“Difference Makers Pursue A Prize”

“Difference Makers Pursue A Prize”

I. Difference Makers Know Jesus Makes All The Difference

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)

“I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13NCV)

II. Difference Makers Make People Their Prize

“I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.” (1 Corinthians 9:23)

“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 …  Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.” (1 Corinthians 9:24,26–27)

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8–9)

I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.” (1 Corinthians 9:27)

III. Difference Makers Do Whatever It Takes to Get The Prize

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.” (1 Corinthians 9:24–25)

[ picture:   Simone Biles ]

   “Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training (Simone Biles). They do it to get a crown that will not last; (Gold Medal) but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.” (1 Corinthians 9:24–27)

[ picture:   Simone’s Parents ]

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