Key Truths for Families - Shield of Faith

Good morning, Five Minute Families. Before we dive into our Key Truths for Families series, we want to tell you about an exciting opportunity happening at First Baptist Church in Wartburg on Sunday evening, July 25th, 2021, starting at 6 pm. Brother Ryan Karp will be visiting and sharing his unique perspective of faith as someone who was raised in the Jewish traditions; he is part of the Chosen People Ministries. Please join us on Sunday evening at 6 or catch it on the FBC Wartburg facebook page. Now, on to our ongoing series based on Ephesians 6:10-18 - Key Truths for Families from the Whole Armor of God. Today we are finishing that complex sentence beginning in verse 14 with Stand firm ending here in verse sixteen. “Stand firm, therefore… taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” So, let us ask you a question: Is faith important? To you? To your family? How can we apply faith in our lives? Hold up, Kim. We need to define faith in the context of a Christian household, especially because the secular world will tell us that faith is simply hope, expectation, or dependence. While those are certainly elements of faith, faith in the Christian worldview is so much more. Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." And Ephesians 2:8 points out that ultimately, faith for a Christ-follower is a gift from God, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.” We see that God gives assurance through the best gift ever! That gift can help shape you and your family’s faith. Just as the jailer believed in Acts 31, faith and salvation is also for your whole family. Here are 5 ways to bring the shield of faith into your home. 1. First, take up the shield. Again, action. If we are not ready with our faith, we will not have time to protect ourselves and our families from the flaming arrows of the evil one. 2. Second, remember, you are abl