 --> 00:38:57.619
 temptation

00:38:57.619 --> 00:39:00.239
 the devil

00:39:00.239 --> 00:39:03.219
 makes an attempt

00:39:03.219 --> 00:39:07.759
 offers Jesus

00:39:07.759 --> 00:39:08.359
 the kingdoms

00:39:08.359 --> 00:39:09.119
 of the world

00:39:09.119 --> 00:39:10.259
 only if Jesus

00:39:10.259 --> 00:39:11.019
 would fall down

00:39:11.019 --> 00:39:11.579
 at his feet

00:39:11.579 --> 00:39:13.039
 and Jesus

00:39:13.039 --> 00:39:13.360
 is like

00:39:13.360 --> 00:39:13.639
 I've had

00:39:13.639 --> 00:39:13.860
 enough

00:39:13.860 --> 00:39:14.279
 of this

00:39:14.279 --> 00:39:19.079
 Jesus

00:39:19.079 --> 00:39:19.360
 says

00:39:19.360 --> 00:39:19.860
 be gone

00:39:19.860 --> 00:39:20.259
 Satan

00:39:20.259 --> 00:39:23.059
 be gone

00:39:23.059 --> 00:39:25.019
 you shall

00:39:25.019 --> 00:39:25.360
 worship

00:39:25.360 --> 00:39:25.699
 the Lord

00:39:25.699 --> 00:39:26.119
 your God

00:39:26.119 --> 00:39:26.420
 and him

00:39:26.420 --> 00:39:26.739
 only

00:39:26.739 --> 00:39:27.179
 shall you

00:39:27.179 --> 00:39:27.480
 serve

00:39:27.480 --> 00:39:27.779
 and you

00:39:27.779 --> 00:39:27.960
 remember

00:39:27.960 --> 00:39:28.219
 what the

00:39:28.219 --> 00:39:28.400
 devil

00:39:28.400 --> 00:39:28.619
 did

00:39:28.619 --> 00:39:30.239
 he left

00:39:30.239 --> 00:39:33.259
 Jesus

00:39:33.259 --> 00:39:34.019
 exercised

00:39:34.019 --> 00:39:34.799
 his authority

00:39:34.799 --> 00:39:35.739
 to which

00:39:35.739 --> 00:39:36.319
 the devil

00:39:36.319 --> 00:39:37.599
 obeyed

00:39:37.599 --> 00:39:40.799
 we share

00:39:40.799 --> 00:39:41.919
 in Christ's

00:39:41.919 --> 00:39:42.500
 authority

00:39:42.500 --> 00:39:44.579
 we can say

00:39:44.579 --> 00:39:45.859
 be gone

00:39:45.859 --> 00:39:46.299
 Satan

00:39:46.299 --> 00:39:49.639
 and he

00:39:49.639 --> 00:39:50.099
 leaves

00:39:50.099 --> 00:39:52.179
 in Martin

00:39:52.179 --> 00:39:52.819
 Luther's

00:39:52.819 --> 00:39:53.839
 a mighty

00:39:53.839 --> 00:39:54.259
 fortress

00:39:54.259 --> 00:39:54.619
 is our

00:39:54.619 --> 00:39:54.939
 God

00:39:54.939 --> 00:39:55.519
 he says

00:39:55.519 --> 00:39:56.339
 one little

00:39:56.339 --> 00:39:56.939
 word

00:39:56.939 --> 00:39:58.099
 shall fell

00:39:58.099 --> 00:39:58.399
 him

00:39:58.399 --> 00:39:59.459
 you know

00:39:59.459 --> 00:39:59.859
 that Martin

00:39:59.860 --> 00:40:00.340
 Luther was

00:40:00.340 --> 00:40:00.640
 asked

00:40:00.640 --> 00:40:01.039
 what is

00:40:01.039 --> 00:40:01.380
 that little

00:40:01.380 --> 00:40:01.700
 word

00:40:01.700 --> 00:40:02.860
 you know

00:40:02.860 --> 00:40:03.019
 what he

00:40:03.019 --> 00:40:03.260
 said

00:40:03.260 --> 00:40:04.700
 one might

00:40:04.700 --> 00:40:04.960
 think

00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:05.519
 Jesus

00:40:05.519 --> 00:40:07.500
 but that's

00:40:07.500 --> 00:40:07.840
 not how

00:40:07.840 --> 00:40:08.380
 Martin Luther

00:40:08.380 --> 00:40:08.940
 responded

00:40:08.940 --> 00:40:10.120
 he said

00:40:10.120 --> 00:40:10.920
 liar

00:40:10.920 --> 00:40:12.720
 as in

00:40:12.720 --> 00:40:13.120
 John 8

00:40:13.120 --> 00:40:13.559
 44

00:40:13.559 --> 00:40:14.720
 liar

00:40:14.720 --> 00:40:15.660
 be gone

00:40:15.660 --> 00:40:17.980
 liar

00:40:17.980 --> 00:40:18.780
 be gone

00:40:18.780 --> 00:40:22.280
 when you

00:40:22.280 --> 00:40:22.820
 feel tempted

00:40:22.820 --> 00:40:25.360
 you are

00:40:25.360 --> 00:40:25.900
 free

00:40:25.900 --> 00:40:27.420
 and authorized

00:40:27.420 --> 00:40:28.900
 by God's

00:40:28.900 --> 00:40:29.240
 word

00:40:29.239 --> 00:40:29.979
 to say

00:40:29.979 --> 00:40:30.619
 liar

00:40:30.619 --> 00:40:31.619
 be gone

00:40:31.619 --> 00:40:35.019
 it's

00:40:35.019 --> 00:40:35.439
 Christ's

00:40:35.439 --> 00:40:35.799
 authority

00:40:35.799 --> 00:40:38.419
 so here

00:40:38.419 --> 00:40:38.719
 we are

00:40:38.719 --> 00:40:39.119
 in front

00:40:39.119 --> 00:40:39.559
 of now

00:40:39.559 --> 00:40:40.219
 an empty

00:40:40.219 --> 00:40:41.119
 chest

00:40:41.119 --> 00:40:42.599
 we've been

00:40:42.599 --> 00:40:42.979
 outfitted

00:40:42.979 --> 00:40:43.379
 from head

00:40:43.379 --> 00:40:43.779
 to toe

00:40:43.779 --> 00:40:44.059
 in order

00:40:44.059 --> 00:40:44.500
 to stand

00:40:44.500 --> 00:40:44.859
 firm

00:40:44.859 --> 00:40:45.359
 against the

00:40:45.359 --> 00:40:45.659
 schemes

00:40:45.659 --> 00:40:45.959
 of a

00:40:45.959 --> 00:40:46.199
 devil

00:40:46.199 --> 00:40:49.759
 these six

00:40:49.759 --> 00:40:50.199
 pieces of

00:40:50.199 --> 00:40:50.579
 armor were

00:40:50.579 --> 00:40:51.119
 given to you

00:40:51.119 --> 00:40:51.579
 by God

00:40:51.579 --> 00:40:51.979
 so that you

00:40:51.979 --> 00:40:52.419
 could stand

00:40:52.419 --> 00:40:52.759
 firm

00:40:52.760 --> 00:40:56.040
 there's

00:40:56.040 --> 00:40:56.580
 still the

00:40:56.580 --> 00:40:58.340
 smell of

00:40:58.340 --> 00:41:00.000
 blossoming

00:41:00.000 --> 00:41:00.680
 crab apples

00:41:00.680 --> 00:41:01.200
 in the air

00:41:01.200 --> 00:41:04.740
 you look at

00:41:04.740 --> 00:41:05.260
 the doors

00:41:05.260 --> 00:41:06.980
 the strength

00:41:06.980 --> 00:41:07.720
 of his

00:41:07.720 --> 00:41:08.180
 might

00:41:08.180 --> 00:41:10.100
 and you've

00:41:10.100 --> 00:41:10.680
 been strengthened

00:41:10.679 --> 00:41:14.319
 you've taken

00:41:14.319 --> 00:41:14.719
 to heart

00:41:14.719 --> 00:41:15.500
 each piece

00:41:15.500 --> 00:41:17.839
 it's all

00:41:17.839 --> 00:41:18.539
 about Christ

00:41:18.539 --> 00:41:18.980
 that's your

00:41:18.980 --> 00:41:19.339
 belt

00:41:19.339 --> 00:41:21.199
 you've been

00:41:21.199 --> 00:41:22.139
 imputed with the

00:41:22.139 --> 00:41:22.839
 righteousness of

00:41:22.839 --> 00:41:23.159
 Christ

00:41:23.159 --> 00:41:24.039
 that is your

00:41:24.039 --> 00:41:24.639
 breastplate

00:41:24.639 --> 00:41:26.619
 you're immovable

00:41:26.619 --> 00:41:27.579
 with the peace

00:41:27.579 --> 00:41:28.119
 of God

00:41:28.119 --> 00:41:29.159
 your sandals

00:41:29.159 --> 00:41:31.119
 God's word

00:41:31.119 --> 00:41:31.859
 repels

00:41:31.859 --> 00:41:32.679
 every

00:41:32.679 --> 00:41:33.739
 flaming

00:41:33.739 --> 00:41:34.179
 missile

00:41:34.179 --> 00:41:34.980
 that's your

00:41:34.980 --> 00:41:35.279
 shield

00:41:35.280 --> 00:41:35.840
 of faith

00:41:35.840 --> 00:41:39.540
 I am yours

00:41:39.540 --> 00:41:40.280
 is the

00:41:40.280 --> 00:41:40.519
 helmet

00:41:40.519 --> 00:41:40.860
 on your

00:41:40.860 --> 00:41:41.140
 head

00:41:41.140 --> 00:41:45.019
 and God's

00:41:45.019 --> 00:41:45.360
 word

00:41:45.360 --> 00:41:47.200
 living

00:41:47.200 --> 00:41:47.720
 lethal

00:41:47.720 --> 00:41:48.540
 legendary

00:41:48.540 --> 00:41:50.780
 that sends

00:41:50.780 --> 00:41:51.140
 the devil

00:41:51.140 --> 00:41:51.560
 fleeing

00:41:51.560 --> 00:41:53.780
 as you

00:41:53.780 --> 00:41:54.220
 close the

00:41:54.220 --> 00:41:54.500
 doors

00:41:54.500 --> 00:41:55.240
 those two

00:41:55.240 --> 00:41:55.660
 words

00:41:55.660 --> 00:41:56.040
 are still

00:41:56.040 --> 00:41:56.660
 blazing

00:41:56.660 --> 00:41:57.440
 stand

00:41:57.440 --> 00:41:58.480
 firm

00:41:58.480 --> 00:41:59.040
 God's

00:41:59.040 --> 00:41:59.360
 given you

00:41:59.360 --> 00:41:59.700
 what you

00:41:59.700 --> 00:41:59.980
 need

00:41:59.980 --> 00:42:02.160
 for in a

00:42:02.160 --> 00:42:02.700
 little while

00:42:02.700 --> 00:42:04.620
 and it's

00:42:04.619 --> 00:42:05.039
 just a little

00:42:05.039 --> 00:42:05.380
 while

00:42:05.380 --> 00:42:06.900
 you will

00:42:06.900 --> 00:42:07.259
 see him

00:42:07.259 --> 00:42:07.659
 face to

00:42:07.659 --> 00:42:07.980
 face

00:42:07.980 --> 00:42:09.319
 let me

00:42:09.319 --> 00:42:09.539
 pray

00:42:09.539 --> 00:42:12.519
 God I

00:42:12.519 --> 00:42:12.839
 do pray

00:42:12.839 --> 00:42:13.219
 that you

00:42:13.219 --> 00:42:13.500
 would

00:42:13.500 --> 00:42:14.819
 strengthen

00:42:14.819 --> 00:42:15.319
 us

00:42:15.319 --> 00:42:17.839
 revive

00:42:17.839 --> 00:42:18.420
 us

00:42:18.420 --> 00:42:19.839
 tomorrow

00:42:19.839 --> 00:42:20.179
 morning

00:42:20.179 --> 00:42:20.500
 God I

00:42:20.500 --> 00:42:20.940
 pray when

00:42:20.940 --> 00:42:21.400
 we wake

00:42:21.400 --> 00:42:23.019
 our first

00:42:23.019 --> 00:42:23.559
 thoughts will

00:42:23.559 --> 00:42:24.059
 be it's

00:42:24.059 --> 00:42:24.539
 all about

00:42:24.539 --> 00:42:25.039
 Christ

00:42:25.039 --> 00:42:26.599
 in Jesus

00:42:26.599 --> 00:42:27.019
 name

00:42:27.019 --> 00:42:28.039
 Amen