What will you choose: sit on the sidelines, or stand in the battle?

<p>Episode 108 - Welcome to our final episode in our Summer 2021 series, <strong><span style="color:#27ae60;">Identity in the Battle</span></strong>. Here is what is on the menu today, and for the next few weeks...</p> <p>(If you have joined us recently, a big hearty WELCOME! We are SO HONORED you are with us! We warmly invite you to start our Identity in the Battle Series at the beginning with <a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/74762/link/" rel="" target="_blank">episode 101 titled "What does it mean to be IN Christ?"</a>).</p> <p>Over the course of the last eight weeks, we took deep dives into the letter to the Ephesians with a focus on putting on our God-given identity, and then putting on the armor to fight the battles of this life, grounded in who God says we are.</p> <p>Today, we invite you into one last taste from Paul's words to the Ephesians. </p> <p>Paul reminds us that we have a choice: to sit on the sidelines OR take your place in the battle. Which will it be?</p> <p>We already know the end: <strong><em>will this lead to complacency, or to courage</em></strong>? Paul challenges us to know that the scope of the battle is against evil, not against people. <em><strong>How will this flavor your conflits today</strong></em>?</p> <p>Stephanie reminds us of some foundational spiritual warfare:</p> <p>1-     Become aware.</p> <p>2-     Train up.</p> <p>3-     Start standing firm.</p> <p>4-     Keep resisting.</p> <p>5-     Train others to resist.</p> <p>As she puts it, "<span style="color:#27ae60;"><strong>don’t go into the battlefield unarmed, or you won’t stay unharmed</strong></span>."</p> <p>As we conclude, remember that <span style="color:#27ae60;"><strong>the reality of our identity is found in the fullness of Christ</strong></span>.</p> <p>Over the next two weeks, we will welcome two very special guests to celebrate our second Gospel Spice Anniversary! It's been two years now since we launched our little podcast. It is now reaching thousands upon thousands in almost 120 countries! What a mind-