{"id":37186,"date":"2026-05-06T07:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=37186"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:43:50","slug":"nanosermon-the-gospel-armour-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/nanosermon-the-gospel-armour-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanosermon: The Gospel Armour: Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><u>Listen to our nanosermons<\/u> on:<br \/>\n<a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soulfoodgospel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Soul Food Gospel Radio<\/b><\/a> every Monday, repeated every Wednesday, at 10.00am UK time.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heartsonglive.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Heartsong Live Radio Scotland (DAB)<\/b><\/a> Mondays &#8211; Sundays 8.30am &amp; 2.30pm UK time.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"www.soarisemusic.com\/soariseradio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>So Arise Radio Antigua &amp; Barbuda<\/b><\/a> Mondays and Fridays at 7:30 AM AST (11.30 am GMT).<br \/>\n<a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"www.fitfmja.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>FitFM Jamaica<\/b><\/a> every Sunday at 10am EST (3pm GMT).<br \/>\n(Atlantic Standard Time is always 4 hours behind GMT. Eastern Standard Time is always 5 hours behind GMT).<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/nanosermons-bible-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More nanosermons and teachings \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Know the mind of God. Read the whole Bible in one year<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/product\/lamplight-1-year-bible-reading-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORDER OUR \u2018LAMPLIGHT\u2019<br \/>\nBIBLE READING PLAN \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>Watch this nanosermon here<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zlxypuTJtyU?si=8bbH1Iixj2DfTfLU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Nanosermon Script:<\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;Put on the Gospel Armour, each piece put on with prayer.&#8217;  That\u2019s what the hymn says and we find the Gospel Armour in Ephesians Chapter six and verses thirteen to seventeen.<\/p>\n<p>In this NanoSermon we&#8217;ll look at the final two verses, which speak about your defensive and offensive equipment.  If you have jumped in here without looking at my Nanosermon on the Gospel Armour clothing because weapons seemed more exciting than girdles and shoes, go away and look at &#8216;Gospel Armour &#8211; clothing&#8217; first.  You&#8217;ll look silly with a helmet and a shield and nothing round your waist, won&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p>In that previous NanoSermon we saw that every Christian is in a spiritual war.  We remembered that when a man goes to war, the army issues him with equipment.  And we said it&#8217;s just the same here.  Our great commander has given you items of clothing, defensive apparatus, and a weapon.  We&#8217;ll just remind ourselves of the whole passage:<\/p>\n<p><b>Ephesians 6:13  Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.14  Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15  And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16  Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>The shield of faith<\/h2>\n<p>OK.  We have our loins girt about with truth, we have our integrity and righteousness as a breasplate and we have our Gospel footwear, to proclaim that Jesus Christ is King of kings.<\/p>\n<p>We can now pick up the shield of faith.  It&#8217;s a theme in the psalms:<\/p>\n<p><b>Psalm 115:11  Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Lord is our shield if we will only trust him, so that is why it&#8217;s the shield of faith.<br \/>\nWe can never have enough faith, but faith is a gift of God, so you can pray for it &#8211; and you only need a little &#8211; a mustard seed &#8211; to achieve a lot.<\/p>\n<h2>Breastplate and helmet<\/h2>\n<p>We hear a lot about the Gospel armour being modelled on what a Roman Soldier wore, but it actually goes back further than that.  The Apostle draws on a passage in Isaiah chapter fifty-nine, which says of God:<\/p>\n<p><\/b>Isaiah 59:17a For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In first Thessalonians the helmet becomes the HOPE of salvation, in the King James Version at least, but it&#8217;s not hope as in &#8216;I hope it doesn&#8217;t rain tomorrow&#8217;. The word means expectation, or confidence.  Now a helmet protects your head, which contains your brain, that\u2019s your mind, the centre of your intellect and reasoning.<\/p>\n<p>So how will confidence in your salvation protect your mind?  Well, you will know the justification which our Lord Jesus bought for you on the cross, you will be working out the sanctification process of walking in God&#8217;s ways, and you will expect the Lord to protect you from satanic attacks on your reasoning.  You&#8217;ll be certain that God IS, that Christ died for you, that the Holy Spirit will lead you into all truth, and that the Devil cannot touch you.<\/p>\n<h2>Scripture: your offensive weapon<\/h2>\n<p>Suitably clad and defended, you&#8217;ll need an offensive weapon.  Now you might think prayers are weapons.  But on reflection, you\u2019ll recognise that prayers are actually your communications system with the commander. If a stronghold comes tumbling down, it will be his artillery, also known as his grace, that did it in response to your prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Your weapon, the Apostle says very clearly, is the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.<\/p>\n<p>The Lord Jesus used the word of God three times against Satan.  You can defeat the enemy with scripture as well.  But you need to get into your Bible, read it, study it and pray into it.  It&#8217;s your sword.  Always keep it by you, polish it, sharpen it, care for it, know it, and get a grip of it.<\/p>\n<p>Now suitably clad, defended and armed you can pray for his strength as you go into battle.<\/p>\n<p>SCRIPT ENDS<\/p>\n<h2>Bible Reading Plan<\/h2>\n<p>In the link below you&#8217;ll find a Bible reading plan to help you read through the Bible in one year in a smart and structured way. It&#8217;s only a pound or two and worth every penny. 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