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Sword of the Spirit

Bible story: Peter speaks to the multitude (Acts 2:14-41)

The sword of the spirit is the first piece of the Armour that is actually a weapon, instead of a defense item. This means that we can go on the offensive against the enemy with it. The “Sword of the Spirit” is the Bible, or the Word of God. To be able to use your sword in battle, you need to know Scripture. This means reading your whole Bible over and over again and also memorizing Bible verses.

In today’s true story from the book of Acts, Peter uses Scripture as he preaches to the crowd. There were people there who did not believe in God and began to mock him. Peter stood up to speak to those who mocked; he did not just preach at them, but used scripture to fight the battle. When we have scripture memorized, we can use it in life when we need it.

On that day three thousand people were saved and joined the church because of Peter’s preaching with the Word of God! What a blessing! Peter used his sword with skill because he had the perfect scripture memorized for his specific situation. He fought the enemy with skill and won 3000 people to the Lord!

The more Bible verses you know, the better you will be with your sword. When we have read the Word and memorized it, God is able to bring it to our minds just when we need it. How are you with your sword?

“I choose to learn the Word of God and use it in my daily life."

Questions:

1. When can you be on the offensive against the enemy?

2. What is an example of striking with your sword in real life?

3. How is the sword of the spirit misused?

4. How many people became Christians because of what Peter said in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost?

5. What did these new Christians do to show they were going to follow Christ?