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August 16, 2015
LOOKING BACK
Fighting for Your Life-IntroductionEphesians 6:10-17
Are you ready? Ready or not, it is here…now. The invisible
war. That makes it hard doesn’t it?
We can’t “see” it. Part of this fight is embracing it, owning
it, admitting that it’s real. Take time
to review the entire passage, pray and meditate upon it before
continuing.
Thinking It Through (agree/disagree
consider/contemplate)
I believe in the devil for two reasons. First, the Bible says
so, and second, I have donebusiness with him.
D.L. Moody
To me, Satan ultimately represents rebellion.
Marilyn Manson
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting, it has
been found difficult andleft untried.
G.K. Chesterton
The spiritual warfare is defensive, not offensive, because the
Lord Jesus has alreadyfought the battle and won the victory. The
work of the church on the earth is simply tomaintain the Lord’s
victory. The Lord has already won the battle, and the church is
here
to maintain His victory.
Watchman Nee
Working It Out
1. What are your personal thoughts and feelings when you
hear the title “Fighting for Your Life”?
2. What did you find “hopeful” in the message and why?
3. How can you maximize this opportunity to study and
discuss this powerful section of
Scripture? (i.e. be sure to come or listen to each message,
meditate on the versesthroughout the week, complete the looking
ahead and looking back sections, shareyour thoughts and needs with
someone else who is going through it, etc.)
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LOOKING AHEAD
Fighting for Your Life-Controlled by Truth
Ephesians 6:14
It is a fight…for your life. If that is true, then it is time to
engage. In Ephesians 6:10-17, Paul
not only identifies the enemy, but gets quite practical in terms
of what it takes to “win.” Let’s
take one “piece” at a time!
1.
Begin by reading the entire text of 6:10-17. What are some of
your more significant
observations?
2.
According to 6:11, upon what does success against the
devil depend?
3.
How does Paul emphasize the importance of the armor in
relationship to standing firmin vs. 14-15? (note the sentence
structure and verb tenses)
4.
Why do you think Paul begins with “truth” as the first piece of
armor? (See Genesis 3:1-
4, John 8:25, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Revelation 12:9, 20:3,8)
5. According to John 8:32, what does the truth do
for us? In what ways is truth
foundational to all the other pieces?
6. According to 2 Cor. 11:3, on what does Satan
focus his attack in order to lead us
astray?
7. According to Romans 12:2, what is the key to
experiencing a transformed life?
8. According to 2 Corinthians 10:5, to what extent
do we need to be controlled by truth?
(see also Phil 4:8)
9.
In John 17:17, Jesus prays for us. What do you learn about the
truth from the first half
of the verse?
