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Many believers have all their armor in place, but they never use their sword.

Pastor Greg Laurie explains how our sword can defend against the lies and attacks from our enemy.

So Satan comes to you and he says, God will not forgive you.

Now it's time to pull out the sword.

It is written first on 1.9.

If I confess my sin, he's faithful and just to forgive my sin and cleanse me from all unrighteousness.

That's how it works.

Some professions have specialty clothing and it saves lives.

Firefighters have turnout pants and jackets to protect against heat.

Police officers wear kevlar vests. Soldiers have vests and helmets and boots.

And as we learn today, Christian soldiers have specialty clothing as well,

but too many of us don't know much about it.

Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us get to know our six pieces of spiritual armor

and how we can use them in spiritual battle.

All right, well let's grab our Bibles and turn to Ephesians 6.

Ephesians 6 and the title of my message is How to Fight the Spiritual Battle.

Look at verse 14, stand there for having girded your ways with truth,

having put on the breastplate of righteousness, having shot your feet with a preparation of the

gospel of peace and above all taking the shield of faith with which you'll be able to quench all the

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