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Rise Community Podcast
Rise Community Church
398 episodes
5 days ago
The latest teaching and news from Rise Community Church.
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The latest teaching and news from Rise Community Church.
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Religion & Spirituality
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Sword of the Spirit: Unity, Prayer, and Spiritual Warfare
Rise Community Podcast
22 minutes
3 weeks ago
Sword of the Spirit: Unity, Prayer, and Spiritual Warfare

This message challenges us to reconsider what we truly know about wielding the sword of the Spirit. The message reveals that the armor of God isn't just about spiritual protection—it's fundamentally about unity in Christ and engaging in prayer-centered spiritual warfare. We discover that Paul's letter to the Ephesians wasn't simply addressing church problems, but sharing a divine revelation: Christ has unified all believers, breaking down every social construct that divides us. The recurring theme throughout Ephesians connects spiritual warfare directly to prayer, showing us that our true enemy isn't flesh and blood, but the powers in heavenly realms. What makes this particularly convicting is the stark reminder that the Bible, while God-breathed and life-changing, can become dangerous when misunderstood or taken out of context. We see how even well-intentioned Christians can hurt others by misapplying scripture—like claiming Jeremiah 29:11's promises without understanding they were specifically for exiled Israel. The call here is urgent: we must learn to handle God's Word responsibly, understanding context, author's intention, and cultural background. When we truly grasp this, we stop using scripture as a weapon against each other and instead use it to fight our actual spiritual battles through unified, Spirit-led prayer.

Rise Community Podcast
The latest teaching and news from Rise Community Church.