Sunday morning sermon for the Merritt Island church of Christ, Merritt Island, Florida. 11/13/2016

2. 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No
soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life,
so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.
- 2 Timothy 2:3-4 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus

3. 23 Are they servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in far
more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number,
often in danger of death. 24 Five times I received from the Jews thirty-
nine lashes. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned,
three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the
deep. 26 I have been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers,
dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the
Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the
sea, dangers among false brethren; 27 I have been in labor and
hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often
without food, in cold and exposure. 28 Apart from such external things,
there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23-28 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: “Suffer hardship with me”

4. 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No
soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life,
so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.
- 2 Timothy 2:3-4 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus

5. For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the
knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again
entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse
for them than the first.
- 2 Peter 2:20 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Entangled in the affairs of everyday life

6. And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the
man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the
deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Matthew 13:22 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Entangled in the affairs of everyday life

7. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even
expose them
- Ephesians 2:11 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Entangled in the affairs of everyday life

8. The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay
aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- Romans 13:12 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Put on the Armor of Light

9. 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put
on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against
the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world
forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the
heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that
you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to
stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth,
and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having
shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 in
addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the
helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God.
- Ephesians 6:10-17 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Put on the Armor of Light

10. For You have girded me with strength for battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
- Psalm 18:39 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Put on the Armor of Light

11. 15 Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and
gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the
city. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"
16 So he answered, " Do not fear, for those who are with us are more
than those who are with them." 17 Then Elisha prayed and said, " O
Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." And the Lord opened the
servant's eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of
horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
- 2 Kings 6:15-17 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Those Who Are With Us Are More Than
Those Who Are With Them

12. You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because
greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 4:4 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Greater is He Who is in You Than he Who
is in the World

13. No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and
God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you
are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also,
so that you will be able to endure it.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: Greater is He Who is in You Than he Who
is in the World

14. The LORD will go forth like a warrior,
He will arouse His zeal like a man of war.
He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry.
He will prevail against His enemies.
- Isaiah 42:13 NASB
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus: The Lord Will Go Forth Like a Warrior

15. Am I a Soldier of the Cross? | Isaac Watts
1. Am I a soldier of the cross, A follow’r of the Lamb?
And shall I fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak His
name?
2. Must I be carried to the skies On flow’ry beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through
bloody seas?
3. Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the
flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God?
4. Sure I must fight if I would reign; Increase my courage,
Lord; I’ll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by Thy
Word.
5. Thy saints in all this glorious war Shall conquer, though
they die; They see the triumph from afar, By faith’s
discerning eye.
6. When that illustrious day shall rise, And all Thy armies
shine In robes of vict’ry through the skies, The glory shall
be Thine.

16. 7 I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the course, I have
kept the faith; 8 in the future there
is laid up 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 loved His
appearing.
- 2 Timothy 4:7-8 NASB

17. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor
took Jesus into the Praetorium and
gathered the whole Roman cohort
around Him. 28 They stripped Him and
put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 And
after twisting together a crown of
thorns, they put it on His head, and a
reed in His right hand; and they knelt
down before Him and mocked Him,
saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30
They spat on Him, and took the reed
and began to beat Him on the head.
31 After they had mocked Him, they
took the scarlet robe off Him and put
His own garments back on Him, and
led Him away to crucify Him.
- Matthew 27:27-31 NASB