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"A Faithful Minister and Final Greetings"

6/22/2026

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Sermon Notes
Sermon Series: Ephesians
Sermon Scripture: Ephesians 6:21-24

An Update on Ministry: Are You Willing to be Transparent with the Body of Christ? (6:21)

6/7/2026

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Sermon Series: Ephesians
Sermon Scripture: Ephesians 6:14-17

We Are In A War

We live in a spiritual ___________.
We are involved in a spiritual ___________.
- Our adversary in this spiritual war is indescribably ______________.
- Our Ally in this spiritual war is infinitely ______________.

A Word About Warfare

There are two common mistakes Christians make when interpreting this passage:
- They interpret each individual piece of armor apart from the ______________.
- They let the metaphor of armor determine the meaning instead of the ______________.
Remember…
- The “Armor of God” passage is not a ______________, standalone manual on spiritual warfare.
- The “Armor of God” is a ______________ of the entire book of Ephesians!
There are two big takeaways about the armor of God we must not forget:
- The totality of protection: No part of the Christian is lacking protection.
- Retreat is not an option: There is no protection for the ___________.

Dress for Battle

The Belt of Truth
- We are ___________ by the truth. (1:13)
- We spiritually ___________ by the truth. (4:15)
- The truth is ultimately found in ___________. (4:21)
- We are made new creations in the truth. (4:24)
- We are called to ___________ the truth. (4:25)
- We are to walk in the truth. (5:9)
The Breastplate of Righteousness
- There are two types of righteousness…
  - __________ righteousness: The righteousness of Christ credited to you when you are saved.
  - __________ righteousness: The righteousness we practice when we walk in the truth.
- We are to clothe ourselves in righteous conduct.
  - We are to put on the ___________ self, created in righteousness. (Eph. 4:24)
  - We are to walk in ___________, because the fruit of light is righteousness. (Eph. 5:9)
The Shoes of Peace
- The gospel brings peace betwee n God and man. (Eph. 2:11-13)
- The gospel brings peace between Jew and Gentile. (Eph. 2:14-22)
TheShield of Faith
- We are ___________ by faith. (1:15; 2:8)
- We must ___________ by faith.
The Helmet of Salvation
- Our past salvation has made us ___________.
- Our present salvation empowers us to be ___________.
- Our future salvation inspires ___________.
The Sword of the Spirit
- If you abandon the ______________, you abandon the ______________.
  - The word of God is an ________________ weapon.
  - The word of God is a ________________ weapon.
- Remember: The armor God has provided us is nothing less than ________________! (Rom. 13:14)