"The Race of Your Life" Pt. 3
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Reference Verses:
1 Cor 9:24
Gal 5:7
Hebrews 12:1
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
Sunday Morning Message from December 11th, 2005
"The Race of Your Life" Pt. 2
Click here to download the MP3 file. It's 9.1MB and 40 min. long.
Reference Verses:
1 Cor 9:24
Gal 5:7
Recap of 12/11/05
1. In the race for rewards for faithfulness in our spiritual life and service, we must master our bodies by self-control and self-discipline. Rather than a self-indulgent lifestyle, we must master physical passions and appetites.
2. Paul considered himself not only a herald who summoned others to the race and announced the rules of the race, but as a participant himself in this race.
3. He ran the race as we should with discipline, purposefulness, and dedicated effort so that he who called others to the race wouldn't himself be disqualified for the reward. Disqualification for the reward does not mean loss of salvation (which is not the topic of this passage) but either:
-loss of rewards (1 Corinthians 3:10-15), or
-being removed from the race prematurely (i.e. God's discipline would cut short his life, 1 Corinthians 10:6-10; 11:30-32
Click here to download the MP3 file. It's 9.1MB and 40 min. long.
Reference Verses:
1 Cor 9:24
Gal 5:7
Recap of 12/11/05
1. In the race for rewards for faithfulness in our spiritual life and service, we must master our bodies by self-control and self-discipline. Rather than a self-indulgent lifestyle, we must master physical passions and appetites.
2. Paul considered himself not only a herald who summoned others to the race and announced the rules of the race, but as a participant himself in this race.
3. He ran the race as we should with discipline, purposefulness, and dedicated effort so that he who called others to the race wouldn't himself be disqualified for the reward. Disqualification for the reward does not mean loss of salvation (which is not the topic of this passage) but either:
-loss of rewards (1 Corinthians 3:10-15), or
-being removed from the race prematurely (i.e. God's discipline would cut short his life, 1 Corinthians 10:6-10; 11:30-32
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Sunday Morning Message from December 4th, 2005
"The Race of Your Life" Pt. 1
Click here to download the MP3 file. It's 9.7MB and 41 min. long.
Reference Verses:
1 Cor 3:10-15
2 Cor 5:10
1 Cor 9:24
Gal 5:7
2 Tim 4:7-8
Recap of 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
1. Paul often used athletic metaphors of the Christian life. One of his favorites was that of a runner in a race.
2. In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Paul encourages Christians to contend for the prize, i.e. rewards for faithfulness in Christian life and service. 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10
3. Salvation is not the prize in this context, for all the runners in this race are already believers.
4. To win this prize believers must discipline themselves, even as an athlete does. We must discipline our bodies, minds, emotions to serve God.
5. Unlike the athlete who competes for a crown that will not last, we compete for a crown that will last forever. Four crowns mentioned in Scripture are: the crown of righteousness (2 Timothy 4:8 for living in light of Jesus' coming; the crown of rejoicing (1 Thessalonians 2:19) for those active in sharing their faith; the crown of life (James 1:12) for those who patiently endure trials and testings of their faith; and the crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4) for those who lead and feed the flock.
Click here to download the MP3 file. It's 9.7MB and 41 min. long.
Reference Verses:
1 Cor 3:10-15
2 Cor 5:10
1 Cor 9:24
Gal 5:7
2 Tim 4:7-8
Recap of 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
1. Paul often used athletic metaphors of the Christian life. One of his favorites was that of a runner in a race.
2. In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Paul encourages Christians to contend for the prize, i.e. rewards for faithfulness in Christian life and service. 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10
3. Salvation is not the prize in this context, for all the runners in this race are already believers.
4. To win this prize believers must discipline themselves, even as an athlete does. We must discipline our bodies, minds, emotions to serve God.
5. Unlike the athlete who competes for a crown that will not last, we compete for a crown that will last forever. Four crowns mentioned in Scripture are: the crown of righteousness (2 Timothy 4:8 for living in light of Jesus' coming; the crown of rejoicing (1 Thessalonians 2:19) for those active in sharing their faith; the crown of life (James 1:12) for those who patiently endure trials and testings of their faith; and the crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4) for those who lead and feed the flock.
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