Coming out of Sunday’s teaching, “Ephesians: The Battle” spend some time in prayerful reflection and dialogue with your Home Church/Friends/Family around any combination of these questions.
Read through Ephesians 6:10-20 before starting. Pray and ask God to speak.
- How did God speak to you through the text and/or Sunday’s message? What jumped out to you? What questions did is raise for you? What are some of the main ideas that Paul is communicating in this passage?
- What is your reaction to the topic of “Spiritual Warfare”? Why is it important that we, as followers of Jesus, understand that we are in a spiritual battle?
- What’s significant about Paul’s words to “stand firm” and “be strong” etc?
- What are some of the “schemes” of the devil? How do you see him at work in the world (and in our lives)?
- Spend some time walking through each piece of armour in verses 13-17. What does each piece of armour represent? Why is it important that we protect ourselves with each piece?
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- The belt of truth
- The body armour of God’s righteousness
- The shoes of peace
- The shield of faith
- The helmet of salvation
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- Where do you see the attack of the enemy in your life right now? What can you do about it?
- How can the good news of Jesus change the way we think about and approach “the battle”?
