1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadow-boxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
The race everybody runs is _________, temporal or eternal.
Philippians 3:12-14
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I FOCUS on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
The perfect life isn’t about the _________________, it’s about the focused _______________ you take to get there!
Galatians 5:7
You were running the race so well, Who has held you back from following the truth?
There will always be resistance to staying ________________.
John 10:10
“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give you a rich and satisfying life.” – Jesus