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Huddle Up with Your Faith Shield
In the ancient Roman army, the soldiers knew how to march in formation and use their shields together. They stood right next to each other and made a protective wall. When under fire from above, they would huddle up and create a turtle shell with their shields. Each...
The One Who Gave You the Shield Is Big Enough
In Ephesians 6, Paul tells us to take up the Shield of Faith. This shield is big enough and strong enough to protect us from the oncoming enemy and his flaming javelins. Taking up the shield by having faith is important. Faith is putting action to your belief. Do you...
Shoes of Peace Are for Moving Forward
We call them the Shoes of Peace, but let's not forget that Paul says "the preparation of the gospel of peace." These shoes are for peace and readiness. These shoes are for you to wear so you can readily share the gospel, the good news! These shoes are for steady...
Standing Together
We talk about the Shoes of Peace, but let's not forget they are also for "the preparation of the gospel of peace." They are for readiness. But that's the next post. This one is about the peace part, which does connect. One of the remarkable things about the physical...
Heart Protection
The kids learned about the Breastplate of Righteousness last night. "Where does the breastplate go?" the teacher asked. "On the chest!" replied one child. "Yes." Another child piped in. "Over the belly button!" Well, that is also where it goes. But we talked about how...
The Breastplate of Righteousness
Time to share what I'm learning in "The Armor of God" Bible study again! Remember when I talked about this armor being God's armor, and how it's heavy? Well, wearing God's righteousness is a pretty significant thing to do. We can't carry it, we can't wear it, not with...