Jesus gave the Lord's Prayer as your model, beginning with the proper address of God as your Heavenly Father.-Sermon Outline--I. The right rubric for prayer.-II. The royal recipient of prayer.-III. The relevant relationships for prayer.

True prayer seeks reward from God rather than men, with confidence that God answers because of Christ's merits, not yours. -Sermon Outline--I. The warnings about false prayer -v. 5, 7-.-II. The instructions about true prayer -v. 6, 8-.

Be vigilant and pray unceasingly in the Spirit so that you will prevail over the powers of darkness. -Sermon Outline--I. Your duty of prayer.-II. God's directions for prayer.

God's Word is living and active to defend His children from error and conquer even the worst enemy.-Sermon Outline--I. What is necessary for you to take up the sword of the Spirit.-II. How you are to take up the sword of the Spirit.

Hope of salvation is your confidence that God will rescue you from every evil deed and bring you safely to heaven.-Sermon Outline--I. The enemies of your hope of salvation.-II. The foundation of your hope of salvation.-III. The characteristics of your hope of salvation

Trusting in God's promises as you endure Satan's onslaught is your only hope for survival and victory in the spiritual battle.-Sermon Outline--I. The exhortation to faith in Jesus Christ.-II. The opposition to faith in Jesus Christ.

The gospel of peace readies you with much needed protection, stability, and mobility in your spiritual battle. -Sermon Outline- -I. The gospel footwear grants you protection.-II. The gospel footwear grants you stability. -III. The gospel footwear grants you mobility.

Wearing the breastplate of righteousness entails both trusting in Jesus for your righteousness and striving by the Spirit for your holiness. -Sermon Outline- -I. The divine provision of the breastplate of righteousness for battle.-II. The miserable alternative to the breastplate of righteousness for battle. -III. The desperate necessity of the breastplate of righteousness for battle.

When once you scorned the truth, now by the Spirit you love the truth, just as truth is in Jesus. -Sermon Outline--I. Your former life against the truth.-II. Your new life birthed from the truth.-III. Your growing life according to the truth.

Knowing Satan as your insidious enemy and trusting Christ as your Lord and strength brings victory in the spiritual battle.-Sermon Outline--I. Your only hope for victory in this spiritual battle -v. 10-.-II. Your insidious enemy in this spiritual battle -v. 11-12-.-III. Your weapons in this spiritual battle -v. 13a-.-IV. Your goal in this spiritual battle -v. 13b-.