We are in a message series looking at the “Full Armor of God” passage from Ephesians 6. Paul instructs us to “…take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” in verse 16. The Roman shield was crucial armor often covered in wet leather with a wood core to protect and defend the warrior. Together the soldiers could strategically use their shields together to push forward or defend as a group. Paul says this shield is made of faith and can effectively extinguish the flaming arrows of our evil enemy. 

Rockwell  Church     Oct. 8  2023    Pastor Chris Teien

“The Shield of Faith: Protecting 
 Against Satan’s Attacks”

“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” Eph. 6:16

 #1 We can be PROTECTED by a Shield of Faith 
 (Psalm 33:20, Psalm 84:11)

#2 We must STAND our Ground in the Spiritual Battle 
(Psalm 18:30 , Matthew 19:4-5, Acts 4:11-12, Matthew 10:21)

#3 We must Be READY for Satan’s Fiery Arrows 
(Eph. 5:16 , James 1:13-15)

 #4 We must PREPARE and Take up our Shields 
 (John 12:31, 1 John 5:4, 1 Corinthians 10:13)

 #5 We must Use our Shields TOGETHER to be Effective 
 (Hebrews 10:25, Eccl. 4:12 , Proverbs 26:18-19, 30:5, Psalm 28:7)

 “Someone has observed that as pilgrims we walk, as witnesses we talk, as contenders we run, but as fighters we stand.”

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