Will You Run The Race With Me
Speaker Notes - Hebrews 12:1-2
12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
The parallels between Running a Marathon, and the images in Hebrews:
a - ”a great cloud of witnesses”
b - “let us throw off everything that hinders“
c - “let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,“
d - “fixing our eyes on Jesus“
e - “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame“
The applications:
a - We have to chose to run the race in alignment with God’s purposes
b - We have to be willing to die
c - Will you run this race with me?
Craig is the City Administrator for Navigators in Boston.