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#168 - Kyle Thompson // A Time for War, and a Time for Peace
Manage episode 501750555 series 3625879
We conclude our week-long study of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 by focusing on the final phrase: "a time for war and a time for peace." While exploring this tension between conflict and reconciliation, we acknowledge both the reality of necessary warfare and the promise of God's future peace.
• Everyone has experienced peace, but fewer have witnessed actual warfare
• Some listeners carry battlefield memories, scars, or have lost comrades
• Isaiah 2:4 promises a future where God will make weapons unnecessary
• Revelation 21:4 describes God ultimately removing all effects of sin
• Christians are engaged in spiritual warfare as described in Ephesians 6:12
• We cannot opt out of this spiritual battle—we're already in it
• Ephesians 6:13-20 outlines our spiritual armor and battle strategy
• We must prepare for spiritual conflict to avoid being caught unprepared
Share this podcast and leave us a five-star rating and review to help equip other men for the fight. Stay sharp.
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Chapters
1. Welcome to The Daily Blade (00:00:00)
2. Ecclesiastes 3: A Time For Everything (00:00:21)
3. War and Peace in Human Experience (00:01:17)
4. Spiritual Warfare and Standing Firm (00:02:36)
5. Closing and Call to Action (00:04:59)
174 episodes
Manage episode 501750555 series 3625879
We conclude our week-long study of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 by focusing on the final phrase: "a time for war and a time for peace." While exploring this tension between conflict and reconciliation, we acknowledge both the reality of necessary warfare and the promise of God's future peace.
• Everyone has experienced peace, but fewer have witnessed actual warfare
• Some listeners carry battlefield memories, scars, or have lost comrades
• Isaiah 2:4 promises a future where God will make weapons unnecessary
• Revelation 21:4 describes God ultimately removing all effects of sin
• Christians are engaged in spiritual warfare as described in Ephesians 6:12
• We cannot opt out of this spiritual battle—we're already in it
• Ephesians 6:13-20 outlines our spiritual armor and battle strategy
• We must prepare for spiritual conflict to avoid being caught unprepared
Share this podcast and leave us a five-star rating and review to help equip other men for the fight. Stay sharp.
Support the show
Want to connect? Email [email protected]
Chapters
1. Welcome to The Daily Blade (00:00:00)
2. Ecclesiastes 3: A Time For Everything (00:00:21)
3. War and Peace in Human Experience (00:01:17)
4. Spiritual Warfare and Standing Firm (00:02:36)
5. Closing and Call to Action (00:04:59)
174 episodes
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