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Rocky: Power, Love, and Self-Discipline (2 Timothy 1:7)

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Rocky Balboa is not the most talented boxer—he knows it, everyone knows it. But he has something fear cannot defeat: heart. "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." Paul writes to Timothy: "God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-discipline." Rocky embodies disciplined power—training in meat lockers, running up museum steps. He loves Adrian with stubborn devotion. Fear says he'll lose; Rocky goes the distance anyway. The victory isn't the belt; it's not quitting.

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courageperseverancedisciplineloveheart

Scripture References

2 Timothy 1:7Philippians 4:13

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