Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 1) Paul’s Final Words Ephesians 6:10-20 Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is divided into two large sections. In chapter 3 he tells his readers what God has done, and in chapters 4-6 he tells us what we are to do because of what God has done. (To reverse that order…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 2) Our First Great Need—His Strength Ephesians 6:10 “God gives the hardest battles to the strongest soldiers.” So goes the maxim found on some household decorative signs. But is it true? The unfolding of today’s text from Ephesians makes the answer clear. God doesn’t need our strength to fight His…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 3) Paul’s Final Words: Gear Up! Ephesians 6:11 The title of this series is “Fitted to Fight”. This presupposes, which Scripture makes clear, that every believer is in a fight, a fight over which we cannot be victorious without due preparation. Paul uses the metaphor of a soldier’s armor as…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 4) The Fight and the Foes Ephesians 6:12 Every believer is aware that there is spiritual warfare, but are often unaware of the nature of the fight or just how evil are our foes. We must know not only who our enemies are, but we must take the necessary steps…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 5) Repeat: Gear Up! Ephesians 6:13 How easy it is for us to respond to natural threats to our person, our family, our community, or our nation. We see and feel and hear these threats and are therefore immediately cognizant of the danger. Not so in the spiritual realm. Diabolical…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 6) A Preview of What is to Come Ephesians 6:14-17 I n this sixth segment of our study on the armor of God, we come to Paul’s listing of the various parts of that armor. Before we get into the specifics, Pastor Froman leads us in an overview of the…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 7) The Belt of Truth Ephesians 6:10-20 Every Christian is in a fight, and we have many foes, the chief of which is Satan, whose native language is lying. God has given His people armor, fitting us for this fight, and has commanded us to put it on, the first…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 8) The Breastplate of Righteousness Ephesians 6:10-20 In this series, “Fitted to Fight”, Pastor Froman continues by unveiling the next piece of the armor, namely, the breastplate. In this metaphor of spiritual warfare, we note that this breastplate, the largest piece of the Roman armor, is one of righteousness. Every…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 7) Gospel Shoes Ephesians 6:10-20 In this continuing series of how God has fitted His people to fight the spiritual war in which we are engaged, Paul, in using the metaphor of the Roman soldier’s equipment, comes to the shoes, or sandals, that the warrior wears, likening these to the…

Series: Fitted to Fight (Part 10) The Shield of Faith Ephesians 6:10-20 In this the 10th of this series on the believer’s being fitted to fight in his spiritual warfare, we come to the fourth piece of armor, namely the shield of faith. This text, as well as others, makes it clear that faith, in…