Stand Firm

Bible Teacher Steve Carter opens up Ephesians 6:10–18, reminding us that the devil's playbook hasn't changed—he's still running the same three schemes he's used since Genesis 3: getting us to hide, drowning us in shame, and keeping us paralyzed by fear. The good news? God hasn't left us unequipped. Steve walks us through the armor of God—not as a list of abstract spiritual concepts, but as real, practical tools for standing firm in everyday life. And then he lands on the piece most people miss: after all the belt and helmet and sword, Paul ends with pray. Prayer isn't the warmup to the fight—it's how we go on the offensive. When the church stops hiding, stops letting shame win, and stops living afraid—and instead prays on all occasions—the enemy doesn't stand a chance.