Strength to Endure
Our Daily Bread Podcast
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🗓️ 17 April 2026
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| 0:00.0 | I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. |
| 0:06.0 | 2 Timothy 4.7 |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread. |
| 0:15.0 | Strength to endure was written by Arthur Jackson and read by Wes Ward. |
| 0:25.2 | 2 Timothy chapter 4 verses 6 through 8. |
| 0:33.5 | For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. |
| 0:35.3 | I have fought the good fight. |
| 0:37.2 | I have finished the race. |
| 0:41.0 | I have kept the faith. Now, there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, |
| 0:47.6 | and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. |
| 0:59.5 | Strength to Endure, written by Arthur Jackson. |
| 1:09.0 | Mark, a marathoner, and a dedicated pastor who served two churches over the span of 35 years, recently retired. |
| 1:10.0 | One gift presented to him was a pair of new running shoes. I ran with |
| 1:14.3 | Mark once over 20 years ago, but throughout his life, he's run the 26.2-mile race in numerous |
| 1:21.2 | cities across the country. At his retirement celebration, people from the community and the churches |
| 1:27.3 | he served also |
| 1:29.0 | expressed their appreciation for Mark's faithfulness. |
| 1:33.4 | Because of God's power and grace, Mark finished well. |
| 1:38.6 | Life's more like a marathon than a sprint. |
| 1:41.8 | At times, we experience fatigue and we feel like giving up, yet God's grace |
| 1:47.1 | and strength are unending for those who trust him. As the imprisoned Apostle Paul neared the |
| 1:53.8 | finish line of life, he encouraged his protege Timothy, I have fought the good fight, |
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