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Last Lecture
2 Timothy 4:6-8 (KJV) \\ 6 *For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
\\ 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: \\ 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.*
I. Introduction
a. Randy Pausch
i.
Last lecture
ii.
Written for his three young children
iii.
Touched the lives of millions
b. Apostle Paul
i. Wrote this letter to his under-study Timothy
ii.
Endure hardship like a good soldier
iii.
Exhort preach in season and out of season
iv.
Encourage him to continue
v.
Paul’s most personal letter.
vi.
17 names are mention in this letter
II.
Paul’s view of his *present* life
a.
Lock in Roman prison
b. Alone
c. Great persecution of Christian at this time
d.
Nero has set half of Rome on fire and blamed the Christian.
e. *Keep a positive outlook even in a bad situation*
III.
For I am now ready to be offered.
a.
The pagan would pour wine on the animal sacrifice
b. Hebrews poured a drink offering alongside the sacrifice on the altar.
c. Ro.
12:1
d. Nero mindset
i.
He has gone mad and blame the Christian for the fire set to Rome
ii.
Greater persecution.
e. Nero is not taking my life.
IV.
My departure is at hand
a.
The Greek language filled with picture word
b. Paul refers to his death as a departure
i.
Loosing of a prisoner
ii.
Soldier loosing the takes a tent to go home
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Hoist an anchor or loosening the anchor of a ship a take sail
1. Ill.
Cruise ship leaving the dock.
/A// memorable line by Frederick Langbridge pictures two men who are both in prison but are a universe apart in their thoughts./
/Two men looked through the bars./
/One saw the mud, the other, the stars.//1//\/
/ /
*V. *Paul view of life from the *past**.*
*VI.
**Evaluate your spiritual walk with God*
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a. Paul uses three metaphor to describe his spiritual journey*: *
i.
fought a good fight,
ii.
finish my course,
iii.
kept the faith
b.
I have fought a good fight,
c.
Fought (agonizomai} agon or our English word agony
d. Struggle that involves great effort and energy
e. Wrestling match
f. Life is no playground but a gymnasium
* i.
**Good*
* ii.
*Paul describes the fight as good
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*Good within itself
* iv.
**Without qualification*
* v.
**The fight itself is good*
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*VII.
**Finish my course*
a. Life long
b.
A life time career
c. Individual race
d. Self discipline
e. Enduring
*Ill.*
VIII.
Perhaps the world’s most famous race is the marathon.
The Battle of Marathon was one of the decisive battles of the world.
In it the Greeks met the Persians, and, if the Persians had conquered, the glory that was Greece would never have flowered upon the world.
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