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This Sunday, we will take the fourth piece of armor, the shield of faith. ”Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one” (Ephesians 6:16). This piece of armor defends us against one of Satan’s oldest tricks - creating doubt in God Himself. If Satan can get us to doubt God and His Word, then we have nothing in which to put our faith. Because we know "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God" Romans 10:17.

In Paul’s day, Roman solders wore hobnailed sandals. Think of modern golf, football, baseball, or soccer shoes that have cleats on the bottom for traction. These sandals allowed the soldier to be sure-footed in battle. So Paul used that image of the sure footed Roman soldier as a picture of the Christian who is properly shod in preparation for spiritual warfare. This Sunday we will look at the shoes that a Christian wears when he's prepared to do battle.

It is true that we have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places (Ephesians1:3). He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think (Ephesians.3:20). We can be filled with the Spirit of God and all His might (Ephesians 5:18). We may have all those resources, the very truth of God in our hearts, and be doing His good works, but that does not mean the Christian life will be easy. That is why Paul says, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put own the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil (Ephesians 6:10-11). We are in a battle every day with Satan. That is why we must put on every single piece of the armor.
Last week we put on the belt of truth. This week we will be putting on the breastplate of righteousness. This week we will see how importanct the breastplate of righteousness is to the believer.

The title of the message this Resurrection Sunday is What the Resurrection of Christ means to The Christian from I Corinthians 15:1-11. Paul said, ”by the grace of God I am what I am”. Thank God, for the tenacious, triumphant truth of the resurrection which gives us stability, serenity, and satisfaction. The Resurrection is mentioned 104 times in the New Testament. It is the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence of Christianity. It is our Rock of Gibraltar and the Waterloo of Infidelity, Liberalism, and Atheism. Christ is risen! Christ is Risen Indeed! He’s alive! We serve a risen Savior!

Revelation 21 is our text this week. When we begin to speak of eternal matters, we have entered a realm where we have difficulties getting our heads wrapped around this topic. Our mortal minds can’t begin to comprehend an existence that is eternal and perfect. We are so tied to time and accustomed to the concerns of this present life that we really can’t even imagine what heaven will be like. All we can do is read our Bibles, believe what God says about heaven, and rejoice in what awaits us, even though we can’t possibly grasp it all now. The title of the message for Sunday is When God Makes All Things New.