How to Prevail in 2011

One of my New Year resolutions is to blog my Sunday Sermon notes. I did this for a while in my journal and kept them for my study notes. I thought I would try blogging them since I am trying to keep up with my blog and write as often as I can.

Ways to prevail in 2011:

1. Clearly identify your goals

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.   ~1 Corinthians 9:24

2. Eliminate hindrances.Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

~ Hebrews 12:1

* God, help me to hate sin the way you hate sin!

 

3. When adversity comes, remain focused on your goal.

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.  ~ Hebrews 12:2-3

 

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.  ~ Philippians 3:13-14