THE GREAT RACE
HEB 12:1-4 4 FEB 2015 DR. M POPE
INTRO: There’s an old movie The Great Race with Tony Curtis
1. v 1 PATIENCE IS REQUIRED FOR ANY RACE
a. Exhortation of the Holy Spirit
b. Example of Those Who Have Won the Race
2. v 1 PERSEVERANCE – ENSURES YOU RUN WELL
a. Free Yourself of Worldly Pitfalls (weights)
b. Guard Yourself Against the Perils that can Ensnare you (Sins)
3. v 2 PERCEPTION – KEEP LOOKING TO THE END
a. Press Forward: Phil 3:14 “I press toward the mark for the Prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”
b. Picture the Prize at the End: 2 Tim 4:7-8 “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing.”
4. v 3 PERSISTENCE – ENDURANCE TO REACH THE END
a. Avoid the Temptation to Quit (the Critics will Boo you)
b. Be Assured, the Strength of your Faith will be Tested
5 v 4 PERFECT YOUR TRNG ROUTINE
a. Personal Discipline
b. Practice Your Christian Disciplines
c. Protect Yourself From Senseless Distractions
