Title: Life Racer's Posture
Contents
A. Introduction
We are all life runners. Whether we're young, getting old or old, we're all racers in life. What is the attitude of a life racer?
1. “The train is running, shouldn't I know where I am going?”: Olive W. Holmes → 'You have to know your destination and live.
2. 'Modern people do not know where they are going. Anyway, we'll get there sooner.' :「The Willing to Meaning」(Victor Frankl) →Correction of the Race of Life
1) The purpose itself must be reconfirmed.
2) Even now, you need to set your goals again.
3) Do not miss every moment of life, and live the moment in a goal-oriented way in line with your purpose.
3. Types of Despair: 「Sickness to Death」: Kierkegaard
1) Despair not knowing that you are in despair
2) Knowing that you are in despair and realizing despair
3) Despair, trying to be oneself in despair
B. Body
1. ‘Let’s look to the Lord alone’ (verse 2): Our goal is only our Lord Jesus.
1) To look refers to a goal.
2) When we look to Christ, we are empowered by Christ, who is the author and perfecter of our faith. His power comes to us.
3) Stephen looks to Jesus even during his martyrdom.
2. ‘There are many witnesses of the faith’ (verse 1): I have to be conscious of those who are watching me.
1) It is said that “there are countless witnesses surrounding me like a cloud,” and this statement is very impressive.
2) "I'm so pretty when you fall and get up and run more than you are in first place": mother of 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist Ju Ji-young
3. Let us cast off the sin that easily binds us. (Verse 1): We need to be light by emptying not only the body but also the mind.
1) The important thing for a player is a light body.
2) Larry's Prayer
3) "I put a block of marble upside down and removed all unnecessary parts from here and there, and it turned out to be such a good piece of art." (Michelangelo)
C. Conclusion
1. Let's not give up and work hard on the race that is in front of us (verse 1).
1) Race with patience... 2) Jesus endured the cross...
2. Let's correct the posture of the life racer.
In this final war, in this last moment, now
1) No more looking around,
2) Don't waste time
3) There is no need to look back a little further.
4) And looking at Jesus,
5) to answer the call he calls us,
6) I will have to start over in the power he gives me. 7) Then the Lord will give us the crown of life.