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Be a Good Soldier

Aug 4, 2019    Rev. Eric Archer, II    Fan the Flame, Fight the Fight, 2 Timothy 2:1-13 ESV

SERMON POINTS:
1. A Good Soldier Recruits Others (v. 1-2)
2. A Good Soldier Respects Orders (v.3-7)
3. A Good Soldier Remembers the Objective (v.8-10)
4. A Good Soldier Receives the Honor (v. 11-13)

2 Timothy 2:1-13 English Standard Version (ESV)

2 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. 7 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. 8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, 9 for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; 12 if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; 13 if we are faithless, He remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.