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Ephesians 6:18b – Be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all saints. Throughout the New Testament, the verb “to pray” carries a number of meanings. A few examples are to ask, make request, to desire, beseech, and to call to one's aid. The word...

WITH ALL PRAYER IN THE SPIRIT Ephesians 6:18 – With all prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit. Prayer is one of the most important disciplines of a believer’s walk in Christ. Prayer is our means of communication with our heavenly Father. Prayer is what...

Ephesians 6:17 – Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Paul says that we must “take” both the helmet and the sword. They are not placed in our hands; rather we must take the responsibility for picking them up. The helmet...

Ephesians 6:14b – Put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. The...

Ephesians 6:12 – For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. At times, it takes a number of English words to...

Ephesians 6:10 – Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God. Paul uses the word “finally” as he wraps up his teachings to the church at Ephesus. He was not correcting any error in this letter as he does in many of his...