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Fighting The Good Fight
Sermon Notes - Do Hard Things: "Fighting the Good Fight"
June 14, 2015
Sermon Series: Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10: 1-6
KLC 2015 Theme:
Seeking His Kingdom"But seek.first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
Matthew 6:33.(NKJV)
Lesson Text
1 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ-I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!- 2 I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
2 Corinthians 10:1-6 (ESV)
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (ESV)
12 Fight the good fight of 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.
1 Timothy 6:12 (ESV)
Like Paul, all Christians are engaged in an unconventional fight. Lessons from Paul's life:
Meekness = Having a mild disposition towards others (often translated gentleness).
Gentleness = graciousness, leniency, fairness.
1) Meekness and Gentleness describe the TEMPERAMENT that's needed to fight the good fight.
Don't confuse meekness with WEAKNESS. Meekness is STRENGTH under control.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:29 (ESV)
"Meakness is getting angry at the right time, in the right measure, for the right reason." - Author Unknown
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV)
DON'T BRAG ABOUT SINFUL ANGER!
2) PROACTIVITY is a must.
Passivity is not a Christian virtue.
Sin is PROGRESSIVE. It will TAKE OVER if left unchecked.
30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.
Matthew 5:30 (ESV)
TAKE A STAND FOR THE TRUTH
3) Our fight is against SECULAR ideas, opinions and principles that are OPPOSED to the things of God.
Thoughts are the OBJECT of the fight, and obedience to Christ is the OBJECTIVE of the fight.
God's spiritual weapons are able to destroy the enemy's strongholds. Carnal weapons are useless.
You are already on the BATTLEFIELD. FIGHT for your life and the lives of those around you.
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By Sermon Notes - Do Hard Things: "Fighting the Good Fight"
June 14, 2015
Sermon Series: Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10: 1-6
KLC 2015 Theme:
Seeking His Kingdom"But seek.first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
Matthew 6:33.(NKJV)
Lesson Text
1 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ-I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!- 2 I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
2 Corinthians 10:1-6 (ESV)
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (ESV)
12 Fight the good fight of 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.
1 Timothy 6:12 (ESV)
Like Paul, all Christians are engaged in an unconventional fight. Lessons from Paul's life:
Meekness = Having a mild disposition towards others (often translated gentleness).
Gentleness = graciousness, leniency, fairness.
1) Meekness and Gentleness describe the TEMPERAMENT that's needed to fight the good fight.
Don't confuse meekness with WEAKNESS. Meekness is STRENGTH under control.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:29 (ESV)
"Meakness is getting angry at the right time, in the right measure, for the right reason." - Author Unknown
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV)
DON'T BRAG ABOUT SINFUL ANGER!
2) PROACTIVITY is a must.
Passivity is not a Christian virtue.
Sin is PROGRESSIVE. It will TAKE OVER if left unchecked.
30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.
Matthew 5:30 (ESV)
TAKE A STAND FOR THE TRUTH
3) Our fight is against SECULAR ideas, opinions and principles that are OPPOSED to the things of God.
Thoughts are the OBJECT of the fight, and obedience to Christ is the OBJECTIVE of the fight.
God's spiritual weapons are able to destroy the enemy's strongholds. Carnal weapons are useless.
You are already on the BATTLEFIELD. FIGHT for your life and the lives of those around you.