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Run to Win

1 Corinthians 9:24 (MSG)
You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You're after one that's gold eternally.

The Greatest Among You

Matthew 23:11-12 (ESV)
The greatest among you shall be your servant.

God Heals

Matthew 4:23-24 (ESV)
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

The Fear of the Lord

Psalm 111:10 (ESV)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

Longing Soul

Psalm 107:8-9 (ESV)
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

Speech

Colossians 4:5-6 (ESV)
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.

Seek the Lord

Hosea 10:12 (ESV)
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.

Priestly Responsibility

Ezekiel 44:23 (ESV)
They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

King of Judah

Numbers 24:17 (ESV)
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.

Stay Awake

Luke 21:36 (ESV)
But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Endurance

Luke 21:19 (ESV)
By your endurance you will gain your lives.

Sodom's Guilt

Ezekiel 16:49-50 (ESV)
Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.

Priorities

Luke 12:28-31 (ESV)
But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!

Work Not In Vain

1 Corinthians 15:58 (ESV)
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Hard Work

1 Corinthians 15:10 (ESV)
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

Running to Win

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (ESV)
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

Fulfillment of Purpose

Psalm 138:8 (ESV)
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.

Help in Time of Need

Hebrews 4:14-16 (ESV)
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Equipped

2 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV)
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,

How God Deals

2 Samuel 22:26-27 (ESV)
"With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

Run Without Weariness

Isaiah 40:28-31 (ESV)
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

Guarded Tongue

Proverbs 13:3 (ESV)
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The Life of a Righteous Man

Psalm 112:1-8 (ESV)
Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!

Righteousness by Faith

Romans 9:30-31 (ESV)
What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;

God My Keeper

Psalm 121:1-5 (ESV)
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?