Ultimate Fighter: Fight with the Sword (2 Timothy 3:10 - 4:5)
- Josh Reich
- Sep 18, 2010
- Series: Ultimate Fighter (2 Timothy)
When it comes to faith and following Jesus, fighting is not something that often comes to mind. Yet, Scripture makes it very clear that to make it to the end of our lives and still be faithful and following Jesus, we must have the mentality of an Ultimate Fighter.
For the next few weeks, we will be going through the book of 2 Timothy and looking at how you follow Jesus in the midst of pain, suffering, when life doesn’t make sense, how you have faith when the world around you seems to be caving in. We will also be looking at whether there is a point to the pain in our lives and what the gospel has to say about those things.
Download the 2 Timothy study guide for this series.
Big Idea
For a follower of Jesus, the Bible is the final authority for our life, it is the inspired word of God on which our whole faith is built.
Additional Resources
Books:
- Doctrine by Mark Driscoll
- The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? by F.F. Bruce
- God has Spoken by J.I. Packer
Articles:
- 10 Reasons Why I am Thankful for the God-Breathed Bible by John Piper
- The Authority of Scripture by Martin Lloyd-Jones
- The Scripture is the Word of God by Jonathan Edwards
- The Sufficiency of the Word of God by James Montgomery Boice
- Is the New Testament Reliable? by Shane Rosenthal
- Problems with Inclusive Language Translations of the Bible by John Piper
- God Governs His People Through His Word"by J.I. Packer
- The Holy Spirit: The Author of Scripture
- A FAQ on the Difference Between Mormonism and Biblical Christianity by Justin Taylor
- How we got the Scripture we Have Today (an excerpt from the ESV Study Bible)
- Was the New Testament Influenced by Pagan Religions? by Ronald Nash
- Download more articles on The Bible (how it was put together, why it is authoritative, why we can trust it).
Next Steps
- Memorize 2 Timothy 3:16 - 17
- Get baptized on October 2nd
- Bring someone on October 2nd for our next "Big Night"
- Attend the partnership class October 17th
- Attend the basics class on October 17th