Summerlin Campus Sermon Notes

  • Summerlin Campus Sermon Notes

    April 26th, 2026 | Pastor Nathan Naoumi | When Faith Becomes Your Defense

  • 10 Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. 13 For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. 14 Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, 15 and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. 16 In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit — which is the word of God. 18 Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints. Ephesians 6:10-18 (CSB)

  • 1. Faith is not passive; it must be.

  • Faith doesn’t stop life from hitting you, it stops what hits you from destroying you.

    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37-39 (CSB)

  • 2. Faith is protection only when Jesus is  .

  • For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift. Ephesians 2:8 (CSB)

  • 3. Faith doesn’t just block attacks; it .

  • Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD. Romans 12:19 (NLT)

    But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?” Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered. Acts 19:15-16 (NLT)

  • 4. Walking in peace protects us from quick  and     .

  • Takeaway #1: Don't try to .

  • Takeaway #2: Don’t wait for a big   in the small ones.

  • “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.” (James 1:19) (NLT)

  • “So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” (Matthew 6:31-32) (CSB)

    “Casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.” (1 Peter 5:7) (CSB)
    “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.” (Matthew 6:33) (CSB)
    “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!” (Malachi 3:10) (NLT)

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