1. Matt.4:19– “And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matt.5:13,14– “13 Ye are the salt of the earth... 14 Ye are the light of the world. …” Jas.3:6– “And the tongue is a fire : the world of iniquity …” 1 Pet.5:2– “ Tend the flock of God which is among you …”

2. 1 Cor.9:24-27– “24 Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. 25 And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air: 27 but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.”

3. Heb. 12:1– “Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” 2 Tim.2:5– “And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowded, except he have contended lawfully.”

9. START FINISH 3 Mile 1 Mile 2 Mile.......................................................... “Except Ye Strive Lawfully”

10. START FINISH 3 Mile 1 Mile 2 Mile.......................................................... “Except Ye Strive Lawfully” 1.Must Enter Gal.3:26,27

13. START FINISH 3 Mile 1 Mile 2 Mile 4. Perseverance 1 Cor.9:24-27; 15:58; Heb.10:23-25 5. No Shortcuts 6. Must Finish 2 Tim.4:7,8 1.Must Enter Gal.3:26,27 2. Stay on Course Matt.7:21-23; 2 Jn.9.......................................................... 3. Self-Control 1 Cor.9:25; Gal.5:24 “Except Ye Strive Lawfully” X