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A different kind of battle — this week at ELC

August 4, 2017 by john

And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Eph. 6:15.

Paul encouraged people to gird themselves with truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, and God’s word — not with the armor and weapons of earthly armies.  What might our world look like if we were to equip ourselves with these life-giving attributes?

Worship with Holy Communion this week:

Saturday – 5:00 p.m. in the chapel

Sunday – 8:30 a.m.  traditional worship

10:00 a.m. contemporary worship

Devotions for this week:

Put on the Armor of God                                          August 6, 2017

SHARE:   What was a high point of your day? What was a low point?

READ: Read the following daily readings to deepen your understanding

Sunday, Ephesians 6:10-20, Put on the Armor of God

Monday, Ephesians 5:25-29, The Christian Household

Tuesday, Ephesians 5:30-33, The Christian Household

Wednesday, Ephesians 6:1-4, Children and Parents

Thursday, Ephesians 6:5-9, Slaves and Masters

Friday, Ephesians 6:21-22, Closing

Saturday, Ephesians 6:23-24, Blessing

 TALK:  Consider some of these ideas:

Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11)

 God’s armor doesn’t look like ours. It is comprised of truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, and proclamation. It’s not designed to protect against the dangers of combat, but rather the forces that seek to destroy humanity.

 What spiritual armor do you wear already?

  • What spiritual gifts do you still need to work on? (Truth, righteousness, faith, etc.)
  • Wonder: What would happen if you approached your greatest enemy with love and acceptance?

 PRAY: Mighty God, your weapons are spiritual and your armor is truth. Teach us not to be defensive, but to stand in the strength of your Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.

BLESS:  May God clothe you with spiritual armor. Amen.

 

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Welcome to Worship!

Worship services:

Lenten Worship:  Wednesdays in March at 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 5:00 pm Worship in small chapel – modified traditional format
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Worship with a blend of traditional and contemporary music
Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.

Live worship will be streamed at 9:00 a.m. on Facebook. Recordings will be available on Facebook,  YouTube and on the Sermon Archive page.

Listen to an audio recording of this week’s worship by calling 855-514-2017.

Find Daily Devotions on our Facebook page.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mount Horeb (ELCA)
315 E. Main St., Mount Horeb, WI  53572
elc@mhtc.net

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We welcome all to ELC! Everyone. Without exception. Regardless of race,
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