Marquette Community Church Sermons Montello Wisconsin Sermon Series: Life in Christ Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo Text: “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,” (Ephesians 6:13–18, ESV) Digging Deeper: 1. In your own words describe temptation and explain whether it is sin or not? 2. How do you use the Word of God as a sword to defeat temptation? (Matt. 4:1-9) 3. How does memorizing Scripture aid you in overcoming temptation?

Marquette Community Church Sermons Montello Wisconsin Sermon Series: Life in Christ Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo   Text: "Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” (Ephesians 6:13–17, ESV)   Digging Deeper: 1.  What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? 2. If we lack wisdom what are we supposed to do? 3. How does one gain wisdom?

Marquette Community Church Sermons Montello Wisconsin Sermon Series: Life in Christ Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo   Text: "Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;” (Ephesians 6:13–16, ESV)   Digging Deeper: 1.   What is something that causes you fear? 2.  How would you define faith? 3.  What do you need to grow your faith?

Marquette Community Church Sermons Montello Wisconsin Sermon Series: Life in Christ Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo   Text: "Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.” (Ephesians 6:13–15, ESV)   Digging Deeper: 1. List the things that make you most anxious? 2. What was it that made the Roman soldiers boots so important? 3. Why does Paul use this item in the armor to represent peace?

Marquette Community Church Sermons Montello Wisconsin Sermon Series: Life in Christ Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo   Text: "Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,” (Ephesians 6:13–14, ESV)   Digging Deeper: 1. In and of ourselves are we evil or good? Explain 2. How do you become a righteous person? 3. What does it look like to live righteously in this world?

Marquette Community Church Sermons Montello Wisconsin Sermon Series: Life in Christ Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo   Text: “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,” (Ephesians 6:13–14, ESV)   Digging Deeper: 1.        Make a list of some lies that are common in our culture today. 2.        On what basis do you know that your list is a list of lies? 3.        In a culture that professes that truth is relative can you prove what is true? How?

Marquette Community Church Sermons Montello Wisconsin Sermon Series: Life in Christ Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo Text: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.” (Ephesians 6:10–13, ESV) Digging Deeper: 1. Since all of our struggles are seemingly physical (i.e. sickness, conflict with others, etc.) how can Paul say that our battle is only spiritual? 2. Are God and Satan equal in power? Explain. 3. Why do you think that Paul only instructs us to stand against the enemy and not to attack?

Marquette Community Church Sermons Montello Wisconsin Sermon Series: Life in Christ Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo Text: “Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.” (Ephesians 6:5–9, ESV) Digging Deeper: 1. Does this passage suggest that the Bible is ok or pro slavery? Explain. 2. What does it mean to work as a bondservant of Christ? 3. What does it mean to treat those you oversee in the same manner?

Sermon Audio of Marquette Community Church Montello Wisconsin  Sermon Series: Life in Christ  Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo  Text: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” (Ephesians 6:1–4, ESV)   Digging Deeper:  1. Why is the obedience of children important?  2. What is the difference between obedience and honor?  3. Why is the promise with this command a good long life?  4. What does it mean for a father to provoke his children and why is he commanded not to do it?

Sermon Audio of Marquette Community Church Montello Wisconsin  Sermon Series: Life in Christ  Speaker: Lead Pastor Mike Vargo  Text: “submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” (Ephesians 5:21–33, ESV)  Digging Deeper:  1. Describe what it means for a wife to feel secure.  2. Describe what it means for a husband to feel respected.  3. How does marriage resemble the relationship between Christ and the Church?