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Fight the Good Fight;Finish the RaceEric Patterson
Fight the Good Fight, Finish the Race 1 Tim. 1:18-19 “war the good warfareholding faith and a good conscience” 1 Tim. 6:12 “fight the good fight offaith” 2 Tim. 4:7 “fought the good fight,finished the course (race), kept thefaith”
Fight the Good Fight, Finish the Race Eph. 6:12, 16 “we wrestle againstspiritual wickedness Above all, takethe shield of faith.” Heb. 12:1-2 “run with endurance author and finisher of our faith”
Fight the Good Fight, Finish the Race These two metaphors emphasizeendurance These are individual endeavors Fighting and racing require preparation Trials come, and we need endurance There is a reward for finishing There are consequences for giving up
Fight the Good Fight, Finish the Race What do you need to fight the goodfight? What are the rewards for finishing therace?
Essentials for Fighting Faith Did you notice that faith was in theimmediate context of those verses? A good conscience Endurance
Essentials for Fighting: Faith Faith was essential to Timothy’s fight Going to war requires preparation Fighting requires preparation Running a race requires preparation How did Timothy prepare for hisfight? (2 Tim. 1:5; 3:15-17)
Essentials for Fighting: Faith Timothy was charged to resist thosewho perverted the gospel(1Tim.1:3-7) He was to lead them from vain,useless talk to sincere love, purity,and faith (v.5) He had a sincere and mature faith!
Essentials for Fighting: Preparation The will to win means nothing withoutthe will to prepare. – Juma Ikangaa,1989 NYC Marathon winner But you don't want to quit whenyou've trained so hard and long forone race. – Deena Kastor
Essentials for Fighting: Conscience Notice that his instruction to others wastoward a good conscience (1 Tim. 1:5) A clean conscience is essential! We may have undervalued theconscience Violating our conscience is sin!(Rom. 14:23) Good attitude promotes cleanconscience
Essentials for Fighting: Attitude We don't make sacrifices. If we trulylove this sport and we have thesegoals and dreams, they're notsacrifices. They're choices that wemake to fulfill these goals anddreams. – Deena Kastor
Essentials for Fighting: Endurance Heb 12:1-3 Therefore let us also, seeing we arecompassed about with so great a cloud ofwitnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sinwhich doth so easily beset us, and let us runwith patience the race that is set before us, (2)looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter ofour faith, who for the joy that was set before himendured the cross, despising shame, and hathsat down at the right hand of the throne of God.(3) For consider him that hath endured suchgainsaying of sinners against himself, that yewax not weary, fainting in your souls.
Essentials for Fighting: Endurance Trials will come You will doubt your ability You will be disappointed You will suffer You will be tempted to quit The goal is worth it!
Essentials for Fighting: Endurance "There is a moment in every race. Amoment where you can either quit, fold,or say to yourself, 'I can do this.'" –Gatorade Ad "Perseverance is the hard work you doafter you get tired of doing the hard workyou already did." - Newt Gingrich
The Reward: The Crown Jesus endured the cross for the joythat was set before Him (Heb. 12:2) After Paul “finished the race” therewas a crown of everlasting life for him(2 Tim. 4:8) We fight and race for an imperishablecrown (1 Cor. 9:25)
The Reward: Encouragement Jesus is our example from Hebrews Timothy was to encourage others When we witness those who sufferand endure, it encourages us!
Fight the Good Fight, Finish the Race 1 Tim. 1:18-19 "war the good warfare holding faith and a good conscience" 1 Tim. 6:12 "fight the good fight of faith" 2 Tim. 4:7 "fought the good fight, finished the course (race), kept the faith"
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