I have fought a good fight, i have finished my course, i have kept the faith. Paul had fought the devil, and his flesh, and false teachers, and enemies of. First of all, there is a battle to fight in the realm of the physical. I fought the good fight, i finished the race, i kept the faith.
Machine guns and other explosives are used in another large fight scene. Except for sports like wrestling, athletes dont fight with each other, but they do contend with each other in hardfought contests. Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the. Fight the good fight of faith sermon by mark baker, 1. This content is part of a series fight the good fight of faith 2 of 8 series. Dearmore, missionary, rodgers baptist church, garland, tx, preached at one of our missions in africa near tswane. I have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the. For time would fail me to tell of gideon, and of barak, and of samson, and of jephthae. When the battle draws to a close, as god triumphs over our enemies, we should all be able to say, along with paul, i have fought the good fight 2 tim. He, as it were, committed the matter into the hands of timothy, that he might do the utmost to prove a successor. I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. He has fought the good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith.
The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis. Fighting the good fight of faith united church of god. The triumphant epitaph of paul, part 1 grace to you. Clarence mccartney, pastor of arch street presbyterian church in philadelphia and later of first presbyterian church of pittsburgh. Introduction we now enter the closing section of 1 timothy. Before we read this passage together, lets look to. And if we want to fight that good fight, then we must do all we can to avoid fighting other fights that are not. Ruth fought that good fight, in fact, we could say she fought on the lords side and really contended for the faith. But lets close it with this thought for those who do fight the good fight of faith, there is a crown of righteousness for all them that love his appearing. Our enemies may be all around but they are hard to recognize. Today we can confidently say that she has won the race. Timothy must stay focused and teach others to stay focused also on the coming kingdom of god in order to fight the good fight of faith.
In the 2010 film the book of eli, denzel washington stars as eli, a lone traveler. Camaraderie in the fight of faith is not an optional fringe benefit of being a christian. A saints life is not delicate and slothfulbut like the soldiers life. Here the apostle is giving his son in the faith final instructions. If 1980 were the whole of our life, could we say with paul, i have fought the good fight, i.
He could say, satan sent messengers to fight me in jerusalem, damascus, asia, ephesus, antioch, and corinth. The good fight funeral sermon by ron kelly, 2 timothy 4. The time of my departure has come the bridge christian. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that dayand not only to me, but also.
We have to be able to say, i have fought a good fight, as paul did. This charge i entrust to you, timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. Many years earlier, just before the battle of trafalgar in 1805, the british naval hero lord nelson learned that an admiral and a captain in his fleet were not on good terms. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved his. If 1980 were the whole of our life, could we say with paul, i have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith. The victory by my saviour got i long with paul to share.
And were going to begin this morning a look at verses 6 through 8. Funeral sermon for ruth ruff sermons from redeemer. I have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith. I have fought the good fight sermon by stephen todd, 2. The apostle paul writes to timothy in the previous verse. He looks like a person who, as far as his christian faith is concerned, has it all together. We are called to be spiritual warriors in gods kingdom. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day. If you havent watched the move the book of eli, do so now and wait till the end to hear the prayer of eli the character played by denzel. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day and not only to me, but also to all who have longed.
Positivethe book of eli is a good movienot a great one but its very good. And so v19 paul urges timothy to fight the good fight and not to wander from the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. It is one of the godordained, essential ways of fighting the fight of faith and laying hold on eternal life. The good fight of faith adrian rogers sermon outlines. Once again it is time to get into this most important book of books, the wonderful word of god because it gives us what you and i need and actually what everyone needs but most people havent got a clue at this time, simply because they have turned their back on this precious book that is. Now turn with me, if you would, to i timothy, chapter six, and well be reading from verse eleven through to the sixteenth verse. Paul had fought the devil, and his flesh, and false teachers, and enemies of the gospel. And as an end result, he fought the good fight and finished strong. For i am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. When he rode the streets shouting the british are coming, he was warning of an enemy they could recognize. Fight a good fight sermon by gerald albers, 2 timothy 4.
Therefore, the fight of faith is a lifetime of wielding the word of god against the deceits of our own heart and against the wiles of the devil. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. Gods word tells us to fight the good fight of faith. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. Will jesus christ, the righteous judge, say well done, good and. She fought the good fight, she finished the race, she kept the faith all because of jesus. I have fought a good fight, i have finished the race and i have remained faithful. The conflict the challenge the character of a good soldierpart 1 the character of a good soldierpart 2 caution. Courage religion faith death bible writers sad bible. Why timothy must fight the good fight of faith truth. And, dying, find my latest foe under my feet at last. Knowing that i have done right with my time on this earth. Fight the good fight of faith sermons college park church. Observe, first, that a christians life is military.
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. As daylight broke, the sailors on the ships discovered to their amazement that both vessels flew the english flag. He has held all kinds of leadership positions in the conference and is a man highly respected by many people. For this truth let me turn your attention to pauls words as found in i corinthians chapter 9 verses 26 and 27 where we read these words. Christ jesus ran the race first, and by grace through faith in him gave to ruth the prize of eternal life. Good afternoon everyone and a pleasant greetings to you on gods sabbath. Engraved on his tombstone are the words of ii timothy 4.
In his final days he could boast, i have fought a good fight, i have finished my course, i have kept the faith 2 timothy 4. Real life is found in gods kingdom, not in more income. I the good fight have fought, o when shall i declare. I have fought the good fight the actual doctrine and teaching of st paul will always, of course, remain the primary reason for studying the speeches and writings of the great apostle and the principal fruit to be gathersl from this exercise. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. Articles sermons topics books podcasts filter resources by. For moses to successfully lead the israelites out of egypt, he had to listen to god and follow his instruction, and there would be no sickness or disease that would befall them. Pauls wrapping up his second letter to timothy, and its a real tearjerker. Fight the good fight first presbyterian church, jackson. This speaks to the continual struggle that he faced.
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