Doing All I Can

Doing All I Can

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Doing all I can

Ephesians 6:13-20

  1. We need the wisdom of God vs. 14(a)

Ephesians 6:14 (King James Version)
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

 “truth”--Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be

  1. For study
  2. For sturdiness

Ephesians 4:14 (King James Version)
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

1 Corinthians 15:58 (King James Version)
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

  1. We need the workings of God vs. 14(b)

Ephesians 6:14 (King James Version)
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

 “breastplate of righteousness”

  1. For obedience
  2. For obligation

Romans 12:1-2 (King James Version)
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

  1. We need the willingness to serve God vs. 15

 Ephesians 6:15 (King James Version)
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

 preparation =The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose = a making ready

 “preparation of the gospel of peace”

  1. For eagerness
  2. For enjoyment
  1. We need the way of God vs. 16

 Ephesians 6:16 (King James Version)
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

 “the shield of faith”

  1. For belief
  2. For battle
  1. We need the wholeness of God vs. 17(a)

 Ephesians 6:17 (King James Version)
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

 “the helmet of salvation”

  1. For assurance
  2. TO KNOW YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE KING
  3. For achievement
  4. SALVATION BRINGS GROWTH
  5. THERE’S THE SAVED
  6. THERE’S THE SURRENDERED

 Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

  1. We need the word of God vs. 17(b)

 Ephesians 6:17 (King James Version)
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

 “the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God”

 SALVATION AND THE SWORD

  1. For response
  2. For rebuke
  3. For reminder

 Psalm 119:89 (KJV)
89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

 Isaiah 40:8 (KJV)
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.