Sermon notes: Clay Smith on Ephesians 6 10-17
Clay had been thinking about shoes / sneakerheads buying and selling shoes. They are beautiful things. Ages 25-35 are the main traders sellers
Roman soldiers had lightweight mass-produced shoes with hobnails on bottom. Lasted 4 months. Sounded mighty when they marched all together
We are all in a battle not against flesh and blood but against Satan. Some make too little of this, some too much - just then Clay’s microphone went out. Hmm.
Most make too little of this, try to explain by science. Jesus never took Satan lightly. Living the Christian life is hard. Working with cultural expectations and changing norms, false teachings. Not our role to fight, but to stand firm, let God defeat Satan with His power. We are not born wearing the armor of God.
Gospel shoes give us…
1. Serenity comes from God, our source of peace
Ephesians 2:1-5 peace with God. By nature we are Children of wrath, deserving of punishment. But God made us alive, saved through grace. Romans 5 the prodigal son
2. We are given the peace of God. He’s not worried or anxious John 14 don’t let your hearts be troubled or fearful. A lasting peace. More than the absence of conflict, but in the midst of conflict. When storms come the fish dive deep. Be anxious for nothing but with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
3. We are given stability. Shod means to wrap your feet. Gives security to not slip, like cleats. Sure footing to stand tall in a world that wants us to fall.
Book to read: Another Gospel: have we moved past traditional methods? Are we building or tearing down? We must be discerning. We live in an age of tearing down. Okay to have doubts. This is normal. Bible says to have mercy on those who doubt. Even so, we can have stability in the Gospel. The devil loves to raise doubt. John 5: Jesus said the one who believes my word has eternal life. What saves us is Jesus, who is the object of our faith.
Sharp spikes: use to kick Satan in the mouth.
4. These shoes give us mobility. And durability, to last until God finishes his good work in you. The gospel gives us the confidence to share our hope. “How beautiful are the feet of those who share the gospel, always being ready to make a defense for the hope that is in you” - I Peter.
5. The gospel gives us hope. The world is looking for hope. Are you wearing your gospel shoes?
At funerals: the riderless horse with empty boots facing backwards - to look back at their army. One day we won’t need these shoes any more.
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Brandel Chamblee from the Golf Network says “in competing in a Saudi backed league, players are allowing their talents to be exploited to launder SA/MBS atrocities, thereby being complicit in atrocities. Exploited golfers say sports and politics don’t mix, but aren’t they curious why the Saudi government wants them to mix.”
DENISON: a friend plays a game with his children when they watch TV called "spot the lie": they compete to be the first to recognize when something is said or done that is unbiblical. He is teaching them to be not paranoid but discerning.
Why Big Bang Theory was so popular?
NORM CASH [SABR Bio] debuted with White Sox, then led the American League in intentional walks the season that Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Cash had 19 IBB in 1961 to lead the AL. (Three NL players had more). Maris had exactly zero IBBs that season. Several years later he fouled out three times by popping up to the catcher, Cleveland’s Joe Azcue on 24-May-1966(2). Cash was the last out of Nolan Ryan’s second no-hitter on 15-Jul-1973.
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