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 Oh yes.

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 So Alex is going to be speaking from Ephesians chapter 6.

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 And if you have the Red Church Bibles, it's on page 1177.

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 1177.

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 And I'll read and Alex can come up then.

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 We're going to start at verse 10.

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 And we'll finish then at verse 18.

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 Ephesians chapter 6 verse 10.

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 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

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 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

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 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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 Therefore, put on the full armor of God so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.

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 And after you have done everything, to stand.

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 Stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled round your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

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 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

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 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

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 With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

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 Thanks, Alex.

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 I love the way the angels are applauding already.

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 The reading of God's word, not what I'm going to say in the...

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 So, I didn't get to see the new Power Rangers movie.

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 But I too wanted superhero powers, superpowers.

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 As a child, I wanted to have an invisible cloak, or at least the power to make myself invisible.

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 I would imagine sneaking around the house, or escaping from trouble, or sneaking up on my brother and sister to try and scare them.

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 If I was a superhero, I'd like to be Superman.

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 With the extra superpower of invisibility.

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 Actually, maybe come to think of this, maybe the best superpower wouldn't be invisibility, but invincibility.

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 Would you like to be invincible?

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 Would you like to be invincible?

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 To be able to withstand the greatest trials of life?

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 To have your arch nemesis blast you with kryptonite and still survive unscathed?

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 To be able to survive any battle, or opposition, or sickness.

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 To be able to live forever.

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 To be invincible.

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 Well, unlike being a superhero, which Connor is actually impossible, invincibility is possible.

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 Our passage this morning is going to show us how we can be invincible.

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 As we know, we all enter the world completely helpless, totally dependent on someone to care for us, usually our parents.

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 We are small and fragile and vulnerable.

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 Vulnerable to any attack from either the weather, or a person, or disease.

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 Even gravity causes us problems at some stage.

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 As we grow up into adults, we continue to be vulnerable.

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 Even if we get strong and fit and healthy, we remain vulnerable, because no matter how strong, or how fit, or how healthy we get, we will eventually die.

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 That's pretty gloomy, isn't it?

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 Well, maybe perhaps we will get weak, and old, and slow, and our health will deteriorate.

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 And then we will die.

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 It is gloomy.

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 It's not very superhero-ish.

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 But it's also true.

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 Back in Genesis chapter 2, verse 17, God said to Adam, the first man,

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 not to eat from a certain tree in the garden that God had provided for him.

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 For as God said, when you eat from it, you will surely die.

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 As we know from the story, the serpent came along and said,

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 you'll not surely die.

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 For God knows that when you eat, your eyes will be opened,

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 and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.

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 So right from the start,

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 we have seen a battle between Satan, the serpent, and God.

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 Good versus evil.

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 The life we were given versus the death we have chosen through our rebellion and through our sin.

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 You see, invincibility was what we were created for.

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 I don't think I need to tell you the effects of this rebellion are still being felt.

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 Death comes to us all.

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 In the meantime, life is hard.

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 There's a battle going on.

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 John MacArthur, in his commentary on the New Testament,

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 says that the Christian life is a battle.

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 It's warfare on a grand scale.

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 Because when God begins to bless,

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 Satan begins to attack.

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 That's what happened in the garden with Adam and Eve.

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 God blessed and Satan began to attack.

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 Jesus himself, at the beginning of his ministry on earth,

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 had a 40-day battle with Satan in the wilderness.

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 The end of his earthly ministry in the Garden of Gethsemane,

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 Satan had another go at him,

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 to the extent that Jesus was sweating drops of blood.

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 Here in Ephesians,

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 the Ephesian church also had its problems.

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 Now we could say on one hand that Jesus' problem

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 was that the Jews wanted to kill him.

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 But actually the real battle was much bigger than that.

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 This battle was on a cosmic scale.

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 This was Satan's big move.

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 His opportunity to dethrone Jesus as king.

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 Now rather than getting bogged down in the minutiae of Ephesians today,

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 and get bogged down in the issues of the occult and church unity,

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 which were the issues,

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 and there was other issues going on in the Ephesian church at the time.

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 But today, let's broadly say that the Ephesians too had their battles,

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 and it was ultimately Satan and his schemes at work.

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 Let's open up God's word.

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 Ephesians chapter 6, verse 10 through to 18.

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 It's on page 1177.

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 Ephesians chapter 6, on page 1177.

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 So, look there at verse 11 if you would.

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 Put on the full armour of God,

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 so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

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 Paul calls for them,

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 for the Ephesians, for the believers in Ephesus,

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 to stand against the devil's schemes.

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 Well, how would you feel about going to war against the devil?

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 It's a daunting prospect, isn't it?

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 I don't think I could do it with sword and shield,

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 or even hand grenades and machine guns, for that matter.

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 Paul isn't trying to overwhelm us here with dismay,

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 but rather to encourage us.

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 Our job isn't to go to war,

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 but rather to stand firm.

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 Also, there is an encouragement in 2 Chronicles,

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 chapter 20, verse 15.

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 You can just listen.

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 It's short.

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 This is what the Lord says to you.

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 Do not be afraid or discouraged

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 because of this vast army,

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 for the battle is not yours,

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 but God's.

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 Paul starts this passage

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 with the word,

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 finally.

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 It's a call to sit up and listen.

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 All that he has been saying

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 in the previous five chapters

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 has been leading to this point.

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 These are his parting words to the believers,

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 and so they must be important.

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 It brings all that he has been saying together.

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 So we would do well

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 to sit up and listen up.

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 Back in Ephesians, chapter 1,

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 he begins the letter

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 by giving thanks to

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 God our Father

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 and the Lord Jesus Christ,

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 who has blessed us

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 with every spiritual blessing

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 in Christ.

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 He's speaking to the believers in Ephesus,

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 and so this message is also for us

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 in every Christ-following church.

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 He continues in chapter 1, verse 4,

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 that we are chosen,

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 predestined,

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 and adopted as God's children.

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 We were lavished with his grace,

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 redeemed and forgiven,

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 given the mystery of his will.

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 We are receivers of an inheritance.

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 We've been sealed with the Holy Spirit,

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 and going on in chapter 2,

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 we are greatly loved by God.

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 We have been made alive with new life,

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 created by him

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 for doing good works,

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 and we've been given God's own peace.

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 The list goes on,

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 reminding them of the blessings

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 that they have as saints

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 or as followers of Jesus,

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 the guarantee

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 that they have been made citizens

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 of God's kingdom

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 and are members of his family.

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 Chapter 3 explains that

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 access has been given to God the Father.

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 They have been made powerful

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 beyond their imagination

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 through him,

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 through Christ.

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 They are individually

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 and uniquely gifted

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 by the Christ,

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 in chapter 4.

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 Blessed with gifted leaders

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 to equip them in ministry work,

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 given a new self

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 in God's holy likeness.

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 They have been made light

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 in the darkness,

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 in chapter 5.

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 Offered the fullness

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 of the Holy Spirit,

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 given the resources

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 and instructions

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 to make all relationships

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 with others

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 what God intends them to be.

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 And finally,

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 we come to today.

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 Here in chapter 6,

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 they are given God's

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 full armour

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 to make them invincible

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 against Satan

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 and his demonic forces.

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 Verse 10,

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 Finally,

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 be strong in the Lord

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 and in his mighty power.

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 Or as other versions say,

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 be strengthened by the Lord.

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 It is the Lord

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 who strengthens us.

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 It is only with his strength

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 that we can fight the opposition

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 or stand firm against him.

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 The battles we face

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 are real

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 and daily.

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 We might have health battles.

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 We might have

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 mental health battles.

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 We might have

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 relational battles.

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 We might have

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 marital battles.

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 We might have

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 work battles,

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 personal battles

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 like

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 self-confidence issues

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 or self-esteem.

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 Look at verse 12.

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 For our struggle

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 is not against flesh

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 and blood

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 but against the rulers,

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 against the authorities

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 and against the powers

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 of this dark world

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 and against the spiritual

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 forces of evil

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 in the heavenly realms.

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 So,

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 our real

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 battles

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 of flesh

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 and blood

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 are not to be

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 underestimated.

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 They are real.

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 But Paul is saying here

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 that our battles

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 are even bigger

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 on a cosmic scale.

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 They are against

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 the rulers

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 and authorities,

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 against the powers

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 of this dark world

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 and against the

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 spiritual forces

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 of evil

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 in the heavenly realms

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 who are fighting

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 for our very souls.

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 This battle

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 is the devil

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 wanting your soul.

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 Now,

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 I realise that

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 to keep going

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 with the superhero theme,

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 I realise that

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 this sounds like

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 something out of

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 Star Wars.

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 Cosmic forces

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 and spiritual battles.

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 So,

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 maybe we just need

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 a lightsaber

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 and the force

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 to help us out.

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 Well,

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 that's not what

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 Paul is saying.

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 This battle,

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 as we've seen,

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 is not a physical battle

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 but it's a bigger battle

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 of the mind.

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 So,

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 to be ready for battle

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 we must be ready

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 in our minds.

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 By putting on

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 the armour of God

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 we are able to stand

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 firm in the battle.

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 With God's armour

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 we are invincible.

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 No power of darkness,

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 no scheme of the devil,

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 no spiritual force

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 of evil

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 can penetrate us

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 with God's armour on.

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 Who wants invincibility?

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 Well,

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 follow with me

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 as we continue

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 to learn

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 how to stand firm

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 in his armour

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 with his power.

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 Verse 13,

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 therefore,

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 put on

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 the full armour

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 of God

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 so that when

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 the day of evil

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 comes

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 you may be able

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 to stand

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 your ground

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 and after you have

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 done everything

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 to stand.

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 His armour

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 protects

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 when we put it on

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 and take it up

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 and helps us

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 to stand firm.

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 So,

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 Paul says

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 we need to put on

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 put on

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 the belt of truth.

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 Verse 14,

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 stand firm then

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 with the belt of truth

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 buckled round your waist

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 with the breastplate

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 of righteousness

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 in place.

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 Paul wrote this letter

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 in a Roman prison

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 and so

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 as he was surrounded

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 by Roman soldiers

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 maybe as he was

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 looking at the soldiers

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 and what they were wearing

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 maybe that was

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 the inspiration

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 for this imagery.

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 Roman soldiers

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 always wore a tunic

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 an outer garment

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 that served

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 as his main clothes.

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 It was a large

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 square piece

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 of material

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 with holes cut out

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 for the head

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 and the arms

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 and it was hung loosely

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 over the soldier's body.

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 In battle

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 most combat

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 was hand to hand

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 and so a loose tunic

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 was dangerous

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 so it could be grabbed

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 or cut easily.

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 So before battle

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 the soldier

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 would carefully

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 pull up

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 his loose bits

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 of material

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 and tuck them

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 into his big leather belt

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 to stay safe.

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 This is where we get

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 the term

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 girding up your loins.

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 Girding up your loins

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 means to be ready.

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 The soldier

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 who was serious

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 about fighting

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 was sure to secure

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 his tunic

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 with his belt.

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 Be ready.

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 But it's the belt

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 of truth

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 that we are

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 to prepare

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 ourselves with.

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 The belt

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 of truth

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 it's the content

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 of God's truth.

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 It's essential

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 for the believer

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 in their battle

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 against the schemes

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 of Satan.

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 The false schemes

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 of Satan

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 like when he tempted

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 Jesus in the wilderness.

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 They can only be

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 successfully encountered

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 with the truth

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 of the word

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 of God.

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 And we'll be looking

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 at that again later.

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 Next Paul

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 tells us

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 to put on

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 the breastplate

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 of righteousness.

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 Stand firm then

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 14

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 with the belt

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 of truth

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 buckled round

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 your waist

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 with the breastplate

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 of righteousness

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 in place.

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 The breastplate

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 of righteousness.

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 No Roman soldier

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 would ever go into

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 battle without

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 his breastplate.

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 It was a heavy

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 sleeveless piece

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 of either linen

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 or leather

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 that would cover

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 his whole torso.

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 Onto it

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 were sewn

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 overlapping slices

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 of animal hooves

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 or horns

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 or pieces of metal

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 a little bit like

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 a suit of armour

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 for the torso.

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 Its purpose

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 I hope was obvious

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 it was to protect

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 the heart

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 and lungs

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 intestines

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 and other vital organs.

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 In ancient

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 Jewish thinking

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 the heart

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 represented the mind

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 and the will.

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 The bowels

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 were considered

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 the seat of emotions

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 and feelings.

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 The mind

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 and emotions

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 are the two areas

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 where Satan

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 most fiercely

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 attacks believers.

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 He tries to create

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 in us

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 a certain

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 worldview

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 a sinful environment

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 by which he tempts us

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 to think wrong thoughts

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 and feel wrong emotions.

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 He wants to flood

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 our minds

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 with false doctrines

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 with false truths

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 false information

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 just to confuse us.

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 He also wants to confuse

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 our emotions

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 and thereby

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 pervert our affections

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 morals

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 loyalties

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 goals

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 and commitments.

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 He wants to take

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 God's word

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 from our minds

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 and replace it

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 with his own

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 perverse ideas.

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 He wants to take

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 our pure living

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 and replace it

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 with immorality

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 with greed

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 with envy

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 with hate

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 and selfishness

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 addiction

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 pornography

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 and every other

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 kind of vice.

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 He wants us

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 to laugh at sin

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 rather than

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 repent of it

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 or even mourn

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 over it.

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 He wants us

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 to rationalize it

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 and make it okay

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 rather than

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 to confess it

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 and bring it

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 to the Lord

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 for forgiveness.

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 He seduces us

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 to become

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 so immune

00:18:26.799 --> 00:18:27.299
 to sin

00:18:27.299 --> 00:18:29.179
 in and around us

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 that it no longer

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 bothers us.

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 Put on the breastplate

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 of righteousness.

00:18:34.799 --> 00:18:35.859
 Don't let these things

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 happen to you.

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 Put on

00:18:37.659 --> 00:18:38.779
 the breastplate

00:18:38.779 --> 00:18:39.559
 of righteousness.

00:18:40.939 --> 00:18:41.480
 Righteousness

00:18:41.480 --> 00:18:42.399
 is to be taken

00:18:42.399 --> 00:18:43.539
 and wrapped around us

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 like the breastplate

00:18:44.619 --> 00:18:45.819
 protecting our hearts

00:18:45.819 --> 00:18:46.899
 and our minds.

00:18:48.500 --> 00:18:49.059
 Righteousness.

00:18:49.119 --> 00:18:50.299
 What do I mean by that?

00:18:50.299 --> 00:18:51.740
 Well let me start

00:18:51.740 --> 00:18:52.099
 by saying

00:18:52.099 --> 00:18:53.079
 what I don't mean.

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 I don't mean

00:18:54.819 --> 00:18:55.819
 self-righteousness.

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 This is not

00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:58.079
 righteousness at all

00:18:58.079 --> 00:18:59.119
 but it's

00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:00.279
 seen at its very worst.

00:19:01.159 --> 00:19:02.119
 Self-righteousness

00:19:02.119 --> 00:19:02.680
 is the kind

00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:03.220
 of righteousness

00:19:03.220 --> 00:19:03.879
 that thinks

00:19:03.879 --> 00:19:05.180
 that our own character

00:19:05.180 --> 00:19:06.599
 or our own behaviour

00:19:06.599 --> 00:19:07.559
 or accomplishments

00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:08.759
 please God

00:19:08.759 --> 00:19:09.419
 and will bring

00:19:09.419 --> 00:19:10.099
 his reward.

00:19:11.399 --> 00:19:12.339
 Nothing you can do

00:19:12.339 --> 00:19:13.399
 can make God

00:19:13.399 --> 00:19:13.819
 love you

00:19:13.819 --> 00:19:14.559
 more

00:19:14.559 --> 00:19:16.240
 than he already does.

00:19:18.259 --> 00:19:19.440
 Self-righteousness

00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:20.400
 will actually

00:19:20.400 --> 00:19:21.299
 keep a believer

00:19:21.299 --> 00:19:22.700
 out of the glorious

00:19:22.700 --> 00:19:23.700
 power of fellowship

00:19:23.700 --> 00:19:24.259
 with God

00:19:24.259 --> 00:19:25.820
 and it will keep

00:19:25.820 --> 00:19:26.680
 an unbeliever

00:19:26.680 --> 00:19:29.019
 out of his kingdom.

00:19:32.279 --> 00:19:33.080
 When I say

00:19:33.080 --> 00:19:33.539
 righteousness

00:19:33.539 --> 00:19:34.799
 neither do I mean

00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:36.140
 imputed righteousness.

00:19:37.720 --> 00:19:38.440
 Big word.

00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:39.059
 Imputed.

00:19:39.200 --> 00:19:39.759
 What does that mean?

00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:41.420
 Let me try

00:19:41.420 --> 00:19:41.900
 and explain.

00:19:43.299 --> 00:19:44.259
 Imputed righteousness

00:19:44.259 --> 00:19:45.360
 is the righteousness

00:19:45.360 --> 00:19:46.580
 that God

00:19:46.580 --> 00:19:47.480
 applies to

00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:48.440
 every Christian's

00:19:48.440 --> 00:19:49.720
 account the moment

00:19:49.720 --> 00:19:50.500
 they follow him.

00:19:52.180 --> 00:19:53.080
 Let me say that again.

00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:54.140
 Imputed righteousness

00:19:54.140 --> 00:19:55.680
 is the righteousness

00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:56.400
 that God

00:19:56.400 --> 00:19:57.400
 applies to

00:19:57.400 --> 00:19:58.279
 every Christian's

00:19:58.279 --> 00:19:58.660
 account

00:19:58.660 --> 00:19:59.600
 the moment

00:19:59.600 --> 00:20:00.440
 they follow him.

00:20:01.500 --> 00:20:02.299
 2 Corinthians

00:20:02.299 --> 00:20:03.100
 chapter 5

00:20:03.100 --> 00:20:03.600
 21

00:20:03.600 --> 00:20:04.240
 says that

00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:04.820
 God made

00:20:04.820 --> 00:20:05.320
 Christ

00:20:05.320 --> 00:20:06.279
 who knew

00:20:06.279 --> 00:20:06.880
 no sin

00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:08.220
 to be sin

00:20:08.220 --> 00:20:09.059
 on our behalf

00:20:09.059 --> 00:20:13.299
 that we might

00:20:13.299 --> 00:20:13.880
 become the

00:20:13.880 --> 00:20:14.340
 righteousness

00:20:14.339 --> 00:20:14.399
 righteousness

00:20:14.399 --> 00:20:15.579
 of God

00:20:15.579 --> 00:20:17.399
 in him.

00:20:19.399 --> 00:20:20.319
 So our

00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:21.220
 imputed righteousness

00:20:21.220 --> 00:20:21.939
 is what

00:20:21.939 --> 00:20:23.000
 God gives us.

00:20:23.459 --> 00:20:24.539
 We cannot put on

00:20:24.539 --> 00:20:25.559
 what God

00:20:25.559 --> 00:20:26.059
 has already

00:20:26.059 --> 00:20:27.579
 given us.

00:20:30.199 --> 00:20:31.159
 God's imputed

00:20:31.159 --> 00:20:31.599
 righteousness

00:20:31.599 --> 00:20:32.919
 is the basis

00:20:32.919 --> 00:20:33.720
 of our Christian

00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:34.399
 life and our

00:20:34.399 --> 00:20:35.139
 Christian living.

00:20:35.879 --> 00:20:36.819
 It protects us

00:20:36.819 --> 00:20:37.379
 from hell

00:20:37.379 --> 00:20:38.919
 but it does not

00:20:38.919 --> 00:20:39.599
 in itself

00:20:39.599 --> 00:20:40.619
 protect us

00:20:40.619 --> 00:20:41.220
 from Satan

00:20:41.220 --> 00:20:42.319
 in this present

00:20:42.319 --> 00:20:42.680
 life.

00:20:44.220 --> 00:20:45.200
 The breastplate

00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:45.839
 of righteousness

00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:46.779
 that we put on

00:20:46.779 --> 00:20:47.759
 as spiritual

00:20:47.759 --> 00:20:48.440
 armour against

00:20:48.440 --> 00:20:49.200
 our adversary

00:20:49.200 --> 00:20:49.980
 is the

00:20:49.980 --> 00:20:50.700
 practical

00:20:50.700 --> 00:20:51.819
 righteousness

00:20:51.819 --> 00:20:52.740
 of a life

00:20:52.740 --> 00:20:53.319
 lived in

00:20:53.319 --> 00:20:53.799
 obedience

00:20:53.799 --> 00:20:55.100
 to God's

00:20:55.100 --> 00:20:55.420
 word.

00:20:57.480 --> 00:20:58.120
 So to try and

00:20:58.120 --> 00:20:58.600
 summarise

00:20:58.600 --> 00:20:59.740
 to put on

00:20:59.740 --> 00:21:00.500
 the breastplate

00:21:00.500 --> 00:21:01.079
 of righteousness

00:21:01.079 --> 00:21:02.339
 is to live

00:21:02.339 --> 00:21:02.839
 daily

00:21:02.839 --> 00:21:03.940
 moment by

00:21:03.940 --> 00:21:04.339
 moment

00:21:04.339 --> 00:21:05.279
 obedience

00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:06.039
 to our

00:21:06.039 --> 00:21:06.680
 heavenly father.

00:21:06.680 --> 00:21:06.720
 power.

00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:08.519
 This part

00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:08.940
 of God's

00:21:08.940 --> 00:21:09.400
 armour is

00:21:09.400 --> 00:21:10.440
 holy living

00:21:10.440 --> 00:21:11.720
 for which

00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:12.460
 God supplies

00:21:12.460 --> 00:21:13.019
 the standard

00:21:13.019 --> 00:21:13.680
 and the power

00:21:13.680 --> 00:21:14.740
 but for which

00:21:14.740 --> 00:21:16.560
 we must

00:21:16.560 --> 00:21:17.120
 supply the

00:21:17.120 --> 00:21:17.480
 willingness.

00:21:19.299 --> 00:21:20.140
 God himself

00:21:20.140 --> 00:21:21.200
 puts on

00:21:21.200 --> 00:21:21.799
 our imputed

00:21:21.799 --> 00:21:22.320
 righteousness

00:21:22.320 --> 00:21:23.620
 but we

00:21:23.620 --> 00:21:24.299
 must put on

00:21:24.299 --> 00:21:25.200
 our practical

00:21:25.200 --> 00:21:25.860
 righteousness.

00:21:31.279 --> 00:21:32.360
 Verse 15

00:21:32.359 --> 00:21:41.939
 whatever sport

00:21:41.939 --> 00:21:42.579
 or activity

00:21:42.579 --> 00:21:43.259
 these days

00:21:43.259 --> 00:21:44.639
 there is

00:21:44.639 --> 00:21:45.339
 always special

00:21:45.339 --> 00:21:45.879
 footwear

00:21:45.879 --> 00:21:46.599
 to make

00:21:46.599 --> 00:21:47.059
 the task

00:21:47.059 --> 00:21:47.699
 more comfortable

00:21:47.699 --> 00:21:48.599
 safer and

00:21:48.599 --> 00:21:48.979
 practical.

00:21:49.939 --> 00:21:50.259
 Likewise

00:21:50.259 --> 00:21:51.259
 a soldier's

00:21:51.259 --> 00:21:51.679
 footwear

00:21:51.679 --> 00:21:52.459
 was also

00:21:52.459 --> 00:21:52.939
 important

00:21:52.939 --> 00:21:53.719
 because

00:21:53.719 --> 00:21:54.459
 very often

00:21:54.459 --> 00:21:54.899
 his very

00:21:54.899 --> 00:21:55.319
 life

00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:56.019
 would depend

00:21:56.019 --> 00:21:56.419
 on it

00:21:56.419 --> 00:21:57.419
 as he

00:21:57.419 --> 00:21:57.879
 walked

00:21:57.879 --> 00:21:58.759
 or

00:21:58.759 --> 00:21:59.819
 marched

00:21:59.819 --> 00:22:00.399
 on dusty

00:22:00.399 --> 00:22:00.899
 roads

00:22:00.900 --> 00:22:02.340
 or over

00:22:02.340 --> 00:22:02.740
 jagged

00:22:02.740 --> 00:22:03.180
 rocks

00:22:03.180 --> 00:22:03.800
 or through

00:22:03.800 --> 00:22:04.300
 rivers

00:22:04.300 --> 00:22:05.100
 or thorns

00:22:05.100 --> 00:22:06.380
 a soldier

00:22:06.380 --> 00:22:06.880
 whose feet

00:22:06.880 --> 00:22:07.560
 were blistered

00:22:07.560 --> 00:22:07.940
 or cut

00:22:07.940 --> 00:22:08.519
 or swollen

00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:09.500
 could not

00:22:09.500 --> 00:22:10.040
 fight well

00:22:10.040 --> 00:22:10.600
 and may not

00:22:10.600 --> 00:22:11.100
 even be able

00:22:11.100 --> 00:22:11.820
 to stand up

00:22:11.820 --> 00:22:12.460
 to defend

00:22:12.460 --> 00:22:12.960
 himself.

00:22:14.060 --> 00:22:14.380
 A Roman

00:22:14.380 --> 00:22:15.040
 soldier's

00:22:15.040 --> 00:22:15.420
 shoes

00:22:15.420 --> 00:22:16.300
 or boots

00:22:16.300 --> 00:22:17.060
 were made

00:22:17.060 --> 00:22:17.620
 tough and

00:22:17.620 --> 00:22:17.920
 durable

00:22:17.920 --> 00:22:18.400
 for these

00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:19.040
 very reasons

00:22:19.040 --> 00:22:20.280
 but they

00:22:20.280 --> 00:22:20.680
 were also

00:22:20.680 --> 00:22:21.360
 impregnated

00:22:21.360 --> 00:22:22.200
 with little

00:22:22.200 --> 00:22:22.580
 bits of

00:22:22.580 --> 00:22:22.860
 metal

00:22:22.860 --> 00:22:23.880
 or nails

00:22:23.880 --> 00:22:24.620
 so that

00:22:24.620 --> 00:22:24.860
 they would

00:22:24.860 --> 00:22:25.300
 have better

00:22:25.300 --> 00:22:25.660
 grip

00:22:25.660 --> 00:22:26.500
 as they

00:22:26.500 --> 00:22:26.860
 climbed

00:22:26.860 --> 00:22:27.300
 slippery

00:22:27.300 --> 00:22:27.840
 surfaces

00:22:27.840 --> 00:22:28.460
 and greater

00:22:28.460 --> 00:22:29.000
 stability

00:22:29.000 --> 00:22:29.920
 as they

00:22:29.920 --> 00:22:30.300
 fought.

00:22:30.900 --> 00:22:32.740
 A Christian's

00:22:32.740 --> 00:22:33.920
 spiritual footwear

00:22:33.920 --> 00:22:34.640
 is just

00:22:34.640 --> 00:22:35.340
 as important.

00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:36.759
 If we

00:22:36.759 --> 00:22:37.580
 have put

00:22:37.580 --> 00:22:38.000
 on the

00:22:38.000 --> 00:22:38.400
 belt of

00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:38.740
 truth

00:22:38.740 --> 00:22:39.320
 and the

00:22:39.320 --> 00:22:39.780
 breastplate

00:22:39.780 --> 00:22:39.940
 of

00:22:39.940 --> 00:22:40.380
 righteousness

00:22:40.380 --> 00:22:41.600
 but not

00:22:41.600 --> 00:22:42.040
 fitted our

00:22:42.040 --> 00:22:42.420
 feet with

00:22:42.420 --> 00:22:42.920
 the preparation

00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:43.300
 of the

00:22:43.300 --> 00:22:43.620
 gospel

00:22:43.620 --> 00:22:44.540
 of peace

00:22:44.540 --> 00:22:45.320
 we are

00:22:45.320 --> 00:22:45.640
 destined

00:22:45.640 --> 00:22:46.400
 to stumble

00:22:46.400 --> 00:22:47.400
 fall

00:22:47.400 --> 00:22:48.019
 or slip

00:22:48.019 --> 00:22:48.759
 and suffer

00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:49.540
 many defeats.

00:22:51.300 --> 00:22:52.320
 The gospel

00:22:52.320 --> 00:22:52.880
 of peace

00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:54.480
 is the

00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:54.960
 truth

00:22:54.960 --> 00:22:57.160
 that in

00:22:57.160 --> 00:22:57.740
 Christ we

00:22:57.740 --> 00:22:58.259
 are now at

00:22:58.259 --> 00:22:58.860
 peace with

00:22:58.860 --> 00:22:59.200
 God

00:22:59.200 --> 00:23:00.480
 and are

00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:00.960
 one with

00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:01.200
 him.

00:23:01.980 --> 00:23:02.559
 So when

00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:02.980
 our feet

00:23:02.980 --> 00:23:03.360
 are ready

00:23:03.360 --> 00:23:04.140
 with the

00:23:04.140 --> 00:23:04.660
 gospel of

00:23:04.660 --> 00:23:05.680
 peace we

00:23:05.680 --> 00:23:06.279
 stand with

00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:06.940
 the confidence

00:23:06.940 --> 00:23:07.600
 of God's

00:23:07.600 --> 00:23:08.160
 love for

00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:08.480
 us,

00:23:09.080 --> 00:23:10.019
 his union

00:23:10.019 --> 00:23:10.600
 with us

00:23:10.600 --> 00:23:11.400
 and his

00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:11.900
 commitment

00:23:11.900 --> 00:23:12.700
 to fight

00:23:12.700 --> 00:23:13.319
 for us.

00:23:14.319 --> 00:23:15.319
 The believer

00:23:15.319 --> 00:23:15.960
 who stands

00:23:15.960 --> 00:23:16.279
 in the

00:23:16.279 --> 00:23:16.880
 Lord's power

00:23:16.880 --> 00:23:17.400
 need not

00:23:17.400 --> 00:23:17.980
 fear any

00:23:17.980 --> 00:23:18.319
 enemy,

00:23:19.180 --> 00:23:19.640
 not even

00:23:19.640 --> 00:23:20.000
 Satan

00:23:20.000 --> 00:23:20.519
 himself.

00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:21.940
 When the

00:23:21.940 --> 00:23:22.840
 attack comes

00:23:22.840 --> 00:23:24.000
 our feet

00:23:24.000 --> 00:23:24.660
 are rooted

00:23:24.660 --> 00:23:25.600
 firmly on

00:23:25.600 --> 00:23:26.380
 the solid

00:23:26.380 --> 00:23:27.480
 ground of

00:23:27.480 --> 00:23:27.940
 the gospel

00:23:27.940 --> 00:23:28.480
 of peace.

00:23:29.620 --> 00:23:30.559
 This gospel

00:23:30.559 --> 00:23:31.440
 was once

00:23:31.440 --> 00:23:31.920
 our enemy

00:23:31.920 --> 00:23:32.779
 when it

00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:33.620
 separated us

00:23:33.620 --> 00:23:34.680
 from God

00:23:34.680 --> 00:23:35.960
 but has

00:23:35.960 --> 00:23:36.480
 become our

00:23:36.480 --> 00:23:37.019
 defender

00:23:37.019 --> 00:23:38.039
 because now

00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:38.759
 Jesus has

00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:39.279
 taken our

00:23:39.279 --> 00:23:40.420
 place and

00:23:40.420 --> 00:23:40.740
 we are

00:23:40.740 --> 00:23:41.700
 protected by

00:23:41.700 --> 00:23:42.259
 a loving

00:23:42.259 --> 00:23:43.039
 heavenly

00:23:43.039 --> 00:23:43.480
 father.

00:23:45.059 --> 00:23:45.920
 We who

00:23:45.920 --> 00:23:46.480
 were once

00:23:46.480 --> 00:23:47.100
 his enemies

00:23:47.100 --> 00:23:48.100
 are now

00:23:48.100 --> 00:23:48.860
 his children

00:23:48.860 --> 00:23:49.860
 and he

00:23:49.860 --> 00:23:50.480
 offers us

00:23:50.480 --> 00:23:51.519
 his full

00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:52.059
 resources

00:23:52.059 --> 00:23:53.700
 to be

00:23:53.700 --> 00:23:54.360
 strong in

00:23:54.360 --> 00:23:54.799
 the Lord

00:23:54.799 --> 00:23:55.440
 and in

00:23:55.440 --> 00:23:55.980
 his mighty

00:23:55.980 --> 00:23:56.420
 power.

00:23:57.940 --> 00:24:01.940
 So having

00:24:01.940 --> 00:24:02.480
 put on

00:24:02.480 --> 00:24:03.120
 the armor

00:24:03.120 --> 00:24:04.019
 that protects

00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:04.740
 we are

00:24:04.740 --> 00:24:05.360
 now tasked

00:24:05.360 --> 00:24:06.320
 with taking

00:24:06.320 --> 00:24:06.660
 up,

00:24:07.440 --> 00:24:08.259
 being active.

00:24:11.440 --> 00:24:12.039
 Whereas

00:24:12.039 --> 00:24:12.960
 the belt,

00:24:13.680 --> 00:24:14.420
 the breastplate

00:24:14.420 --> 00:24:15.000
 and the

00:24:15.000 --> 00:24:15.960
 shoes were

00:24:15.960 --> 00:24:16.539
 armor that

00:24:16.539 --> 00:24:17.120
 never came

00:24:17.120 --> 00:24:17.620
 off while

00:24:17.620 --> 00:24:17.880
 on the

00:24:17.880 --> 00:24:18.259
 battlefield,

00:24:19.059 --> 00:24:19.759
 the shield,

00:24:20.259 --> 00:24:20.720
 the helmet

00:24:20.720 --> 00:24:21.180
 and the

00:24:21.180 --> 00:24:22.259
 sword on

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:22.539
 the other

00:24:22.539 --> 00:24:23.059
 hand were

00:24:23.059 --> 00:24:23.840
 always kept

00:24:23.840 --> 00:24:24.460
 ready for

00:24:24.460 --> 00:24:24.880
 use when

00:24:24.880 --> 00:24:25.320
 actually

00:24:25.320 --> 00:24:25.720
 fighting.

00:24:25.720 --> 00:24:28.079
 Let's

00:24:28.079 --> 00:24:28.299
 look at

00:24:28.299 --> 00:24:28.960
 verse 16.

00:24:29.339 --> 00:24:29.819
 In addition

00:24:29.819 --> 00:24:30.299
 to all

00:24:30.299 --> 00:24:30.700
 of this,

00:24:31.100 --> 00:24:31.620
 take up

00:24:31.620 --> 00:24:32.579
 the shield

00:24:32.579 --> 00:24:33.079
 of faith

00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:34.360
 with which

00:24:34.360 --> 00:24:34.660
 you can

00:24:34.660 --> 00:24:35.160
 extinguish

00:24:35.160 --> 00:24:35.740
 all the

00:24:35.740 --> 00:24:36.440
 flaming arrows

00:24:36.440 --> 00:24:36.759
 of the

00:24:36.759 --> 00:24:37.220
 evil one.

00:24:38.059 --> 00:24:38.559
 Take the

00:24:38.559 --> 00:24:39.120
 helmet of

00:24:39.120 --> 00:24:39.579
 salvation

00:24:39.579 --> 00:24:40.180
 and the

00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:40.720
 sword of

00:24:40.720 --> 00:24:41.180
 the spirit

00:24:41.180 --> 00:24:42.279
 which is

00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:42.660
 the word

00:24:42.660 --> 00:24:43.100
 of God.

00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:45.860
 There are

00:24:45.860 --> 00:24:46.360
 two types

00:24:46.360 --> 00:24:47.059
 of shields

00:24:47.059 --> 00:24:47.420
 that the

00:24:47.420 --> 00:24:48.039
 Roman soldiers

00:24:48.039 --> 00:24:48.579
 used.

00:24:49.140 --> 00:24:49.600
 One was

00:24:49.600 --> 00:24:50.019
 a small

00:24:50.019 --> 00:24:50.579
 round one

00:24:50.579 --> 00:24:51.140
 about two

00:24:51.140 --> 00:24:51.579
 feet in

00:24:51.579 --> 00:24:52.039
 diameter

00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:52.980
 strapped

00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:53.440
 to one

00:24:53.440 --> 00:24:53.920
 arm to

00:24:53.920 --> 00:24:54.299
 deflect

00:24:54.299 --> 00:24:54.819
 swords

00:24:54.819 --> 00:24:55.240
 when in

00:24:55.240 --> 00:24:55.759
 hand-to-hand

00:24:55.759 --> 00:24:56.139
 combat.

00:24:56.899 --> 00:24:57.379
 The other

00:24:57.379 --> 00:24:57.799
 shield is

00:24:57.799 --> 00:24:58.039
 the one

00:24:58.039 --> 00:24:58.240
 we are

00:24:58.240 --> 00:24:58.500
 talking

00:24:58.500 --> 00:24:58.960
 about here.

00:25:00.179 --> 00:25:00.740
 It was

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.359
 one big

00:25:01.359 --> 00:25:01.759
 sheet of

00:25:01.759 --> 00:25:02.220
 wood about

00:25:02.220 --> 00:25:03.000
 four and

00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:03.379
 a half

00:25:03.379 --> 00:25:04.480
 feet high

00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:04.919
 and about

00:25:04.919 --> 00:25:05.339
 two and

00:25:05.339 --> 00:25:05.579
 a half

00:25:05.579 --> 00:25:06.179
 feet wide.

00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:07.539
 It was

00:25:07.539 --> 00:25:08.240
 designed to

00:25:08.240 --> 00:25:08.720
 protect the

00:25:08.720 --> 00:25:09.240
 whole body

00:25:09.240 --> 00:25:09.539
 of the

00:25:09.539 --> 00:25:10.439
 soldier who

00:25:10.439 --> 00:25:11.059
 was considerably

00:25:11.059 --> 00:25:11.759
 smaller than

00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:12.179
 the average

00:25:12.179 --> 00:25:12.619
 man is

00:25:12.619 --> 00:25:12.939
 today.

00:25:13.740 --> 00:25:14.159
 The shield

00:25:14.159 --> 00:25:14.559
 was made

00:25:14.559 --> 00:25:15.000
 of wood

00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:15.500
 and covered

00:25:15.500 --> 00:25:16.059
 with either

00:25:16.059 --> 00:25:17.339
 metal or

00:25:17.339 --> 00:25:18.119
 heavily soaked

00:25:18.119 --> 00:25:18.460
 leather.

00:25:20.179 --> 00:25:20.839
 They were

00:25:20.839 --> 00:25:21.359
 carried in

00:25:21.359 --> 00:25:21.759
 the front

00:25:21.759 --> 00:25:22.240
 lines of

00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:22.839
 that battle

00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:23.339
 and stood

00:25:23.339 --> 00:25:23.879
 side by

00:25:23.879 --> 00:25:24.539
 side and

00:25:24.539 --> 00:25:25.200
 overhead to

00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:25.519
 make a

00:25:25.519 --> 00:25:26.180
 wooden wall

00:25:26.180 --> 00:25:27.220
 which could

00:25:27.220 --> 00:25:27.920
 have been

00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:28.619
 up to a

00:25:28.619 --> 00:25:29.500
 mile wide.

00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:31.339
 Behind this

00:25:31.339 --> 00:25:32.500
 wall of

00:25:34.500 --> 00:25:35.000
 shields the

00:25:35.000 --> 00:25:35.859
 archers would

00:25:35.859 --> 00:25:37.940
 shoot their

00:25:37.940 --> 00:25:39.339
 arrows and

00:25:39.339 --> 00:25:40.000
 would slowly

00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:40.659
 advance on

00:25:40.659 --> 00:25:41.019
 the enemy

00:25:41.019 --> 00:25:42.119
 behind this

00:25:42.119 --> 00:25:42.639
 safe wall.

00:25:43.379 --> 00:25:44.000
 Anyone behind

00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:44.599
 the walls of

00:25:44.599 --> 00:25:45.159
 shields were

00:25:45.159 --> 00:25:46.599
 protected also

00:25:46.599 --> 00:25:47.480
 from arrow

00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:47.940
 attack.

00:25:49.099 --> 00:25:49.740
 Very often

00:25:49.740 --> 00:25:50.259
 they would be

00:25:50.259 --> 00:25:50.859
 shot at with

00:25:50.859 --> 00:25:51.420
 arrows whose

00:25:51.420 --> 00:25:52.480
 tips had been

00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:53.659
 soaked and

00:25:53.659 --> 00:25:54.099
 wrapped in

00:25:54.099 --> 00:25:54.599
 pieces of

00:25:54.599 --> 00:25:55.319
 cloth soaked

00:25:55.319 --> 00:25:55.819
 in tar

00:25:55.819 --> 00:25:57.779
 like in

00:25:57.779 --> 00:25:58.579
 a tar

00:25:58.579 --> 00:25:59.319
 like substance

00:25:59.319 --> 00:26:00.039
 and set

00:26:00.039 --> 00:26:00.399
 alight.

00:26:01.439 --> 00:26:02.199
 The purpose

00:26:02.199 --> 00:26:03.059
 was to

00:26:03.059 --> 00:26:04.059
 maximize damage

00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:04.799
 by having

00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:05.319
 the flame

00:26:05.319 --> 00:26:06.019
 burn and

00:26:06.019 --> 00:26:06.699
 spread and

00:26:06.699 --> 00:26:07.379
 splatter onto

00:26:07.379 --> 00:26:07.899
 the soldiers.

00:26:09.039 --> 00:26:09.379
 However,

00:26:09.480 --> 00:26:09.859
 with these

00:26:09.859 --> 00:26:11.099
 big shields

00:26:11.099 --> 00:26:11.980
 the arrows

00:26:11.980 --> 00:26:12.299
 would be

00:26:12.299 --> 00:26:13.099
 either deflected

00:26:13.099 --> 00:26:13.899
 or extinguished.

00:26:15.059 --> 00:26:16.000
 So we

00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:17.079
 are to take

00:26:17.079 --> 00:26:17.679
 up this

00:26:17.679 --> 00:26:18.379
 great big

00:26:18.379 --> 00:26:19.159
 shield of

00:26:19.159 --> 00:26:20.399
 faith which

00:26:20.399 --> 00:26:21.240
 can extinguish

00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:22.059
 all the flaming

00:26:22.059 --> 00:26:22.699
 arrows of the

00:26:22.699 --> 00:26:23.159
 evil one.

00:26:23.160 --> 00:26:25.080
 turn back

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 with me

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 for a

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 minute back

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 to chapter

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 3 verse

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 16.

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 I pray

00:26:36.040 --> 00:26:36.720
 that out

00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:37.360
 of his

00:26:37.360 --> 00:26:37.980
 glorious

00:26:37.980 --> 00:26:38.800
 riches he

00:26:38.800 --> 00:26:39.600
 may strengthen

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 you with

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 power through

00:26:41.420 --> 00:26:42.200
 his spirit

00:26:42.200 --> 00:26:42.720
 in your

00:26:42.720 --> 00:26:43.440
 inner being

00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:44.700
 so that

00:26:44.700 --> 00:26:45.320
 Christ may

00:26:45.320 --> 00:26:45.740
 dwell in

00:26:45.740 --> 00:26:46.220
 your heart

00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:46.640
 through

00:26:46.640 --> 00:26:47.340
 faith.

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 And I

00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:49.220
 pray that

00:26:49.220 --> 00:26:50.340
 you being

00:26:50.340 --> 00:26:51.019
 rooted and

00:26:51.019 --> 00:26:51.759
 established in

00:26:51.759 --> 00:26:52.940
 love may

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 have power

00:26:53.779 --> 00:26:55.619
 together with

00:26:55.619 --> 00:26:55.940
 all the

00:26:55.940 --> 00:26:56.940
 saints to

00:26:56.940 --> 00:26:57.539
 grasp how

00:26:57.539 --> 00:26:58.379
 wide and

00:26:58.379 --> 00:26:59.379
 long and

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 high and

00:27:00.099 --> 00:27:01.420
 deep is

00:27:01.420 --> 00:27:01.720
 the love

00:27:01.720 --> 00:27:02.119
 of God.

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 And to

00:27:05.299 --> 00:27:05.900
 know this

00:27:05.900 --> 00:27:06.440
 love that

00:27:06.440 --> 00:27:07.039
 surpasses

00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:07.619
 knowledge that

00:27:07.619 --> 00:27:08.559
 you may be

00:27:08.559 --> 00:27:09.319
 filled to

00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:10.059
 the measure of

00:27:10.059 --> 00:27:10.519
 all the

00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:11.299
 fullness of

00:27:11.299 --> 00:27:11.599
 God.

00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:13.559
 Faith.

00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:15.059
 Faith.

00:27:15.980 --> 00:27:16.740
 The shield

00:27:16.740 --> 00:27:17.200
 of faith.

00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:18.240
 The faith in

00:27:18.240 --> 00:27:18.799
 this letter

00:27:18.799 --> 00:27:20.000
 is the

00:27:20.000 --> 00:27:20.539
 openness,

00:27:21.099 --> 00:27:21.599
 the willingness

00:27:21.599 --> 00:27:22.599
 to God

00:27:22.599 --> 00:27:24.299
 that allows

00:27:24.299 --> 00:27:25.500
 Christ to

00:27:25.500 --> 00:27:25.960
 dwell in

00:27:25.960 --> 00:27:27.599
 us and

00:27:27.599 --> 00:27:28.299
 brings in

00:27:28.299 --> 00:27:29.079
 us a

00:27:29.079 --> 00:27:29.859
 deeper grasp

00:27:29.859 --> 00:27:30.339
 of his

00:27:30.339 --> 00:27:31.160
 unfathomable

00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:31.519
 love.

00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:33.720
 The flaming

00:27:33.720 --> 00:27:34.259
 arrows that

00:27:34.259 --> 00:27:34.700
 Paul writes

00:27:34.700 --> 00:27:35.180
 about could

00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:35.940
 be anything

00:27:35.940 --> 00:27:36.680
 from direct

00:27:36.680 --> 00:27:37.480
 occult attack

00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:38.920
 to devilish

00:27:38.920 --> 00:27:39.579
 persecution.

00:27:41.140 --> 00:27:41.400
 And that's

00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:41.640
 what was

00:27:41.640 --> 00:27:42.299
 happening in

00:27:42.299 --> 00:27:42.620
 Ephesus.

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 But for

00:27:43.079 --> 00:27:43.640
 us in our

00:27:43.640 --> 00:27:44.160
 context,

00:27:45.039 --> 00:27:46.220
 currently it's

00:27:46.220 --> 00:27:46.779
 most likely

00:27:46.779 --> 00:27:47.240
 to be the

00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:48.420
 steady rain

00:27:48.420 --> 00:27:49.559
 of temptations,

00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:51.579
 fear,

00:27:52.400 --> 00:27:52.740
 bitterness,

00:27:53.519 --> 00:27:53.860
 anger,

00:27:54.539 --> 00:27:55.160
 and division

00:27:55.160 --> 00:27:55.740
 that could

00:27:55.740 --> 00:27:56.420
 break up the

00:27:56.420 --> 00:27:57.100
 unity of

00:27:57.100 --> 00:27:57.600
 the church

00:27:57.600 --> 00:27:58.100
 or any

00:27:58.100 --> 00:27:58.740
 family or

00:27:58.740 --> 00:27:59.620
 societal unit.

00:28:00.740 --> 00:28:01.539
 These arrows

00:28:01.539 --> 00:28:02.019
 that are

00:28:02.019 --> 00:28:04.299
 being fired

00:28:04.299 --> 00:28:04.839
 at us

00:28:04.839 --> 00:28:05.779
 are to be

00:28:05.779 --> 00:28:06.360
 countered

00:28:06.360 --> 00:28:07.420
 with faith.

00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:09.259
 Taking up

00:28:09.259 --> 00:28:09.819
 the shield

00:28:09.819 --> 00:28:10.519
 is a

00:28:10.519 --> 00:28:10.940
 deliberate

00:28:10.940 --> 00:28:11.500
 and a

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:11.920
 positive

00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:12.360
 act,

00:28:13.120 --> 00:28:13.539
 holding

00:28:13.539 --> 00:28:14.059
 on to

00:28:14.059 --> 00:28:14.620
 the God

00:28:14.620 --> 00:28:15.620
 revealed in

00:28:15.620 --> 00:28:16.100
 the gospel.

00:28:16.220 --> 00:28:17.740
 dependent on

00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:18.240
 the Lord.

00:28:21.360 --> 00:28:21.920
 Holding

00:28:21.920 --> 00:28:22.420
 on to

00:28:22.420 --> 00:28:22.960
 the God

00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:24.059
 revealed in

00:28:24.059 --> 00:28:24.559
 the gospel,

00:28:24.759 --> 00:28:25.640
 dependent on

00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:26.059
 the Lord,

00:28:26.160 --> 00:28:26.539
 no matter

00:28:26.539 --> 00:28:26.940
 what.

00:28:28.079 --> 00:28:28.660
 He is the

00:28:28.660 --> 00:28:29.059
 Lord who

00:28:29.059 --> 00:28:29.700
 extinguishes

00:28:29.700 --> 00:28:30.380
 the fiery

00:28:30.380 --> 00:28:31.440
 arrows of

00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:31.860
 the enemy

00:28:31.860 --> 00:28:32.600
 attempting to

00:28:32.600 --> 00:28:33.500
 spread harm

00:28:33.500 --> 00:28:34.500
 and spread

00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:35.420
 panic and

00:28:35.420 --> 00:28:35.759
 division.

00:28:39.860 --> 00:28:40.660
 Next is

00:28:40.660 --> 00:28:41.600
 the helmet.

00:28:41.599 --> 00:28:41.719
 helmet.

00:28:44.219 --> 00:28:45.019
 I hope

00:28:45.019 --> 00:28:45.899
 the helmet

00:28:45.899 --> 00:28:46.659
 is straightforward.

00:28:47.159 --> 00:28:47.859
 It protects

00:28:47.859 --> 00:28:48.259
 the head

00:28:48.259 --> 00:28:48.819
 and the face.

00:28:49.599 --> 00:28:50.099
 The fact

00:28:50.099 --> 00:28:50.419
 that the

00:28:50.419 --> 00:28:50.919
 helmet is

00:28:50.919 --> 00:28:51.699
 related to

00:28:51.699 --> 00:28:52.359
 salvation

00:28:52.359 --> 00:28:53.859
 indicates that

00:28:53.859 --> 00:28:54.679
 Satan's blows

00:28:54.679 --> 00:28:55.339
 are directed

00:28:55.339 --> 00:28:55.799
 at the

00:28:55.799 --> 00:28:56.359
 believer's

00:28:56.359 --> 00:28:56.980
 security

00:28:56.980 --> 00:28:58.379
 and assurance

00:28:58.379 --> 00:28:58.959
 in Christ.

00:28:59.740 --> 00:29:00.240
 In the same

00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:01.000
 way that a

00:29:01.000 --> 00:29:01.579
 helmet would

00:29:01.579 --> 00:29:02.159
 protect a

00:29:02.159 --> 00:29:03.240
 soldier from

00:29:03.240 --> 00:29:03.879
 the blows of

00:29:03.879 --> 00:29:04.279
 the enemy

00:29:04.279 --> 00:29:04.779
 in battle,

00:29:05.379 --> 00:29:05.859
 the helmet

00:29:05.859 --> 00:29:06.859
 of salvation

00:29:06.859 --> 00:29:08.339
 suggests that

00:29:08.339 --> 00:29:09.000
 the blows that

00:29:09.000 --> 00:29:09.399
 come from

00:29:09.400 --> 00:29:09.880
 Satan's

00:29:09.880 --> 00:29:10.340
 double-edged

00:29:10.340 --> 00:29:10.800
 sword are

00:29:10.800 --> 00:29:11.320
 that of

00:29:11.320 --> 00:29:12.640
 discouragement

00:29:12.640 --> 00:29:13.400
 and doubt.

00:29:14.940 --> 00:29:15.540
 Satan

00:29:15.540 --> 00:29:16.440
 discourages

00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:17.540
 us by

00:29:17.540 --> 00:29:18.140
 pointing out

00:29:18.140 --> 00:29:18.860
 our failures,

00:29:19.660 --> 00:29:20.820
 our sins,

00:29:21.900 --> 00:29:22.880
 our unresolved

00:29:22.880 --> 00:29:23.640
 problems,

00:29:24.360 --> 00:29:24.880
 our poor

00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:25.320
 health,

00:29:25.880 --> 00:29:26.320
 or whatever

00:29:26.320 --> 00:29:27.019
 else seems to

00:29:27.019 --> 00:29:27.480
 be negative

00:29:27.480 --> 00:29:28.220
 in our lives

00:29:28.220 --> 00:29:29.240
 in order to

00:29:29.240 --> 00:29:29.860
 make us lose

00:29:29.860 --> 00:29:31.320
 confidence and

00:29:31.320 --> 00:29:32.460
 to doubt in

00:29:32.460 --> 00:29:33.140
 the love and

00:29:33.140 --> 00:29:33.900
 care of our

00:29:33.900 --> 00:29:34.759
 heavenly father.

00:29:36.320 --> 00:29:37.340
 If we are

00:29:37.340 --> 00:29:38.840
 believers this

00:29:38.840 --> 00:29:39.160
 morning,

00:29:39.160 --> 00:29:39.960
 our salvation

00:29:39.960 --> 00:29:41.460
 is secure

00:29:41.460 --> 00:29:42.940
 if we are

00:29:42.940 --> 00:29:43.519
 in Christ.

00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:49.300
 The final

00:29:49.300 --> 00:29:49.740
 piece of

00:29:49.740 --> 00:29:50.740
 armour is

00:29:50.740 --> 00:29:51.340
 the sword

00:29:51.340 --> 00:29:51.759
 of the

00:29:51.759 --> 00:29:52.160
 Spirit,

00:29:52.759 --> 00:29:53.160
 which is

00:29:53.160 --> 00:29:53.660
 the word

00:29:53.660 --> 00:29:54.140
 of God.

00:29:55.620 --> 00:29:56.400
 Turn back

00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:56.960
 with me to

00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:58.180
 chapter 6,

00:29:59.440 --> 00:30:00.420
 verse 17.

00:30:01.620 --> 00:30:02.080
 Take the

00:30:02.080 --> 00:30:02.560
 helmet of

00:30:02.560 --> 00:30:03.200
 salvation and

00:30:03.200 --> 00:30:03.900
 the sword

00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:04.580
 of the

00:30:04.580 --> 00:30:04.860
 Spirit,

00:30:04.980 --> 00:30:05.279
 which is

00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:05.680
 the word

00:30:05.680 --> 00:30:06.480
 of God.

00:30:09.160 --> 00:30:11.060
 the word

00:30:11.060 --> 00:30:11.380
 of God

00:30:11.380 --> 00:30:11.720
 is a

00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:12.320
 spiritual

00:30:12.320 --> 00:30:12.740
 weapon

00:30:12.740 --> 00:30:13.360
 to be

00:30:13.360 --> 00:30:13.840
 used as

00:30:13.840 --> 00:30:13.940
 a

00:30:13.940 --> 00:30:14.460
 defensive

00:30:14.460 --> 00:30:14.960
 weapon

00:30:14.960 --> 00:30:16.000
 in our

00:30:16.000 --> 00:30:16.340
 struggle

00:30:16.340 --> 00:30:16.640
 against

00:30:16.640 --> 00:30:17.120
 spiritual

00:30:17.120 --> 00:30:17.519
 enemies.

00:30:17.519 --> 00:30:18.320
 It needs

00:30:18.320 --> 00:30:18.600
 to be

00:30:18.600 --> 00:30:19.000
 handled

00:30:19.000 --> 00:30:19.440
 well

00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:21.560
 to be

00:30:21.560 --> 00:30:21.840
 most

00:30:21.840 --> 00:30:22.240
 effective.

00:30:22.960 --> 00:30:23.340
 It can

00:30:23.340 --> 00:30:24.080
 only deflect

00:30:24.080 --> 00:30:24.700
 an attack

00:30:24.700 --> 00:30:25.480
 when it is

00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:26.019
 handled with

00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:26.900
 precision and

00:30:26.900 --> 00:30:27.240
 skill.

00:30:27.840 --> 00:30:28.560
 Hebrews 4,

00:30:28.660 --> 00:30:29.019
 12,

00:30:29.279 --> 00:30:30.380
 describes the

00:30:30.380 --> 00:30:30.820
 word like

00:30:30.820 --> 00:30:31.120
 this.

00:30:31.119 --> 00:30:44.919
 When Jesus

00:30:44.919 --> 00:30:45.500
 was tempted

00:30:45.500 --> 00:30:46.079
 by Satan

00:30:46.079 --> 00:30:46.339
 in the

00:30:46.339 --> 00:30:46.699
 wilderness,

00:30:47.399 --> 00:30:47.939
 he defended

00:30:47.939 --> 00:30:48.859
 himself from

00:30:48.859 --> 00:30:49.699
 each temptation

00:30:49.699 --> 00:30:50.059
 with a

00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:50.619
 passage of

00:30:50.619 --> 00:30:51.579
 scripture that

00:30:51.579 --> 00:30:52.259
 precisely

00:30:52.259 --> 00:30:53.139
 contradicted the

00:30:53.139 --> 00:30:53.759
 devil's word.

00:30:53.979 --> 00:30:54.319
 You can see

00:30:54.319 --> 00:30:55.039
 that in

00:30:55.039 --> 00:30:55.779
 Matthew 4.

00:30:57.219 --> 00:30:57.879
 Here's a

00:30:57.879 --> 00:30:58.399
 challenge to

00:30:58.399 --> 00:30:58.639
 us.

00:30:58.640 --> 00:31:00.340
 If we

00:31:00.340 --> 00:31:00.820
 don't know

00:31:00.820 --> 00:31:01.360
 God's word

00:31:01.360 --> 00:31:01.660
 well,

00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:02.840
 we can't

00:31:02.840 --> 00:31:03.140
 use it

00:31:03.140 --> 00:31:03.360
 well.

00:31:04.480 --> 00:31:04.860
 Satan's

00:31:04.860 --> 00:31:05.300
 only just

00:31:05.300 --> 00:31:05.920
 looking for

00:31:05.920 --> 00:31:06.800
 an excuse.

00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:07.259
 He's only

00:31:07.259 --> 00:31:07.759
 looking for

00:31:07.759 --> 00:31:08.259
 areas of

00:31:08.259 --> 00:31:08.580
 weakness

00:31:08.580 --> 00:31:09.440
 where we

00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:09.800
 are either

00:31:09.800 --> 00:31:11.040
 ignorant or

00:31:11.040 --> 00:31:11.820
 confused and

00:31:11.820 --> 00:31:12.460
 he'll attack

00:31:12.460 --> 00:31:12.900
 us there.

00:31:14.020 --> 00:31:14.460
 The Bible

00:31:14.460 --> 00:31:14.900
 isn't a

00:31:14.900 --> 00:31:15.580
 broad sword

00:31:15.580 --> 00:31:16.340
 to be waved

00:31:16.340 --> 00:31:16.660
 around

00:31:16.660 --> 00:31:17.400
 indiscriminately

00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:17.960
 but it's a

00:31:17.960 --> 00:31:18.980
 sharp dagger

00:31:18.980 --> 00:31:19.780
 to be used

00:31:19.780 --> 00:31:20.240
 with great

00:31:20.240 --> 00:31:20.640
 precision.

00:31:22.460 --> 00:31:22.759
 I just

00:31:22.759 --> 00:31:23.000
 want to

00:31:23.000 --> 00:31:23.660
 pause on

00:31:23.660 --> 00:31:25.020
 that point

00:31:25.020 --> 00:31:25.380
 for a

00:31:25.380 --> 00:31:25.900
 minute because

00:31:25.900 --> 00:31:27.000
 September is

00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:27.500
 just around

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:27.920
 the corner.

00:31:27.920 --> 00:31:28.820
 There's a

00:31:28.820 --> 00:31:29.259
 new term

00:31:29.259 --> 00:31:29.580
 ahead.

00:31:29.759 --> 00:31:29.980
 It's an

00:31:29.980 --> 00:31:30.740
 opportunity to

00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:31.039
 get into

00:31:31.039 --> 00:31:31.660
 new habits

00:31:31.660 --> 00:31:32.259
 and new

00:31:32.259 --> 00:31:32.700
 routines.

00:31:33.360 --> 00:31:34.220
 So another

00:31:34.220 --> 00:31:34.779
 challenge.

00:31:35.740 --> 00:31:36.440
 How about

00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:37.759
 prioritizing the

00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:38.440
 word of the

00:31:38.440 --> 00:31:39.120
 spirit in your

00:31:39.120 --> 00:31:39.440
 life?

00:31:40.680 --> 00:31:41.039
 How about

00:31:41.039 --> 00:31:41.620
 equipping

00:31:41.620 --> 00:31:43.120
 ourselves well

00:31:43.120 --> 00:31:43.980
 to know God's

00:31:43.980 --> 00:31:45.240
 word well so

00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:46.080
 that we can use

00:31:46.080 --> 00:31:46.660
 it well?

00:31:48.440 --> 00:31:48.960
 Here's a few

00:31:48.960 --> 00:31:49.480
 suggestions.

00:31:50.640 --> 00:31:51.720
 Commit to

00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:52.600
 daily Bible

00:31:52.600 --> 00:31:54.259
 reading to

00:31:54.259 --> 00:31:55.200
 get a daily

00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:56.440
 diet of God's

00:31:56.440 --> 00:31:56.680
 word.

00:31:57.920 --> 00:31:59.160
 You can

00:31:59.160 --> 00:31:59.500
 read the

00:31:59.500 --> 00:31:59.940
 Bible or

00:31:59.940 --> 00:32:00.320
 you can

00:32:00.320 --> 00:32:00.759
 listen to

00:32:00.759 --> 00:32:01.019
 it on

00:32:01.019 --> 00:32:01.380
 audio

00:32:01.380 --> 00:32:01.800
 Bibles.

00:32:03.600 --> 00:32:04.180
 How about

00:32:04.180 --> 00:32:05.460
 committing to

00:32:05.460 --> 00:32:06.000
 meeting up

00:32:06.000 --> 00:32:07.400
 with another

00:32:07.400 --> 00:32:08.560
 believer every

00:32:08.560 --> 00:32:09.200
 week, every

00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:09.720
 other week,

00:32:10.019 --> 00:32:11.039
 just regularly?

00:32:12.960 --> 00:32:13.980
 Spending half

00:32:13.980 --> 00:32:15.000
 an hour reading

00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:15.560
 and discussing

00:32:15.560 --> 00:32:16.340
 scripture together?

00:32:16.339 --> 00:32:19.519
 how about

00:32:19.519 --> 00:32:20.859
 committing to

00:32:20.859 --> 00:32:21.799
 joining or

00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:22.759
 rejoining a

00:32:22.759 --> 00:32:23.459
 midweek Bible

00:32:23.459 --> 00:32:24.459
 study or

00:32:24.459 --> 00:32:25.099
 home group as

00:32:25.099 --> 00:32:25.659
 we call them?

00:32:27.740 --> 00:32:29.139
 Prioritize God's

00:32:29.139 --> 00:32:29.779
 word and getting

00:32:29.779 --> 00:32:30.459
 to know it

00:32:30.459 --> 00:32:31.819
 well so that

00:32:31.819 --> 00:32:32.439
 we can handle

00:32:32.439 --> 00:32:33.019
 it well.

00:32:35.299 --> 00:32:38.720
 Maybe some

00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:39.039
 of you have

00:32:39.039 --> 00:32:39.679
 been considering

00:32:39.679 --> 00:32:40.699
 studying the

00:32:40.699 --> 00:32:41.220
 Bible in a

00:32:41.220 --> 00:32:41.839
 more systematic

00:32:41.839 --> 00:32:42.279
 way.

00:32:42.279 --> 00:32:43.519
 Maybe

00:32:43.519 --> 00:32:44.200
 Munster Bible

00:32:44.200 --> 00:32:44.740
 College is

00:32:44.740 --> 00:32:45.759
 something that

00:32:45.759 --> 00:32:46.200
 you'd be

00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:46.839
 interested in.

00:32:48.200 --> 00:32:48.819
 Either way,

00:32:49.220 --> 00:32:49.779
 commit to

00:32:49.779 --> 00:32:50.639
 prioritizing

00:32:50.639 --> 00:32:51.500
 knowing God's

00:32:51.500 --> 00:32:52.779
 word well so

00:32:52.779 --> 00:32:53.160
 that we are

00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:54.119
 equipped to

00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:54.700
 handle it

00:32:54.700 --> 00:32:56.019
 well when

00:32:56.019 --> 00:32:56.660
 the attacks of

00:32:56.660 --> 00:32:56.960
 the devil

00:32:56.960 --> 00:32:57.299
 come.

00:33:03.740 --> 00:33:04.740
 Verse 18.

00:33:04.740 --> 00:33:20.400
 Prayer is

00:33:20.400 --> 00:33:20.960
 the closing

00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:21.519
 theme of

00:33:21.519 --> 00:33:22.500
 Ephesians and

00:33:22.500 --> 00:33:23.039
 even though it

00:33:23.039 --> 00:33:23.640
 is closely

00:33:23.640 --> 00:33:24.720
 related to

00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:25.339
 God's armor

00:33:25.339 --> 00:33:25.880
 here, it

00:33:25.880 --> 00:33:26.339
 shouldn't be

00:33:26.339 --> 00:33:27.000
 regarded as

00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:27.740
 another weapon

00:33:27.740 --> 00:33:29.160
 because prayer

00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:30.620
 is much more

00:33:30.620 --> 00:33:31.059
 than that.

00:33:32.720 --> 00:33:33.559
 While we are

00:33:33.559 --> 00:33:34.259
 standing firm

00:33:34.259 --> 00:33:34.879
 with all the

00:33:34.879 --> 00:33:35.440
 armor at

00:33:35.440 --> 00:33:36.339
 hand, we

00:33:36.339 --> 00:33:36.799
 are to be

00:33:36.799 --> 00:33:37.420
 in prayer.

00:33:38.119 --> 00:33:38.500
 It isn't

00:33:38.500 --> 00:33:38.900
 something that

00:33:38.900 --> 00:33:39.579
 we add on

00:33:39.579 --> 00:33:40.079
 when all

00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:40.720
 else fails.

00:33:42.140 --> 00:33:42.740
 Prayer must

00:33:42.740 --> 00:33:43.500
 be the air

00:33:43.500 --> 00:33:43.940
 that the

00:33:43.940 --> 00:33:44.539
 soldier of

00:33:44.539 --> 00:33:44.900
 Christ

00:33:44.900 --> 00:33:45.680
 breathes.

00:33:47.700 --> 00:33:48.259
 It's not

00:33:48.259 --> 00:33:48.740
 an accident

00:33:48.740 --> 00:33:50.660
 that prayer

00:33:50.660 --> 00:33:52.099
 is here at

00:33:52.099 --> 00:33:52.539
 the end of

00:33:52.539 --> 00:33:52.879
 the letter.

00:33:53.099 --> 00:33:53.720
 It's not

00:33:53.720 --> 00:33:54.279
 an accident

00:33:54.279 --> 00:33:55.460
 that it's

00:33:55.460 --> 00:33:56.440
 the crescendo

00:33:56.440 --> 00:33:56.900
 of the

00:33:56.900 --> 00:33:57.119
 letter.

00:33:57.640 --> 00:33:58.259
 We started

00:33:58.259 --> 00:33:58.740
 by looking

00:33:58.740 --> 00:33:59.400
 at chapter

00:33:59.400 --> 00:34:00.000
 1 verse

00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:00.379
 3.

00:34:00.819 --> 00:34:01.400
 Praise be

00:34:01.400 --> 00:34:01.759
 to the

00:34:01.759 --> 00:34:02.200
 God and

00:34:02.200 --> 00:34:02.619
 Father of

00:34:02.619 --> 00:34:02.940
 our Lord

00:34:02.940 --> 00:34:03.539
 Jesus Christ

00:34:03.539 --> 00:34:03.899
 who has

00:34:03.899 --> 00:34:04.619
 blessed us

00:34:04.619 --> 00:34:05.200
 in the

00:34:05.200 --> 00:34:06.000
 heavenly realms

00:34:06.000 --> 00:34:06.819
 with every

00:34:06.819 --> 00:34:07.819
 spiritual blessing

00:34:07.819 --> 00:34:08.300
 in Christ.

00:34:09.239 --> 00:34:09.619
 And then we

00:34:09.619 --> 00:34:10.119
 went through

00:34:10.119 --> 00:34:10.559
 the whole

00:34:10.559 --> 00:34:11.139
 letter looking

00:34:11.139 --> 00:34:11.480
 at that

00:34:11.480 --> 00:34:11.900
 big long

00:34:11.900 --> 00:34:12.259
 list of

00:34:12.259 --> 00:34:12.579
 blessings.

00:34:13.300 --> 00:34:14.019
 We are

00:34:14.019 --> 00:34:14.559
 chosen,

00:34:14.840 --> 00:34:15.519
 predestined,

00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:16.079
 adopted,

00:34:16.380 --> 00:34:16.960
 lavished with

00:34:16.960 --> 00:34:17.340
 his grace.

00:34:17.420 --> 00:34:17.500
 Do you

00:34:17.500 --> 00:34:17.900
 remember that

00:34:17.900 --> 00:34:18.159
 list?

00:34:19.699 --> 00:34:20.340
 And now

00:34:20.340 --> 00:34:20.579
 we've

00:34:20.579 --> 00:34:21.300
 arrived here

00:34:21.300 --> 00:34:21.579
 at the

00:34:21.579 --> 00:34:22.000
 crescendo.

00:34:24.619 --> 00:34:25.219
 It would

00:34:25.219 --> 00:34:25.719
 be easy

00:34:25.719 --> 00:34:26.199
 for us,

00:34:26.300 --> 00:34:26.940
 well me at

00:34:26.940 --> 00:34:27.179
 least,

00:34:27.279 --> 00:34:27.679
 to become

00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:28.460
 quite arrogant

00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:29.019
 with a

00:34:29.019 --> 00:34:29.380
 list of

00:34:29.380 --> 00:34:29.679
 blessings

00:34:29.679 --> 00:34:30.079
 like that

00:34:30.079 --> 00:34:31.480
 because I'm

00:34:31.480 --> 00:34:32.000
 a believer,

00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:33.159
 that list

00:34:33.159 --> 00:34:33.779
 applies to

00:34:33.779 --> 00:34:34.079
 me,

00:34:34.619 --> 00:34:35.840
 so I am

00:34:35.840 --> 00:34:36.279
 all those

00:34:36.279 --> 00:34:36.659
 things.

00:34:42.659 --> 00:34:43.840
 I could

00:34:43.840 --> 00:34:44.380
 take the

00:34:44.380 --> 00:34:45.219
 attitude that

00:34:45.219 --> 00:34:46.380
 I'm redeemed

00:34:46.380 --> 00:34:47.259
 and forgiven.

00:34:47.799 --> 00:34:48.239
 Great,

00:34:48.779 --> 00:34:49.400
 I can do

00:34:49.400 --> 00:34:49.860
 what I want.

00:34:50.819 --> 00:34:52.139
 Or to

00:34:52.139 --> 00:34:52.420
 say,

00:34:52.799 --> 00:34:53.059
 well I'm

00:34:53.059 --> 00:34:54.279
 adopted as

00:34:54.279 --> 00:34:54.960
 God's

00:34:54.960 --> 00:34:55.360
 child.

00:34:56.360 --> 00:34:56.759
 Brilliant,

00:34:56.760 --> 00:34:57.420
 I can

00:34:57.420 --> 00:34:57.800
 treat him

00:34:57.800 --> 00:34:58.360
 as badly

00:34:58.360 --> 00:34:58.660
 as I

00:34:58.660 --> 00:34:58.940
 want,

00:34:59.700 --> 00:35:00.600
 because I'm

00:35:00.600 --> 00:35:01.000
 a child,

00:35:01.180 --> 00:35:01.560
 I still

00:35:01.560 --> 00:35:01.860
 get the

00:35:01.860 --> 00:35:02.220
 inheritance.

00:35:04.880 --> 00:35:05.420
 We need

00:35:05.420 --> 00:35:05.900
 to be careful

00:35:05.900 --> 00:35:06.400
 with attitudes

00:35:06.400 --> 00:35:06.940
 like that.

00:35:07.360 --> 00:35:07.720
 When we

00:35:07.720 --> 00:35:08.380
 read Ephesians,

00:35:08.620 --> 00:35:08.920
 that we

00:35:08.920 --> 00:35:09.440
 don't fall

00:35:09.440 --> 00:35:10.240
 into Satan's

00:35:10.240 --> 00:35:11.140
 trap of

00:35:11.140 --> 00:35:11.700
 making us

00:35:11.700 --> 00:35:12.200
 think of

00:35:12.200 --> 00:35:13.560
 ourselves and

00:35:13.560 --> 00:35:14.180
 how blessed

00:35:14.180 --> 00:35:14.880
 we are,

00:35:15.320 --> 00:35:16.220
 rather than

00:35:16.220 --> 00:35:16.680
 looking to

00:35:16.680 --> 00:35:17.220
 the one who

00:35:17.220 --> 00:35:17.880
 gives us

00:35:17.880 --> 00:35:18.380
 the blessings.

00:35:19.460 --> 00:35:19.800
 We need

00:35:19.800 --> 00:35:20.300
 to be careful

00:35:20.300 --> 00:35:21.020
 not to think

00:35:21.020 --> 00:35:21.720
 how adequate

00:35:21.720 --> 00:35:22.380
 we are in

00:35:22.380 --> 00:35:23.660
 ourselves and

00:35:23.660 --> 00:35:24.180
 lose the

00:35:24.180 --> 00:35:24.640
 sense of

00:35:24.640 --> 00:35:26.100
 dependence on

00:35:26.100 --> 00:35:26.500
 God.

00:35:26.760 --> 00:35:27.920
 And turn

00:35:27.920 --> 00:35:29.080
 that then

00:35:29.080 --> 00:35:29.840
 into praise

00:35:29.840 --> 00:35:30.260
 and to

00:35:30.260 --> 00:35:30.600
 prayer.

00:35:32.840 --> 00:35:33.600
 The letter

00:35:33.600 --> 00:35:34.300
 starts in

00:35:34.300 --> 00:35:35.020
 chapter 1 by

00:35:35.020 --> 00:35:35.560
 looking up

00:35:35.560 --> 00:35:36.280
 at the

00:35:36.280 --> 00:35:36.760
 heavenlies,

00:35:36.980 --> 00:35:37.800
 but Paul

00:35:37.800 --> 00:35:38.540
 brings us,

00:35:39.860 --> 00:35:41.020
 Paul finishes

00:35:41.020 --> 00:35:41.660
 the letter by

00:35:41.660 --> 00:35:42.160
 bringing us

00:35:42.160 --> 00:35:43.460
 down on

00:35:43.460 --> 00:35:43.960
 our knees.

00:35:45.040 --> 00:35:45.540
 We must

00:35:45.540 --> 00:35:46.000
 not fall

00:35:46.000 --> 00:35:46.380
 into the

00:35:46.380 --> 00:35:47.300
 trap of

00:35:47.300 --> 00:35:47.780
 thinking that

00:35:47.780 --> 00:35:48.300
 because we

00:35:48.300 --> 00:35:48.920
 have all

00:35:48.920 --> 00:35:49.660
 these resources

00:35:49.660 --> 00:35:50.240
 and blessings

00:35:50.240 --> 00:35:50.800
 that we can

00:35:50.800 --> 00:35:51.580
 do this

00:35:51.580 --> 00:35:52.260
 Christian life

00:35:52.260 --> 00:35:53.120
 without God's

00:35:53.120 --> 00:35:53.380
 help.

00:35:54.680 --> 00:35:55.100
 God's

00:35:55.100 --> 00:35:55.540
 armour is

00:35:55.540 --> 00:35:56.300
 not mechanical

00:35:56.300 --> 00:35:56.940
 or magical.

00:35:57.360 --> 00:35:57.840
 We can't

00:35:57.840 --> 00:35:58.519
 just pick

00:35:58.519 --> 00:35:58.780
 it up

00:35:58.780 --> 00:35:59.300
 and expect

00:35:59.300 --> 00:35:59.580
 it to

00:35:59.580 --> 00:35:59.960
 produce

00:35:59.960 --> 00:36:00.960
 supernatural

00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:01.620
 feats in

00:36:01.620 --> 00:36:02.140
 battle time.

00:36:03.140 --> 00:36:03.760
 Our divine

00:36:03.760 --> 00:36:04.160
 gifts,

00:36:04.640 --> 00:36:05.180
 our gifts

00:36:05.180 --> 00:36:05.700
 from God,

00:36:05.800 --> 00:36:06.360
 amazing as

00:36:06.360 --> 00:36:06.740
 they are,

00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:07.680
 are useless

00:36:07.680 --> 00:36:08.360
 without God.

00:36:08.500 --> 00:36:08.960
 We need

00:36:08.960 --> 00:36:10.360
 his help.

00:36:11.620 --> 00:36:12.000
 And this

00:36:12.000 --> 00:36:12.660
 comes through

00:36:12.660 --> 00:36:13.039
 prayer.

00:36:14.740 --> 00:36:15.519
 Pray in the

00:36:15.519 --> 00:36:16.500
 spirit on all

00:36:16.500 --> 00:36:16.960
 occasions,

00:36:17.140 --> 00:36:17.900
 with all kinds

00:36:17.900 --> 00:36:18.320
 of prayers

00:36:18.320 --> 00:36:18.960
 and requests.

00:36:19.360 --> 00:36:19.740
 With this

00:36:19.740 --> 00:36:20.140
 in mind,

00:36:20.240 --> 00:36:21.300
 be alert and

00:36:21.300 --> 00:36:22.240
 always keep on

00:36:22.240 --> 00:36:22.720
 praying for

00:36:22.720 --> 00:36:23.620
 all the saints.

00:36:23.619 --> 00:36:24.900
 the three

00:36:24.900 --> 00:36:25.480
 alls here.

00:36:26.619 --> 00:36:27.099
 All

00:36:27.099 --> 00:36:27.639
 occasions,

00:36:28.779 --> 00:36:29.400
 all kinds

00:36:29.400 --> 00:36:29.900
 of prayers

00:36:29.900 --> 00:36:30.579
 and requests

00:36:30.579 --> 00:36:31.599
 and for

00:36:31.599 --> 00:36:32.000
 all the

00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:32.279
 saints.

00:36:38.759 --> 00:36:39.380
 Praying in

00:36:39.380 --> 00:36:39.739
 the spirit

00:36:39.739 --> 00:36:40.359
 on all

00:36:40.359 --> 00:36:40.799
 occasions

00:36:40.799 --> 00:36:41.719
 is simply

00:36:41.719 --> 00:36:42.420
 encouraging

00:36:42.420 --> 00:36:43.019
 an attitude

00:36:43.019 --> 00:36:43.539
 of prayer

00:36:43.539 --> 00:36:44.719
 as we go

00:36:44.719 --> 00:36:45.179
 about our

00:36:45.179 --> 00:36:46.019
 day to be

00:36:46.019 --> 00:36:46.619
 talking to

00:36:46.619 --> 00:36:46.880
 God,

00:36:47.639 --> 00:36:48.480
 making prayer

00:36:48.480 --> 00:36:49.420
 part of our

00:36:49.420 --> 00:36:50.279
 everyday activity.

00:36:51.179 --> 00:36:51.719
 For example,

00:36:51.819 --> 00:36:52.199
 when we are

00:36:52.199 --> 00:36:52.539
 tempted,

00:36:53.699 --> 00:36:54.219
 we hold

00:36:54.219 --> 00:36:54.779
 the temptation

00:36:54.779 --> 00:36:56.019
 up before

00:36:56.019 --> 00:36:56.699
 God and ask

00:36:56.699 --> 00:36:57.319
 for his help.

00:36:57.719 --> 00:36:58.179
 When we

00:36:58.179 --> 00:36:58.719
 experience

00:36:58.719 --> 00:36:59.480
 something good

00:36:59.480 --> 00:37:00.319
 and beautiful,

00:37:00.460 --> 00:37:00.919
 we thank

00:37:00.919 --> 00:37:01.279
 the Lord

00:37:01.279 --> 00:37:01.759
 for it.

00:37:02.099 --> 00:37:02.500
 When we

00:37:02.500 --> 00:37:03.079
 see evil

00:37:03.079 --> 00:37:03.639
 around us,

00:37:03.899 --> 00:37:04.460
 we pray

00:37:04.460 --> 00:37:05.299
 that God

00:37:05.299 --> 00:37:05.659
 would make

00:37:05.659 --> 00:37:06.179
 it right

00:37:06.179 --> 00:37:07.000
 and be

00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:07.419
 willing to

00:37:07.419 --> 00:37:07.819
 be used

00:37:07.819 --> 00:37:08.339
 by him

00:37:08.339 --> 00:37:08.679
 to do

00:37:08.679 --> 00:37:08.919
 so.

00:37:10.799 --> 00:37:11.419
 When we

00:37:11.419 --> 00:37:11.859
 meet someone

00:37:11.859 --> 00:37:12.399
 who doesn't

00:37:12.399 --> 00:37:12.939
 know Christ,

00:37:13.039 --> 00:37:13.379
 we pray

00:37:13.379 --> 00:37:13.879
 for God

00:37:13.879 --> 00:37:14.859
 to draw

00:37:14.859 --> 00:37:15.439
 that person

00:37:15.439 --> 00:37:16.119
 to himself

00:37:16.119 --> 00:37:16.679
 by his

00:37:16.679 --> 00:37:17.019
 spirit

00:37:17.019 --> 00:37:18.419
 and also

00:37:18.419 --> 00:37:18.939
 maybe to

00:37:18.939 --> 00:37:19.480
 use us

00:37:19.480 --> 00:37:20.279
 to be a

00:37:20.279 --> 00:37:21.039
 faithful witness.

00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:22.859
 When we

00:37:22.859 --> 00:37:23.299
 encounter

00:37:23.299 --> 00:37:23.839
 trouble,

00:37:24.219 --> 00:37:24.779
 we turn

00:37:24.779 --> 00:37:25.319
 to God

00:37:25.319 --> 00:37:25.739
 as our

00:37:25.739 --> 00:37:26.319
 deliverer.

00:37:27.939 --> 00:37:28.879
 All kinds

00:37:28.879 --> 00:37:29.480
 of requests

00:37:29.480 --> 00:37:30.500
 and prayers.

00:37:31.019 --> 00:37:31.759
 They can be

00:37:31.759 --> 00:37:32.419
 both general

00:37:32.419 --> 00:37:33.299
 and specific

00:37:33.299 --> 00:37:33.779
 prayers,

00:37:34.139 --> 00:37:34.719
 like the

00:37:34.719 --> 00:37:35.119
 ones I've

00:37:35.119 --> 00:37:35.659
 just listed.

00:37:36.799 --> 00:37:37.500
 They are

00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:37.899
 in line

00:37:37.899 --> 00:37:38.519
 with God's

00:37:38.519 --> 00:37:39.099
 will and

00:37:39.099 --> 00:37:39.839
 nature and

00:37:39.839 --> 00:37:40.219
 word,

00:37:40.779 --> 00:37:41.119
 so we

00:37:41.119 --> 00:37:41.879
 don't keep

00:37:41.879 --> 00:37:42.480
 asking for

00:37:42.480 --> 00:37:42.879
 a Porsche

00:37:42.879 --> 00:37:43.299
 to arrive

00:37:43.299 --> 00:37:43.539
 at our

00:37:43.539 --> 00:37:43.779
 door.

00:37:44.779 --> 00:37:45.379
 In line

00:37:45.379 --> 00:37:46.039
 with God's

00:37:46.039 --> 00:37:46.719
 will and

00:37:46.719 --> 00:37:47.739
 nature and

00:37:47.739 --> 00:37:48.159
 word.

00:37:48.159 --> 00:37:48.219
 prayer.

00:37:50.819 --> 00:37:51.379
 And we

00:37:51.379 --> 00:37:51.719
 pray for

00:37:51.719 --> 00:37:52.039
 all the

00:37:52.039 --> 00:37:52.379
 saints.

00:37:53.219 --> 00:37:53.639
 We can

00:37:53.639 --> 00:37:53.980
 all be

00:37:53.980 --> 00:37:55.299
 guilty of

00:37:55.299 --> 00:37:55.859
 neglecting

00:37:55.859 --> 00:37:56.219
 prayer in

00:37:56.219 --> 00:37:56.659
 our lives.

00:37:56.779 --> 00:37:57.119
 I know I

00:37:57.119 --> 00:37:57.359
 can,

00:37:57.679 --> 00:37:58.059
 especially

00:37:58.059 --> 00:37:58.539
 when life

00:37:58.539 --> 00:37:58.899
 seems to

00:37:58.899 --> 00:37:59.199
 be going

00:37:59.199 --> 00:37:59.940
 pretty okay

00:37:59.940 --> 00:38:00.440
 for us.

00:38:01.739 --> 00:38:01.940
 Well,

00:38:02.000 --> 00:38:02.299
 in light

00:38:02.299 --> 00:38:02.539
 of the

00:38:02.539 --> 00:38:02.799
 battle

00:38:02.799 --> 00:38:03.139
 that we've

00:38:03.139 --> 00:38:03.480
 been looking

00:38:03.480 --> 00:38:03.940
 at here,

00:38:04.359 --> 00:38:04.839
 we can

00:38:04.839 --> 00:38:05.420
 be assured

00:38:05.420 --> 00:38:06.420
 that there

00:38:06.420 --> 00:38:07.019
 is always

00:38:07.019 --> 00:38:08.000
 someone who

00:38:08.000 --> 00:38:08.460
 needs the

00:38:08.460 --> 00:38:08.739
 Lord's

00:38:08.739 --> 00:38:09.819
 help to

00:38:09.819 --> 00:38:10.199
 put on

00:38:10.199 --> 00:38:10.639
 his full

00:38:10.639 --> 00:38:10.940
 armor,

00:38:11.940 --> 00:38:12.440
 even if

00:38:12.440 --> 00:38:12.839
 our life

00:38:12.839 --> 00:38:13.319
 is currently

00:38:13.319 --> 00:38:13.739
 a bed of

00:38:13.739 --> 00:38:14.039
 roses.

00:38:15.279 --> 00:38:15.719
 Pray for

00:38:15.719 --> 00:38:16.099
 each other.

00:38:16.099 --> 00:38:18.360
 pray for

00:38:18.360 --> 00:38:18.699
 each other

00:38:18.699 --> 00:38:18.920
 in the

00:38:18.920 --> 00:38:19.159
 battle.

00:38:21.460 --> 00:38:21.960
 As

00:38:21.960 --> 00:38:22.559
 followers of

00:38:22.559 --> 00:38:22.799
 Jesus,

00:38:22.940 --> 00:38:23.199
 we will

00:38:23.199 --> 00:38:23.739
 be devoted

00:38:23.739 --> 00:38:24.539
 to the

00:38:24.539 --> 00:38:25.119
 welfare of

00:38:25.119 --> 00:38:25.420
 others,

00:38:26.159 --> 00:38:26.659
 especially

00:38:26.659 --> 00:38:27.039
 fellow

00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:27.400
 believers.

00:38:28.179 --> 00:38:28.519
 If we

00:38:28.519 --> 00:38:28.839
 are too

00:38:28.839 --> 00:38:29.279
 consumed

00:38:29.279 --> 00:38:29.639
 with our

00:38:29.639 --> 00:38:29.839
 own

00:38:29.839 --> 00:38:30.279
 battles,

00:38:30.900 --> 00:38:31.739
 even if

00:38:31.739 --> 00:38:31.880
 they're

00:38:31.880 --> 00:38:32.319
 spiritual

00:38:32.319 --> 00:38:32.779
 battles,

00:38:33.019 --> 00:38:33.460
 and not

00:38:33.460 --> 00:38:33.980
 concerning

00:38:33.980 --> 00:38:34.440
 ourselves

00:38:34.440 --> 00:38:35.000
 with others,

00:38:35.380 --> 00:38:35.759
 we will

00:38:35.759 --> 00:38:36.279
 suffer from

00:38:36.279 --> 00:38:36.940
 a destructive

00:38:36.940 --> 00:38:38.000
 self-centeredness.

00:38:38.880 --> 00:38:39.279
 This can

00:38:39.279 --> 00:38:39.579
 lead to

00:38:39.579 --> 00:38:40.119
 isolation

00:38:40.119 --> 00:38:40.900
 from other

00:38:40.900 --> 00:38:41.259
 believers,

00:38:41.819 --> 00:38:42.159
 who if

00:38:42.159 --> 00:38:42.519
 they were

00:38:42.519 --> 00:38:43.239
 intimately

00:38:43.239 --> 00:38:44.039
 involved in

00:38:44.039 --> 00:38:44.420
 fellowship

00:38:44.420 --> 00:38:45.019
 with us,

00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:45.880
 would

00:38:45.880 --> 00:38:46.200
 be

00:38:46.200 --> 00:38:46.680
 regularly

00:38:46.680 --> 00:38:47.079
 praying

00:38:47.079 --> 00:38:47.480
 for our

00:38:47.480 --> 00:38:47.900
 spiritual

00:38:47.900 --> 00:38:48.360
 welfare.

00:38:51.099 --> 00:38:51.619
 When

00:38:51.619 --> 00:38:52.000
 Satan

00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:52.539
 attacks,

00:38:52.780 --> 00:38:53.000
 it's

00:38:53.000 --> 00:38:53.599
 foolish

00:38:53.599 --> 00:38:54.340
 to try

00:38:54.340 --> 00:38:54.599
 and do

00:38:54.599 --> 00:38:54.920
 battle

00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:55.280
 alone.

00:38:56.320 --> 00:38:56.559
 A

00:38:56.559 --> 00:38:56.900
 soldier

00:38:56.900 --> 00:38:57.420
 on guard

00:38:57.420 --> 00:38:57.860
 who sees

00:38:57.860 --> 00:38:58.140
 the enemy

00:38:58.140 --> 00:38:58.599
 approaching

00:38:58.599 --> 00:38:59.160
 doesn't

00:38:59.160 --> 00:38:59.539
 run out

00:38:59.539 --> 00:38:59.920
 and start

00:38:59.920 --> 00:39:00.280
 fighting

00:39:00.280 --> 00:39:00.960
 by himself.

00:39:01.539 --> 00:39:01.920
 What does

00:39:01.920 --> 00:39:02.260
 he do?

00:39:02.720 --> 00:39:03.460
 He reports

00:39:03.460 --> 00:39:03.980
 back to

00:39:03.980 --> 00:39:04.599
 the commanding

00:39:04.599 --> 00:39:05.000
 officer,

00:39:05.760 --> 00:39:06.240
 who then

00:39:06.240 --> 00:39:06.720
 in turn

00:39:06.720 --> 00:39:07.420
 organizes

00:39:07.420 --> 00:39:08.019
 the defense.

00:39:09.119 --> 00:39:09.559
 If we

00:39:09.559 --> 00:39:09.920
 are under

00:39:09.920 --> 00:39:10.340
 attack,

00:39:11.480 --> 00:39:12.079
 report it

00:39:12.079 --> 00:39:12.360
 to the

00:39:12.360 --> 00:39:12.640
 Lord,

00:39:13.019 --> 00:39:13.280
 our

00:39:13.280 --> 00:39:13.760
 commanding

00:39:13.760 --> 00:39:14.119
 officer,

00:39:14.500 --> 00:39:14.940
 and he

00:39:14.940 --> 00:39:15.140
 will

00:39:15.140 --> 00:39:15.740
 organize the

00:39:15.739 --> 00:39:16.079
 troops.

00:39:17.359 --> 00:39:17.799
 In

00:39:17.799 --> 00:39:18.199
 general,

00:39:19.099 --> 00:39:19.419
 God

00:39:19.419 --> 00:39:19.759
 uses

00:39:19.759 --> 00:39:20.000
 his

00:39:20.000 --> 00:39:20.419
 word,

00:39:21.219 --> 00:39:21.459
 his

00:39:21.459 --> 00:39:21.939
 spirit,

00:39:22.399 --> 00:39:22.819
 and his

00:39:22.819 --> 00:39:23.859
 people to

00:39:23.859 --> 00:39:24.399
 accomplish

00:39:24.399 --> 00:39:25.459
 his plans.

00:39:26.279 --> 00:39:26.979
 So trust

00:39:26.979 --> 00:39:28.139
 others to

00:39:28.139 --> 00:39:28.579
 help in

00:39:28.579 --> 00:39:28.979
 the battle,

00:39:29.419 --> 00:39:30.219
 but first

00:39:30.219 --> 00:39:31.399
 run to

00:39:31.399 --> 00:39:31.919
 him in

00:39:31.919 --> 00:39:32.219
 prayer.

00:39:35.339 --> 00:39:36.119
 For those

00:39:36.119 --> 00:39:36.579
 of us who

00:39:36.579 --> 00:39:36.959
 like our

00:39:36.959 --> 00:39:37.479
 own company

00:39:37.479 --> 00:39:37.839
 and the

00:39:37.839 --> 00:39:38.519
 solitude of

00:39:38.519 --> 00:39:39.379
 a quiet

00:39:39.379 --> 00:39:39.799
 life,

00:39:40.539 --> 00:39:41.019
 if there

00:39:41.019 --> 00:39:41.219
 is a

00:39:41.219 --> 00:39:41.679
 battle going

00:39:41.679 --> 00:39:41.959
 on in

00:39:41.959 --> 00:39:42.299
 our lives,

00:39:42.379 --> 00:39:42.619
 it is

00:39:42.619 --> 00:39:43.859
 foolish to

00:39:43.859 --> 00:39:44.339
 try and do

00:39:44.339 --> 00:39:45.039
 battle alone.

00:39:45.039 --> 00:39:45.940
 So be

00:39:45.940 --> 00:39:46.300
 careful.

00:39:52.880 --> 00:39:53.559
 Our

00:39:53.559 --> 00:39:54.000
 fellowship

00:39:54.000 --> 00:39:55.119
 with God

00:39:55.119 --> 00:39:55.559
 is not

00:39:55.559 --> 00:39:56.360
 meant to

00:39:56.360 --> 00:39:57.000
 wait till

00:39:57.000 --> 00:39:57.320
 we are

00:39:57.320 --> 00:39:57.719
 in heaven.

00:39:58.719 --> 00:39:59.360
 God's

00:39:59.360 --> 00:39:59.699
 greatest

00:39:59.699 --> 00:40:00.619
 desire and

00:40:00.619 --> 00:40:01.179
 our greatest

00:40:01.179 --> 00:40:02.400
 need is to

00:40:02.400 --> 00:40:02.699
 be in

00:40:02.699 --> 00:40:03.179
 constant

00:40:03.179 --> 00:40:03.880
 fellowship with

00:40:03.880 --> 00:40:04.300
 him now.

00:40:05.179 --> 00:40:05.679
 There is no

00:40:05.679 --> 00:40:06.579
 greater expression

00:40:06.579 --> 00:40:07.840
 or experience

00:40:07.840 --> 00:40:08.420
 of fellowship

00:40:08.420 --> 00:40:09.940
 than prayer.

00:40:11.659 --> 00:40:12.059
 Praying in

00:40:12.059 --> 00:40:12.519
 the spirit

00:40:12.519 --> 00:40:13.460
 is simply

00:40:13.460 --> 00:40:13.880
 to pray

00:40:13.880 --> 00:40:14.280
 in Jesus

00:40:14.280 --> 00:40:14.599
 name,

00:40:15.219 --> 00:40:15.659
 to pray

00:40:15.659 --> 00:40:16.199
 consistent

00:40:16.199 --> 00:40:16.639
 with his

00:40:16.639 --> 00:40:17.320
 nature and

00:40:17.320 --> 00:40:17.699
 his will.

00:40:18.119 --> 00:40:18.579
 It is to

00:40:18.579 --> 00:40:19.139
 line up our

00:40:19.139 --> 00:40:19.759
 minds and

00:40:19.759 --> 00:40:20.440
 desires with

00:40:20.440 --> 00:40:21.360
 God's mind

00:40:21.360 --> 00:40:22.079
 and his

00:40:22.079 --> 00:40:22.519
 desires.

00:40:24.519 --> 00:40:25.199
 As I

00:40:25.199 --> 00:40:25.639
 conclude,

00:40:26.360 --> 00:40:27.679
 be strong

00:40:27.679 --> 00:40:28.019
 in the

00:40:28.019 --> 00:40:28.320
 Lord,

00:40:28.739 --> 00:40:29.679
 be strengthened

00:40:29.679 --> 00:40:30.179
 in the

00:40:30.179 --> 00:40:30.480
 Lord,

00:40:30.719 --> 00:40:31.360
 so that you

00:40:31.360 --> 00:40:32.099
 can stand

00:40:32.099 --> 00:40:33.059
 firm against

00:40:33.059 --> 00:40:33.659
 the enemy,

00:40:34.119 --> 00:40:34.579
 the devil,

00:40:34.579 --> 00:40:35.440
 and his

00:40:35.440 --> 00:40:35.900
 schemes.

00:40:37.319 --> 00:40:37.880
 Have you

00:40:37.880 --> 00:40:38.319
 noticed the

00:40:38.319 --> 00:40:39.079
 implication of

00:40:39.079 --> 00:40:39.659
 these words?

00:40:40.599 --> 00:40:41.199
 The blessings

00:40:41.199 --> 00:40:41.840
 and benefits

00:40:41.840 --> 00:40:42.319
 I listed

00:40:42.319 --> 00:40:42.799
 earlier,

00:40:43.299 --> 00:40:43.920
 the promise

00:40:43.920 --> 00:40:44.319
 of going

00:40:44.319 --> 00:40:44.840
 into battle

00:40:44.840 --> 00:40:45.480
 invincible,

00:40:46.400 --> 00:40:46.940
 knowing that

00:40:46.940 --> 00:40:47.380
 God has

00:40:47.380 --> 00:40:48.219
 already won

00:40:48.219 --> 00:40:48.699
 the ultimate

00:40:48.699 --> 00:40:49.139
 victory,

00:40:50.340 --> 00:40:51.460
 through Jesus

00:40:51.460 --> 00:40:51.980
 conquering

00:40:51.980 --> 00:40:52.340
 death,

00:40:52.920 --> 00:40:53.840
 this is such

00:40:53.840 --> 00:40:54.599
 great news

00:40:54.599 --> 00:40:56.380
 for those

00:40:56.380 --> 00:40:56.900
 who are in

00:40:56.900 --> 00:40:57.279
 Christ.

00:40:59.059 --> 00:41:00.179
 This victory

00:41:00.179 --> 00:41:00.840
 and this

00:41:00.840 --> 00:41:01.579
 promise

00:41:01.579 --> 00:41:03.059
 is not

00:41:03.059 --> 00:41:04.360
 for those

00:41:04.360 --> 00:41:04.739
 who don't

00:41:04.739 --> 00:41:05.139
 know him.

00:41:07.099 --> 00:41:07.779
 If you

00:41:07.779 --> 00:41:08.440
 don't know

00:41:08.440 --> 00:41:09.500
 Jesus as

00:41:09.500 --> 00:41:10.000
 the Lord of

00:41:10.000 --> 00:41:10.360
 your life,

00:41:10.440 --> 00:41:10.940
 you don't

00:41:10.940 --> 00:41:11.400
 have the

00:41:11.400 --> 00:41:12.139
 security of

00:41:12.139 --> 00:41:12.639
 this help

00:41:12.639 --> 00:41:13.519
 in times

00:41:13.519 --> 00:41:13.980
 of battle.

00:41:14.940 --> 00:41:15.920
 You don't

00:41:15.920 --> 00:41:16.420
 have the

00:41:16.420 --> 00:41:17.279
 assurance of

00:41:17.279 --> 00:41:18.099
 2 Chronicles

00:41:18.099 --> 00:41:18.819
 2015,

00:41:19.940 --> 00:41:20.299
 where the

00:41:20.299 --> 00:41:20.799
 Lord says,

00:41:20.920 --> 00:41:21.480
 do not be

00:41:21.480 --> 00:41:22.079
 afraid or

00:41:22.079 --> 00:41:22.539
 discouraged

00:41:22.539 --> 00:41:23.059
 because of

00:41:23.059 --> 00:41:23.539
 this vast

00:41:23.539 --> 00:41:23.860
 army,

00:41:24.599 --> 00:41:24.940
 for the

00:41:24.940 --> 00:41:25.340
 battle is

00:41:25.340 --> 00:41:25.819
 not yours

00:41:25.819 --> 00:41:26.559
 but God's.

00:41:27.579 --> 00:41:28.039
 Battles

00:41:28.039 --> 00:41:28.539
 will come.

00:41:29.500 --> 00:41:29.799
 Will you

00:41:29.799 --> 00:41:30.360
 stand with

00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:30.819
 the Lord

00:41:30.820 --> 00:41:32.000
 or fight

00:41:32.000 --> 00:41:32.559
 it yourself?

00:41:33.220 --> 00:41:33.880
 If you

00:41:33.880 --> 00:41:34.420
 don't know

00:41:34.420 --> 00:41:34.980
 Jesus as

00:41:34.980 --> 00:41:35.340
 Lord of

00:41:35.340 --> 00:41:35.760
 your life,

00:41:36.059 --> 00:41:36.600
 there is

00:41:36.600 --> 00:41:37.180
 reason to

00:41:37.180 --> 00:41:37.420
 fear.

00:41:38.559 --> 00:41:39.059
 The battle

00:41:39.059 --> 00:41:39.580
 is real,

00:41:40.180 --> 00:41:40.640
 as we've

00:41:40.640 --> 00:41:40.920
 seen.

00:41:42.580 --> 00:41:42.980
 How will

00:41:42.980 --> 00:41:43.420
 you stand

00:41:43.420 --> 00:41:44.000
 firm if

00:41:44.000 --> 00:41:44.860
 not with

00:41:44.860 --> 00:41:45.420
 God and

00:41:45.420 --> 00:41:45.940
 his help?

00:41:46.800 --> 00:41:48.059
 If you

00:41:48.059 --> 00:41:48.700
 do know

00:41:48.700 --> 00:41:49.360
 Jesus as

00:41:49.360 --> 00:41:49.620
 Lord,

00:41:49.980 --> 00:41:50.400
 how do

00:41:50.400 --> 00:41:50.860
 you treat

00:41:50.860 --> 00:41:51.140
 him when

00:41:51.140 --> 00:41:51.460
 the heat

00:41:51.460 --> 00:41:51.820
 is on?

00:41:52.140 --> 00:41:52.500
 Do you

00:41:52.500 --> 00:41:52.900
 run to

00:41:52.900 --> 00:41:53.480
 him and

00:41:53.480 --> 00:41:54.100
 throw on

00:41:54.100 --> 00:41:54.519
 the armor

00:41:54.519 --> 00:41:55.019
 he offers

00:41:55.019 --> 00:41:55.740
 or do

00:41:55.740 --> 00:41:56.120
 you run

00:41:56.120 --> 00:41:56.559
 out and

00:41:56.559 --> 00:41:57.140
 take on

00:41:57.140 --> 00:41:57.620
 the enemy

00:41:57.620 --> 00:41:58.220
 on your

00:41:58.220 --> 00:41:58.460
 own?

00:41:58.460 --> 00:42:00.920
 this

00:42:00.920 --> 00:42:01.300
 morning,

00:42:02.000 --> 00:42:02.380
 wherever

00:42:02.380 --> 00:42:03.000
 you are,

00:42:04.460 --> 00:42:05.019
 I plead

00:42:05.019 --> 00:42:05.380
 with you

00:42:05.380 --> 00:42:05.940
 to run

00:42:05.940 --> 00:42:07.079
 to Jesus.

00:42:08.159 --> 00:42:08.460
 We

00:42:08.460 --> 00:42:08.900
 can't

00:42:08.900 --> 00:42:09.260
 survive

00:42:09.260 --> 00:42:09.699
 the battles

00:42:09.699 --> 00:42:10.099
 of life

00:42:10.099 --> 00:42:10.320
 without

00:42:10.320 --> 00:42:10.639
 him.

00:42:12.380 --> 00:42:12.699
 Cast

00:42:12.699 --> 00:42:13.260
 your cares

00:42:13.260 --> 00:42:13.599
 on the

00:42:13.599 --> 00:42:14.780
 Lord and

00:42:14.780 --> 00:42:15.119
 he will

00:42:15.119 --> 00:42:15.579
 sustain

00:42:15.579 --> 00:42:15.840
 you.

00:42:16.840 --> 00:42:17.039
 He

00:42:17.039 --> 00:42:17.199
 will

00:42:17.199 --> 00:42:17.460
 never

00:42:17.460 --> 00:42:17.820
 let

00:42:17.820 --> 00:42:18.260
 the

00:42:18.260 --> 00:42:18.539
 righteous

00:42:18.539 --> 00:42:19.039
 fall.

00:42:22.480 --> 00:42:23.039
 Let's

00:42:23.039 --> 00:42:23.280
 pray.

00:42:23.280 --> 00:42:28.380
 Lord,

00:42:28.480 --> 00:42:28.800
 thank you

00:42:28.800 --> 00:42:29.300
 for the

00:42:29.300 --> 00:42:30.740
 surety of

00:42:30.740 --> 00:42:31.180
 your word.

00:42:32.220 --> 00:42:32.820
 Thank you

00:42:32.820 --> 00:42:33.200
 that in

00:42:33.200 --> 00:42:33.820
 Christ we

00:42:33.820 --> 00:42:34.960
 need not

00:42:34.960 --> 00:42:36.980
 fear because

00:42:36.980 --> 00:42:37.500
 you have

00:42:37.500 --> 00:42:38.420
 won the

00:42:38.420 --> 00:42:38.800
 ultimate

00:42:38.800 --> 00:42:40.180
 battle for

00:42:40.180 --> 00:42:40.480
 us.

00:42:41.000 --> 00:42:41.440
 We need

00:42:41.440 --> 00:42:41.960
 not fear

00:42:41.960 --> 00:42:42.420
 death

00:42:42.420 --> 00:42:43.040
 anymore.

00:42:45.920 --> 00:42:46.580
 Thank you

00:42:46.580 --> 00:42:47.519
 for the

00:42:47.519 --> 00:42:47.980
 gift of

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 every

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 spiritual

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 blessing

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 when we

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 are in

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 Christ.

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 thank you

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 that you

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 greatly

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 love us

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 and that

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 your gifts

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 make us

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 new.

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 Lord,

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 help us

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 to root

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 ourselves

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 in truth,

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 to put on

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 righteousness,

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 to be ready

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 with the

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 gospel of

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 peace.

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 Help us

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 to be

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 obedient.

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 Help us

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 to live

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 holy lives.

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 Help us

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 to put on

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 the shield

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 of faith,

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 remembering

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 you and

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 your goodness

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 in the

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 trials of

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 life.

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 Give us

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 a love

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 and a

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 passion for

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 the word

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 of God.

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 Help us

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 to commit

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 to putting

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 things in

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 place this

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 next term

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 that will

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 help us

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 to know

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 your word

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 well.

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 And Lord,

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 give us a

00:43:44.019 --> 00:43:44.619
 passion for

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 prayer,

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 that we

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 would see it

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 as the best

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 fellowship with

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 you as

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 we pray

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 and unburden

00:43:51.699 --> 00:43:52.179
 our souls

00:43:52.179 --> 00:43:52.619
 to you,

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 asking for

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 your help

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 and claiming

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 the truths

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 of scripture

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 for ourselves.

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 And we

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 pray all of

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 this in

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 Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Our final

00:44:09.139 --> 00:44:09.599
 song, I

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 think I've

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 said it a

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 couple of

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 times.

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 I've used

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 this phrase

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 a couple

00:44:15.179 --> 00:44:15.699
 of times

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 in what

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 I've been

00:44:17.500 --> 00:44:17.820
 saying.

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 The song

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 is in

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 Christ alone.

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 No power

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 of heaven

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 is not

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 in the

00:44:24.840 --> 00:44:25.240
 world.

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 I've

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 been

00:44:25.519 --> 00:44:26.240
 in the

00:44:26.240 --> 00:44:27.240
 world.

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 I've

00:44:27.320 --> 00:44:28.240
 been

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 in the

00:44:29.240 --> 00:44:29.280
 world.

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 I've

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 been

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 in the

00:44:31.240 --> 00:44:31.280
 world.

00:44:31.280 --> 00:44:31.320
 I've

00:44:31.320 --> 00:44:31.400
 been

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 in the

00:44:33.240 --> 00:44:33.340
 world.

00:44:33.340 --> 00:44:33.400
 I've

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 been

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 in the