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welcome to your faith discussion guide! I t is G o d’s pro mise to yo u that as yo u c o nti nue to l o v e e a c h o t h e r a n d s e e k His w isdo m in yo ur re l ati o ns hi p , H e w i l l re ve al hi ms e l f t o y o u i n b e a u t i f u l w ay s. Be sure to hav e yo ur B i b l e hand y. I f yo u d o n ’ t h a v e a c c e s s t o o n e , ch ec k out the Bible Ga te w ay ap p avai l ab l e o n yo ur Ap p l e o r An d r o i d d e v i c e . I f you ar e hea ding o ut o n an e xc urs i o n aro und the w o r l d , a n i m p o r t a n t st ep is deciding wha t to p ac k . W hat c l o the s , to i l e tr i e s a n d o t h e r e s s e n t i a l s w ou ld yo u take with yo u? R e gard l e s s o f yo ur s ho e o r t o o t h p a s t e c h o i c e , a s a follow er o f J esus, yo u are c al l e d to tak e the arm o r o f G o d w i t h y o u . Take a mo ment to r ea d the ve rs e s b e l o w to ge the r: “Theref ore put on the full arm o r o f G o d , so that w he n t h e d a y o f e vi l co m es , y ou m ay be able to stand y o u r gro u n d , and af te r y o u h a ve d o n e e ve r yt h i n g , t o st and. Stand firm then, w ith the b e lt o f truth buc k le d a r o u n d yo u r w a i s t , w i t h t he brea stpla te of righ te o usne ss in p lac e , and w ith y o u r fee t fi t t ed w i t h t h e readiness tha t c omes fro m th e go spe l o f pe ac e . I n ad d i t i o n t o a l l t h i s , t a k e u p t he shi e ld of fa ith, with w h ic h y o u c an e xtinguish all t h e fl a m i n g a r r o w s o f t h e ev i l o ne. T ake the helme t o f salv atio n an d th e sw o rd o f t h e Sp i r i t , w h i ch i s t h e w o r d o f God. And pra y in the S pirit o n all o c c asio n s w i t h a l l k i n d s o f p r a ye r s and requests. With this in m ind, b e ale rt and alw ay s k ee p o n p r a yi n g fo r a l l t h e Lo r d’s people.” E phesians 6 : 1 3 -1 8
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What do e ach of the pieces of armor mean to you? -
Be l t of t rut h
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Breast pl at e of righteousness
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Shoes of readiness and peace
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Shiel d of fait h
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Hel met of salvation
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Sword of t he Spirit
T h e Bi b l e e x p l a i n s in J ohn 10:10 t ha t t he devil comes t o “ st ea l, kill a nd d e s t r o y ” b u t t h a t J esus comes t o offer life t o t he full. Spirit ua l wa rf a re is rea l a n d a s a f o l l o w e r of J esus, you a ren’t mea nt t o enga ge in it a lone. T ha nkfully, G o d d o e s n ’ t a s k y ou t o. Not only does G od join you in t he ba t t le, He a lso p r o v i d e s y o u r a r mor.
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Ha v e yo u ex pe ri e nce d a ti me of s pi ri tual w arfare or te s ti ng of y our fai th?
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W h ich piece of armor he l pe d y ou through that e xpe ri e nce ?
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T akin g a lo o k at Ephe s i ans 6:18 agai n. I s the re any thi ng about y our pr ayer lif e t hat y ou w ant to change ?
P r ay e r T a k e a f e w m i n u t es t o reflect on your a nswers a bove. Close out your d i s c u s s i o n w i t h a t ime of pra yer. I f you’re unsure where t o st a rt , pra y t hese words:
Dear Lord, T h a n k Yo u f o r h o w Yo u l o v e a n d p r o t e c t u s . T h a n k Yo u f o r f i g h t i n g f o r u s i n s p i r i t u a l wa r f a r e a n d a r m i n g u s w i t h Yo u r t ru t h a n d l o v e . H e l p u s t o r e m e m b e r t h a t w e a r e not in this alone. Allow us to remember to put our armor o n s o t h a t w e a r e n o t s wa y e d o r d i s t r a c t e d b y t h e w o r l d a ro u n d u s . H e l p u s t o b e s t e a d fa s t i n p r ay e r f o r yo u r people. Amen.