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Call Deacons Well
Sun 4/27
By: Ajay Thomas
The story of redemption would make the 300 proud. It is an epic battle from beginning to end, and that means there is some intense fighting involved. Sadly, the Ephesians were fighting all the wrong battles in all the wrong ways. Instead of fighting against sin, they were scrapping with each other. Instead of advancing the Gospel through spiritual conflict, they competed for personal glory. Instead of combating satan and his wolves, they became wolves themselves. Paul calls Timothy to fight right, to wage the good warfare, to fight the good fight of faith. While this does include silencing his wolfish human adversaries, there are four places in the letter where Paul names the real enemy. The battle that commenced in the first garden rages on, and Jesus’ undershepherds need to be good soldiers. Pastors, and their people, must know how to fight.
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