2. Becoming a true veteran for Christ

3. 1.Obey the Commander

4. Becoming a true veteran for Christ 1.Obey the Commander 2.Engage the Enemy

5. Becoming a true veteran for Christ 1.Obey the Commander 2.Engage the Enemy 3.Fight to the End

6. Becoming a true veteran for Christ Obey the Commander

7. 2 Timothy 2:3-4 2 Timothy 2:3-4 “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.”

8. As Christians, our Commander- in-Chief is...

9. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

10. Ephesians 1:22 Ephesians 1:22 “And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church.”

12. "We were taught never to think of what might never be, but to be fully available right where we were."

13. Luke 6:46 (Jesus said…) “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?”

14. Becoming a true veteran for Christ Engage the Enemy

15. Ephesians 6:12 Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

16. I Peter 5:8 I Peter 5:8 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

17. As Christians…

18. What is our Plan of Attack?

19. I Peter 5:8 I Peter 5:8 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

20. I Peter 5:9 I Peter 5:9 “Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”

21. Becoming a true veteran for Christ Fight to the End

22. Matthew 10:22 “All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.”

23. Matthew 24:12-14 Matthew 24:12-14 “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

24. As Christians…

25. We must keep on fighting to the end if we expect to experience victory.

26. II Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight.”

27. Becoming a true veteran for Christ Conclusion

28. “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight is a miserable creature…” John Stuart Mill

29. What is worth fighting for….

30. For You?