The Shield of Faith - Tony Nguyen

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-20 Sermon Notes 1. In the last chapter of the the letter of Ephesians, Paul is telling them that The Christian life has all resources you need to stand, to persist, to endure, to thrive. Paul uses the imagery of an armor to illustrate these resource 2. The reason why we have such a hard time growing is that we have these resources available to us but we're not putting them on. 3. Today we will talk about the Sheild of Faith a. Why the Devil is after us and the weapon he uses against us b. How the Sheild of Faith protects us I. We have an enemy of immense power, superior intelligence, who hates us intensely and wants to destroy us. Vs 10-12 a. Satan hates us intensely and wants to destroy us b. He has immense power against us c. He has superior intelligence and will scheme against us d. The weapon he uses is the flaming arrows—the form of trials II. We must protect ourselves against his schemes by taking up the shield of faith. Vs 16 a. The fires can do two things to us! i. In the hands of the Satan and his dominion, it’s meant to destroy and consume us. 1. If we don’t have the shield of faith. It’ll nullify the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the sandals—it’ll render those things mute. ii. In the hands of God, fire can only refine us. If we put on the shield of faith. 1. The fire in the hands of God will only purify away the dross and refine the gold that’s there. b. Taking up the shield of faith means... i. When we see the momentary pleasure and ease of the moment is absolutely tinsel compared to the glory of God and what’s to come! We know it! Not just hopeful, dreamy knowledge. But certainty and surety. To give please visit: https://www.wearetruelove.com/give Join TLC on our social media for updates! Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/TrueLoveCommunity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueLoveCommunityMinistry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TrueLoveCommunity