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See, you and I have a course laid

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out.

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That's what it says.

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Look at it.

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And let us run with endurance the race

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that is set before us.

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Let us run the course that is marked

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out for us.

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You have a race that you are running,

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that you are called to run.

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And folks, I want you to know that

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this is a life-long race.

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From the moment you become a believer, until

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the moment that you die or are raptured

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away, then you are in this race.

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It is a life-long race.

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You ought to be running to round the

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turn of maturity in Jesus Christ, conformed to

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the image of Christ, which is the purpose

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of God for you.

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Should round the turn of sharing Christ, of

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being an evangelist, doing the work of an

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evangelist.

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We have a finish line.

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We have a course that's laid out before

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us.

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That's your maturity.

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Back to the picture.

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That's your maturity in Christ.

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That's your course to become Christ-like.

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And you have a finish line.

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That is eternal life with Christ.

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That is that permanent glorification.

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Someday it will be over.

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Come quickly, Lord Jesus.

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We are called to run a race.

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We are not called to tiptoe through the

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tulips.

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We are called to run a race, and

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a race takes work.

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If you're going to win a race, it's

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going to take commitment.

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Believer, it takes a commitment.

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A commitment to the purposes of God.

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A commitment to the Word of God.

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It takes commitment.