Ephesians 6:10-20, Don't Forget the Radio - Revision history

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‎Put On (v. 11)

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‎Summary: Christians need to pray!

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‎Summary: Christians need to pray!

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‎Main Body

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‎Conclusion

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‎Christians Must Not Forget the Radio (v. 18-20)

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‎Christians Must Put On the Armor of God (v. 13-17)

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‎Christians Must be Divinely Empowered (v. 10-12)

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‎Introduction (9:55)

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‎Main Body

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 *Notice in your Bible the absence of "and" joining verses 10 and 11. Why is that, because verse 11 is in place to explain verse 10. That is, verse 11 is there to tell us how to be strong. We can be strong by putting on the armor of God. Actually, in the Greek this parallel is even stronger. Paul is using two words that sound very similar (ἐνδυναμοῦσθε, ἐνδύσασθε) for "be strong" and "put on". A greek reader would probably recognize the similarity and it would stick in their minds.
 *After the command to put on the armor we are told why Paul is so emphatic of our need to be strengthen and armed for battle. The reason is that we have a foe, a foe who is set on destroying everything in his path.
 ===Know the Enemy (v.12)===

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	Image: A soldier stuck behind enemy lines. The soldier knows that his side has superior fire power and resources but to access these resources he needs to radio in and call in the fleet. The soldier's very survival depends on one key, don't forget the radio.		Image: A soldier stuck behind enemy lines. The soldier knows that his side has superior fire power and resources but to access these resources he needs to radio in and call in the fleet. The soldier's very survival depends on one key, don't forget the radio.
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 =Main Body=
   God’s model of Spirit-filled living involves individual, fallen humans, boldly standing for Christ, empowered by God himself through prayer. Christians need to pray that they, and others, will boldly stand for Christ.
 ==Christians Must be Divinely Empowered (v. 10-12) (9:55-10:01)==

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   As Christians we must not forget the radio!
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 ===The Applications===

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   As Christians we must put on the armor of God as his means of empowering us to stand firm.
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 *Roman soldiers did not have radios! I wonder if they had radios if Paul would have connected one final piece of equipment the radio of prayer. Now I want to be careful not to add to Scripture but just imagine with me. Something like "Call using the radio of prayer!" Now it should be noted that several commentators see prayer as much more than the seventh weapon but rather the foundation from which all the other weapons are used.
 ===Pray for Other Christians (v. 18)===

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   As Christians we must recognize that God is the one who empowers us to stand firm.
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 *Verse 13 is filled with battle language, Paul begins with an imperative, "take up" a Greek term that occurs frequently in military descriptions. Paul then uses a compound word that means more than just merely to stand but to stand firm, stand your ground. The phrase that the NIV translates as "after you have done everything" carries the idea of having fully prepared. i.e. Once you have prepared everything then you will be able to stand firm.
 *So what does it look like to be prepared?

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 *''Read Ephesians 6:10-20''
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 ===Be Strong (v. 10)===

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 =Objectives=
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 *Have you ever attended a presentation or speaking event where the speaker speaks for a while and then tells you something like "ok, one last point" and then proceeds to talk for another half hour? When we hear the word “finally”, we often check out. As we look at Ephesians 6:10 Paul begins with the word "finally" but don't check out rather realize that what Paul is about to say is important, the pinnacle, the thing that wraps up his theological argument.