The Armor of God 

C l a s s i c  S e r i e s 

Seven messages, six pieces of armor, one soldier chained to the man who wrote about them. In The Armor of God, Pastor Rod Meyers — Marine, history and logic teacher, Messianic rabbi — walks Ephesians 6:10–18 piece by piece, from a Roman legionary's belt to a Kevlar vest that stopped a rifle round. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the Word: God did not leave us naked. Put it on daily, and you have put on Jesus.

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1 Stand Your Ground

Are we living in the end times? Pastor Rod Meyers kicks off the Armor of God series with Jesus' own words in Matthew 24 and Paul's command in Ephesians 6:10–13: be strong in the Lord and put on the full armor of God. You already have the equipment. Now it's time to take your stand

 2 Buckle Up for the Truth

Truth isn't decorative — it's the belt that holds every other piece of armor in place. In Week Two of The Armor of God, Pastor Rod Meyers takes us from a Roman soldier's girdle to a modern combat rig to show why Paul lists truth first. In an age of deception, buckle up.

3 The Breastplate of Righteousness

"What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right." In Week Three of The Armor of God, Pastor Rod Meyers starts with that line on a teachers' lounge wall and works through the difference between being right and being righteous, the Roman lorica segmentata, and a Kevlar vest that stopped an M16 round. Righteousness isn't yours to manufacture — but it's yours to wear.

 4 Shoes of Peace

Shoes made the Roman soldier — but Paul isn't really talking about shoes. In this message from The Armor of God series, Pastor Rod Meyers swaps his Sketchers for sandals that have walked Jerusalem and unpacks the caliga, the Hebrew word shalom, and why a barefoot high priest still had feet shod with peace. In the least-churched region in America, there's plenty of room for the gospel.

5  The shield of faith

A Roman shield was the size of a door — soaked in water, locked edge-to-edge with the next man's, strong enough to drive a chariot over. In this message on Ephesians 6:16, Pastor Rod Meyers unpacks the tortoise formation, the fire-tipped darts it was built to stop, and the dunamis power Paul promises to anyone who takes up the shield of faith. Faith is believing. Take it up.

6 The Helmet of Salvation

A Marine steel pot, a motorcycle skid lid, a Roman centurion's helmet, and a $3 kippah from Jerusalem — Pastor Rod Meyers brought them all to the pulpit for the fifth piece of armor. The Hebrew word for salvation is Yeshua, so when you put on the helmet of salvation, you are putting on Jesus. And today is the day.