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Women of the Bible Lesson 10 Jael: A Story of Courage Part 8 Armor of God

Today we will look at the final piece of the armor we have been provided through Holy Spirit to protect us in our spiritual battles.     Ephesians 6:14-18 gives us a list of the armor we have been provided through Holy Spirit. “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” (NLT)    Prayer is the last weapon we find in Ephesians 6:18. John Wesley said, “God does nothing but by prayer, and everything with it.”   Paul knew that prayer could not be equated to a single piece of weaponry because it is more powerful, accurate, ...

Women of the Bible Lesson 9 Jael: A Story of Courage Part 7 Armor of God

Today we will continue talking about the armor we have been provided through the Holy Spirit to protect us in our spiritual battles.    Ephesians 6:14-18 gives us a list of the armor we have been provided through the Holy Spirit. “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” (NLT)   I want to begin with a quote from Charles Spurgeon, “TO BE A CHRISTIAN is to be a warrior. The good soldier of Jesus Christ must not expect to find ease in this world: it is a battle-field. Neither must he reckon upon the friendship of the world; for that ...