Hebrews 12:1–2 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, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Big Idea: You’re not just running to run—you’re running on

, with a

Reveal Answer

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1 Corinthians 9:24–26 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. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.

Paul’s Challenge: Don’t run aimlessly—run

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✔️ A purposeful pace takes

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✔️A purposeful pace means saying no to what

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you so you can say yes to what God has for you.
✔️A purposeful pace is

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your steps with God’s purpose.

Finding Your Purpose

✔️God

you on purpose, for a purpose.

Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

✔️You won’t find your purpose in

. You’ll discover it in

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Ephesians 4:16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Mile Markers

✔️ Run with

Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

✔️What you focus on determines how you

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✔️Run with a

Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

✔️Purpose grows best in the soil of

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✔️Run on

✔️ Every step you take in

is a step in your purpose.

1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

Acts 20:24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

All scripture is quoted from the NIV unless otherwise noted.