This book of ephesians is one of the most finely crafted books of the new testament, and has been called the queen of the epistles. This book has great spiritual depth and shows insight thats rarely. We have seen the first three pieces of armor, specifically. The epistle to the ephesians standing strong in the armor of god 6. To shrug off an enemy as a pushover when he is armed, organized, experienced, and dangerous, is to invite defeat. This armor both protects us and demolishes the enemys. That it may be, well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. Here are represented some twenty sermons by jonathan edwards with only a minimum of critical apparatus some six pages of introduction which only on the last unnumbered page do you discover are by patricia klein, who has done a good job within the limitation of so few pages. A tribute to my father, william solomon hottle piper. Sermons of jonathan edwards reformed theology at a. Every new parent knows the stress of navigating advice while raising children. The christians possessions in christ every spiritual blessing chapter 1 b. Do you tend to be trusting or suspicious of other people.
We have accepted the orders from our master to wage war, but now we need some practical instruction from gods word on spiritual warfare. It can sometimes be a little hard to get into edwards writings, but these sermons really arent dry once youre acquainted with his style. If the church is regarded, according to the scriptural imagery, as a kingdom or household, of which christ is the head, we may argue that all the members of which it is composed are the servants of christ. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of. In the beginning, god established the family as the first of all human relationships. Introduction as we begin today, id like to invite our young people to join me up front. Indeed, in identifying the mystery of the gospel, ephesians 6. Most lay people are acquainted with the armor of god in ephesians 6 having learned it in sunday school or having heard it preached from the pulpit as the armor used by. Today we are going to look at this last section of ephesians and talk about how to stand strong in the lord in this battle that we are in. Sep 05, 20 today we are going to look at this last section of ephesians and talk about how to stand strong in the lord in this battle that we are in. Prepared with peace sermon by david welch, ephesians 6. What precautions do you take in your daily life against danger.
Sermons from ephesians standing strong in the armor of. To properly prepare oneself in the lords strength paul urges believers to equip. As the apostle paul writesour enemies are not flesh and blood. Last month, i preached about prayer and i issued a challenge for us to wage warfare on satans kingdom in boston. Please use these sermons as the lord leads, but nothing on this site may be used for profit without my expressed, written permission.
If you would like to receive pastor harris weekly sermons via email, click here if you would like to download the powerpoint presentation for this sermon, click here greek words can be viewed with symbol font pastor scott l. The vain selfflatteries of the sinner by jonahan edwards, psalm 36. For the duties are like birds with two wings, or like a pair of. I invite you to take your bibles and turn to ephesians chapter 6, verse 10. Jonathan edwards sinners in the hands of an angry god sermon vi.
His schemes center on but are not limited to our mind. Aug 23, 2015 such a donning of the armor of god on our part does not create us an impenetrable community who does not hear the cries of others. The precept implies a real and serious faith on the part of the parents that their children belong to christ, and are under christs care. Jonathan edwards 1703 1758 read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker jonathan edwards in text and pdf format. Sinners in the hands of an angry god by jonathan edwards.
Therefore take up the whole armor of god, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and. The preciousness of time and the importance of redeeming it. Paul seeks to address all of them under the topic of submission to authority. It does not render us invulnerable to change or to hearing the word of god uttered by others. The wisdom of god, displayed in the way of salvation dated march 1733. How often do you find yourself having to think twice before you say something overtly christian, weighing in your mind if you have the time. The entire works of jonathan edwards in adobe pdf format. Evil powers are not described in ephesians 6 using a form of dunamai. This is the classic sermon preached by jonathan edwards on july 8, 1741 in enfield, massachusetts now connecticut. Lesson 22 on spiritual warfare taken from ephesians 6 1020.
Satan and his forces are real, evil, and powerful 6. It also has great historical significance as edwards is americas only theologian and a very important part of americas past. So that we can be properly prepared for battle, we are going to first look at what it means to wrestle, and then learn what we. The wisdom of god, displayed in the way of salvation ephesians 3. Download and listen to this sermon how often of late do you find yourself cringing at yet another tv show, sighing at the news or muttering at the papers editorials. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Paul had called these christians to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called 4. Now, although this is a battle cry for all christian soldiers, its not just something to get the blood pumping. Edwards delivered the sermon sinners in the hands of an angry god. This following story is told by leroy eims about the time when he was serving in the marines in the south pacific during world war ii.
Ephesians 6 commentary the sermon bible commentary. Entire works of jonathan edwards in pdf sola5comix. We realized that we must be ready for battle, free of distractions, we must protect our mind and emotions guarded by gods. Christians must be fighters because we struggle against the evil spiritual forces of darkness. In our electronic age, more and more people are looking to add electronic books epubs, mobi and pdf formats to their library books from the. Every piece of armor relates to a major scheme of the devil against mankind. Shortly after we hit the beach, our armored amphibious tank took two artillery shells broadside. I want to highlight four observations i make about how to stand strong. Paul directs us to understand that there is an authority in the world, namely, god. With these words paul begins to draw his epistle to a close, an epistle in which he has beautifully described. And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath. Everything in these three chapters spells out what is involved in christians walking worthily of their calling. Today we turn to the opening verses of chapter six to find gods instructions for the children in the home.
Jonathan edwards a sermon preached at enfield, july 8 th, 1741 at a time of great awakenings, and attended with remarkable impressions on many of the hearers. Included are the end of the wicked contemplated by the righteous, hypocrites deficient in the duty of prayer, the vain selfflatteries of the sinner, gods sovereignty in the salvation of men, the eternity of hell torments, heaven, a world of love, and man more. Open your bible, if you will, to ephesians chapter 3 because this morning were going to look at the second great prayer that i direct your attention to in this epistle. Therefore, we could draw an implication that our sermons must be understood by children, at least to some degree. Sermons from ephesians standing strong in the armor of god. It includes sinners in the hands of an angry god, which has great historical significance to the first great awakening, which helped to spur the american revolution. Therefore take up the whole armor of god, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand2 ephesians 6.
And it seems that we were all ready to accept that challenge. The first three chapters of ephesians are behind us. The sermons and works of jonathan edwards 17031758, theologian and key figure in the great awakening. This age is described as darkness because of the spiritual blindness and ignorance that is upon all who follow the ways of this world. Check out these helpful resources biblical commentary sermons children s sermons hymn lists.
Selected sermons of jonathan edwards kindle edition. Christians are anything but an idle, easygoing people. Spiritual warfare, pt 19 the priority of prayer ephesians. She wanted to honor her father, william smart, a civil war veteran who raised six children on his own when his wife died at child birth. Entire works of jonathan edwards in pdf posted by sola5comix on june 29, 2012. Edwards is widely acknowledged to be americas most important and original philosophical theologian, and one of americas greatest intellectuals.
Likewise, slaves and masters are present when this epistle is read to the congregation. For our study this morning, i would invite you to turn to ephesians chapter 6. Also available as a digital puritan press reprint here. The armor of god sermon by stephan brown, ephesians 6. We have been studying the family for these past few sunday evenings. Effects on the nations of the world war among nations, shattered lives, broken homes, suicide, rape, abuse, murder and immorality of every kind. Sep 01, 2015 our text from the concluding chapter of ephesians warns us about the reality of our dreadful enemies but also informs us about what god gives us to combat satan and all the evil forces. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the lord, not people, read verse in new international version.
In our service at our jobs, in our ministries, and in our families, we are to engage all of our activities as unto the lord. The children are christs subjects, and have to be trained to loyal obedience to his authority. Browse our library of series and 6,665 sermons, 142 videos, 582 honors. Nov 18, 2008 4 there is one body and one spiritjust as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call 5 one lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one god and father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. This book has a good assortment of edwards sermons. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the lord and in the power of his might. Five discourses concerning the souls eternal salvation. Ephesians 6 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the. The greatest battle every human being will fight is not for country, not against illness, not for a crown. So time is the more to be prized by men, because a whole eternity depends.
Free sermon book of ephesians martyn lloydjones trust. The resurrection life of christ, through his indwelling holy spirit, enables us to walk in newness of life, free from the power of sin. Sep 01, 2005 the title is fully descriptive of the book. Jonathan edwards said that whenever he preached to children, he liked to preach on hell because he said.
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