Shoring up your Mind

Sunday Sermon
March 8, 2009
Rhema Community Church

Sermonic Skeleton

Sermonic Scripture: ESV Ephesians 6:17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

Sermonic Theme: Spiritual Warfare

Sermonic Subject: Salvation (True Deliverance & Rescue)

Sermonic Tension: For “the helmet” to do what it is designed to do you must put it on.

Sermonic Sentence: Receive the salvation that The Lord has provided. (Salvation is a Gift)

Sermonic Cross Reference: NLT Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. He clothed himself with the robes of vengeance and godly fury.

NLT 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us who live in the light think clearly, protected by the body armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.

Sermonic Background: Salvation the general meaning of the several Hebrew and Greek words translated into English as “salvation” is “safety” and “deliverance.” In the OT salvation refers to deliverance, both physically and spiritually. OT prophecies focus on the complete salvation of God’s people by the coming Messiah; the NT teaches that these prophecies are fulfilled by Jesus Christ. Jesus brought salvation through forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life. Salvation is a Christian term for God’s work in delivering human beings from the power of sin and the devil through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. In a broader sense, salvation may refer to God’s restoration of the whole of the created order to its intended purposes. (The intricately designed Roman helmet protected the soldier’s head and made him look taller and more impressive.)

Sermonic Structure:

I. SHORE UP YOUR MIND BY KNOWING YOU ARE SAVED

II. SHORE UP YOUR MIND BY KNOWING YOU ARE BEING SAVED

III. SHORE UP YOUR MIND BY KNOWING YOU WILL BE SAVED