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Upcoming Sermons & Devotional Message
July sermons 2026
7-5- The Cost
Daniel 3:13-18 2 Corinthians 11:24-30
7-12- Put Me In The Pool
Ezekiel 36:25-27 John 5:1-9
7-19- Roots
Psalms 1:1-6 Matthew 5:1-12
7-26- The Whole Truth
Genesis 15:1-6 John 14:12-14
Devotional Message : These will change 1-2 times a week. Stop by often to read the new message.
Some Thoughts on being Dressed for Battle
When our children were young, I bought them each a t-shirt after attending a large Christian music festival. The front of the t-shirt read: "DON’T FIGHT NAKED!” It grabbed the attention of all who saw it! The back had this scripture verse:
“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes” (Ephesians 6:11).
I used to love seeing the faces of people who would watch our three kids run through the neighborhood or walk into the church building wearing those shirts. They were great conversation starters.
The Apostle Paul wrote these words to a world very much like ours—locked in a spiritual battle for people’s souls. He used an image familiar to his audience—the armor of a Roman soldier. If he was writing today, he might use the various items of a football player's uniform.
Paul knew Roman soldiers didn’t go to war without proper equipment—their swords, shields, breastplates, helmets, and footgear were essential for victory. Likewise, Paul wanted believers to be dressed for spiritual battle—prayer, faith, truth, righteousness, and salvation are what he prescribed. Just as soldiers need to be properly dressed for battle, believers need to be properly dressed for spiritual battle.
There was a time in Israel’s history when:
“Not a blacksmith could be found...because the Philistines had said, ‘Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!’” (1 Samuel 13:19).
God’s people were living in defeat because their enemies had taken away their weapons.
This is Satan’s goal for the Church as well. The devil wants to disarm us by taking away our gear, and we disarm ourselves by not getting dressed for battle. Prayer, faith, truth, righteousness, and salvation are the victorious Christian’s uniform. We should never leave the house without being fully dressed.
We're locked in a battle for our souls. DON’T FIGHT NAKED, my friends!