THE BATTLE RAGES | RUSTY NELSON
I Timothy 1:18–19 (NIV)
18 Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight,19 holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith.
THE PROPHETIC HOUR
Romans 13:11 — "The hour has come for you to wake from sleep."
We are called to be FAITHFUL, not FEARFUL!
1. AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH & LOT
Luke 17:26 — "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man."
SPIRITUAL CORRUPTION
EVIL IMAGINATIONS
VIOLENCE
MORAL CORRUPTION
WICKEDNESS
SELF-CENTERED LIVING
Luke 17:32 — "Remember Lot's wife."
2. THE NUMBING OF A GENERATION
II Timothy 3:1 — "In the last days there will come times of difficulty."
I Timothy 4:2 — "Whose consciences are seared."
EXPOSURE - ACCEPTANCE
COMPROMISE - INSENSITIVITY
REJECTION OF TRUTH - DECEPTION
3. CALLED TO WAR A GOOD WARFARE
I Timothy 1:18–19 — "Fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience."
• PROPHETIC MISSION
• SPIRITUAL WARFARE
• FAITH & GOOD CONSCIENCE
I Timothy 1:5 — "A pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith."
4. THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE
II Corinthians 10:4 — "The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds."
INFLUENCE - ATMOSPHERE - BELIEF SYSTEM - STRONGHOLD - CULTURE
Ephesians 6:10 — "Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might."
TRUTH
RIGHTEOUSNESS
FAITH
LOVE
KINGDOM ASSIGNMENT
5. HAVING DONE ALL — STAND!
Ephesians 6:13 — "And having done all, to stand firm."
Romans 13:12 — "Put on the armor of light."
Hebrews 12:28 — "A kingdom that cannot be shaken."
AWAKEN - DISCERN - PRAY - LOVE - STAND
THE BATTLE IS REAL!
THE ENEMY IS CALCULATED!
OUR KING IS VICTORIOUS!
