This Sunday I am going to be preaching on that great passage from 1 Corinthians 9 in which Paul stirringly urges us to run as if we have the intention of winning. He implies that there are those who run carelessly, either in the sense that they are not concerned with where they're going, or in the sense that they don't particularly care how quickly they get to wherever it is they're going. He also implies that some Christians approach their fighting like they're shadowboxing . . . in the dark.
Most of us, though, run generally in the right direction and at a moderate pace. Most of us spar in a conservative manner: we might not land many blows, but we're not going to get knocked out either.
But Paul just can't see the point of running in the first place if you're not running for the first place finish. And I suppose I can't see the point in that either.
Call to Repentance
Revelation 3:2-3 (page 1916)
Call to Worship
Psalm 46 (page 885)
Call to Repentance
OT Reading
Proverbs 2:1-15 (page 986)
NT Reading
2 Timothy 4:1-8 (page 1855)
Message
Holy, Simple, Devoted and Joyful
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (page 1782)
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