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Ephesians 6:18-24 /In our last sermon on Finding Our Identity, Paul closes

his letter to Ephesus by calling them to prayer. In this study we look at

the discipline of prayer and discuss it as a necessity of spiritual

warfare. We also look at the value and importance of a ministry that

delegates in order to meet the needs of the church.

Ephesians 6:16-17 / Are we preparing for evil days, trials and difficulty

by actively putting on the whole armor of God? In the last sermon we looked

at the first three elements in the divine armor of God, this week we look

at three more. Join us as we consider what it means to find our identity as

a soldier engaged in a spiritual warfare.

Ephesians 6:14-15 / Each of us face “evil days” in our lives, moments where

we are frustrated with our circumstances, afraid and tempted to despair. As

Christians, do we know how to remain resolved and emotionally strong in

those seasons of life? Do we acknowledge the nature of our enemy’s warfare?

Are we actively preparing by putting on the whole armor of God?

Ephesians 6:11-13 / We have an enemy who actively seeks our deception,

distraction and destruction. He hates us with a passion and his influence

and power is greater and more extensive than we can imagine. Do we know who

he is? Do we know how to prepare ? Are we battle ready?

Ephesians 6:10 / We have learned so much from Ephesians about our identity,

but as we reach the closing admonition we learn a hard truth - that we must

be fearless in the face of difficulty. Hard ship is common to all people,

but the way in which Christians endure life’s challenges should be unique.

Today we consider, what does it mean to fight life’s battles in the courage

of Christ?

2 Corinthins 10:3-6

Today we will look at 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 which has the keys to engaging

effectively in spiritual warfare through prayer.

Psalm 45

Ephesians 6:5-9 / Work is hard and relationships at work can be even

harder. From time to time, we all struggle with having the right heart

attitude in our work place. In our passage today, we learn that God is

concerned with whether or not we see our work the same way he does - as an

opportunity to reflect our true identity.

Ephesians 6:1-4 / Our parents have given us life and they have contributed

so much to who we are as people; sometimes for good and sometimes for bad.

But because we have a Heavenly Father who gives us a spiritual identity, we

have the capacity to obey and honor our parents regardless of how wonderful

or tenuous our relationship has been. In this sermon, we discuss what it

looks like as adults to build relationships with our parents of love, honor

and obedience. We also consider fatherhood, and how important it is to

approach our children the way God the Father approaches us.

Isaiah 1:1-20