★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ NDIC/DMO Chapel,
Central Business District,
Garki - Abuja
1st December, 2015
Speaker: Pastor Ambrose Nwogu
Topic: Prevailing by faith (Fight the good Fight of Faith) (10)
Text: 2 Timothy 4:7-8 → "I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith. The victor’s crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on the day that he comes, and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing."
* Faith is the only means, method or strategy by which we become victorious in life
★ Why must I fight this good fight of faith?
1. It is a fight appointed, commissioned and commanded by God
☆ Job 23:12 → "I haven’t wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I’ve treasured what he has said more than my own meals.”
* You have no authority to deviate from the command of God
2. It is one fight
→ There are two classes of fight: the good and the bad fight
→ Now is the only chance we have to fight the good fight; You have only one life to live
→ After this life, you have no other opportunity
☆ John 9:4 →" I must do the work of the one who sent me while it is day. Night is approaching, when no one can work."
3. 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."
* John 8:56 →"Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad."
* We have been entrusted with the Same faith that the Patriarchs upheld and were commended for
☆ Genesis 14:18-20 (Abraham saw a preview of the glory of Jesus)
→ NOTE: The "King of Salem" was actually Jesus!
☆ Hebrews 11:7 →"By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes by faith."
4. That is the only way we Can take hold of the eternal life
→ Many people, without fighting the good fight of faith entertain the hopes of securing eternal life. This is not possible!
→ Notice the certainty by which the Apostle spoke
→ We all do not start the race at the same time. But how you start, how you run it, and how you complete it matters
* Satan has no right to deprive any man of eternal life.
→ This is entirely your choice
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