Hebrews 12:1 “Endurance by Seeing the Race” Pg 1070 In Church Bibles.

Hebrews 12:1Hebrews 12:1

““Endurance by Seeing the Race”Endurance by Seeing the Race”

Pg 1070Pg 1070In Church BiblesIn Church Bibles

2 Peter 1:12-13

I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things,

though you know and are established in the present truth.

Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you

Understand the Race (illustration)

• EnduranceEndurance Race

We have need of endurance (10:36)..since..surrounded..by..witnesses …(v1)

Endurance by ExampleEndurance by Example…let us run with endurance (v1)

Endurance by Seeing the RaceEndurance by Seeing the Racelooking unto Jesus..who..endured.. (v2)

Endurance by Focusing on JesusEndurance by Focusing on JesusFor consider Him who endured…(v3)

Endurance despite opposition Endurance despite opposition If you endure chastening…(v7)

Endurance through Discipline Endurance through Discipline

Understand the Race (illustration)

• EnduranceEndurance Race

Understand the Race (illustration)

• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal

1 Corinthians 9:24-25

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize?

Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

Philippians 3:13-14

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended;

but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25

And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things.

Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

Understand the Race (illustration)

• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-

fulfillment

Acts 20:24

But none of these things move me;

nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that

I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I

received from the Lord Jesus

Understand the Race (illustration)

• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-

fulfillment Key factors in Running this Race

• WeightsWeights - Lay aside hindrances

1 Corinthians 10:23

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful…

Understand the Race (illustration)• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-

fulfillment Key factors in Running this Race

• WeightsWeights - Lay aside hindrances• SinSin - be unentangled

• “the sin”?

Understand the Race (illustration)• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-

fulfillment Key factors in Running this Race

• WeightsWeights - Lay aside hindrances• SinSin - be unentangled

• “the sin”? Unbelief?

Understand the Race (illustration)• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-fulfillment

Key factors in Running this Race• WeightsWeights - Lay aside hindrances• SinSin - be unentangled

• “the sin”? Unbelief? One you struggle with• Get unentangled – get up when fall

Micah 7:8

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;

When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The

Lord will be a light to me.

Understand the Race (illustration)• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-

fulfillment Key factors in Running this Race

• WeightsWeights - Lay aside hindrances• SinSin - be unentangled

• “the sin”? Unbelief? One you struggle with• Get unentangled – get up when fall • Avoid – see the entanglements

Matthew 6:13

And do not lead us into temptation,

But deliver us from the evil one.

Understand the Race (illustration)• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-

fulfillment Key factors in Running this Race

• WeightsWeights - Lay aside hindrances• SinSin - be unentangled

• “the sin”? Unbelief? One you struggle with• Get unentangled – get up when fall • Avoid – see the entanglements

Understand the Race (illustration)• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-fulfillment

Key factors in Running this Race• WeightsWeights - Lay aside hindrances• SinSin - be unentangled• EnduranceEndurance - Run with

Racing for the record: Holly Koester, 48, was the first person to ever complete a marathon in all 50 states using a push-rim wheelchair

Understand the Race (illustration)• EnduranceEndurance Race –long, challenging• PurposefulPurposeful Race –aim, end, goal• PersonalPersonal Race –not competition-fulfillment

Key factors in Running this Race• WeightsWeights - Lay aside hindrances• SinSin - be unentangled• EnduranceEndurance - Run with

Acts 20:24

But none of these things move me;

nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that

I may finish my race with joy and the ministry which I

received from the Lord Jesus