4. Shield of Faith

1. Belt of Truth

2. Breastplate of Righteousness

5. Helmet of Salvation

6. Sword of the Spirit –

Word of God3. Shoes – Gospel of

Peace

The Armor of

GodEphesians

6:13-18

When we don’t know how When we don’t know how we should praywe should pray

(Romans 8:26-27) In the same way, (Romans 8:26-27) In the same way, the the Spirit helps usSpirit helps us in our weakness. in our weakness. We do We do not know what we ought to pray fornot know what we ought to pray for, but , but the Spirit himself intercedesthe Spirit himself intercedes for us with for us with groans that words cannot express. {27} groans that words cannot express. {27} And he who searches our hearts knows the And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit the Spirit intercedesintercedes for the saints in accordance for the saints in accordance with God's will.with God's will.

(Hebrews 4:16) [when tempted… v. 15] Let (Hebrews 4:16) [when tempted… v. 15] Let us then us then approach the throne of grace with approach the throne of grace with confidenceconfidence, so that we may receive mercy , so that we may receive mercy and find and find grace to help us in our time of grace to help us in our time of needneed..

What do I pray for myself?What do I pray for myself?

Change my Change my Circumstances Circumstances I ask God to I ask God to

make my life make my life better, happier, better, happier, more more comfortable.comfortable.

Change MeChange Me

I ask God to I ask God to help me have help me have victory in areas victory in areas of spiritual of spiritual struggle.struggle.

How to pray for othersHow to pray for others

(Ephesians 3:17-18) And (Ephesians 3:17-18) And I pray that youI pray that you, , being rooted and established in love, being rooted and established in love, {18} may have power, together with all {18} may have power, together with all the saints, the saints, to graspto grasp how wide and long how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christand high and deep is the love of Christ,,

(Philippians 1:9-10) And (Philippians 1:9-10) And this is my prayerthis is my prayer: : that your love may abound more and that your love may abound more and moremore in knowledge and depth of insight, in knowledge and depth of insight, {10} so that you may be able to {10} so that you may be able to discern discern what is bestwhat is best and may and may be pure and be pure and blamelessblameless until the day of Christ… until the day of Christ…

Fighting spiritually Fighting spiritually for the Gospelfor the Gospel

(2 Corinthians 10:3-5) For though we (2 Corinthians 10:3-5) For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. {4} The weapons we the world does. {4} The weapons we fight with are fight with are not the weapons of the not the weapons of the worldworld. On the contrary, they have divine . On the contrary, they have divine power to power to demolish strongholdsdemolish strongholds. {5} We . {5} We demolish demolish argumentsarguments and every and every pretension that sets itself up against the pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of Godknowledge of God, and we take captive , and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to every thought to make it obedient to Christ.Christ.

Paul’s Jail MinistryPaul’s Jail Ministry

(Colossians 4:3-4) And pray for us, too, (Colossians 4:3-4) And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. {4} Pray Christ, for which I am in chains. {4} Pray that I may proclaim it clearlythat I may proclaim it clearly, as I should., as I should.

(Philippians 1:12-13) Now I want you to (Philippians 1:12-13) Now I want you to know, brothers, that know, brothers, that what has happened to what has happened to me has really served to advance the me has really served to advance the gospelgospel. {13} As a result, it has become . {13} As a result, it has become clear clear throughout the whole palace guardthroughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.Christ.

Satanic Blindness about the gospelSatanic Blindness about the gospel

(2 Corinthians 4:4) The god of this (2 Corinthians 4:4) The god of this age (Satan)age (Satan) has blinded the minds of has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospelthe light of the gospel of the glory of of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.Christ, who is the image of God.