Equipment lists. I’m sure you’re all familiar with them. You’re starting a new school and it consists of the correct number of sweatshirts, socks, football shirts, all with name tags. You’re going to camp and it’s all sleeping bags, knives and forks and warm clothing. Name tags again. You’re off to college and it’s mostly books, books which seem to cost more than you’ve ever spent on books before. And you’d better put your name in these or you’ll never see them again.
Now we’ve spent the last few weeks working our way through a spiritual equipment list, the Armour of God. We’ve gathered together our belt, our breastplate, our footware and last week we got our shield, the shield of faith. Nick shared with us a key reason for making sure we have our shield of faith, for without it, “arrows ignited in the flames of hell can pierce us and inflame our hearts against God”.
So, this week, we’re moving on to look at the next item on our equipment list, the Helmet of Salvation. Last week it was our hearts. This week it’s our heads. And part of what this is about is learning to use what’s in our heads, our minds, for Christ. So there’s some practice for us in this sermon. There are loads of questions in this sermon and the answers I suggest are my answers. They’re answers that I’ve come to after looking at the Bible, reading what other Christians have written and praying. But they’re still my answers. Are they yours?
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