Bridging the Gap With Pastor Lloyd Pulley

Pastor Lloyd will take us to Ephesians six, verse seventeen, where we discover two very important parts of our spiritual armor - our helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit. One is a defensive item - a helmet, but the other is an offensive weapon - the sword.

On today's program we continue our series on spiritual warfare with a message based on Ephesians chapter six, verse sixteen. In this verse, Paul mentions the "shield of faith". Exactly what is Paul talking about here? Well, we all know that in ancient times, a shield is pretty much the only thing that stood between a soldier and certain death. Our shield of faith serves the same purpose, from a spiritual point of view.

On today's program we continue our series on spiritual warfare with a message based on Ephesians chapter six, verse sixteen. In this verse, Paul mentions the "shield of faith". Exactly what is Paul talking about here? Well, we all know that in ancient times, a shield is pretty much the only thing that stood between a soldier and certain death. Our shield of faith serves the same purpose, from a spiritual point of view.

Shoes are a source of great pride for some folks, but today Lloyd will be talking about the very important aspect of our battle with satan - having our feet shod in the preparation of the gospel of peace.

As a parent, you're certainly not going to let your child onto a football field in a pair of shorts and a T-shirt! Christians need the proper protection and armor as well, as we battle every day with satan. His goal is to separate us from our relationship with God. He'll do just about anything to be successful. What's the right kind of armor for us? That's the subject of our current series - spiritual warfare!

We'll continue Lloyd's series on spiritual warfare today, as we once again look at the schemes of our enemy, satan. If you were a football coach, and you got ahold of the other team's playbook, that would be a huge advantage, right? Well, as Christians, we need to pay close attention to satan's "play book", because if we know how he will attack us, we'll know how to successfully fight back.

None of us really wants to know satan very well. He is our enemy. He wants to destroy our relationship with God. But if we get to know his methods, we'll have an advantage, right? Well, that is what we'll be looking at today - satan's operations manual.

If you spent time in the military, you know that every soldier has a B-E-L. That's a basic equipment list. Canteen. Gun. Helmet. There are certain items that are essential for a soldier's success. Same thing for the Christian. We're in a spiritual battle every day of our lives, and our enemy is satan. What's on the B-E-L for the Christian?

There have been very few times when the world has been at peace, and we can see some very tense situations around the world even today. There is another war we fight every day - a spiritual war. Today we begin a series in Ephesians chapter six, as pastor Lloyd teaches us the basics of spiritual warfare.

The New testament is contained in the Old, and the Old Testament is explained in the New. Today's final study in Hosea is more proof of the truth of that statement. Hosea is one of the minor prophets at the end of the Old Testament, and like so many other prophetical books, it Hosea points us directly to the coming messiah, Jesus Christ.