Week 2

THE FIGHT IS ON! (Part 2)

By Sandra Clifton, D.Min.

 

Begin your study by reading “The Fight Is On!” by Kimberly Daniels (SpiritLed Woman magazine, April/May 2007).

 

Introduction

God’s Word will equip you how to resist the devil and it will teach you how to combat him, head-on through godly actions and from refraining from ungodly actions. It will empower you in both, so that you will walk in new strength and the power to walk the walk in Christ.

 

What God Says

Read Prov. 24:16.

 

Write it out. Be encouraged!

 

Deeper Insight

Read the following Scriptures (in New King James Version, as the exercises to follow will be based on that). Make brief notes of what God is saying to you to you about His victory He’s giving you.

 

Prov. 24:16: ______________________________________________________

 

Gal. 4:7: _________________________________________________________

 

Gal. 5:16: ________________________________________________________

 

1 Tim. 6:12: ______________________________________________________

Application

Below are Scripture listings, taken from the previous Deeper Insight section (drawn from NKJV). Each contains a certain theme (listed below them). Match the letter of the verse with the line (where the theme is). Then look up the verses and see how you did. Memorize all listings. This will get the powerful promises of God inside you, lifting you up, strengthening you, and encouraging you to know that you always have the victory in Him, no matter what you face!

 

a. Gal. 4:7

b. 1 Tim. 6:12

c. Prov. 24:16

d. Gal. 5:16

 

THEMES

_____fight the good fight of faith

_____though the righteous may fall, they will rise again

_____we are heirs of God through Christ

_____ we are to walk in the Spirit

 

For Group Study

Begin your group time by reading aloud 1 Timothy 6:12, and discuss what all it might mean. Encourage group members to share testimonies of when they fought the good fight of faith and, as a result, walked in victory.

Close the group session in prayer with thanks to God that He is empowering each member with newfound power to fight the good fight of faith in what they face or are walking through—for ultimate victory through Christ!

 

Prayer

Memorize 1 Timothy 6:12. Read it aloud as part of your prayer, and thank the Lord that He has not only given you the faith you need to fight the good fight of faith, but He has given you the victory! Thank Him that you are no longer a victim of anyone or of any circumstances, but with your (fight of) faith, you lay claim to new power and to the promises of God that give you astounding outcomes!