Looking for tools to navigate life’s tests and trials? Check out these insightful reads, inspired by Ephesians 6:10-18, to equip you with the full armor of God.
1. Life is Hard But I’ll Be OK
by Johnny Sirpilla
** NEW RECOMMENDATION!
With refreshing honesty, candor, grace, and ease, Johnny Sirpilla -–a master storyteller– serves as our guide through a life story that seems too traumatic to be true, yet true it is. Johnny and Susan Sirpilla were a happily married couple. Like so many couples, they wanted to be parents. This is their astonishing story that included thirteen different scenarios to build a family.
From infertility to unexpected dangerous pregnancies, adoptions, international adoptions, twins, triplets, life-threatening medical concerns, moral and faith crossroads, their story never ceases to fascinate. Through their journey, you’ll discover the mindset that will set you on a course of positivity and resilience to navigate any of your own difficult times in life.
The genius of valuable insights through cognitive-behavioral therapies on important topics such as:
- Dealing with Grief
- Finding Resilience in the Darkest Times
- Learning the Secret of Reframing Our Thoughts
- The Essential Value of Faith in Our Lives
As Founder and CEO of Encourage LLC, Johnny specializes in leadership development. Every year he addresses organizations with his message of the importance of managing and reframing thoughts, modeling healthy thinking, and searching for positive meaning. Developing meaningful professional and personal relationships that genuinely reflect the personal brand of the individual and organization create synergies that drive growth for all stakeholders.
You won’t be able to put the book down. You will learn the lesson we all must embrace—Life is Hard but I’ll Be Ok.
2. Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Outfitting Yourself for the Battle
by Tony Evans
In this timely, unique exploration of spiritual warfare, Dr. Evans unveils a simple yet radical truth: every struggle and conflict faced in the physical realm has its root in the spiritual realm.
With passion and clarity, Dr. Evans demystifies spiritual warfare so that readers can tackle challenges and obstacles with spiritual power―God’s authority―as they:
- understand how the battle is fought by Satan
- actively use the armor of God
- find strength in prayer and sufficiency in Christ
- win over chemical, sexual, emotional, relational, and other strongholds
Dr. Evans is compelling, down to earth, and excited for believers to experience their victory in Christ and embrace the life, hope, and purpose God has for them.
3. Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Field Guide for Battle – Bible Study Book with Video Access
by Tony Evans
Victory in Spiritual Warfare: Field Guide for Battle is an 8-session adult Bible study. “Spiritual warfare” is defined as “the cosmic conflict waged in the invisible, spiritual realm which is simultaneously fleshed out in the context of the visible, physical realm.” Pastor Tony Evans pragmatically teaches Ephesians 6:10-18, providing application so that believers can implement the truths of God’s Word in the very real battle at hand.
4. The Armor of God – Bible Study Book with Video Access
by Priscilla Shirer
All day, every day, an invisible war rages around you — unseen, unheard, yet felt throughout every aspect of your life. A devoted, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you: your heart, your mind, your marriage, your children, your relationships, your resilience, your dreams, your destiny.
But his battle plan depends on catching you unaware and unarmed. If you’re tired of being pushed around and caught with your guard down, this study is for you.
The enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. The Armor of God, more than merely a biblical description of the believer’s inventory, is an action plan for putting it on and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory.
For Your Teen:
The Armor of God – Teen Bible Study Book
by Priscilla Shirer
The Armor of God is more than just a biblical description of the believer’s inventory. It is an action plan for putting on your armor and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory against the enemy. Yes. A strategy.
- Learn to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might (Eph. 6:10).
- Discover what to wear to ensure victory and employ the secret weapon to stop the devil in his tracks.
- Develop a personalized strategy to promptly put the enemy in his place.
- Take advantage of your position in Christ and experience the tangible, long-term effects of victory in practical, everyday living.
Get prepared for a Bible study that will bring to light the war around you and challenge you to suit up, stand firm, and secure victory in your life.
For Your Child:
A Kid’s Guide to the Armor of God
by Tony Evans
As one of the country’s most respected evangelical leaders, pastor and author Tony Evans challenges “tweens” (ages 8 to 12) to explore what the armor of God is all about. He understands that Christian kids want to be stronger, more confident, and skilled at living an exciting God-centered life, and so he presents the unvarnished truth.
Tony Evans gives kids a plan for success by explaining:
- Scripture reveals who’s behind the world’s traps and snares and how to resist him.
- God offers all Christians a powerful suit of armor and mighty weapons.
- The suit includes a belt of truth and helmet of salvation to wear and shield of faith to carry into the battle.
- When every piece of God’s armor is worn correctly, the enemy is defeated and Christians finish victorious.
By learning how to dress in the armor God provides, preteens are able to speak the truth, stand firm in the faith, and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.