Sand Hill Spring Revival: Wednesday

Dr. Dwight Easler delivered a wonderful series of sermons; the Lord used him greatly to encourage our congregation! Here are some highlights of his last sermon from Hebrews 12:1-3 Running the Race with Endurance: 

Introduction:
• How we finish is better than how we begin.
• The race we are in is not a sprint . . . it is a marathon.
• How do we run the race with endurance?

1. When we draw motivation from our spectators:
1. Chapter 11 identifies the cloud of witnesses.
2. We read our Bible and we gain faith.
3. We can run the race of endurance when we stay in the Word.
4. We cannot endure without the Word of God.
2. When we lay aside the weight:
1. “Laying aside” means to throw off violently.
2. We are to lay aside every weight and every sin.
3. Weight is different from sin.
4. (One man wanted to follow Jesus but he wanted to bury his father first. This was weight; the man’s seeking to care for and love his father was no sin . . . it was a weight that prevented him from following Jesus).
5. Weight causes a great hindrance in running the race.
6. These weights are wrong priorities that cause hindrances.
7. Wrong priorities are those things, which may not be sinful, that we put before God.
8. And, of course, we are to throw off violently our sin: hidden and open.
9. We cannot please God when we are living in a state of unrepentant willful sin.
10. So many churches and Christians are weighed down with so much busyness.
11. We live in the generation with the most free time, vacations, and technology; yet we are the busiest generation.
12. We find many ways to stress ourselves out!
13. Many times, we get too busy with church activities . . . yet, in all reality, we need to get back to serving Jesus.
14. Runners train with parachutes . . . nonetheless, they don’t wear them in a race.
3. When we fix our eyes upon Jesus:
1. Jesus is the goal.
2. When you take your eyes off of Jesus, you will begin to digress.
3. Jesus is the Originator of our faith.
4. Jesus appeased the wrath of God for us.
5. He is the Completer of our faith.
6. Why do you focus on Jesus?
         1. He teaches us how to run.
         2. He was more interested in the goal more than suffering.
         3. He saw the joy set before Him.
7. When Jesus was on the cross, He felt what it was like to suffer.
8. Whatever suffering you have, look beyond the present pain and look to heaven (the place where Jesus is).
9. Sports psychologists teach athletes (especially golfers) to visual outcome.
10. May it be your desire to visualize the outcome of your life.
11. Sometimes the road is rocky; sometimes it is smooth; sometimes you will fall!
12. Nevertheless, God will pick you up when you fall.

 

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