#1 - Find the Right Examples to Follow, 17

1st - Our Supreme PATTERN, 12-16

2nd - Our Singular PORTRAIT, 17a

3rd - Our Spiritual PICTURE, 17b

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Elements of a Spiritual Runner:

1st - The MINDSET, 12a

2nd - The EFFORT, 12b

3rd - The CONCENTRATION, 13

4th - The MOTIVATION, 14

5th - The RESOURCE, 15

6th - The PRINCIPLE, 16

Never forget the diet that accompanies a spiritual runner:

You Need the Word in You, You Need to Pray, and You Need Examples to Imitate.

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3rd - Righteousness that is GAIN 8-11

What do we gain from salvation?  Salvation is....

1- KNOWING Christ, 8b

2- POSSESSING Righteousness, 9

3- EXPERIENCED Power, 10a

4- PERSEVERING Fellowship, 10b

5- ATTAINING Glory, 11

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What Righteousness are you Counting on for your Salvation?

1st - Righteousness that LACKS, 4-6

1-Ritual

2-Race

3-Rank

4-Rearing

5-Religiosity

6-Reverence

7-Regulation

2nd - Righteousness that ATTRACTS, 7-8 (more to come next week)

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