Won‘t Back Down, “The Belt of Truth”
September 18, 2022

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Message Review

Each one of us has an enemy who is against you, and who is attacking you. One way the enemy attacks is through the distortion of what is truth. He has been using it since the garden and uses still to this day. We are in this battle daily so we must daily prepare for battle. We prepare by daily putting on the armor of God so when the enemy attacks we will be ready. One piece of the armor is the belt of Truth. Your ultimate authority will determine your truth. We must know God’s principles, promises and ways only known through scripture and then we must apply those truths so we can detect the deception from the enemy.

Main Point | Your ultimate authority determines truth. 

Scripture References | Ephesians 6:10-13; Genesis 2:17, 3:1-6 

Challenge Question | Who is the ultimate authority in your life regarding what is true? 

Questions

  • Pastor Matt talked about a few pieces of misinformation including coffee dehydrates you and carrots improve your vision. What are some other lighthearted bits of misinformation that you or someone you know believed, then found out to be not true?  

  • Read Genesis 3: 1-6. How did the serpent get Eve to eat from the forbidden tree?  

  • Why do you think Satan attacked God’s truth first and not something else? 

  • Pastor Matt said the serpent starts with deceptive ideas which play to distorted desires which leads to destructive behavior. Why do you think this pattern works so well for the enemy?  

  • C.S. Lewis wrote “There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan” What does this quote tell you about the battle that is going on all around? Are there things in your life that you see as Satan counterclaiming? What can you do today to start reclaiming those for Christ? 

  • What are specific ways that you can fasten the belt of truth on daily to protect you from the enemy planting ideas that lead to distorted desires?  

Application

This week pray about who is the ultimate authority in your life regarding what is true? Then take these next steps to make sure it is God in every aspect of your life.  

  • Know the principles, promises and ways by reading His word 

  • Learn to apply what you read in your everyday life 

  • Once you know the truth and have learned to apply it commit to walk in it daily.  

Verse to Remember: 

Ephesians 6:13-14: 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist

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