Lincoln Street Christian Church
Minister Randy Harrison
2420 Lincoln Street
Highland, Indiana 46322
(219) 838-6986
Sunday Service 10 am
Sermon Notes September 15, 2024
Staying Faithful in an Unfaithful World “Fighting the Good Fight”
See: 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and 3:14-17
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- The idea of inspiration is that God used people to write the books of the Bible, but He was so involved in the process that they wrote_______________________________________.
2 Peter 1:20-21 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- “Cosmic Exception Clause” — Somehow you don’t have __________ what the Bible says to your life the way it says you should.
1 John 2:4-6 Whoever says, “I know Him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5 But if anyone obeys His word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in Him: 6 Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did.
- “Food Bar Approach” — You pick and choose what you’re going to put on your plate ______________________.
- The “Compromise Game” — You ______ what it clearly does; or you _______ that what it says has any authority over your life.
Hebrews 4:12-13 2 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
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Sermon Notes September 08, 2024
Finishing Well “Fighting the Good Fight”
- So when is :finishing well” most tested?
- a) You can be severely tested to deviate from a life that “finishes well” is __________________________________________.
b) You can veer away from what it takes to “finish well” when you’re _________________________________________.
2 Timothy 2:3-7,15, “Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. 7 Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this… 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”
- As a soldier…
a) ___________ is a given and therefore, must be ___________.
b) Timothy must remember that he is in service to a __________
————— and therefore, he needs to be ______________
_____________in terms of duty and service.
3. As an athlete, the athlete had to compete according to the rules and had to swear an oath that he had been in ________________________ for at least 10 months prior to the competition.
4.To be like Jesus you don’t __________, you _____________.
Luke 6:40, “The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.”
1 Timothy 4:7, “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.”
- Making a difference with our lives, fulfilling God’s dream for our lives, means ________________________ and getting to it.
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