Welcome to South and this Live YouVersion Event. We are in a series entitled "Refocus - The Book of Ephesians" - we hope that you will enjoy the notes and Scriptures below, to supplement Pastor Scott's message!

The Breastplate of Righteousness

The breastplate covered two very important areas of their body - their chest cavity and their abdomen.

Satan takes aim at our affections, emotions, desires, our will, and our conscience. We need righteousness to protect these areas of our thinking!

What does this look like?

1) Imputed Righteousness (at the moment of salvation).
2) Practical Righteousness (daily)

To fully put on the breastplate of righteousness in our lives is to purposefully live in daily, moment-by-moment obedience to the righteous standards of our heavenly Father. To have imputed righteousness in Christ, without practical righteousness in our daily lives, still leaves room for Satan to attack the targets of our affections, our desires, and our consciences.

The Shoes of the Gospel

These shoes of the gospel of peace refers to the good news that those who have placed their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ, are at peace with God. The separation between us and God that our sinfulness caused, making us an enemy of God’s, has been turned into a peace with God and a closeness to him as he becomes our loving heavenly Father. How amazing!

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