The Priority of the shield of faith “ABOVE ALL” we are to take up the Shield of Faith FAITH is the KEY to all spiritual armor

The Purpose of the shield of faith The Shield’s Purpose is to quench the fiery darts of Satan Satan’s “fiery darts” include temptations toward ungodly behavior, doubt and despair; as well as persecution and false teaching As believers, we should link our shields together to protect ourselves from the enemy

The Potential of the shield of faith With the Shield of Faith we can quench ALL the fiery darts of Satan “And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.” (I Jn. 5:4) Faith is not just belief; it’s BELIEF plus TRUST

THE PROTECTION OF THE SHIELD OF FAITH The 1st dart Satan throws is the “Dart of Doubt” (Gen. 3:1) He follows up the dart of doubt with the “Dart of Denial” (Gen. 3:4-5) The favorite tool of Satan is the attack of DOUBT in the life of the believer

The possession of the shield of faith How do you get the Shield of Faith? – By TAKING it When Satan attacks us, we hold up the Shield, and strike back with a SPECIFIC verse that deals with the issue he is trying to use to destroy us

The principles of the shield of faith Focus on the SOURCE of your faith (Heb. 12:2) It is the OBJECT of our faith that is most important Fortify the STRENGTH of your faith You must PRACTICE Take what you know and put it into ACTION Read what God tells you to do, then DO IT