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Thesis:
A hard fighting soldier has a different task and training when he is fighting with and for the Lord.
Know:
Soldiers of the Lord are trained and have responsibilities.
Feel:
Discipline and Dedication, Soldiers of the Lord must deny themselves and yield to the divine power that is in the spiritual realm because things do not always go as planned and you will be tempted to go off script.
Do:
Enlist and train to become a Hard Fighting Soldier.
Introduction:
Hiroo Onoda was a lieutenant in the Japanese army stationed on the Philippine island of Lubang during World War II.
When his commander left the island, he ordered Onoda to stay and fight.
“It may take three years, it may take five, but whatever happens we’ll come back for you,” he had said.
Onoda faithfully carried out those orders for the next 29 years.
After the war, the Japanese government dropped leaflets to persuade him to come out of hiding but he dismissed them as Allied propaganda.
He was even declared dead in 1959.
In 1974 he encountered Norio Suzuki, a Japanese student who had gone in search of Onoda.
Suzuki could not convince Onoda—who insisted he was still awaiting orders—to come out of hiding.
Suzuki left but soon returned with a delegation that included Onoda’s brother and his former commander, who formally relieved the emaciated soldier of duty.
That is the commitment of a Christian disciple—continuing to keep our pledge to the Lord until he comes to relieve us of duty.
The difference is that we will know right away when it happens.
Wilson, J. L., & Russell, R. (2015).
Japanese Soldier Continues Fighting until 1974.
In E. Ritzema (Ed.), 300 Illustrations for Preachers.
Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
Today we are going to take a look at the Tasks and the Training of a Hard Fighting Soldier...
I. THE SOLDIER’S TASK
A. To follow.
They follow the orders of their leaders.
The Christian follows the orders of Christ.
The soldier is forced to follow.
The Christian follows by choice (Matt.
4:19).
Jesus will not make you follow, the hard fighting soldier makes a choice to follow...
The hard fighting soldier is not worried about everybody else.
He follows because of his own decision, outside of others decisions only.
B. To fight.
They fight to save their country.
The Christian fights the good fight of faith (1 Tim.
6:12).
He fights against sin, temptation, and Satan.
This fight uses divine power and is not a fleshly endeavor...
the hard fighting Christian soldier does not fight like the world.
Therefore it requires training to be a hard fighting soldier...
Now that we have some tasks, let’s turn our attention to the training...
II.
THE SOLDIER’S TRAINING
Note the words of Paul in
2 Timothy 2:3
A. Discipline.
Just as a runner needs discipline, so the Christian soldier needs self-control (1 Cor.
9:24–27).
An uncontrolled Christian can be dangerous in many ways.
A hard fighting soldier is disciplined and has self-control
Self-control keeps him on the right path...
Self-control keeps him fighting the right things...
Discipline must be employed in the soldiers training
This is life or death Discipline
Matters of life or death also require...
B. Dedication.
The soldier is dedicated to his work.
God wants all Christians to have this same obedience (John 2:1–5).
Many times things happen not according to the plan we have laid out, but the dedicated soldier will still show through inopportune times...
How do we respond when things happen that we did not make plans for?
Will we break our dedication and step out of character, or will we remain faithful to the race we are running?
C. Denial.
A soldier puts his country first, above personal plans and even above his family.
Christ must be first in our lives (Matt.
6:33).
Seeking the kingdom is not the same as seeking the world.
Seeking the kingdom is different than seeking yourself.
A soldier denies the world and self.
It is impossible for those who are in the flesh to see how “Denial” is gain in the kingdom of God the church.
The natural person is not a hard fighting soldier of the Lord.
Would you like to become a hard fighting soldier for the Lord?
Conclusion:
To be a hard fighting soldier in the Lord, one must be changed and added to the ranks.
Your Task will be to Follow, as Christ commands.
You will be Tasked, to Fight, not as the world does or for what the world wants.
Training is required, Discipline, is vital to remaining on task in the Lord’s army.
Training, Dedication, because there will be a lot of distractions to pull you off course from waging war as the Lord sees fit.
Your Training, includes Denial, for those who are fit to serve by taking up your cross.
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