A Good Fight

0:00And I, it's rich in greetings, and I've got a great word for you and me as we encourage each other to have faith in Jesus and to follow him. And we're told here in 1 Timothy 6-12, fight the good fight of faith, and 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, fight the good fight of faith. Let's you and I do that, okay? Let's fight on this very hour. It says in 1 Timothy 118, this charge I entrust you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare for Timothy 118. So it is a fight. It is a warfare. 1 Corinthians 9.25, every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive the perishable wreath, but we and imperishable. And Paul wrote in Philippians 3-12, not that I have already obtained this, or I'm already perfect, but I press on to make it my own because Christ Jesus has made me his own.

1:08Philippians 3-12, if I like that, don't you? Think about that. Christ has made you his own. And Brother Peter tells us in 1 Peter 5-10, and after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who was called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. How's that for a promise? 1 Peter 5-10, check that out in your Bible. So let's fight the good fight of faith. It's a good fight. All right, and I'll visit with you next time.