★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ NDIC/DMO Chapel,
Central Business District,
Garki - Abuja
30th November, 2015
Speaker: Pastor Ambrose Nwogu
Topic: Prevailing by faith (Fight the good Fight of Faith) (9)
Text: 1 Timothy 6:11-12 →"But you, man of God, must flee from all these things. Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses."
* NOTE: Our fight is against:
1. Sin its all its ramifications
2. Satan in all his manifestations
3. World systems
☆ Why Should we fight the good fight of faith?
1. Because it is the Good fight
→ It is a command, not a suggestion
→ It is appointed and recommended by God
2. Because it is one fight. It is fought only once
→ You have only one opportunity to fight it
→ You have only one life to live
3. Because it is one Faith
★ Ephesians 4:4 -6 →"There is one body and one Spirit. Likewise, you were called to the one hope of your calling. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, through all, and in all.
→ It is the same faith that Abraham upheld that we are called to contend for
★ Genesis 15:6 →"Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness."
★ Hebrews 11:1-2 →"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval."
* We have the same faith with the Ancients (Patriachs) such as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
* Question: What will you be commended for?
★ Hebrews 11:29 →"By faith they went through the Red Sea as if it were dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do this, they were drowned."
* This is the same faith that many people of old trusted it and got deliverances, healings, victories, miracles, breakthroughs
* You can only overcome the challenges of life only through faith in God and nothing else
* When you stand before God, you will not be asked about your material posessions, but your quality of faith in Christ
4. Because that is the only way you can lay hold of eternal life
★ Hebrews 6:12 →"Then, instead of being lazy, you will imitate those who are inheriting the promises through faith and patience.''
★ Jude 3 →"Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write to you and urge you to continue your vigorous defense of the faith that was passed down to the saints once and for all."
★ 1st Timothy 6:12 →"Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses."
★ Revelations 3:11 →''I am coming soon! Hold on to what you have so that no one takes your victor’s crown."
* You are expected to fight to finish so that when you stand before God, you will be commended
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