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Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 4 NKJV; Ch. 5-6 HCSB

Podcast Introduction

It’s Epistles Sunday, and we’ll read Ephesians 4-6. We’ll also have a time of prayer, and our third installment of Essentials.  I’m calling this episode “We Are In A Battle.”

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Comments on Ephesians 6

In chapter six, Paul mentioned that we are in a battle against the rulers, against the authorities,  against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil  in the heavens. Sometimes it looks as if we are battling people, but the fight is deeper than that. We are in a spiritual battle.

So how do we fight things in the spiritual realm? I’m glad you asked, because Paul told us what our weapons are. He talked about the full armor of God. The pieces are truth, righteousness, readiness, faith, salvation, the Word of God and prayer.

When we are equipped with these things, we cannot be defeated by the enemy. That’s not to say that the battle will be easy. It will not. But we cannot avoid the battle. The enemy brings the battle to us. His attacks are vicious, because the stakes are high. He would like nothing more than for us to surrender…to lay down our weapons, because doing so will render us useless to God and to those to whom God would have us go to make disciples and bring along in the faith. Remember what our mission is, brothers and sisters. Just before Jesus ascended into Heaven, He gave that mission to us. He said, “Go, therefore, and make disciples  of   all nations,  baptizing  them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you.” And He gave us this promise, “And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” 

So beloved. We’re in this thing. But when God is for us, who can be against us? 

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Steve Webb 0:00The stakes are high.

Steve Webb 0:09This is the Lifespring! One Year Bible coming to you from Riverside, California and podcasting since 2004. I'm your OG Godcaster. Steve Webb. This is the daily podcast where we're reading through the entire Bible in a year. It's a pistol Sunday, and we'll finish up the book of Ephesians. With chapters four through six. We'll also have a time of prayer and our third installment of essentials. The title of this episode is we are in a battle. Before we begin, let's pray. Our heavenly Father, Lord, we thank you so much for Your Word. We thank you for the lessons in Ephesians. And I pray God that you would teach us as we read, I pray this in Jesus name, Amen. All right, let's get started.

Steve Webb 0:52Ephesians chapter four. I therefore the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness in gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called, in one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who was above all, and through all and in you all, but to each one of us, grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore, he says, When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men. Now this he ascended, what does it mean, but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth. He who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things. And He Himself gave some to be apostles,