“To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gosepl, that I might share with them in its blessing.
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it for a perishable wreath,
but we and imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.”
what is the race? what is the prize?
race = new life in christ prize = christ
THE RACE “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.”
THE RACE be the guy who wins the race run like the winner runs don ’ t run like the losers
THE RACE how do we run like the winner? give it all you ’ ve got identify as the winner
THE RACE our identity is often rooted in our idols and not in christ
THE RACE run like the winner runs run like your life depends on it
THE RACE “Every athlete exercises self-control in all things…”
THE RACE athletes endure agony to gain the prize
THE RACE the cost of victory was self-control
THE RACE if we want victory we need to cut out the obstacles
THE RACE “I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.”
THE RACE be focused be intentional
THE RACE “…I discipline my body and keep it under control…”
THE RACE beat your body kill sin to reach goal
THE PRIZE we gain christ by … by becoming like him by being closer to him glorifying him
THE PRIZE we run so that we can be more like christ we run to gain intimacy with christ we run to glorify and honor christ
THE PRIZE paul isn ’ t afraid of losing his salvation paul is afraid of missing out on christ
THE PRIZE what is our goal? what are we living for?
THE REALITY we will fail we can ’ t do this alone
THE REALITY depend on the holy spirit depend on the church depend on the gospel
THE REALITY “…let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so close, and let us run the race with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecto of our faith…”
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