The Fight of Faith

by Stedman, Ray C.

• ISBN13: 9781572932661
• ISBN10: 157293266X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Discovery House Pub

Summary

Ray Stedman leads you on a grand tour of Paul's faith journey, from his crippling blindness and dramatic conversion on the Damascus Road to his martyrdom on the Ostian Way outside of Rome. The great apostle's life, intellect, and unconquerable spirit come alive as never before in this insightful look at Paul's individual letters to Timothy and Titus.

Author Biography

Ray C. Stedman (1917-1992), a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, was pastor of the Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California, for forty years. He is the author of over twenty books, including Adventuring through the Bible and his classic Body Life, about the purpose of the church.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Preface	p. 7
Fight the Good Fight-1 Timothy
Letter to a Young Leader-Overview of 1 Timothy	p. 11
Guard the Truth-1 Timothy 1:1-7	p. 19
Awful Lawfulness-1 Timothy 1:8-11	p. 28
The Model Leader-1 Timothy 1:12-17	p. 37
Wage the Good Warfare-1 Timothy 1:18-20	p. 45
The First Thing: Prayer-1 Timothy 2:1-7	p. 53
Adam's Rib...or Women's Lib?-1 Timothy 2:8-15	p. 62
The Lord's Leaders-1 Timothy 3:1-7	p. 71
The Lord's Servants-1 Timothy 3:8-13	p. 79
God's Chosen Instrument: The Church-1 Timothy 3:14-15	p. 84
The Great Mystery-1 Timothy 3:16	p. 91
Fraudulent Faith-Timothy 4:1-5	p. 100
A Good Servant-1 Timothy 4:6-10	p. 108
Advice to a Young Pastor-1 Timothy 4:11-16	p. 115
Caring for Widows-1 Timothy 5:1-16	p. 123
Keeping Elders Healthy-1 Timothy 5:17-25	p. 132
Slaves for God-1 Timothy 6:1-5	p. 139
The Cost of Riches-1 Timothy 6:6-19	p. 146
O Man of God!-1 Timothy 6:11-16, 20-21	p. 156
Be Strong in the Lord-2 Timothy
The Last Letter of All-Overview of 2 Timothy	p. 169
The Promise of Life-2 Timothy 1:1-7	p. 179
The Call to Courage-2 Timothy 1:8-13	p. 187
How to Defend a Lion-2 Timothy 1:14-2:2	p. 196
Soldiers, Athletes, and Farmers-2 Timothy 2:3-13	p. 203
Congregational Gangrene-2 Timothy 2:14-19	p. 212
Fit for His Use-2 Timothy 2:20-22	p. 221
Guidelines for Controversies-2 Timothy 2:23-26	p. 229
Dangerous Times-2 Timothy 3:1-9	p. 236
Be All You Can Be- Timothy 3:10-13	p. 246
How to Think Christianly-2 Timothy 3:14-16	p. 252
The Majesty of Ministry-2 Timothy 4:1-4	p. 260
Passing the Torch-2 Timothy 4:5-8	p. 268
The End of the Road-2 Timothy 4:9-22	p. 277
Fighting Falsehood with Truth-Titus
Grace for Liars, Brutes, and Lazy Gluttons-Titus 1	p. 289
Ruled by the Truth-Titus 2-3	p. 298
Notes	p. 311
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