In this brief sermon, the speaker uses a boxing‑match metaphor to illustrate how Christians are losing spiritual battles by turning their energy inward, fighting themselves and each other instead of confronting the true external enemy. He argues that internal division weakens the body of Christ, preventing victory and peace. By redirecting focus and effort toward the common adversary that opposes all believers, the community can achieve greater unity and success. The talk ends with a plea for believers to cease self‑inflicted conflict and embrace peace.
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The quickest way to lose a fight is to fight yourself. Now tell me if this makes sense. You're in the middle of a boxing match. Opponent is coming at you, and right when your opponent is about to strike, you hit yourself, and you constantly keep hitting yourself, and your opponent doesn't stop either. He starts to hit you too. This is what's happening in the body of Christ. Because we are not focused on the enemy, because we're not realizing the schemes and the wiles of the enemy, we're constantly fighting ourselves. And as we're fighting ourselves, it's not like the enemy stops fighting us. That's the quickest way to lose. This is what happens in your individual life. Instead of fighting the people that are fighting you, you fight yourself. The body of Christ, the individuals, we're all fighting ourselves and wonder why it feels like we can't catch a victory. If we point all of this energy and effort and attention away from ourselves and the people that have differing opinions, if we point it towards the people that hate all of us together, I think we'll have a better chance at victory. Can we stop fighting ourselves? Peace.
