Bible Studies

Ephesians 6:18 (TPT)“…Pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Pray the blessings of God upon all his believers.”The first thing we will quickly notice is that unlike all of the other verses on the Armor this is the only one that does not specifically reveal what the weapon is. So unless we take a closer look at the Roman soldier we might think that there are only six weapons, however this is short of God’s number of seven (completion). Now as we look at who the Holy Spirit inspired Paul...

Ephesians 6:17 (TPT)“...And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken word of God” In spiritual warfare battles WILL come, but they will not come every day. Does that mean we can be laxed and not armor up daily? Do not be silly! I believe a big part of operating in the authority of the believer is we MUST suit up every single day, NO MATTER WHAT! There are multiple pieces to the Armor of God. The three I want to ensure are always ready are the Belt of Truth, Shield of Faith, and the Sword of the Spirit. By...

Ephesians 6:17 (TPT)“Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies…”God has given us three pieces of the Armor that are offensive, three that are defensive, and one that is neutral. The Breastplate, Shield and Helmet are all defensive weapons, they protect us and give us the confidence to continue to mature in our spiritual growth. Now the three offensive weapons are the Shoes, Sword, and Lance, and these enable us to enforce and demonstrate Satan’s already secured defeat in Jesus Christ! The neutral weapon is the Belt of Truth, the Holy Scripture,...

Ephesians 6:16 (TPT)“In every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the evil one!”The attack from the enemy would begin from afar with “blazing arrows” and if not properly combatted the enemy would progress forward to come in for a close quarter attack using their sword.What are these “blazing arrows”? Most times these appear to be little harmless arrows the devil aims towards our heart, mind, or emotions. Once struck if they are not quickly extinguished the fire will burn and develop into a fierce, flaming situation....

Ephesians 6:15 (TPT)“Stand on your feet alert, then you’ll always be ready to share the blessings of peace.” Today we are going to touch on the third piece of armor, the Shoes of Peace. Roman soldiers' shoes were no ordinary type of shoe. They were made of brass or bronze, and consisted of two pieces, the greave, and the shoe itself. Their shoes were dangerous to any enemy! The greave is a tube-like piece of brass or bronze that actually started at the top of the knee that extended down the leg and rested upon the top of the foot....