This document discusses the importance of dedication, desire, and discipline in pursuing one's spiritual goals. It provides several biblical passages emphasizing the need to dedicate one's whole self to God, desire to follow and obey Him even in the face of persecution, and exercise discipline through self-control, obedience, and training to overcome limitations and attain eternal rewards. The key is using discipline as a means to greater ends, giving up lesser things for God, and persevering through faith until the end.

4. This is not
about Fall.
This is
about
Rise.“This is
what all
races are
about.”

6. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 NIV
24
Do you not knowthat in a race all the runners
run, but onlyone gets the prize?Runin such a
way as to get the prize.
25
Everyone whocompetes inthe games goes into
strict training. They do it to get a crownthat will
not last, but we do itto get acrown that willlast
forever.

7. 26
ThereforeI donot run likesomeone running
aimlessly;I donot fight like aboxerbeating
the air.
27
No, I strikea blow to my bodyand makeit
my slaveso that afterI havepreachedto
others, Imyself will not be disqualifiedfor
the prize.

16. I. Dedication
To devote wholly or
chiefly
Webster Universal

17. I appeal to youtherefore, brothers, by the
mercies of God, to present your bodies as
a living sacrifice,holy and acceptable to
God, which is your spiritual worship.
Romans 12:1 ESV

18. I wantyourloyalty, not yoursacrifices.
I want you to know me, not to give
me burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 GW

19. If we live, we live tothe Lord; and if we die,
we die to theLord. So whether we live or
die, we belong to the Lord.
Romans 14;8 NIV

20. I havebeen crucifiedwith Christ.It is nolonger
I who live,but Christ wholives in me. And
the lifeI now livein the flesh Iliveby faith in
the Sonof God,who lovedme and gave
himself for me.
Galatians2:20 ESV

21. So whether you eat or drink or
whatever you do, do it all for the
glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV

22. Whatever youare doing, work at it
with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and
not for people.
Colossians 3:23 NET

23. Peter and other apostles
replied;”We must obey God
rather than men.”
Acts 5:29 NIV

24. Therefore, in the present caseI advise
you: Leave these menalone!Let them
go! For of their purpose or activity is of
human origin, it will fail.
But if it is from God, you will not be able
to stop these men; you willonly find
yourselves fighting against God.
Acts 5:38-29 NIV

25. “The sky is not my
limit...I am.”
T.F.
Hodge

26. Don't believe what your eyes
are telling you. All they show
is limitation. Look with your
understanding, find out what
you already know, and you'll
see the way to fly.”
Richard Bash

27. Once we accept our
limits, we go beyond
them.
Albert
Einstein

28. II. Desire

29. Then He saidto themall,"Ifanyone
desirestocomeafterMe,lethim
denyhimself,andtakeuphiscross
daily,andfollowMe.
Luke9:23 NKJV

30. Yes, and all who desire to
live godly in Christ Jesus
will suffer persecution.
2 Timothy 3;12 NKJV

31. If you are insulted because of the
name of Christ, you are blessed
because the Spirit of glory--the
Spirit of God--is resting on you.
1 Peter 4:14 GW

32. All men will hateyou because
of me, but he who stands firm
to the end will be saved.
Mark 13:13 NIV

33. III. Discipline
Everyone whocompetes in the games goes intostrict
training.They do it to get a crownthat willnotlast, but
we do it to get a crown thatwilllastforever.
Therefore I do not runlike someone running aimlessly; I
do not fightlike a boxer beatingthe air.
No, I strike a blowto my body and make it my slave so
that after I have preached to others, I myself willnot be
disqualifiedfor the prize.
1 Corinthians9:25-27 NIV

34. III. Discipline
Self Control
Obedience
Goodbehavior
Self-restraint
Train
 Keep inCheck

38. Discipline is a means,
not an end.

39. Discipline really means giving
up somethinglesser for
somethinggreater.
Muscular Faith

40. I have fought the goodfight, I have finished
the race, I have kept the faith.
Now there is in store for me the crown of
righteousness, which the lord, the
righteous judge will award to me on that
day- and not only me but also all who
have longed for his appearing.
2 Timothy 4:7-8 NIV

41. Challenges
 Will you dedicate your life
to God? How?
 Will you desire to follow
God and deny yourself?

42. Challenges
DISCIPLINE is a means, not an
end.
Go beyond our Limitation for the
Glory of God.