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1. Dissatisfaction Verse 12a - To run the race we must be dissatisfied with where we are - We need to understand as Paul did we are far from perfect 1 Tim 1:15 - Dont be self-satisfied like the Laodicean believers Revelation 3:17

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2. Devotion Verse 12b - Our dissatisfaction should lead us to become more devoted - We can all become more devoted than we are Hosea 6:3 - Are you giving maximum effort in your spiritual life?

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3. Direction Verse 13 - In the spiritual life our direction makes all the difference we need to be focused Psalm 86:11 - What one thing can you be focused on? Psalm 27:4, Mark 10:21 Luke 10:42, John 9:25

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3. Direction Verse 13 - Forgetting in the Bible is to no longer be influenced or affected by:
The garbage of good stuff The garbage of bad stuff

Do you see where youre going or are you tripped up by the garbage of your past?

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4. Determination Verse 14 - We need to press on as Paul did while avoiding extremes:
The raft: just sits and drifts The rowboat: is powered by our strength The sailboat: God fills our sails

We need to live in light of eternity John 3:2-3

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5. Discipline Verses 15-16 - In order to move forward we must have discipline - Only our response is our responsibility - We are omni-nothing

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6. Discipleship Verses 17-19 - We must deepen our discipleship by:
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Following the good examples of others verse 17, 1 Corinthians 1:11 Rejecting the bad examples of others verse 18-19 we should actually be sad for them Romans 9:2, Luke 19:41

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7. Delight Verses 20-4:1 - We should be delighted and stand firm in the Lord because:
Our home is in heaven Jesus is coming again Everything will be made right We will be transformed Believers should give us joy

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Whats dragging you down today? What is it that you are leashed to? Its time to let it go so you can really grow. I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Isaiah 43:25