CBCNC Youth 28Dec2003: ``Run the Race'' (Heb 12:1-2)

1) ______LISTEN TO THE CHEERING CROWD

``Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses''

Who are some of the witnesses in the "hall of faith" in chapter 11? Name at least two.
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Who in your life has been a "cheerleader" for you in your walk with Jesus?
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2) DRESS______ LIGHTLY

``let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles''

Read Matthew 13:3-8, and look in particular at verse 7. What do the thorns represent? (Hint: keep reading in Matthew 13.)
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Read Colossians 3:5-9. Which of these have been "thorns" that keep you from drawing close to Jesus?
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3) ___RUN (AND KEEP _RUNNING__)

``and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us''

What are some simple ways we can stand up for Jesus in our schools?
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4) KEEP YOUR HEAD UP

`` Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith''

What should we do when we are tempted? (2 Timothy 2:22) _____________

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