Context: OT characters who lived by faith, lived in the realm of the impossible, dies without receiving the promises, and suffered on account of their faith.
Outline: How does our text prescribe living the life of faith?
I-Remove Hindrances: Notice there are two things to be set aside a)Every encumberance: a weight, or an impediment. b)"Sin" which so easily entangles us.
II-Run with endurance Some translations render it "run with patience"; it is basically the same, but we tend to associate "patience" with passivity, and there is nothing passive about the life of faith; Hebrews 11 is proof of this! a)The "race" implies _________ b)The contest "agona" implies ________ c)The conflict implies ________
III-Fix your eyes on Jesus The verb "aphoroontes" means to look away with undivided attention There is a single object in that look - as if looking to a goal - it is Jesus a)Doctrine: the meaning b)Illustration: c)Practical:
Conclusion: Doctrinal disclaimer: We need a strategy: We need a commitment: We need a discipline: Mark 8:34-38
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