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Focus on the Race
October 15, 2023
Focus on the Race
Sermon by Pastor Brent Snook / October 15, 2023
Series: FINISH!
Bible text: Hebrews 12:1-2
Review:
- Focus on time
- Focus on our growth and His glory
Read Hebrews 12:1-2
I. THE CROWD BEHIND US
The writer of Hebrews tells of people who have run the race that really matters
- Moses, Jacob, Sarah, Rahab, Joseph
They are the crowd that ran behind us – and finished.
II. THE CHALLENGE WITHIN US
Read Hebrews 12:1
A. Distraction
“Lay aside the weight”
Distractions come in all shapes and sizes
“Looking unto Jesus”
B. Destruction
“The sin that does so easily beset us”
Sin fascinates – then assassinates. Sin thrills – then kills.
Read Romans 13:13-14
III. THE COURSE BEFORE US
Read Psalm 15
A. Pillars
- Self-honesty
- Uprightness and honor
- FInancial carefulness
- Short accounts
- Temperance
- Transparency
B. Perspective
Disillusionment or disenchantment can derail us from the Christian race
Read Psalm 72:2-3
The example of Asaph
“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” – Winston Churchill
“I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” – The apostle Paul (1 Cor 9:26-27)
ARE YOU ON TARGET TO FINISH THE RACE?
Imagine the tears in heaven over lost rewards – because people lost focus of the race.