Title: Dressed For Battle
Speaker: Pastor Ben Smith
Date: 10th May 2026
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Summary: “The strength that we find in the Lord by the Spirit comes from the softness of the attributes of the Spirit, not the hardness.” This episode takes a close look at the armour of God in Ephesians 6, and why God’s approach to spiritual warfare looks nothing like what we might expect.

Drawing from Ephesians 6, Isaiah, the Psalms, and the story of David and Goliath, the episode works through each piece of the armour and explains what it actually is and where it comes from. The girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, and the rest are not things we manufacture or maintain on our own. They are given to us, and their power comes not from human force or strategy, but from the character of God Himself.

The episode also follows the people of Judah, who were offered the quiet waters of Shiloah but chose military alliance instead, and paid for it. That contrast between trusting God’s provision and reaching for worldly strength runs through the whole message. When Hezekiah led Israel to rest in God rather than fight in their own strength, they won without lifting a finger. The same principle holds today.

Key Points:

• Spiritual battles cannot be won with carnal methods. Trying to fight them that way means defeat before you start.
• The armour of God is not your armour. Every piece of it, truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, comes from God and is received, not earned.
• Strength in spiritual warfare comes through softness, prayer, trust, and the Spirit, not through force, arguments, or self-reliance.

Reference Scriptures:

• Ephesians 6:10-18
• Isaiah 11:1-5
• Isaiah 59:16-17
• Isaiah 8:5-8
• Isaiah 30:7, 15
• Psalm 18:30-35
• 1 Samuel 17:38-40
• 2 Chronicles 32:8
• John 9 (Pool of Siloam)
• Hebrews 13:7

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Title: Find The Truth In God’s Word
Speaker: Pastor Ben Smith
Date: 20th July 2025
Location: Vancouver, Canada

This episode focuses on the power of God working in our lives through His Spirit, especially in a world filled with confusion, misinformation, and distraction. The speaker contrasts the uncertainty of modern life—shaped by technology, media, and conflicting voices—with the unchanging truth and peace that come from God’s Spirit.

Drawing from Proverbs, Philippians, and other scriptures, the message emphasizes that the real battle is not of the mind but of the heart. When we give our hearts to God, He provides discernment, peace, and stability that human reasoning alone cannot achieve. The talk concludes with a reminder of the biblical foundation of salvation: repentance, water baptism, and receiving the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.

3 Key Takeaways

• The world offers confusion, but God offers peace and clarity through His Spirit.
• The true solution to anxiety, division, and doubt begins with giving our hearts to God, not just reasoning with our minds.
• Salvation is found in repentance, baptism, and the infilling of the Holy Spirit, confirmed by speaking in tongues as experienced in Acts 2.

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Title: The Church Built Upon The Rock
Speaker: Pastor Ben Smith
Date: 16th March 2025
Location: Vancouver, Canada

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Title: God’s way for families
Speaker: Pastor Ben Smith
Date: 28th July 2024
Location: Vancouver, Canada

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Title: Professionals in Christ
Speaker: Pastor Ben Smith
Date: 10th September 2023
Location: Vancouver, Canada

This talk was originally shown on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwIRio7WCA

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