Where are Your Running Shoes?
                            I Corinthians 9:24-27

Pew Bible Pg. 931

I.  God has established the course.

    A.  He created all the runners.                                                                    Gen.1:1; Isa. 43:7

    B.  He set the boundaries for the course, and He knows the finish line.

                                                                                                              II Tim. 3:10, 14, 16-17

II.  Run with all your heart.                                                                                       vs. 25, 27

    A.
  God desires nothing less than all of you.                                     Heb. 12:1-2, Phil. 3:13-14

    B.  No regrets for any day lived for Jesus Christ.

III.  Know that you are not alone.                                                                            Heb. 12:1-2

    A.  In Christ, we have all the help we need.                                       II Tim. 4:7-9, Heb. 12:3

    B.
  We have others to lean on and encourage.                                                   Heb. 10:24-25

Have you put on your shoes?  Are you ready to run?  Are you on the right course?

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Have you seen the need to run with others?

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Are you determined to run strong to the end?

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