Key Thought: The spiritual battle is based on God’s offering to fight for our salvation. When we accept Christ, we join in His army and His offer of peace.
September 23, 2023

1. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 6:14, I Peter 4:1, 5:8.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. How does Paul imagine believers preparing for the battle against evil?
3. Personal Application: In what ways have you experienced the idea that goodness, holiness, and truth can be a protection? Share your thoughts..
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “How can we be agents of peace in a world so increasingly characterized by oppression and violence?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 1:2, 2:14,15,17.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Why does Paul use detailed military imagery when he is so interested in peace?
3. Personal Application: How does David refusing Saul’s armor help us understand the whole armor of God? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “How does the shield of faith protect you from the fiery darts hurled in your direction by others?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 6:16,17.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. When and how should believers as combatants use the shield, the helmet, and the sword?
3. Personal Application: Do the military images teach us just how literal the great controversy really is and how seriously we should take it? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “How do you treat the wounded? In other words, how do you treat those who are facing struggles out of fear or to not give in to their neighbors, family, or bosses over their willingness to follow their faith? What if some do? Is there anything we can do to help them?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Philippians 4:6, Colossians 4:2, I Thessalonians 5:16-18.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Review the calls to prayer. Which one inspires you the most? Why?
3. Personal Application: How can we conduct prayer ministry based on these messages? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148)

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