2. • 2Ti 4:6 For I am already being
poured out as a drink offering, and
the time of my departure has come.
• 2Ti 4:7 I have fought the good
fight, I have finished the race, I
have kept the faith.
3. • 2Ti 4:8 Henceforth 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.
• 2Ti 4:6 Now the time has come for me
to die. My life is like a drink offering
being poured out on the altar.
4. • 2Ti 4:7 I have fought well. I have
finished the race, and I have been
faithful.
• 2Ti 4:8 So a crown will be given to me
for pleasing the Lord. He judges fairly,
and on the day of judgment he will give
a crown to me and to everyone else
who wants him to appear with power.
5. HOW PEOPLE STARTED WELL BUT
ENDED WORST?
• BY UNDISCIPLINED LIFESTYLE - NOAH
(GENESIS 9)
• BY NURTURING THEIR PRIDE AND
ARROGANCE - UZZIAH
(2CHRONICLES 26)
• BY UNCONTROLLED PASSION
(OPPOSITE SEX - SAMSON - JUDGES 16)
(SELF PRESERVATION - SOLOMON)
(MONEY - JUDAS)
7. • Col_4:14 Our dear doctor Luke sends
you his greetings, and so does Demas.
• 2Ti_4:10 Demas loves the things of
this world so much that he left me and
went to Thessalonica. Crescens has
gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to
Dalmatia.
8. FIND US FAITHFUL
Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
Let us run the race not only for the prize
But as those who've gone before us let us leave to
those behind us
The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly
lives
Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey
Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful
