Andreas Nielsen: The armor of God prepares you for the battle ahead!

Here's the thing, the reason why there's Here's the thing, the reason why there's a breastplate of righteousness, helmet a breastplate of righteousness, helmet a breastplate of righteousness, helmet of salvation, and and and a belt, and of salvation, and and and a belt, and of salvation, and and and a belt, and shoes, and shield, and sword, but shoes, and shield, and sword, but shoes, and shield, and sword, but nothing on the back is because when the nothing on the back is because when the nothing on the back is because when the Roman elite soldiers were fighting, Roman elite soldiers were fighting, Roman elite soldiers were fighting, THEY HAD A FIGHTING POSITION THAT YOU THEY HAD A FIGHTING POSITION THAT YOU THEY HAD A FIGHTING POSITION THAT YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED to break unless you WERE NOT ALLOWED to break unless you WERE NOT ALLOWED to break unless you were dead. The way they were fighting were dead. The way they were fighting were dead. The way they were fighting was they were fighting back-to-back. And was they were fighting back-to-back. And was they were fighting back-to-back. And they were fighting in pairs. I don't they were fighting in pairs. I don't they were fighting in pairs. I don't need to worry about my back cuz Mark got need to worry about my back cuz Mark got need to worry about my back cuz Mark got my back. He's my armor. He's my my back. He's my armor. He's my my back. He's my armor. He's my protection. He's fighting everything protection. He's fighting everything protection. He's fighting everything that's trying to come against me. I got that's trying to come against me. I got that's trying to come against me. I got this side. MARK, YOU GOT NOTHING TO this side. MARK, YOU GOT NOTHING TO this side. MARK, YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I'm not I'm not doing I'm WORRY ABOUT. I'm not I'm not doing I'm WORRY ABOUT. I'm not I'm not doing I'm not doing. I'm not the Let him come. I not doing. I'm not the Let him come. I not doing. I'm not the Let him come. I got my sword. I got my shield. I'm right got my sword. I got my shield. I'm right got my sword. I got my shield. I'm right up. I'm ready to go. Mark, and if I got up. I'm ready to go. Mark, and if I got up. I'm ready to go. Mark, and if I got to turn and fight ENEMIES HERE, HE'S to turn and fight ENEMIES HERE, HE'S to turn and fight ENEMIES HERE, HE'S GOING TO TURN with me. And he's still GOING TO TURN with me. And he's still GOING TO TURN with me. And he's still going to have my back. And when THE going to have my back. And when THE going to have my back. And when THE ENEMY COME IN HIS WAY, I'M GOING TO WALK ENEMY COME IN HIS WAY, I'M GOING TO WALK ENEMY COME IN HIS WAY, I'M GOING TO WALK WITH HIM. AND WE GOT TO GOT EACH OTHER'S WITH HIM. AND WE GOT TO GOT EACH OTHER'S WITH HIM. AND WE GOT TO GOT EACH OTHER'S BACK. AND THAT'S WHY there's no plate on BACK. AND THAT'S WHY there's no plate on BACK. AND THAT'S WHY there's no plate on the back because Mark IS SUPPOSED TO the back because Mark IS SUPPOSED TO the back because Mark IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE MY BACK. IF HE CHICKENS OUT, I'M HAVE MY BACK. IF HE CHICKENS OUT, I'M HAVE MY BACK. IF HE CHICKENS OUT, I'M DYING. DYING. DYING. >> [laughter] >> THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT >> THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO IN LIFE.

PEOPLE TO IN LIFE. PEOPLE TO IN LIFE. THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO HAVE THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO HAVE THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WHO GOT YOUR BACK. PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WHO GOT YOUR BACK. PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WHO GOT YOUR BACK. WHO ARE NOT RUNNING FROM YOU IN HARD WHO ARE NOT RUNNING FROM YOU IN HARD WHO ARE NOT RUNNING FROM YOU IN HARD TIMES. Who are not BEING SCARED. WHO'LL TIMES. Who are not BEING SCARED. WHO'LL TIMES. Who are not BEING SCARED. WHO'LL STAY WITH YOU. Who'll keep the sword and STAY WITH YOU. Who'll keep the sword and STAY WITH YOU. Who'll keep the sword and the shield up for you so you can do the the shield up for you so you can do the the shield up for you so you can do the same for them. Thank you, Pastor Mark. same for them. Thank you, Pastor Mark. same for them. Thank you, Pastor Mark. And more THAN ANYTHING, GOD'S GOT YOUR And more THAN ANYTHING, GOD'S GOT YOUR And more THAN ANYTHING, GOD'S GOT YOUR BACK.