Sermon Tone Analysis

The gifts:

The Belt- gird up our Minds

The Breastplate—our practice and position go together

Shod our Feet—Our wills are submitted to God’s Will

Shield of Faith—We believe and trust God

Sword of the Spirit—

The “Sword” is the Word of God—This gift is to be used for “offensive” purposes—With the sword we are to deal death blows to the enemy.

This is a “sword” that the Spirit of God provides, the Word of God.

It has been furnished by the Holy Spirit.

He, the Holy Spirit, gives the sword its “effectiveness”, its actual cutting edge.

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Conviction——The Sword of the Spirit is used to “penetrate” hearts with conviction about sin, righteousness and judgment.

Conviction——The Sword is used to “penetrate” hearts with conviction about sin, righteousness and judgment.

New Birth-

Maturing New Believers-

We are to USE it!

-Read it-

-Meditate on it- doing so brings victory.

(Psa 1:1-3)

READ

-Memorize it-

-Memorize it-

-Study it-

My SPIRIT that is upon thee, and my WORDS which I have put in the mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth.

This is the WORD of the Lord … not by might, nor by power, but by My SPIRIT saith the Lord.

The HOLY GHOST shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to SAY.

It is the SPIRIT that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the WORDS that I speak, … they are SPIRIT, and they are life.

They were all filled with the HOLY GHOST, and they spake the WORD of God with boldness.

For to one is given by the SPIRIT the WORD of wisdom.

To another the WORD of knowledge, by the same SPIRIT.

Our Gospel came not unto you in WORD only, but also in power, and in the HOLY GHOST.

Be thou an example of the believers in WORD … in SPIRIT …

Duffield, G. P., & Van Cleave, N. M. (1983).

Foundations of Pentecostal theology (pp.

27–29).

Los Angeles, CA: L.I.F.E.

Bible College.

Just as it would be foolish for a soldier in an earthly army to neglect the only weapon he is issued, so it is foolish for the Christian to neglect the “Mastery” of the one weapon at his disposal, being filled with the Holy Spirit.

“Take the Helmet of Salvation”-

HOPE

Jesus is the gift of Love from God—

Salvation—

Salvation—GOD planned it—JESUS paid for it—THE HOLY SPIRIT brings it.

GOD planned it—JESUS paid for it—THE HOLY SPIRIT brings it.

The first step is to “take”—take hold of, to grasp, to receive, to accept!

Paul’s intent of the helmet is to give us a picture of the “protection” that salvation provides.

The “helmet” of salvation is the assurance of salvation and the resulting confidence it brings.

A helmet is a “confidence builder”.

Properly worn and used, it affords protection.

Imagine the “helmet of salvation” placed on our heads by the nail pierced hands of Christ at our conversion.

The helmet assures us that whatever happens, we will be saved and experience victory in Christ.

To put on the “helmet of salvation” is to realize one’s New Identity in Christ!

FULL COVERAGE

I have an insurance policy

Written in the blood of the Lamb,

Sealed by the Cross of Jesus,

Redeemable wherever I am!

The company will never go bankrupt,

It is bonded by God’s promise true;

It will keep every word of its contract,

Exactly what it says it will do.

I don’t have to die to collect it,

No premiums do I have to pay;

All I do is to keep God’s promise

And walk in His holy way.

No collector will ever come calling,

It was paid on Calvary’s tree;

It insures me for living and dying

And for all eternity.

Tan, P. L. (1996).

Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations: Signs of the Times (p. 1190).

Garland, TX: Bible Communications, Inc.

The helmet infuses optimism in the midst of the course of the battle of this world.

Salvation is

Protection-

— He is our defender, protector, keeper, savior.

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—When we put on our helmet, we are committing ourselves to His protection.

Deliverance-

-Belongs to the Lord-

-Belongs to the Lord-

-from the power of sin

-our deliverer from the coming wrath

-destroyed the works of satan-

Confidence

Jesus is God in flesh, God with us

Jesus is God in flesh, God with us

Jesus is the righteous, sinless one

Eternal life is in the Son ()

Hope

—even though our hope is in the future, it is guaranteed now.

-Our hope come from God-

-Our hope is a gift of grace-

-Our hope is secured by Christ’s resurrection-

-Our hope is secured by Christ’s resurrection-

-Our hope produces JOY!-

-In Hope we are saved!

The blessing of having Jesus Christ as Lord and King!

Jesus didn’t come to judge but to save

There is no other name by which we may be saved

Heart of the Christmas Story

—God in His mercy doing for sinners what they cannot do for themselves—mending broken lives, restoring shattered hope!

Holman treasury of key Bible words: 200 Greek and 200 Hebrew words defined and explained (p.