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Word On Wednesday
One Voice One Vision
Bishop George W. and
First Lady Edna Brooks
The Whole Armor of God
Memory Verse
10 A final
word: Be strong in the Lord and
in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God’s
armor so that you will be able to stand firm
against all strategies of the devil. 12 For
we[a] are not fighting against flesh-andblood enemies, but against evil rulers and
authorities of the unseen world, against
mighty powers in this dark world, and
against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:10-12 NLT
Spiritual Warfare
We are not in a _________
natural war, we’re in
spiritual war and it cannot be
a ___________
won by natural means.
depend on your own strength,
Do not ________
you are limited in your understanding.
Jesus did not depend upon his _____
own
strength, He did everything in the
_________
strength and _______
power of Almighty
God.
Jesus faced death on the cross
knowing a powerful _______,
Source the
__________
Spirit of the living God, would raise
Him from the dead.
Why The Armor Is
Crucial?
No wise person goes into battle
without _________
adequate defense. The
armor of God ________
enables the believer to
stand firm against the strategies of the
devil.
15
[a]
disarmed
In this way, he
the
spiritual rulers and authorities. He
shamed them publicly by his victory
over them on the cross.
Colossians 2:15 NLT
Jesus Christ’s ________
victory over satan is
__________
complete but we have a role in
__________
enforcing that victory through
prayer and spiritual warfare.
For believers, spiritual warfare is
fought in the ______,
mind ______,
will and
_________.
emotions
Don’t copy the behavior and customs
of this world, but let God transform
you into a new person by changing the
way you think. Then you will learn to
know God’s will for you, which is good
and pleasing and perfect.
2
Romans 12:2 NLT
Believers sometimes become too easily
pulled off track, wrestling with
human adversaries instead of
_______
warring against the __________
invisible works
of evil behind the scenes.
Putting the Armor On
13
Therefore, put on every piece of
God’s armor so you will be able to
resist the enemy in the time of evil.
Then after the battle you will still be
standing firm. 14 Stand your ground,
putting on the belt of truth and the
body armor of God’s righteousness.
15
For shoes, put on the peace that
comes from the Good News so that you
will be fully prepared.[a] 16 In addition
to all of these, hold up the shield of
faith to stop the fiery arrows of the
[b]
17
devil.
Put on salvation as your
helmet, and take the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:13-17 NLT
Each piece of armor describes
__________
attribute that are ________
fulfilled in
Christ.
Belt of Truth
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one can come to
the Father except through me.
6
John 14:6 NLT
The _______
truth of the gospel, salvation by
faith in Christ ______,
alone is constantly
being challenged.
Breastplate of
Righteousness
21
For He made Him who knew no sin
to be sin for us, that we might become
the righteousness of God in Him.
II Corinthians 5:21 NKJV
This piece of armor is our defense
against a ________
divided heart.
Unforgiveness, idolatry, selfishness, or
pride are some of the _________
footholds satan
uses to divide our hearts.
Shoes of Peace
19
For God was in Christ, reconciling the
world to himself, no longer counting
people’s sins against them. And he gave
us this wonderful message of
reconciliation.
II Corinthians 5:19 NLT
As Christian soldiers, we wear our
shoes of peace to ________
invade darkness,
bringing the _______
good _______
news and
reconciling the lost to God.
Shield of Faith
2Let
us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author
and perfecter of our faith, who for the
joy set before him endured the cross,
scorning its shame, and sat down at the
right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2 NIV
When our eyes are _______
fixed on Jesus,
we can ________
resist the devil and he has to
flee. (James 4:7)
Helmet of Salvation
8
But let us who live in the light be
clearheaded, protected by the armor of
faith and love, and wearing as our
helmet the confidence of our salvation.
I Thessalonians 5:8 NLT
The helmet of salvation _______
guards our
_______
minds against the onslaught of the
enemy.
Sword of the Spirit –
The Word of God
1
In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the
Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:1,14 NKJV
The Word is ________
Jesus _______,
Christ the
ultimate revelation of God.
2
Devote yourselves to prayer with an
3
alert mind and a thankful heart. Pray
for us, too, that God will give us many
opportunities to speak about his
mysterious plan concerning Christ.
That is why I am here in chains.
Colossians 4:2-3 NLT
When Paul wrote the letter to the
Ephesians, he was in prison,
chained to a Roman soldier. The
_________
inspired the
Holy Spirit _________
comparison of the believer as a soldier
in God’s spiritual army.
The whole armor, the attributes of
Christ, made Paul the _______,
strong
immovable _________
spiritual warrior that he
was.
17
When the seventy-two disciples
returned, they joyfully reported to him,
“Lord, even the demons obey us when
we use your name!” 18 “Yes,” he told
them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven
like lightning!
19
Look, I have given you authority over
all the power of the enemy, and you can
walk among snakes and scorpions and
crush them. Nothing will injure you. 20
But don’t rejoice because evil spirits
obey you; rejoice because your names
are registered in heaven.”
Luke 10:17-20 NLT