OK. This is the Sermon for the 6th of January by our one and only Pastor Shirley.
As usual if you have anything to edit or add plz feel free yep.

Running the race of life
+ [Philippians 3:12-14]

- A Christian life is like a race simply because we lead everyday of our life for and with Jesus :)
- Our love for Jesus will increase everyday till our last breath :)

1. God has a race for you (v12)
- We know we have a race for us ( all Christians), but did you know that there is a personal race God created for YOU?
- Jesus took hold of us to run towards the prize
. What then is the prize?
. It's what we were created for
. So let's go back to our purpose

We were created to
- So we know that Our goal is to go back to becoming how we once were- going back to become Christ- like like we were made to be
- For we were made in His image.
- Repenting saves us
+ [ Romans 8:30 ( MSG)]
- God called us by name
- Replace "them" with "me" and you'll see that He is "gloriously completing what he had begun" in us :)
- God sent Jesus to the cross, to end the pain of eternal death, not only to start his ministry
- He made us not only to start but to finish the race of life.
- God has a race just for us! :D

2. Put the past behind You (v13)
- When we live on yesterday's success, you will be proud
- When we live on yesterday's failure, we are discouraged.
- Live for today and tomorrow :)
+ [2 Peter 3:18] (CEV)
- No one runs a race looking backwards
- Discouragement might make us feel mediocre is enough but...
God SAYS OTHERWISE!
+ [ Proverbs 24:16 (MSG)]
- God loyal people do not stay down for long.
- He lifts us up on our feet back into the race.
- We have no reason to stay down because we have our almighty father always ready to aid us :)
- NEVER GIVE UP, and always have a chance
- QUIT, and you don't even have half a chance!
- We shouldn't give up with God in our lives.
- We're here because someone didn't give up on us. Amen? :)
- Furthermore, God never gave up on us :).

3 Focus on the future(v14)
+ [Romans 4:17b]
- God called on us " as though we were"
. He believes in us so much that He uses His people to tell you that your ready and calls you a shepherd/leader/etc... although your not one yet.
. He believes in us so much, why can't we believe in Him too :)
- If we give it a try and begin to believe in God a little more, it will happen.
- Breathrough 1000 happened :)
- Even if we're not whoever we're called to be yet, God sees who we WILL and CAN be
- We may not be ready but God sees us ready and makes us ready.
+ [1 Chronincles 4:10]
- " And God granted his request"
- We may not have known anything about Jabez for the Bible did not mention much
- But we know that he ASKED, and was BLESSED!
- Our best days are always ahead of us!
- Greater things are in store for us all the time :D
- We are all blessed to be a blessing to others!


Persevere and ask God, and He'll be there for you. In this coming year we'll need God a lot more, with new challenges and new experiences. There'll be ups and downs but dun forget to ASK and RECEIVE :) and PERSEVERE :D

Don't doubt how God sees your ready pick up the challenge and face it :)

May everyone has a good week ahead.

- Jon

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