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Speaker: Buster Brown Today’s Message: Equipped to Fight the Good Fight of Faith Today's Text: 1 Timothy 1:18-19 “This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience.” 1 Timothy 1:18-19 equip /Ih-kwip/: to supply with necessary items for a particular purpose. “Equipping people/disciples to pursue Jesus Christ passionately as they impact the culture.” East Cooper Baptist Purpose Statement I. Entrusted with a charge, verse 18. A charge is a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something. II. By holding to the prophecies, you may fight the good/beautiful/useful warfare. Equipping involves the process by which I fight for my joy and usefulness in the kingdom of God. “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 III. Retaining/holding to/fervently looking upon faith and a good conscience. *Holding onto faith means that Timothy was to comprehend and understand the glorious gospel of the grace of Christ and his finished work upon the cross. He knew that all the ungodliness of his life was covered by the shed blood of Christ. He was to rely upon Christ’s life and death, as the total answer to his sin before God. “The Puritans were in fact very deeply concerned about conscience, for they held that conscience was the mental organ in men through which God brought his Word to bear on them. Nothing, therefore, in their estimation, was more important for any man than that his conscience should be enlightened, instructed, purged, and kept clean. To them, there could be no real spiritual understanding, or any genuine godliness, except as men exposed and enslaved their consciences to God’s Word.” J.I. Packer, The Puritan Conscience, Puritan Paper, Volume 2, pgs. 237-238. (continued >>)
“My conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen.” Martin Luther, Diet of Worms, April 18, 1521 “So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.” Acts 24:16 “Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience.” Romans 13:5 “Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.” 1 Peter 3:16 Wage the Good Warfare with biblical verses to meditate on and memorize for the month of September. “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.” Psalm 1:2-3 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Discipleship is continually moving from a place of obedience, to being enthralled with the glorious goodness of the triune God. “And Simon answered, ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.’” Luke 5:5a “But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.’” Luke 5:8
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Questions for Discussion: 1. What is the “wage the good warfare challenge”? 2. What is the promise of 2 Timothy 3:16-17? And Psalm 1:2-3? 3. Why is it important to continually underscore faith (freely given/imputed) before dealing with the concept of conscience? 4. How do we build and maintain a good conscience toward God and man?
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Buster Brown, Senior Pastor
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2. Find an equip•u Class Our equip•u classes are groups that meet before or after the worship services to study the Bible in depth. Visit the Welcome Center or go online to choose from a variety of classes. New classes begin September 10. Register today at eastcooperbaptist.com/classes.
3. Join a Community Group An authentic biblical community provides a place where we can grow, learn, and serve as we seek to know Jesus. We have a variety of over 60 groups from students to adults. Please go online today to locate a group from our summer offerings.
4. Become a Member Sign up online for our upcoming New Members Class on October 21, 2017. This class is a basic introduction to our church family. We designed this class to clearly explain what we at East Cooper Baptist Church believe.
5. Serve in equip•them Equip•them is the serving arm for Sunday morning ministries. We have nearly 600 opportunities to serve. Some needs require 15 minutes before the serive, others may require the whole equipping hour.
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Get to know us better at our next Guest Luncheon and see what God has in store for you. You’ll meet our pastor and some of our staff, and enjoy fellowship with a great meal. Our next free luncheon is October 8 at 12:30p in the Gym. For more information, please contact Carol at
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Throughout the month of September we are featuring all of our local ministries in the area of foster and adoption. This includes ministries helping with prevention, intervention, and restoration. In the Welcome Center you can find information on ministries we partner with like:
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TODAY We are excited to launch a whole new approach to how we function as an equipping church. It’s called equip•u. There are classes for all ages and stages or you can register for the new track classes being offered at 9:00a & 10:45a. REGISTER TODAY SEP 5 A monthly gathering for our church to come together to pray. Join us at 6:30p in the Sanctuary to pray. We will be praying for our church, community, nation, and the world. Please make plans to attend. Nursery is provided. SEE YOU THERE SEP 8 A large, weekly gathering of 200+ men desiring to know God, themelves, and their brothers in a deeper way. We meet 6:20-7:30a on Friday mornings in the gym, enjoy a hot breakfast, and 20 minute message from Buster. PLAN TO ATTEND SEP 9 Restart will host a workshop on Saturday, September 9th from 8:00a-12:00p at ECBC that will focus on maximizing job search efforts using today’s modern methods and technology. REGISTER ONLINE SEP 10 Don’t go through separation or divorce alone. DivorceCare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. New classes are at 10:45a in room B227. REGISTER ONLINE
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