The Church Upon The Rock
Where your heart matters, because your heart matters to God!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Welcome to TCUTR
Thank you for visiting The Church Upon The Rock! We at The Church Upon The Rock believe that God is to be the central focal point of who we are and how we live our lives. Our desire is to keep things simple. We feel that the main thing God is interested in is….
Continue Reading...
Upcoming events and announcements
The Importance Of The Shield Daily Devotion
in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:16 (NASB)
In old times the shield was prized by a soldier above all other pieces of armor. He counted it a greater shame to lose his shield than to lose the battle; and therefore he would not part ...
Why Faith Is Compared To A Shield Daily Devotion
in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:16 (NASB)
The apostle compares faith to a shield because of a double resemblance between this grace and that particular piece of armor.
The first likeness is that shield is not for the defense for any one part of the ...
The Shield Of Faith Daily Devotion
in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:16 (NASB)
The fourth piece in the Christian's armor presents itself in this verse-- the shield of faith. It is a grace of graces, and is here fitly placed in the midst of its companions. It stands as the ...
Our Spiritual Shoe Daily Devotion
and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE
GOSPEL OF PEACE;
Ephesians 6:15 (NASB)
Here is the third piece of armor in the Christian's protection-- a spiritual shoe, fitted to his foot and designed to be worn as long as he battles sin and Satan. "And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace." (Ephesians 6:15). Let us now study three distinct terms ...
Keep Your Breastplate On Daily Devotion
Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
Ephesians 6:14 (NASB)
David expressed keen sorrow for the unholiness in his life: "O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more" (Psalm 39:13). He did not want to die until holiness ruled his heart again. Ungodliness is a poison which drinks up ...
Instructions To The Sincere Daily Devotion
Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
Ephesians 6:14 (NASB)
To those of you whose diligent inquiry has shown sincerity from a pure heart, I counsel you to gird the belt of truth close and walk in the daily practice of uprightness. You are not ever dressed in the morning until this girdle has been put on, ...
Sincerity As A Girdle Daily Devotion
Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
Ephesians 6:14 (NASB)
Sincerity, or truth of heart, can be compared to a girdle in the light of the dual purpose of a soldier's belt.
Here at the loins the pieces of armor which defend the lower parts of the body are connected to the upper ones. And because it is ...
Wrestle With Your Whole Heart Daily Devotion
Then Gideon said to him, "O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, 'Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?' But now the LORD has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian."
Judges 6:13 (NASB)
Perhaps you are discouraged, not ...
Is God’s Label On Our Armor? Daily Devotion
Look closely at the label to see whether the armor you wear is the workmanship of God or not. There are many imitations on the market nowadays. It is Satan's game, if he cannot keep the sinner satisfied in his naked, lustful state, to coax him into some flimsy thing or other that by itself will neither do him good nor Satan harm. Perhaps it ...
The Christian Must Have Armor Daily Devotion
So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way.
Ephesians 6:11 (MSG)
If by negligence or choice you fail to put on God's armor and rush naked into battle, you sign your own death certificate.
The story is told of a ...