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  • Robert Travis avatar

    A Good Soldier

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Nov 10, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 4,387 views

    I want to be a soldier brave and true.

    A GOOD SOLDIER Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Onward, Christian Soldiers

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Nov 10, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 12,527 views

    Keep on the firing line!

    Onward, Christian Soldiers We love to sing the song, "Onward Christian Soldiers", but do we have a clue as how to prepare and fight a spiritual war? Do we have the commitment and intestinal fortitude to fight to the death like our forefathers? I have many doubts that we are or would. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alton Coleman avatar

    Spiritual Veterans

    Contributed by Alton Coleman on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 466 ratings
     | 112,856 views

    A Veteran’s Day Sermon

    Spiritual Veterans Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Scripture Text: 2 Tim. 2:3-4 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man who warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Marc Bertrand avatar

    A Soldier For Christ

    Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Dec 3, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,570 views

    Prepared and preached on November 11th to coincide with the Canadian Remembrance Day. This message could be modified for an American audience and used on any date.

    A Soldier For Christ Today is remembrance day. It is on this day every year that we pause to remember the thousands of Canadian soldiers who laid down their life in the past century to ensure that the Western World remained free. Certainly some were their by compulsion, drafted into a war they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Santasiere avatar

    Be A Good Soldier Series

    Contributed by Chris Santasiere on Dec 5, 2002
    based on 144 ratings
     | 20,228 views

    As Christians, we have dedicated our lives to service for the Lord.

    “How To Become An Effective Christian” BE A GOOD SOLDIER! II Timothy 2:1-13 Introduction As his men were preparing to attack the Maeda Escarpment, a 400 foot cliff that stretched across the island of Okinawa, Lieutenant Goronto called his men together, “Fellows, come over here and gather around. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Vinnie Cappetta avatar

    Training To Be A Good Soldier

    Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on May 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,524 views

    What if you could sit under one of the greatest Generals in all of God’s army? Would you listen to what he has to say about basic training for spiritual battle?

    Training to be a Good Soldier 2 Timothy 2:1-13 Paul, the General, gives instructions to the Private Timothy. Having the right equipment for battle is great, but you have to know what to do with it. This is basic training for church work. Debate right now about what a “cut and run” policy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Johann Neethling avatar

    Soldiers Of Christ, Arise

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on May 27, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,981 views

    A message for Memorial Day, challenging Christians to embrace three vital hallmarks of good soldiers of Christ.

    Soldiers of Christ, Arise 2 Timothy 2: 1-7 Intro: 1. Wars and conflicts have been a tragic part of our human experience ever since our banishment from the Garden of Eden. • The attempt at resolving our differences through the point of the spear, the edge of the sword, the barrel of the gun, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Ivan Casteel avatar

    Faithful Men Series

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,791 views

    A Father’s Day Message

    PP0322 DATE 6/18/06 FAITHFUL MEN! 2 Timothy 2:1-4 2Ti 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2Ti 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 2Ti 2:3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brent Charles avatar

    A Firm Foundation

    Contributed by Brent Charles on Sep 21, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,145 views

    This is the text of scripture inscribed in our Church cornerstone outside the main entrance.

    A Firm Foundation 2 Timothy 2:19 A Closer Walk With Thee _____________________ Introduction: Whenever a foundation is laid there is a process: The hole is dug The Gravel compacted The footings laid out The steel laid in The concrete poured Tie bolts in place Then we begin the foundation: The forms ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Richard White avatar

    Making Life Count

    Contributed by Richard White on Feb 24, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,678 views

    What will we leave behind, what will be our legacy. Even in the face of death, Paul’s concern was for his young protoge Timothy.

    Making LIFE COUNT 2 Timothy 2:1-2:13 I still remember the exact moment when I realized that I was truly an adult. It wasn’t my 18th birthday, or when I enlisted in the Navy a few years later. It wasn’t even when I got married a year after that I first realized I was an adult when I was 22 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Running To Win

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,515 views

    Three choices that will keep you out of the winners circle.

    January 2005 Dakota Community Church Running To Win Introduction: 2Timothy 2: 3-7 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs–he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • William Mouser avatar

    A Charge That Does Not Change

    Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 2, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,182 views

    Two thousand years after Timothy and 3,500 years after Joshua, the Lord’s charge for his people has not changed.

    Septuagesima Sunday Joshua 1:1-9, 2 Tim. 2:1-13 “A Charge that Does Not Change” The lessons for today provide us a remarkable opportunity to bserve two very similar situations which happen to be separated from one another by a huge gulf of time, at least as far as we humans experience time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    What Is The Goal Of A Disciple? Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 24, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 14,805 views

    The GOAL: make disciples who will make disciples What it will take: The Dedication of a Soldier; the Discipline of an Athlete; the Diligence of a Farmer

    Discipleship Series # 6 (#5 unavailable) What is the Goal of a Disciple? II Timothy 2:1-6 SCRIPTURE READING: II Timothy 2:1-6 INTRODUCTION: David Glass was the CEO of the Wal-Mart from 1988 – 2000. Back in 1962, he heard that a guy named Sam Walton was about to hold the grand opening for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Thomas Lanthrip avatar

    The Biblical Principles Of Bible Study

    Contributed by Thomas Lanthrip on Sep 23, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,758 views

    I’m convinced that most of the church members, that makeup the body of Christ, are ill equipped for service. The prime reason for this is in the lack of biblical understanding of the mysteries of God that flow from the Word to those that are poorly nouris

    The Biblical principles of Bible Study 2 Timothy 2: 1-26 Intro: I’m convinced that most of the church members, that makeup the body of Christ, are ill equipped for service. The prime reason for this is in the lack of biblical understanding of the mysteries of God that flow from the Word to those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Allen avatar

    Three Pictures Of Faithful Service

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 12, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,245 views

    1. As Paul sought to encourage Timothy in his work as an evangelist... a. He made allusions to three secular occupations: soldier, athlete, farmer - 2 Tim 2:3-7 b. Here we find "Three Pictures Of Faithful Service" 2. The lessons to be gl

    Three Pictures Of Faithful Service 2 Timothy 2:3-7 INTRODUCTION 1. As Paul sought to encourage Timothy in his work as an evangelist... a. He made allusions to three secular occupations: soldier, athlete, farmer - 2 Tim 2:3-7 b. Here we find "Three Pictures Of Faithful Service" 2. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist