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Onward, then you people
A Faith Shared
Sunday’s sermon text is Ephesians 6:10-18, the “full armor” of God passage where the Apostle Paul challenges his friends to stand firm in the faith and then uses the image of a Roman Legionnaire’s battle equipment to suggest ways to prepare ourselves for the spiritual battles we surely face. As part of the service we will sing two familiar hymns, “Lead On, O King Eternal” and “Onward Christian Soldiers.” The hymns also use military imagery. “Lead On, O King Eternal” remains in the Presbyterian Hymnal, but “Onward Christian Soldiers” was omitted in this 1990 collection used throughout our denomination.