A sword is very different from armor, in both form and function. How is the Sword of the Spirit different from the rest of the pieces of the armor of God? In what way is the word of God a sword?
(Preaching on the Armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 4, 2018.)
What do helmets protect? It hasn’t changed since the time of the Romans. In the life of the Christian, how does salvation serve that function?
(Preaching on the Armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 25, 2018.)
What exactly are the “flaming darts of the evil one”, and how does faith serve as a shield against those things?
(Preaching on the armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 18, 2018.)
In the armor of God, the shoes are easily the most unusual piece. Rather than being a typical spiritual quality, we are told to don the shoes of “readiness” or “preparation”. What prepares us, and what should we be ready for?
(Preaching on the armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 11, 2017.)
With each piece of the armor of God, we must answer three questions: what is the spiritual quality, what does it protect us from, and how does it protect us. Let us examine the next piece, the “breastplate of righteousness”.
(Preaching on the armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 28, 2018.)
The first piece of the “armor of God”: the belt of truth. Why is it first, and what does it do for us?
(Preaching on the armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 21, 2018.)
The “armor of God” is one of the great images of scripture. But before we discuss the individual armor pieces, lets talk about why we need armor at all.
(Preaching on the armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 14, 2017.)
Now that we have covered some practical helps for parenting, what about non-parents? What expectation does God have for them in regards to children in the church?
(Preaching on training up children. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 7, 2018.
Ok, so we admit we need to train our children, and be intentional about it. So how do we do it? What are some practical ways to accomplish the task?
(Preaching on training up children. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 31, 2017.)
Once we accept the importance of intentionality in training children, the next question is of course how? Scripture talks about four primary methods; what are they and which is the most important?
(Preaching on training children. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 17, 2017.)
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