1. Take a good look at Hebrews 12:1-3. What does it say about our life here? Our we running a race on our own or is that a crowd running with us? This passage we have all read before, but have you applied it to your life? When things are tough to you fight back only to fail, maybe you buckle under certain temptations; you are NOT alone.
2. Turn to Hebrews 11 and take a look at the whole chapter. If anyone is in this crowd of witnesses these guys are. This is the "Hall of Faith" these people ran the race and now they are to cheer you own. But look at their struggles and their challenges
-Abraham vs.8-17; Gen.20
-Isaac vs.20
-Jacob vs.21; Gen. 27
-Joseph vs. 22; Gen 39:20
-Moses vs. 23-29
- Rahab vs. 31
-The others vs.32-40
These and the others who have gone since then are not in heaven strumming hearts. They are surrounding us, encouraging us to run the race to win! Be encouraged by those who have gone on before!
We want to help you grow in your personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each week, we will provide follow-up materials to Pastor Ed's sermon so you can go even deeper in your study of God's Word. You can even use these questions to facilitate a small discussion group.
