I’m Living to Win
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The episode discusses living a Christian life with dedication and the use of sports imagery to convey spiritual truths.
Day 142 Today’s Reading: 1 Corinthians 9 George Washington Carver once said, “When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you’ll command the attention of the world.” The apostle Paul lived for God in an uncommon way. He commanded the attention of the world with how he lived for Christ. He made the Christian life a pursuit of doing it the best he could: You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You’re after one that’s gold eternally. I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me! I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself. (1 Corinthians 9:24-27, MSG) We live in a sports infested society, just as they did in the first century. Paul speaks sports to get our attention and he gets it. The image Paul uses is of the Greek games. The Greeks dated their calendars based on those games. The Jews dated their calendars by what they thought the creation date was. The…
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Host: The 260 Journey
Topics covered
- Christian life
- sports imagery
- spiritual pursuit
- self-improvement
- faith
Keywords
- Christianity
- self-improvement
- sports
- faith
- 1 Corinthians
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 1 Corinthians 9
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