Object:
a cardboard shield you have fashioned with the word
"FAITH" emblazoned on it
Here at church we talk a lot about FAITH. But what,
exactly, is faith? (Let them answer.) Faith is one of those
things we cannot see. The Bible describes it as a gift God gives
to all who believe. It means having a trust in God as well as a
belief in God.
When Paul wrote to the Ephesian church, he told them that
faith is like a shield. We've all seen movies where actors fight
with shields in their hands. Their shields protect them. I
brought a shield today to remind us that faith is like a shield.
It also protects us from the devil.