Brother Gary Sunday Evening 9/30/12

Brother Gary Sunday Evening 9/30/12

Eph 6:13  Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Eph 6:14  Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Eph 6:15  And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Eph 6:16  Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Eph 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Eph 6:18  Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

The helmet of Salvation: God has designed a plan that there is a protection that we can put over our mind and have it covered by the blood of Jesus Christ. It moves upon us what to think about and what not to think about. 

It is a wonderful covering of what not to put in our minds.  This is vitally important for those that are gifted with finding things on the internet if you have friends or associates that are not clear on the doctrine your mind can be targeted by their thoughts, issues or comments.

This helmet of salvation indicates Jesus Christ because there is no name given among men whereby we must be saved.  It is helmet that has been given to those that have been delivered from sin and from self.  Our mind doesn’t have to be open to everything that is talked about so openly in the world today.  People talk about things so freely. 

God wants our mind healthy, in order to put the helmet of salvation on, God wants our minds all cleaned up.  He’s not going to cover a bunch of garbage.  He will not take us in while we still have a bunch of agendas.  Before being cleaned up, you’d have this in your mind about one and something else about another.

It is wonderful to have the Holy Spirit.  It is wonderful that God has given us a sword that will separate us from those things that separated us from God and will also destroy them. 

‘Praying always’ includes worshipping God.  I’m praying because I am worshipping God, I love God and it is God that keeps and changes us into the image that he’d have us to be.

Prayer is humbling but that is a wonderful place to be, humbling ourselves under the mighty hand of God, supplicating with God that evils will be averted.  Prayer allows us to have the benefit of you and me not being distracted and able to accomplish what God would have us to do.

God wants us to pray for all saints.

Eph 6:19  And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

He said to pray for yourself, pray for everyone else, and pray for me.  Pray ‘that utterance may be given…’ Your words:  Pray for utterance.  The Gospel doesn’t have to be harsh.  Paul was asking for prayer that he’d be able to speak in the right way. 

Paul wanted them to pray for him that he’d have utterance, that he’d open his mouth boldly.  If you are afraid of offending someone then pray in all seasons.  Pray for yourself that you will not open your mouth without thinking.  Pray that you can open your mouth boldly that you could make known the mystery of the gospel.

The majority of the people don’t understand the mystery of the Gospel.  They have serving God as living in a straight jacket and as an unenjoyable thing.  A clear conscience is a wonderful thing.  It is a wonderful thing that our sins can go before us to the judgment.  We are all headed there. 

It is a wonderful thing that this gospel can make a husband a good husband, a wife a good wife and children good children.  It is a mystery.  People don’t know anything about it.

An ambassador is a minister from another country.  For many years America has been looked upon as the greatest country in the world.  I don’t know how it is looked at today, but one thing that I know exceeds everything is heaven.  This ambassador was in bonds and wanted to speak as he ought.

We represent the spiritual world as ambassadors from heaven.  We represent the treasures of heaven.  Jesus said, “I’ll give you treasure in heaven.”  If you have treasure in heaven then no thief can break through and steal. 

Eph 6:23  Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

This ambassador left these words to the brethren, “Peace be to you.  Love in faith.”  It is wonderful when people work with others to have peace.  Love: everybody appreciates love with faith.  God can take every situation and with faith in Him bring something good.

Eph 6:24  Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. To the Ephesians written from Rome, by Tychicus.