Keep Fighting the Good Fight

2 Timothy 4:1-8 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT? Fight to keep Jesus front and center in your lifeFight to uphold biblical valuesFight to bring others to Jesus TO WIN THE GOOD FIGHT: Know the Kingdom you’re defending “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom…” 2 Timothy 4:1 Know your opponent   “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12 NLT Know the desired outcome “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Know your strategy “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:2-5