Matthew 16:24-25 (NKJV) 24Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. I want to begin to look…

(This is the beginning of something new we will be doing going forward. My wife, Pastor Elaine Kiefer is a very accomplished speaker and teacher. She has been my partner in ministry for nearly 49 years. She pastored our churches with me and , as we began to travel the world she has been a…

Ephesians 6:16-17 (NKJV) 16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; In our study of resisting the devil as we submit to…

Ephesians 6:16-17 (NKJV) 16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; In our last post we looked at the Helmet of salvation. …

October 1, 2026 Ephesians 6:16-17 (NKJV) 16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; In today’s scripture there are three weapons listed. …

Ephesians 6:15 (NKJV) 15and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; As we study the weapons of our warfare, we currently are examining the defensive armor given to protect us in the battle.  The next piece of God’s armor is called the preparation of the Gospel of Peace.  As I…

Ephesians 6:14 (NKJV) 14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, As we study the weapons God has given to resist the devil, we have come to what Paul calls the full armor of God.  It is important to know that although our enemy is a defeated foe,…

Ephesians 6:14 (NKJV) 14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, To help us resist the devil, God has provided mighty weapons with which we fight.  Currently we are looking at a kit of primarily defensive weapons that Paul describes in Ephesians 6 as the whole armor of…

Ephesians 6:13-14 (NKJV) 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, As we continue looking into Paul’s teaching from Ephesians about the full…

The Girdle of TruthAugust 24, 2026 Ephesians 6:13-14 (NKJV) 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, In our last post we began…