Denver Street Missionary Baptist Church Sermons

As we move past the allegorical portion of the Armor of God that Paul describes in Ephesians chapter 6, it is important to note that verse 18 does not begin a new thought. Of all of the analogies that Paul has used, we see him describing the works of God in the life of a Christian. Truth as it applies to revelation, righteousness as it applies to imputation and mortification of sin, and readiness as it applies to redemption and reconciliation all point to the work of God. So do faith, which depends on God, and the Spirit which is literally God's leading (revelation). In verse 18, Paul doesn't use analogy because the act of prayer is not God's work but requires man's limited agency. Perhaps, the most important element to the whole armor of God is prayer. 

In this second installment of our study of the Sword of the Spirit, Bro. Derrick explores the initiative of the Spirit to expose and reveal our human fallenness among brothers and sisters and Christ for His own glory. Additionally, we explore a simplified introduction of the Inspiritaiton of Scripture and a basic hermeneutic, that is an method of interpreting Scripture. 

In this first part of our exposition of the second half of Ephesians 6:17, we explore the power of the church as well as the purpose behind congregational life, the indwelling Spirit guiding each believer.