1. Running with Jesus

2. Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

3. Hebrews 12:1-2
looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

4. Motivation Motivated By: A Cloud of Witnesses (Ch.11) Motivated To:
- Lay Aside Every Weight & Sin
- Run with Perseverance
- Look to Jesus

5. The Mileage Running the Race Develops: - Discipline – Hebrews 12:7-12
- Self-Control – 1 Corinthians 9:24-26
- Completion - 2 Timothy 4:7
“Finished the Race, Kept the Faith”

6. The Pioneer & Perfecter
The Partner
The Pioneer & Perfecter
“It was fitting that God, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.”
~ Hebrews 2:10
Pioneer = Founder, Originator, Author, or Leader
Perfecter = Not Morality,
but Completion

7. The Workout Plan
“Run with perseverance the race that has been set before you, always looking to Jesus.”
How will you run with perseverance?
In what way are looking to Jesus as your running partner?