The Lord’s Side Ex. 32: 26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When the children of Israel sinned against the Lord in Ex 32, “Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord’s side? Let him come unto me.  And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves...

Paul compared our work as Christians to that of a soldier. Epaphroditus was a fellow soldier to Paul. Archippus was Paul’s fellow soldier. In Eph 6:10-18 Paul described the armor of a soldier in which we stand against the devil. A good soldier of Jesus Christ: Endures Hardness Your life...

When Your Discipleship Is Effective, The Person You’re Discipling Will Become: 2 Tim 2:1 A SON 2 Tim 2:3 A SOLDIER 2 Tim 2:15 A STUDENT 2 Tim 2:24 A SERVANT

Paul told Timothy to fight the good fight of faith.  Whether you know it or not, we are in a fight.  And our key opponent is the devil.  One of the problems in war is insufficient or inaccurate intelligence.  Thankfully, we have good intelligence.  Paul said of the devil, our...

VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON In Ps 140:2 David wrote, “continually are they gathered together for war.”  Men fight.  That’s just what they do.  They fight over land, over women, over control, over territory, over the kids, over politics, over religion, etc.  You name it;...

In 2 Tim 2:1-4, Paul encouraged Timothy to be a good soldier.  I am reminded, every time I read this passage, that we are supposed to be soldiers of the cross.  We are to preach the cross despite opposition.  The council tried to stop Peter and the apostles from preaching...

We’re studying the character of David as a young man to be an encouragement to our young men to be like him.  David was Jesse’s youngest son.  He kept his father’s sheep.  When David’s three older brothers went into battle with Saul, David stayed home and kept the sheep [1...

Prov 20:6 says, “Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?”  When I read this verse, I think of a resumé.  When you prepare a resumé, you highlight all the good stuff you have done, that you hope qualifies you for the job...

Occupations Similar to a Preacher II Tim. 2:1-7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul instructed Timothy about those things in which he should be occupied.  He compared Timothy’s work to four other occupations to illustrate to Timothy how he should conduct himself in the ministry.  Each of these occupations takes strength and...