What we think about determines the direction of our lives. Thankfully, the armor of God includes the helmet of salvation ... when our minds are protected by the power of the Gospel and we are constantly reminded about who we are in Christ, our thoughts can remain fixed on him.

God is good. He desires to give good gifts to His children who ask Him, and He wants us to come to Him with these requests. But how do we know what we should ask for? And are we focused more on the gifts than we are on a relationship with the Giver?

Is your faith only evident on Sundays, when you make it a point to come to church, worship God, hear His Word and spend time with others who follow Jesus? Or is it an everyday thing? Your answer to that question will determine how you handle the attacks that our enemy brings your way.

Jesus clearly taught that we who believe are not to condemn other people. In fact, we can't even offer righteous correction to others followers of Christ when we have unconfessed sin in our own lives.

Shoes are important. Why? Our feet are important! They take us everywhere we need to go, but we tend to forget about them unless there is a problem. As we prepare for spiritual battle each day, God offers us Gospel shoes for our feet. Join Pastor Dan as he examines this important piece of the armor of God.

When we worry, we are demonstrating to God that we do not truly trust Him. Jesus taught that we are not to be anxious about how our basic needs will be met, nor are we to be anxious about the future. When we walk by faith, fear falls away and we begin to experience the peace of God that will carry us forward.

Can you imagine getting up each day and putting on a set of armor? On this spiritual battleground that is life on earth, if we neglect to use what God has given us, we are defeated before the day even begins. Let’s examine two pieces of the armor of God and prepare to live in victory.

Jesus taught that what we treasure reveals the state of our hearts. How are you investing your life? Are you treasuring this world or the kingdom of God? Mark Napier focuses on this teaching and offers rock solid investment advice.

We who believe in Jesus are in a spiritual battle. This is the reality of our journey on this earth. That might sound a little overwhelming, but once we accept that reality and then see how God provides what we need to fight this battle, we can be encouraged.

Fasting is a spiritual practice that can help us draw closer to the Lord. But like any good work, it must be done from a sincere heart of true righteousness instead of religious performance. As we examine Jesus's teaching in the Sermon on the Mount and a companion passage from Isaiah 58, we'll see the signs of religious performance and then seek to follow God from a sincere heart.