Reference

The Purpose

The Plan

The Prize

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

• Run to get the prize• Run straight to the goal

• Deny yourself whatever is potentially harmful• Discipline your body, training it

• A crown that will last forever

Galatians 6:7-10

• Don't become weary in doing good• Don't get discouraged and give up• Do good to everyone

• Sow to please the Spirit

• Reap eternal life

Ephesians 6:10-20

• Put on the full armor of God• Pray on all occasions

• Use all the pieces of God's armor provided for you

• Taking our stand against the devil's schemes

Philippians 3:12-14

• Press on toward the day when you will be all God wants you to be

• Forget the past, strain toward what is ahead

• The prize for which God calls us heavenward

2 Timothy 2:1-13

• Entrust these great truths to people who will teach them to others• Be strong in Christ's grace, even when your faith is faltering

• Endure hardship like a soldier, and don't get involved in worldly affairs• Follow the Lord's rules, as an athlete must do in order to win• Work hard, like a farmer who tends his crops for the harvest

• We will live with Christ; we will reign with him• He always remains faithful to us and always carries out his promises