Good afternoon everyone and a pleasant greetings to you on gods sabbath. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis. Here the apostle is giving his son in the faith final instructions. Introduction we now enter the closing section of 1 timothy. 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. The time of my departure has come the bridge christian. Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the. 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. Funeral sermon for ruth ruff sermons from redeemer. The good fight of faith adrian rogers sermon outlines. I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight sermon by stephen todd, 2. We are called to be spiritual warriors in gods kingdom. The good fight funeral sermon by ron kelly, 2 timothy 4.
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. He could say, satan sent messengers to fight me in jerusalem, damascus, asia, ephesus, antioch, and corinth. I fought the good fight, i finished the race, i kept the faith. This content is part of a series fight the good fight of faith 2 of 8 series. He has held all kinds of leadership positions in the conference and is a man highly respected by many people. Courage religion faith death bible writers sad bible.
Fight the good fight first presbyterian church, jackson. Machine guns and other explosives are used in another large fight scene. Clarence mccartney, pastor of arch street presbyterian church in philadelphia and later of first presbyterian church of pittsburgh. 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. 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. She fought the good fight, she finished the race, she kept the faith all because of jesus. First of all, there is a battle to fight in the realm of the physical. Positivethe book of eli is a good movienot a great one but its very good. The apostle paul writes to timothy in the previous verse.
Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. 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. Fight the good fight of faith sermon by mark baker, 1. The conflict the challenge the character of a good soldierpart 1 the character of a good soldierpart 2 caution. And were going to begin this morning a look at verses 6 through 8. And as an end result, he fought the good fight and finished strong. Why timothy must fight the good fight of faith truth. We have to be able to say, i have fought a good fight, as paul did.
Now turn with me, if you would, to i timothy, chapter six, and well be reading from verse eleven through to the sixteenth verse. 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. Today we can confidently say that she has won the race. Paul had fought the devil, and his flesh, and false teachers, and enemies of the gospel. I the good fight have fought, o when shall i declare. 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. 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. This speaks to the continual struggle that he faced. 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. 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. Christ jesus ran the race first, and by grace through faith in him gave to ruth the prize of eternal life. It is one of the godordained, essential ways of fighting the fight of faith and laying hold on eternal life. Pauls wrapping up his second letter to timothy, and its a real tearjerker.
A saints life is not delicate and slothfulbut like the soldiers life. I have fought a good fight, i have finished my course, i have kept the faith. If 1980 were the whole of our life, could we say with paul, i have fought the good fight, i. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. And, dying, find my latest foe under my feet at last. For time would fail me to tell of gideon, and of barak, and of samson, and of jephthae. Ruth fought that good fight, in fact, we could say she fought on the lords side and really contended for the faith. 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. And so v19 paul urges timothy to fight the good fight and not to wander from the faith. As daylight broke, the sailors on the ships discovered to their amazement that both vessels flew the english flag.
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. In the 2010 film the book of eli, denzel washington stars as eli, a lone traveler. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day. Observe, first, that a christians life is military. Before we read this passage together, lets look to. He looks like a person who, as far as his christian faith is concerned, has it all together. 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. He has fought the good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith. Our enemies may be all around but they are hard to recognize. 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. Fight the good fight of faith sermons college park church. 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. Engraved on his tombstone are the words of ii timothy 4.
I have fought a good fight, i have finished the race and i have remained faithful. 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. 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. Knowing that i have done right with my time on this earth. Dearmore, missionary, rodgers baptist church, garland, tx, preached at one of our missions in africa near tswane. Camaraderie in the fight of faith is not an optional fringe benefit of being a christian. 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. 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. Real life is found in gods kingdom, not in more income. I have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the. The victory by my saviour got i long with paul to share.
Articles sermons topics books podcasts filter resources by. For i am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith. And if we want to fight that good fight, then we must do all we can to avoid fighting other fights that are not. Except for sports like wrestling, athletes dont fight with each other, but they do contend with each other in hardfought contests. Fighting the good fight of faith united church of god. The triumphant epitaph of paul, part 1 grace to you. 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.
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