Putting on the Armor of God

WEBVTT100:00:00.560 --> 00:00:05.759I Am Yours, I am yours, I am yours s and me,200:00:06.160 --> 00:00:11.589Lord, I am yours. Welcometo the Gospel Center pray life podcast being300:00:11.630 --> 00:00:15.230on the sidewalk out an abortion centeris really a battle and I think it's400:00:15.230 --> 00:00:18.510important that we put on the armorof God. Join me as a teach500:00:18.589 --> 00:00:25.059through putting on the whole armor ofGod. Stay tuned. I felt show600:00:25.660 --> 00:00:38.770passish, touch your heart. UseWelcome to the Gospel centered pray life podcasts.700:00:38.810 --> 00:00:44.130Appreciate you guys tuning in today.It's just me and hopefully this this800:00:45.289 --> 00:00:49.969episode will be pretty short. I'mgoing to be focusing on the armor of900:00:50.079 --> 00:00:54.240God and just kind of give youguys maybe a sneak peak and how I1000:00:54.399 --> 00:00:58.719prepare for Ministry on the sidewalk.I know different folks prepare in different ways,1100:00:59.320 --> 00:01:02.920but we always talk about preparation andtalk about how you know you can't1200:01:02.920 --> 00:01:06.469give what you don't have. Andthe people that we encounter at the abortion1300:01:06.590 --> 00:01:11.349center, they need Jesus, theyneed the Lord, they need vital relationship1400:01:11.390 --> 00:01:15.510with Jesus and we can't give thatif we don't have it. So one1500:01:15.549 --> 00:01:18.069of the things I would say,by the way of preparation, first and1600:01:18.189 --> 00:01:22.459foremost is you need to have arelationship with Jesus, and I trust that1700:01:22.659 --> 00:01:25.500you guys who are listening to thispodcast, you have a relationship with the1800:01:25.540 --> 00:01:27.859Lord. You love the Lord,you know him. But we also have1900:01:27.939 --> 00:01:33.250to be intentional about cultivating our relationshipwith Jesus. So we need to be2000:01:33.370 --> 00:01:37.569ourselves in prayer, we need tobe in the word ourselves even before we2100:01:38.450 --> 00:01:41.609are going to the abortion center,before we even consider going to the abortion2200:01:41.650 --> 00:01:45.329center, we need to have theword of God in us. That doesn't2300:01:45.329 --> 00:01:49.760mean we need to have it allfigured out perfectly and all the theological aspects2400:01:49.879 --> 00:01:52.959that that can be known, thatwe need to know them. I'm not2500:01:53.079 --> 00:01:57.000saying that. But we do needto have a solid foundation in the word2600:01:57.040 --> 00:02:00.000of God. We need to havea solid foundation in a relationship with God,2700:02:00.629 --> 00:02:04.870because, again, you can't givewhat you don't have. And so2800:02:04.950 --> 00:02:07.909as far as preparation is concerned,that's the most important preparation right that we2900:02:08.270 --> 00:02:13.389are in our relationship with the Lord, consistent in our walk with him,3000:02:14.509 --> 00:02:20.460that we are in prayer and inthe word and in fellowship with other believers.3100:02:20.500 --> 00:02:23.939I think that's a that's a vitalpart of preparing our hearts for ministry3200:02:24.699 --> 00:02:29.900is that we ourselves are being ministeredto, obviously in our relationship with the3300:02:29.979 --> 00:02:34.449Lord and he ministers to us throughhis word, but ministered to in the3400:02:34.530 --> 00:02:38.849congregation, in the assembly of thesaints. We need people sewing in our3500:02:38.930 --> 00:02:44.009lives, pastors, leaders that arespeaking the truth to us on a regular3600:02:44.050 --> 00:02:46.439basis. Just like we need ourdaily bread in the word of God.3700:02:46.960 --> 00:02:53.400We need regular fellowship with other believersthat can, number one, hold us3800:02:53.400 --> 00:02:58.909accountable if we start getting off therails in some ways and that can encourage3900:02:58.949 --> 00:03:01.949us. That's really what God's intentionis with the body of Christ, as4000:03:01.990 --> 00:03:07.150we're in the assembly of the saints, is accountability and encouragement, and so4100:03:07.830 --> 00:03:12.069that's a that's a strong encouragement ofthat have for you guys as far as4200:03:12.110 --> 00:03:15.900preparation is concerned and ministering out ofa relationship with the Lord and also out4300:03:15.939 --> 00:03:22.699of relationship with other believers. ButI want to talk about the armor of4400:03:22.819 --> 00:03:27.099God and putting on the armor ofGod. We're preyed up, we know4500:03:27.250 --> 00:03:30.569the Lord, we're in his word. Praise God for that. But there's4600:03:30.610 --> 00:03:37.250sometimes when I'm just very intentional andsome of you guys may be listen to4700:03:37.330 --> 00:03:39.090this and you think what I'm goingto share is maybe a little weird,4800:03:39.129 --> 00:03:46.719a little, I don't know,maybe a little super spiritual, little charismatic4900:03:46.759 --> 00:03:51.280or whatever, and that's fine.I believe it's biblical. So I'm willing5000:03:51.360 --> 00:03:55.310to have people misunderstand what I'm doingand all that. But you know too,5100:03:55.590 --> 00:04:00.669I'm a handsone guy. You cantell me all day long, you5200:04:00.789 --> 00:04:04.469can talk and you know I liketo listen to preaching and listen to books5300:04:04.469 --> 00:04:09.150and all that stuff, but reallyget it in me, I've got to5400:04:09.270 --> 00:04:13.979do it. I've got to evenact it out. Sometimes one of the5500:04:14.020 --> 00:04:17.100most helpful things for me to beable to learn to do anything is to5600:04:17.180 --> 00:04:20.779watch somebody. I watch youtube videosall the time. If I want to5700:04:21.139 --> 00:04:25.529learn how to repair something around myhouse, I watch a youtube video about5800:04:25.529 --> 00:04:27.410it. You know, I readan article about it or something like that,5900:04:27.529 --> 00:04:30.329but it's like I gotta see itdone and then I got to get6000:04:30.370 --> 00:04:32.089my hands on it myself. Andin the same way, you know,6100:04:32.129 --> 00:04:35.370as we're talking about being spiritually preparedand even talking about putting me on the6200:04:35.449 --> 00:04:42.959armor of God, I get reallyinto it. I guess just to say6300:04:43.279 --> 00:04:46.279I'll be riding down the road.Just kind of queue in on what I'm6400:04:46.319 --> 00:04:49.000talking about. As I'm headed tothe abortion center, I'll be riding down6500:04:49.000 --> 00:04:54.110the road and praying through the armorof God. I'll do this every time6600:04:54.149 --> 00:04:58.069I got to the abortion center,but I try to be intentional about it,6700:04:58.230 --> 00:05:00.029especially on the days where I knowit'll be intense, like I'm Saturday's6800:05:00.149 --> 00:05:03.829out here at the Latree Abortion Centerin Charlotte. There's a lot of pro6900:05:03.870 --> 00:05:08.339abortion, opposition and a lot ofthings that can just they can happen,7000:05:08.899 --> 00:05:14.220even some really not nice police officersthat are out here. Most of them7100:05:14.220 --> 00:05:16.779are pretty nice, but some ofthem are not so nice. So it's7200:05:16.819 --> 00:05:19.379a lot of spiritual warfare, alot of stuff going on. So I7300:05:19.459 --> 00:05:24.129like to be intentional, especially onSaturday's, putting on the armor of God7400:05:24.930 --> 00:05:30.250and because said I'll do it physically, like praying through and putting on the7500:05:30.370 --> 00:05:33.529helmet of salvation. So I'm goingto, I guess, kind of give7600:05:33.569 --> 00:05:38.399you guys a glimpse into what itmight look like in my vehicle on the7700:05:38.439 --> 00:05:41.199way to the abortion center, becausethat's how it is and I know they're7800:05:41.199 --> 00:05:46.439probably people at the stoplight while I'mthere going down the road and stopping at7900:05:46.480 --> 00:05:49.029the stop like people look over atme like I'm some Weirdo doing some weird8000:05:49.350 --> 00:05:55.069gestures with my hands, but tome it helps me because I'm that kind8100:05:55.110 --> 00:05:57.509of guy, in the hands onkind of guy. And so as I'm8200:05:57.550 --> 00:06:02.430praying through, certainly I'm praying throughthe scriptures, but I'm physically like kind8300:06:02.430 --> 00:06:06.259of in an emotion of putting onmy helmet or even the sword of the8400:06:06.339 --> 00:06:13.540spirit, and I'm grabbing my swordand as I'm just praying through these different8500:06:13.579 --> 00:06:16.420aspects of the armor of God,I'm doing physical gestures and things like that.8600:06:16.579 --> 00:06:20.290That helped me to get into itand embrace the realities that the scripture8700:06:20.290 --> 00:06:26.490speaks of. So I'm going toread real quick this scripture in a Fesian8800:06:26.569 --> 00:06:30.769shapsticks wellknown passage of scripture. Manyof you guys, maybe you do exactly8900:06:30.810 --> 00:06:32.240what I'm talking about and you puton the armor of God and you like9000:06:32.600 --> 00:06:36.360I heard some people say that theystand in the mirror and they do this,9100:06:36.600 --> 00:06:41.839and okay, great, praise Godfor that, but maybe you have9200:06:41.920 --> 00:06:45.079no idea what I'm talking about andmaybe you've just kind of looked at this9300:06:45.120 --> 00:06:47.750scriptures. I don't know, justone of those things that you teach kids9400:06:47.750 --> 00:06:50.750about putting on the armor of Godand Sunday school lessons at all that.9500:06:51.629 --> 00:06:57.829But Paul, we have to understandPaul was a man who faced intense opposition.9600:06:58.670 --> 00:07:03.060Intense opposition from socalled Christians, fromJewish people, from Romans, from9700:07:03.139 --> 00:07:08.620all kinds of directions and, ofcourse, from demons. This man was9800:07:08.699 --> 00:07:15.060under intense spiritual attack a lot becausehe was advancing the Kingdom of God.9900:07:15.139 --> 00:07:17.250And listen, guys, understand thatwhen you begin to advance the Kingdom of10000:07:17.290 --> 00:07:23.209God, there's going to be opposition. If there's no ammosition, then you10100:07:23.329 --> 00:07:26.329need to check and see if whatyou're doing is actually of the Lord.10200:07:26.370 --> 00:07:30.199If you're not receiving any opposition inyour life, that doesn't mean you're going10300:07:30.279 --> 00:07:32.680out and intentionally provoking people to makepeople angry at you. Of not talking10400:07:32.720 --> 00:07:38.279about that, but I'm talking aboutopposition that comes because you're standing for righteousness.10500:07:38.519 --> 00:07:41.160If you don't have any of that, then you might need to check10600:07:41.279 --> 00:07:45.149of whether or not you're standing forrighteousness, because if you're going against the10700:07:45.189 --> 00:07:47.870principles of this world, Jesus said, if they hated me, then they10800:07:47.910 --> 00:07:51.430will hate you. Also, theservant is not greater than the master.10900:07:51.550 --> 00:07:55.990If they hated the master, thenthey're going to hate you too. Again,11000:07:56.189 --> 00:08:00.259that's not us trying to be unnecessarilyprovocative and get people to hate us11100:08:00.300 --> 00:08:03.860just to make ourselves feel more spiritualor something like that. That'd be really11200:08:03.899 --> 00:08:07.779a perversion of what I'm talking about. But when you stand for righteousness,11300:08:07.420 --> 00:08:11.899the world is going to stand againstyou and is not going to like you11400:08:11.019 --> 00:08:16.610in certain areas, and so weneed to have the armor of God on11500:08:16.529 --> 00:08:22.250and again. Paul the Apostle knewthis very well, receiving opposition from all11600:08:22.329 --> 00:08:26.800angles, from all sides, andand of course that spiritual dynamic, and11700:08:26.839 --> 00:08:31.120he talks about that here, ashe shares with us in e fhesians chapter11800:08:31.240 --> 00:08:35.639six, starting Verse Ten, PaulThe Apostle says, finally, my brethren,11900:08:37.039 --> 00:08:39.159be strong in the Lord and thepower of his might. Put on12000:08:39.279 --> 00:08:43.590the whole armor of God that youmay be able to stand against the wiles12100:08:43.710 --> 00:08:48.269of the devil, against the trickerthree of the devil, the wiles of12200:08:48.350 --> 00:08:52.230the devil. If you think aboutwhiles, I think about while Kyote back12300:08:52.350 --> 00:08:56.340in the the merry melodies looney tunescartoons, he was always going after the12400:08:56.419 --> 00:09:01.940road runner and he was named whilecoyote because of his whiles. Right,12500:09:01.019 --> 00:09:05.899he always set up traps and ofcourse those traps always backfired on him,12600:09:05.899 --> 00:09:09.179unfortunately for the enemy. He setsup traps and a lot of times we12700:09:09.299 --> 00:09:11.169fall right into him. We're notas sneaky as the road runner. And12800:09:11.409 --> 00:09:16.769so Paul is encouraging us to actuallyput on the armor of God so that12900:09:16.889 --> 00:09:20.169we can stand against these whiles,so that the wily devil doesn't get us13000:09:20.169 --> 00:09:24.759called in his trap. And sothat's what he's talking about here in verse13100:09:24.840 --> 00:09:26.720eleven. He goes on in versetwelve, for we do not wrestle against13200:09:26.840 --> 00:09:31.799flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of13300:09:31.840 --> 00:09:37.720darkness of this age, against thespiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places.13400:09:37.559 --> 00:09:43.070And so he's talking about the spiritualdynamic, that there are these demonic powers.13500:09:43.549 --> 00:09:48.029And we always say abortion is thedevil's pride and joy. We mean13600:09:48.110 --> 00:09:52.110by that that this is something thatthe devil loves, right, he loves13700:09:52.190 --> 00:09:56.980the destruction of the innocent. YouLook at the story of Moses and how13800:09:56.539 --> 00:10:03.220the devil really stirred up. Ibelieve Pharaoh ultimately to have the the sons13900:10:03.700 --> 00:10:09.889of the children of Israel killed andbecause he wanted to limit their population and14000:10:09.970 --> 00:10:13.649want to keep them from rising upand and no longer being slaves, and14100:10:13.769 --> 00:10:16.610so he killed them. And lookat the time of Jesus and Herod,14200:10:16.649 --> 00:10:20.960the King of Israel that time.How he had those killed, two years14300:10:22.000 --> 00:10:26.720and younger around the time of Jesus, because of the folks that told him14400:10:26.759 --> 00:10:31.000that there was this this king thatwas coming and that was actually ultimately going14500:10:31.000 --> 00:10:33.440to take his throw. At leastthat was his fear. And so he14600:10:33.600 --> 00:10:39.029kills those, those children, andthose are just two manifestations among many manifestations14700:10:39.110 --> 00:10:43.350of the devil trying to destroy theinnocent, try to destroy the image of14800:10:43.429 --> 00:10:46.509God. Rest really, that's whatthe devil is after. He can't,14900:10:46.909 --> 00:10:50.659he can't hurt God, and sohe tries to attack God in effigy.15000:10:52.100 --> 00:10:54.100If you think about it, peopledo that to the United States of America,15100:10:54.139 --> 00:10:58.379they do that to other countries andother leaders. They can't kill a15200:10:58.580 --> 00:11:01.299leader, they can't destroy a country, and so they'll burn their flag and15300:11:01.379 --> 00:11:07.929effigy or they'll burn a picture ofthat leader in effigy because it's symbolic of15400:11:07.210 --> 00:11:11.570who they actually really want to hurt. And that's really what the devil does.15500:11:11.649 --> 00:11:13.850He can't hurt the Lord and sohe tries to destroy the image of15600:11:13.889 --> 00:11:20.759God and and certainly this thing,abortion is the number one a way that15700:11:20.879 --> 00:11:24.840the devil does this. He doesthis through other means, through drugs and15800:11:24.919 --> 00:11:28.759alcohol, sex trafficking, process youshould all these other things that attack the15900:11:28.840 --> 00:11:31.870image of God, that that Marthe image of God. The Devil's involved16000:11:31.909 --> 00:11:39.789in those things. But there isnone more atrocious than abortion because we kill16100:11:39.950 --> 00:11:43.830so many. Seventeen thousand babies aredying every week in the United States of16200:11:43.870 --> 00:11:48.860America due to this one thing,abortion, and we share that tragic truth16300:11:48.899 --> 00:11:52.899with the Church so that people understandthat we, as the church, need16400:11:52.940 --> 00:11:56.379to stand against this evil. Andwhen you, when you do stand against16500:11:56.419 --> 00:12:00.940this evil, the devil's going tocome and he's going to oppose you and16600:12:01.059 --> 00:12:05.690there's going to be these spiritual hostsof wickedness in heavenly places. So he's16700:12:05.730 --> 00:12:09.210talking about the spiritual realm that aregoing to oppose you. Now, for16800:12:09.330 --> 00:12:13.289some of you guys, this mightsound a little weird. You've never really16900:12:13.330 --> 00:12:16.240read a whole lot about spiritual warfareand there's a lot of cookiness out there,17000:12:16.279 --> 00:12:20.519as it has to do with angelsand Demons and and people think that17100:12:20.600 --> 00:12:24.320they can you release angels into thissituation or that situation, or they think17200:12:24.320 --> 00:12:28.919that there's a demon behind every circumstanceand behind every Bush and and you know17300:12:28.960 --> 00:12:33.269I'm not getting into that. Butif we deny the fact that there's a17400:12:33.350 --> 00:12:39.070spiritual realm and that there's a spiritualbattle, that there is a devil and17500:12:39.230 --> 00:12:43.299that there are demons and yes,there are angels and there's a heavenly battle,17600:12:43.340 --> 00:12:48.259you can read about it in DanielChapter Nine. I believe it's Daniel17700:12:48.259 --> 00:12:52.580Chapters nine and ten, where yousee just a glimpse of that spiritual battle17800:12:52.580 --> 00:12:54.700and you see it all through scriptures. This this common thread, that there17900:12:54.820 --> 00:12:58.769is this battle between light and darkness. If we deny that battle and we18000:12:58.889 --> 00:13:05.049just think everything that is is inthe realm of the natural then we deny18100:13:05.289 --> 00:13:09.250a lot of the central truths ofscripture. There is a spiritual battle,18200:13:09.690 --> 00:13:13.440there is this kingdom of darkness thatwants to advance and wants to blind the18300:13:13.600 --> 00:13:18.559eyes of those who don't know theLord and does blind their eyes and blinded18400:13:18.600 --> 00:13:22.759our eyes at one point because wedidn't know the Lord. So we have18500:13:22.879 --> 00:13:26.360to understand there is a spiritual battlehere and I really do believe, and18600:13:26.399 --> 00:13:28.830I don't just say this because I'mpart of this ministry, I say it18700:13:28.870 --> 00:13:33.710because I believe it's true, thatbeing on that front line at the abortion18800:13:33.830 --> 00:13:37.029center is really the front line ofthe front line. There is spiritual warfare18900:13:37.149 --> 00:13:41.980going on at a level that doesn'tgo on anywhere else in the world at19000:13:43.019 --> 00:13:46.460the abortion clinics. These are placesof sacrifice, these are places of death,19100:13:46.659 --> 00:13:50.500these are places, again, wherethe image of God is destroyed on19200:13:50.620 --> 00:13:56.529a massive scale and of course itgrieves the heart of God and it delights19300:13:56.610 --> 00:14:01.129the heart of the devil. Andso they have, of course, where19400:14:01.210 --> 00:14:05.370the enemy has these spiritual hosts ofwickedness, the the and again, I'm19500:14:05.370 --> 00:14:09.009not going to get into all thehierarchy of demons and all these theories about19600:14:09.049 --> 00:14:13.519that, but just know that thereis a there's a spiritual battle, and19700:14:13.600 --> 00:14:16.600there's a kingdom of darkness and there'sa kingdom of light, and we,19800:14:16.840 --> 00:14:20.720because we belong to Jesus, haveput ourselves on the side of the Kingdom19900:14:20.720 --> 00:14:24.990of light. by His grace andby His mercy. And so Paul in20000:14:24.549 --> 00:14:28.190Ephesians, chapter six, verse thirteen, continue gone, says therefore. It20100:14:28.269 --> 00:14:31.789says the therefore, one man said. If you see therefore in scripture,20200:14:33.149 --> 00:14:35.710you got to look back and seewhat it's there for. This, therefore20300:14:35.029 --> 00:14:39.539is there. Is because he justsaid we don't wrestle against flesh and blood,20400:14:39.539 --> 00:14:41.340against principalities and all these other things. So, because we don't wrestle20500:14:41.379 --> 00:14:46.460against flesh and blood, but againstprincipalities and and rulers of darkness and all20600:14:46.500 --> 00:14:52.250of that, take up the wholearmor of God. Now think we can20700:14:52.330 --> 00:14:56.250make a lot of this word whole, the whole armor of God. You20800:14:56.330 --> 00:15:01.649can maybe say, well, peoplejust put on a partial covering of the20900:15:01.730 --> 00:15:05.649armor of God. Maybe just you. Salvation is kind of what they focus21000:15:05.769 --> 00:15:07.399on. Is just salvation and thankGod he saved me, and that's it.21100:15:07.960 --> 00:15:11.360And I could be the case andI think he is encouraging us to21200:15:11.480 --> 00:15:16.000put on this armor of God,this whole armor of God. He talks21300:15:16.039 --> 00:15:20.360about it in chapter six, verseeleven, and he talks about it again21400:15:20.399 --> 00:15:24.110here in verse thirteen. Because ofthat, take up the whole armor of21500:15:24.190 --> 00:15:26.669God. So we shouldn't miss anyof these pieces. I guess we could21600:15:26.669 --> 00:15:28.669sum it up in that we needto have all of these things, not21700:15:28.789 --> 00:15:33.509just focus on one aspect that youmay be able to withstand in the evil21800:15:33.549 --> 00:15:37.539day, having done all to stand. So if you want to stand,21900:15:37.019 --> 00:15:41.820put on the armor of God,Verse Fourteen. Stand, therefore, having22000:15:41.899 --> 00:15:46.620girded your waist with truth. Soreal quick I'm and I do want to22100:15:46.659 --> 00:15:50.450break down some main point of thispodcast is I want to break down how22200:15:50.490 --> 00:15:54.210I pray through these different aspects ofthe armor of God. And so here22300:15:54.250 --> 00:16:00.529he first mentions this, this beltof truth, or some few. It22400:16:00.649 --> 00:16:07.080says right here, gird your wastewith truth. Okay, we're talking about22500:16:07.080 --> 00:16:10.279a belt here. And physically,if we're looking at armor, and quite22600:16:10.320 --> 00:16:15.080likely Paul speaking from the perspective ofthe Roman guards and the Roman soldiers and22700:16:15.159 --> 00:16:18.909what they wore, if you havea belt, what does a belt do?22800:16:18.389 --> 00:16:21.990Of course, in This Day andage and some folks don't wear a22900:16:22.070 --> 00:16:25.230belt. It's unfortunate because you seetheir pants hanging around their ankles. It23000:16:25.870 --> 00:16:29.789holds your pants up right. Butyou could really say in a sense it's23100:16:29.870 --> 00:16:34.379the centerpiece, it's it's at thecenter of your body from head to toe23200:16:34.659 --> 00:16:41.059right. It really ties everything together, and understanding this aspect is I'm putting23300:16:41.059 --> 00:16:42.700on the belt of truth. I'llbe praying. Lord. I put on23400:16:42.899 --> 00:16:47.490your truth. God, I believethat your word is true and I believe23500:16:47.490 --> 00:16:51.289that your truth holds all things together. And so, Lord, I put23600:16:51.370 --> 00:16:53.409on this belt of truth because Iknow the enemy is going to speak lies.23700:16:53.809 --> 00:16:56.889He's going to try to speak liesagainst me, he's going to try23800:16:56.929 --> 00:17:00.840to speak lies against God's people,he's going to try to speak lies against23900:17:00.879 --> 00:17:04.039those babies that are scheduled to die. He's already spoken lies. He's spoken24000:17:04.119 --> 00:17:07.519lies into the hearts of these MOMS. And so, Lord, I know,24100:17:07.720 --> 00:17:11.240because the devil has spoken lies,I need to put on the belt24200:17:11.319 --> 00:17:15.440of truth, that I myself cannotbe a deceiver, I myself cannot be24300:17:15.519 --> 00:17:18.829a manipulator. I need to beserious about bringing your truth. And so,24400:17:18.069 --> 00:17:21.789Lord, I put on the beltof truth. And so that's how24500:17:21.829 --> 00:17:26.029I'll be praying through as I'm talking, talking about again these different aspects of24600:17:26.069 --> 00:17:30.019the armor of God. And soput on the belt of truth, and24700:17:30.180 --> 00:17:36.339he says goes on in verse fourteen, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,24800:17:36.380 --> 00:17:40.380and this is awesome, this breastplateof righteousness. And you probably,24900:17:40.460 --> 00:17:44.220as I said that, already havea picture in your mind of a breastplate.25000:17:44.289 --> 00:17:48.730You've seen Roman soldiers, maybe you'veseen passion plays and stuff, as25100:17:48.769 --> 00:17:52.450Roman soldiers are involved in that,of course, and other aspects. You've25200:17:52.450 --> 00:17:56.569seen maybe the movie gladiator or someother movies where folks have these these breastplates25300:17:56.690 --> 00:18:03.240on. It's a it's armor,right, it's metal, whatever metal it's25400:18:03.279 --> 00:18:06.759made out of, probably iron orbronze or something like that that it would25500:18:06.759 --> 00:18:11.680be made of in those times,this breastplate of righteousness. The picture here25600:18:11.559 --> 00:18:15.230is that we have righteousness. Listen, guys, this, this notion,25700:18:15.430 --> 00:18:19.630this idea that the children of Godthat were just center saved by grace,25800:18:19.829 --> 00:18:23.670that were just were worms and we'redirt and we have no value in the25900:18:23.710 --> 00:18:26.779sight of God, is not true, according to the scripture. Now,26000:18:27.140 --> 00:18:30.420in and of ourselves, yes,we are worms. In and of ourselves,26100:18:30.660 --> 00:18:36.099our righteousness, it is filthy rags. That's a reality. However,26200:18:36.299 --> 00:18:40.940in Christ we have the righteousness ofGod. The Bible says that God made26300:18:40.980 --> 00:18:44.450him. This is a second Corinthiansfive twenty one. It says that God26400:18:44.529 --> 00:18:48.609made Him who knew no sin,that's Jesus, to be sin for us26500:18:48.769 --> 00:18:55.089that we might become the righteousness ofGod in Him. And so if you're26600:18:55.089 --> 00:18:59.279a child of God, you haverighteousness. You are right chest. Now26700:18:59.440 --> 00:19:03.359that righteousness is not a self righteousness. You're not righteous because you're so wonderful26800:19:03.359 --> 00:19:07.839and so good and you've chosen todo everything right. No, you're righteous26900:19:07.920 --> 00:19:11.589because of the righteousness of Christ.And when we talk about the breastplate of27000:19:11.630 --> 00:19:15.789righteousness, understanding that we're putting onthe righteousness of Christ. Now, we27100:19:15.869 --> 00:19:22.190already have the righteousness of Christ,but we're mate making a conscious acknowledgement that27200:19:22.349 --> 00:19:26.619the righteousness of Christ is our guardright, and that's really what he's talking27300:19:26.619 --> 00:19:30.420about. You think about what doesa breastplate do? Well, it protects27400:19:30.460 --> 00:19:33.859all of your vital organs. Right, it's protects your heart, it protects27500:19:33.859 --> 00:19:37.690your lungs, it protects your liver, your kidneys, even all of the27600:19:38.009 --> 00:19:41.970vital organs that if somebody was topierce those things, you would die very27700:19:42.009 --> 00:19:48.490quickly. I think in particular,this helps us to guard our hearts because27800:19:48.529 --> 00:19:51.369really, again, the enemy wasgoing to speak lies and there's going to27900:19:51.410 --> 00:19:53.480be people as you go out tothe abortion center and you minister that's going28000:19:53.519 --> 00:19:56.359to speak things against you. Mom'sgoing in who are going to say you're28100:19:56.400 --> 00:20:00.000just judging me and all these thingsthat are just not true. You're a28200:20:00.079 --> 00:20:04.400liar, your manipulator or whatever.These people are going to throw accusations and28300:20:04.519 --> 00:20:08.029these things can really pierce your heartand they can really cause you to doubt28400:20:08.029 --> 00:20:11.910your calling and and and doubt whatyou're even doing out there. So you28500:20:11.950 --> 00:20:15.990have to put on the breastplate ofrighteousness to guard your heart. And so28600:20:15.029 --> 00:20:18.670I'll do that again physically. Isay, Lord, I put on the28700:20:18.750 --> 00:20:22.980breastplate of righteousness. I acknowledge thatmy righteousness comes from you, that I28800:20:23.059 --> 00:20:27.099am right in the sight of Godbecause of what Jesus Christ has done,28900:20:27.380 --> 00:20:33.140and I trust that righteousness to guardmy heart from all of the stuff that29000:20:33.220 --> 00:20:34.890the enemy wants to bring against me. And so I'm again, I'm putting29100:20:34.890 --> 00:20:38.369on that breastplate of righteousness. Notall of these. I'm sure I could29200:20:38.369 --> 00:20:42.250expound more and break it down more. I'm sure there's been a lot better29300:20:42.329 --> 00:20:47.089Bible teachers than me that have brokendown these different pieces of the armor of29400:20:47.130 --> 00:20:49.119God. People that know historically allthe ends and outs. I knew some29500:20:49.200 --> 00:20:52.559of that stuff, but I'm sureyou can find better teaching, but I'm29600:20:52.559 --> 00:20:55.079just kind of giving you, guys, here's how I pray through. Here's29700:20:55.079 --> 00:20:57.799how I think this through. Sohe talks again in verse fourteen about the29800:20:57.839 --> 00:21:03.839Breastplate of righteousness. He goes onVerse Fifteen saying having Shod your feet with29900:21:03.960 --> 00:21:08.430the preparation of the gospel of peace, these shoes that we're supposed to have30000:21:08.509 --> 00:21:12.470shot our feet with or we're supposedto cover our feet with are so important30100:21:14.710 --> 00:21:18.549the preparation of the gospel of peace. Listen, guys, this is a30200:21:18.700 --> 00:21:25.660Gospel Ministry. We are not prolife activists. People call me that your30300:21:25.740 --> 00:21:29.900pro life protester activists. No,I'm not. I'm a I'm a Minister30400:21:30.019 --> 00:21:33.009of the Gospel. I just sohappened to do it at an abortion clinic.30500:21:33.089 --> 00:21:34.849That's where the Lord has called meto so that's where I do it30600:21:34.930 --> 00:21:38.529at. And we have to understandthat our motivation needs to be bringing the30700:21:38.569 --> 00:21:41.930Gospel. If you're motivated because youyou feel like you're called to be some30800:21:42.009 --> 00:21:45.970kind of pro life activist or somethinglike that, I believe you're I believe30900:21:45.009 --> 00:21:49.039you're coming short of the intention ofGod. I believe you're selling yourself short31000:21:49.079 --> 00:21:52.759and you're selling God short. Thisthing is not just about ending abortion and31100:21:52.839 --> 00:21:57.240and saving babies. This is aboutbringing the Gospel to people that don't know31200:21:57.559 --> 00:22:02.670God, to people who are indarkness, who are under these the power31300:22:02.710 --> 00:22:06.430of these spiritual hosts of wickedness thatPaul Talks about there in verse twelve.31400:22:07.109 --> 00:22:10.750And so we've got to have haveour feet shod with the preparation of the31500:22:10.750 --> 00:22:14.430gospel of peace that we are comingto bring the Gospel. And I'll simply31600:22:14.670 --> 00:22:17.660just say if you don't know howto share the Gospel, you ought to31700:22:17.819 --> 00:22:19.339know how to share the Gospel.And I think we've said it time and31800:22:19.420 --> 00:22:22.460time again, Vicky and I boththat if you don't know how to share31900:22:22.460 --> 00:22:26.900the Gospel, look at Ray Comfortstuff. He has stuff on Youtube.32000:22:26.940 --> 00:22:30.809He has, I'm out of see, probably hundred thousands of videos of him32100:22:30.809 --> 00:22:33.490sharing the Gospel with people one onone. He's even got a training course32200:22:33.569 --> 00:22:37.609the way of the master, wherehe shares with you how to share the32300:22:37.650 --> 00:22:41.730gospel effectively, how to do itbiblically. You need to be prepared to32400:22:41.809 --> 00:22:45.359share the Gospel quite possibly many ofyou that are listening are, but if32500:22:45.400 --> 00:22:48.519you're not, get prepared to sharethe Gospel. We've done podcast about that.32600:22:48.680 --> 00:22:52.720How we share the Gospel at abortioncenters. But there's all kinds of32700:22:52.799 --> 00:22:55.599stuff out there that you can listento, that you can take advantage of.32800:22:56.119 --> 00:23:00.069Listen to Hell's best kept secret byRay Comfort that as a I mean32900:23:00.150 --> 00:23:03.589when you get saved. I thinkit should be like a requirement everybody listens33000:23:03.630 --> 00:23:06.589to that message, hell's best keptsecret when they get saved, so that33100:23:06.710 --> 00:23:10.509they can understand the motivation behind sharingthe Gospel, how to share the Gospel33200:23:10.630 --> 00:23:15.660biblically and effectively, understanding that we'reout there not just to ind abortion,33300:23:15.420 --> 00:23:18.539not just to say babies, andI don't want to minimize that. Saving33400:23:18.579 --> 00:23:23.619babies is obviously very important. It'swhy we're there in the sense that they're33500:23:23.619 --> 00:23:29.569killing babies inside of there. Butour ultimate motivation, or ultimate ministry,33600:23:29.930 --> 00:23:33.450I guess I would say, is, is bringing the Gospel, and the33700:23:33.490 --> 00:23:37.609Gospel changes the heart of a motherof ortion is no longer an option for33800:23:37.690 --> 00:23:41.250her right. And so he goeson. After he talks about feet shod33900:23:41.329 --> 00:23:44.079with the preparation of the gospel ofpeace. And he says here in Verse34000:23:44.160 --> 00:23:49.319Sixteen, Above all taking the shieldof faith, taking the shield of faith,34100:23:51.759 --> 00:23:56.190this shield of faith. And whatis it? Faith then? Faith34200:23:56.269 --> 00:24:00.950in our own ability, faith inhow smart we are, how we can34300:24:00.710 --> 00:24:04.349do apologetics very well. We've studiedapologetics. Would ever, know that's not34400:24:04.470 --> 00:24:07.670what our faith is in. Ourfaith has to be in the Lord and34500:24:08.710 --> 00:24:11.660our faith has to be in theword of God. Listen what he says.34600:24:11.700 --> 00:24:15.940He says above all, taking theshield of faith, with which you34700:24:15.980 --> 00:24:19.980will be able to quench all thefiery darts of the wicked one. I34800:24:21.579 --> 00:24:25.609talked a little bit about these,these wiles of the devil, these fiery34900:24:25.609 --> 00:24:29.210darts, these things that the enemytries to fling at you. The devil35000:24:29.289 --> 00:24:33.210wants these fiery darts to Pierce yourheart, he wants them to penetrate your35100:24:33.329 --> 00:24:40.279body so that these fiery darts ultimatelycatch you in flames, right to torment35200:24:40.400 --> 00:24:44.720you, to cause you problems,ultimately to neutralize you from the battle.35300:24:44.799 --> 00:24:48.000Listen, if the devil can't doanything but just make you doubt and and35400:24:48.319 --> 00:24:52.910and not have confidence in the Lordand not have confidence in his truth,35500:24:52.230 --> 00:24:55.869he'll be happy to do that,just to neutralize you from the battle.35600:24:56.589 --> 00:24:59.869But we've got to uphold this shieldof faith. What the Bible tell us?35700:25:00.269 --> 00:25:03.150Faith is the substance. This isHebrews Chapter Eleven. Faith is the35800:25:03.349 --> 00:25:07.859substance of things. Hope for theevidence of things not seen. Faith,35900:25:08.220 --> 00:25:11.299and it goes on to say byfaith we believe that God created the world.36000:25:11.779 --> 00:25:15.500These things that we believe. Andlook at the men and women of36100:25:15.619 --> 00:25:19.019God in the Bible but also inthe history of the church. These are36200:25:19.140 --> 00:25:25.289people that upheld the shield of faith. They believed God, not just things36300:25:25.329 --> 00:25:29.049about God, but they actually believedGod. They put their trust in the36400:25:29.210 --> 00:25:33.170Lord. Now, the basis ofour trust in the Lord is his word.36500:25:33.690 --> 00:25:37.519That's why I say we need tobe in his word. This,36600:25:37.720 --> 00:25:44.799this shield of faith is is basicallycrafted by as much as we trust in36700:25:44.880 --> 00:25:48.559the Lord, the more we trustin God through his word, the the36800:25:48.720 --> 00:25:51.390thicker our shield gets, so tospeak. So you got to be getting36900:25:51.430 --> 00:25:56.029the word in you. I reallyencourage you be listening to messages, to37000:25:56.150 --> 00:26:00.230preachers that are preaching from the Bible, but also obviously being in the scripture,37100:26:00.549 --> 00:26:03.500listening to the scripture, getting theword of God in you so that37200:26:03.579 --> 00:26:07.900when the enemy comes and I've seenthis happen a lot where I get accusations37300:26:08.539 --> 00:26:12.660pro abortion people here in Charlotte.They've said some pretty just nasty things about37400:26:12.740 --> 00:26:18.460me, about my family, aboutup my kids all this other stuff,37500:26:18.500 --> 00:26:22.089and they'll bring an accusation again.They're just a mouthpiece for the devil.37600:26:22.210 --> 00:26:25.410My battle's not against them, it'sagainst the devil, and so I know37700:26:25.529 --> 00:26:30.650that they're a mouthpiece for him andwhen I oppose what they say, I'm37800:26:30.690 --> 00:26:33.960opposing with the with the enemy speakingthrough them. So they might say things37900:26:33.039 --> 00:26:37.319like, and I've heard him saythis, you're a horrible dad. How38000:26:37.359 --> 00:26:38.799in the world could you ever bringyour kids out here? Because I brought38100:26:40.079 --> 00:26:45.000bring my kids out sometimes, andor when I don't bring my kids out,38200:26:45.000 --> 00:26:47.789they've told me you're a horrible dad, leaving your kids at home alone,38300:26:47.829 --> 00:26:51.829which obviously they're not. They're justbringing false accusations. But I hope38400:26:51.910 --> 00:26:55.509hold that shield of faith and sayno. By faith God has changed my38500:26:55.670 --> 00:26:59.069heart. His word is in me. By faith I'm a good father.38600:26:59.150 --> 00:27:02.660I've taken the principles of God's Wordby His grace and applied them in my38700:27:02.740 --> 00:27:08.019family. So I combat that lieand I will even directly contradict their lies38800:27:08.420 --> 00:27:11.900when they speak them. I'm intentionalabout they say I'm this, I'll say38900:27:11.940 --> 00:27:15.170no, the word of God saysI'm this. So I'm upholding that shield39000:27:15.170 --> 00:27:18.849of faith, but I also wieldingthe sword of the spirit, which we'll39100:27:18.890 --> 00:27:22.650talk about in just a second.But understanding that, the shield of faith39200:27:22.170 --> 00:27:27.809it is. It is thickened byour trust in the Lord and US knowing39300:27:27.970 --> 00:27:32.440him. You can't trust somebody thatyou don't know, right. So we39400:27:32.559 --> 00:27:37.200need to be in God's word,really strengthening our faith in him as we39500:27:37.279 --> 00:27:40.400get to know him more and more, and then we'll be able to quench39600:27:40.440 --> 00:27:42.720the fiery darts of the wicked one, his fiery darts as he flings them39700:27:42.720 --> 00:27:47.470at us. The words and otherthings that come against us will be quenched,39800:27:47.869 --> 00:27:52.549extinguished by this shield of faith.Praise the Lord, all right,39900:27:52.589 --> 00:27:56.869verse seventeen, and take the helmetof salvation, the helmet of salvation and40000:27:57.660 --> 00:28:02.660our this is probably as I'm prayingthrough. Probably start with that piece.40100:28:02.700 --> 00:28:06.220I kind of start from the headand work my way down. It's kind40200:28:06.220 --> 00:28:08.420of how I pray through. It'snot necessarily the order to this is given40300:28:08.579 --> 00:28:11.660here in the scripture, but Ipray through in this way because it just40400:28:11.700 --> 00:28:15.569helps me and engage my mind more. And so I pray. Lord,40500:28:15.609 --> 00:28:21.490I put on the helmet of salvation. Salvation belongs to you, Old Lord,40600:28:22.089 --> 00:28:26.769but you've given salvation to me becauseof what Jesus Christ is accomplished for40700:28:26.849 --> 00:28:30.319me. And so I put thishelmet of salvation on. And what does40800:28:30.319 --> 00:28:33.680a helmet do? It guards yourhead, and so the breastplate of righteousness,40900:28:33.720 --> 00:28:40.400it guards your heart from stuff sinkinginto your emotions and just messing things41000:28:40.440 --> 00:28:42.829up emotionally. But the devil wantsto get into your head, to the41100:28:42.950 --> 00:28:45.789lies of the enemy. They wantto seek into your head, they want41200:28:45.789 --> 00:28:51.029to sink themselves into your head,and so this helmet of salvation is really41300:28:51.109 --> 00:28:55.390helpful in keeping those lies out.And so there may be some lies that41400:28:55.390 --> 00:28:59.180are spoken against us that you knowyou're not a good Christian. How can,41500:28:59.259 --> 00:29:02.339how in the world could you judgeme like this, because you know41600:29:02.500 --> 00:29:06.660obviously you're not a good Christian inthis and that all these lies and accusations41700:29:06.819 --> 00:29:10.170to come. It's like, well, I'm not a good Christian in my41800:29:10.289 --> 00:29:14.529own strength, but by God's gracehe saved me he's given me his holy41900:29:14.690 --> 00:29:18.369spirit and so, by His grace, I'm a believer in Jesus. His42000:29:18.529 --> 00:29:22.849Salvation is begiven to me and Iam a good Christian because what he's done42100:29:22.849 --> 00:29:27.160in my heart, because of howhe's transformed me. Again, salvation is42200:29:27.319 --> 00:29:33.480not ours. I don't possess salvation. Know The Lord possesses me, and42300:29:33.640 --> 00:29:38.150therefore I have salvation in the sensethat I can look toward even now,42400:29:38.710 --> 00:29:42.670I am saved and I can looktoward the ultimate salvation of the Lord.42500:29:44.349 --> 00:29:48.670So I put on this helmet salvationand confidence that the Lord's Word is true,42600:29:48.069 --> 00:29:52.509that those that put their trust inhim will be saved, and I42700:29:52.630 --> 00:29:55.539stand against the lies and the wilesof the enemy and all the things that42800:29:55.619 --> 00:29:57.059he wants to use to kind ofpierce my mind and say, Nope,42900:29:57.380 --> 00:30:02.259I belong to the Lord, andthat's really this helmet of salvation. Think43000:30:02.299 --> 00:30:06.940about it. In battle, thehelmet often times will have even think about43100:30:06.980 --> 00:30:10.890it. It's in terms of modernsports. Think about football, and they43200:30:10.890 --> 00:30:14.410have on the helmet. What's ontheir helmet? Their team, right their43300:30:14.490 --> 00:30:17.170team. There the colors of theirteam, their logo of their team,43400:30:17.650 --> 00:30:19.809shows what team they belong to.This helmet of salvation shows what team we43500:30:19.890 --> 00:30:23.599belong to. We belong to theto the Lord's team. Right, belong43600:30:23.680 --> 00:30:27.680to the Lord's Army, and oftentimes armies will have on their helmet certain43700:30:27.720 --> 00:30:33.799designs and things like that that indicatewhat army they're a part of. And43800:30:33.000 --> 00:30:37.670this really does establish for us ourconfidence in the Lord. We belong to43900:30:37.750 --> 00:30:42.869him them because of his salvation.And then he says here in verse Seventeen,44000:30:42.990 --> 00:30:48.430and the Sword of the spirit,which is the word of God,44100:30:48.630 --> 00:30:53.259this is our this is our weapon. All these other things are protective gear,44200:30:53.940 --> 00:31:00.660the shield, the helmet and breastplate, belt of truth, the feet44300:31:00.140 --> 00:31:03.650shod with the preparation of the gospelof peace, these shoes of the gospel44400:31:03.730 --> 00:31:07.609of peace, but this sword,the sword of the spirit, it's our44500:31:07.690 --> 00:31:11.930weapon. It's our offensive weapon tocome against the enemies. We're not just44600:31:12.170 --> 00:31:18.839called to be passive, we're notjust called to be peace keepers, we're44700:31:18.880 --> 00:31:23.759called to be peace makers. Differencebetween peace keepers and peace makers is passivity.44800:31:25.200 --> 00:31:29.599A peace keeper as just somebody who'sthere just making sure things are going44900:31:29.680 --> 00:31:33.230right and if things don't go soright, typically a peacekeepers going to going45000:31:33.269 --> 00:31:37.549to hit the road right there justa presence, they're just a warm body.45100:31:37.589 --> 00:31:41.990A peace maker is someone who's activelygoing out and making peace where there45200:31:42.069 --> 00:31:45.309is no peace. They want tobring the peace of God, not through45300:31:45.390 --> 00:31:49.420Brute Force, but through proclamation,as far as we're concerned, proclamation of45400:31:49.460 --> 00:31:53.099the Gospel, proclamation of the truthof who God is, and so we45500:31:53.180 --> 00:31:56.619can wield this sword of the spirit. It's understand guys. We're not called45600:31:56.740 --> 00:32:00.660just to be passive. I seepeople and I've seen scenarios in which people45700:32:00.660 --> 00:32:04.049are on the sidewalks at their abortioncenter and they're just kind of passive,45800:32:04.369 --> 00:32:07.569just kind of hoping that people mightcome along and maybe take a loop piece45900:32:07.650 --> 00:32:10.490of literature from them, somebody mightcome along and maybe engage in the conversation46000:32:10.609 --> 00:32:15.690with them. They're just making themselvesavailable to be there and listen. I46100:32:15.160 --> 00:32:20.240appreciate what they're doing, but listen, we need to be active, we46200:32:20.400 --> 00:32:23.359need to be on the offensive.When we see women going into the abortion46300:32:23.440 --> 00:32:27.680center. We don't need to justsuggest that they might want to come over46400:32:27.759 --> 00:32:30.509and talk to us or suggest thatthey maybe want to take a piece of46500:32:30.549 --> 00:32:34.150literatures or pulling into the driveway ofthe abortion center. No, we need46600:32:34.190 --> 00:32:37.230to be confident. We need tobe wielding the sword of the spirit.46700:32:37.269 --> 00:32:38.710Hey, please come over and talkwith me. Hey, I have information46800:32:38.869 --> 00:32:42.589for you. What I've got tosay is very important. Please come over46900:32:42.670 --> 00:32:45.339here. This is part of thismindset of wielding the sword of the spirit.47000:32:45.660 --> 00:32:49.339You know, the Apostle Paul didn'tjust kind of float around on a47100:32:49.420 --> 00:32:52.980boat somewhere and maybe wherever he endedup, he might share the Gospel.47200:32:52.180 --> 00:32:55.940Now, this guy had a missionin mind and where God sent him he47300:32:57.180 --> 00:33:00.970went and he was very proactive,not passive, very proactive about sharing the47400:33:01.049 --> 00:33:06.529Gospel, this offensive tool, thesword of the spirit. Paul wielded it47500:33:06.730 --> 00:33:09.849wherever he went and whatever scenario hewas given, whether it be to gentiles47600:33:09.890 --> 00:33:13.880or to Jews, he would wieldthe sword of the spirit. He would47700:33:13.880 --> 00:33:15.920be speaking the truth of God's word, and that's what we need to be47800:33:16.039 --> 00:33:20.319doing as well, out there onthe sidewalk. We need to be active,47900:33:20.559 --> 00:33:23.200we need to be peacemakers, notjust peacekeepers. We need to be48000:33:23.359 --> 00:33:27.950standing and wielding the sword of thespirit. Listen, bring Your Bible to48100:33:28.069 --> 00:33:30.069the abortion clinic. People might thinkthat's a little weird, a little,48200:33:30.390 --> 00:33:35.309you know, street preachery or whatever. WHO cared years. We need to48300:33:35.349 --> 00:33:37.029have the word of God in us. We didn't have a copy of the48400:33:37.069 --> 00:33:42.339word of God in our hands.There's times where a man who's that's happened48500:33:42.380 --> 00:33:44.539to me several times, a manout in front of the abortion center,48600:33:44.579 --> 00:33:46.500he's just milling around in the parkinglot. I got my Bible in my48700:33:46.579 --> 00:33:49.420hand say hey, man, comeover and talk to me. I'm want48800:33:49.420 --> 00:33:53.779to share some scripture with you.Listen these people, many of them are48900:33:53.940 --> 00:33:58.289spiritually hungry, even though they don'trealize, and you shart sharing the word49000:33:58.329 --> 00:34:01.009of God. And I've gotten insome pretty indepth conversations, broken down some49100:34:01.450 --> 00:34:07.769pretty complex theological truths with men andwomen at the abortion center and I got49200:34:07.849 --> 00:34:10.599my Bible there. I really thinkless. Maybe I'm old school. Forty49300:34:10.679 --> 00:34:15.159one years old, so I don'tthink I'm that old, but I'm kind49400:34:15.199 --> 00:34:16.760of old school in this way.Is that I hate reading the Bible on49500:34:16.880 --> 00:34:21.360my phone. I think it's Idon't like. I don't think it's as49600:34:21.480 --> 00:34:24.230good as if we have our Bible, Physical Bible, and even when we're49700:34:24.230 --> 00:34:27.789out there on the sideway, havinga physical Bible, you can open up49800:34:27.869 --> 00:34:30.429to and show people what the Biblesays. What the Scripture says, think49900:34:30.550 --> 00:34:35.389the very powerful way to share thetruth of God's word in that context.50000:34:35.909 --> 00:34:38.619So I encourage you guys just withthis and hopefully this was a blessing to50100:34:38.659 --> 00:34:43.420you. Went actually a little longerthan I thought of would, but you50200:34:43.500 --> 00:34:45.780know, as always, want toencourage you guys to reach out to me,50300:34:45.699 --> 00:34:49.860Danuel at Love Life Dot Org.I'd love to just encourage you along50400:34:49.900 --> 00:34:52.139and loved you get you plugged in. Maybe you want to get trained to50500:34:52.179 --> 00:34:55.329do sidewalk ministry. These past coupleof podcasts that we've been doing about training50600:34:55.730 --> 00:35:00.130have been really focused on the trainingthat we do once a month, first50700:35:00.130 --> 00:35:02.369Saturday of the month, and we'vekind of who can each of those slides50800:35:02.449 --> 00:35:06.489that we share in that training andbroken them down and kind of get a50900:35:06.530 --> 00:35:08.639little more in depth with those.And that's what this was as we talk51000:35:08.679 --> 00:35:14.239about preparation and one of our slideswe talked about preparation spiritual warfare and putting51100:35:14.239 --> 00:35:15.960on the armor of God, andthat's what this this podcast was designed to51200:35:16.000 --> 00:35:21.869do, to help you and encourageyou and equip you to equip yourself as51300:35:21.909 --> 00:35:24.110you put on the armor of God. So hope it was a blessing to51400:35:24.150 --> 00:35:28.110you. I hope you'll reach outto me let me know, maybe some51500:35:28.269 --> 00:35:32.150suggestions for other podcasts, other episodesthat you might have in your mind,51600:35:32.190 --> 00:35:36.820and maybe things that we can cover, subjects that we can cover. Please51700:35:36.860 --> 00:35:43.179share this podcast, please encourage otherpeople with the podcast and until next time,51800:35:43.780 --> 00:35:54.570God bless give me our love forlove, give me our love for51900:35:54.809 --> 00:36:07.320gratitude. I know it will costme my life. Nothing's too precious in52000:36:07.599 --> 00:36:08.599some you