The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace to You.

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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time. Here's

grace to you Bible teacher John MacArthur.

Now, I know it's Christmas season, but next Sunday is actually Christmas Day, so I have

saved a Christmas message for next Sunday, and we'll take a look at the birth

of Christ in the scripture next week.

But today I want to go back to our series in Ephesians.

And it's a very significant day, kind of a monumental day, because this will be the last

message. I had an objective to try to finish Ephesians before the end of the year, and

in order to do that, I need to take you to that sixth chapter one more time this morning.

Paul closes this epistle with final word. after one more time this morning.

Paul closes this epistle with final words starting in verse 18, Ephesians 6, 18 through

verse 24.

With all prayer and petition, pray at all times, in the Spirit and with this in view,

be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.

And pray on my behalf that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth to make

known with boldness the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador in chains that

in proclaiming it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.

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