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A Race
A race was organised between Goliath and David.
Now, when the race started, both Goliath and David started running at an equal pace but after a few seconds, David got ahead of Goliath.
Seeing David getting ahead, Goliatha increased his pace but was unable to match the David’s
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Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jun 5, 2010
In the 1940’s there was race, a race to get the mightiest weapon this world had yet seen. The United States had the Manhattan Project. Hitler had his heavy water experiments. After the war it was learned that Hitler was much farther away from developing the atomic bomb than some had feared. But
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Lutheran
Contributed by Charles Wallis on May 6, 2009
IN THE RACE TOGETHER
Team Hoyt runs in marathons and triatholons. Dick Hoyt pushes his son Rick, who has cerebal palsy, in a wheelchair, rides him on a bike, and pulls him in a boat, but they both experience the thrill of a race.
We have a loving Father who carries us through our trials,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Chris Supper on Nov 2, 2010
FINISHING THE RACE
August 1992. Derrick Redmond from Great Britain was favored to win the 400-meter race during the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, but as he powered around the backstretch, his hamstring snapped. Redmond tried desperately to finish the race, but he still had half the
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Contributed by Paul Steen on Jul 11, 2014
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My wife and I watched as Danny, our youngest son, competed in the Carnival of Champions back when he was in elementary school. He was entered in the half-mile race. It was two laps around the track.
When the starting gun sounded, he quickly leapt ahead of everyone and built a sizable lead. He had
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Calvary Chapel
Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 6, 2021
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Many years ago, I coached the High School Swimming team. I had several athletes that went to College on scholarships; but the athlete I was thinking about while I was preparing this sermon, went on to compete in Triathlons. A Triathlon is a 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike ride, and a 6 mile run.
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 2, 2010
RUNNING THE RACE
Many of you know that I have fairly poor eyesight. However, my eyesight today is far better than it was when I was a child. The Lord has given me much better eyesight today than I have ever had I my life. When I was a kid, however, my eyesight was terrible.
So as I was
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
James was excited as he turned the two hundred mark heading towards home. Two and three –quarter laps had gone and he was still in the lead. His one and only goal was to win this race and he was full of confidence that he could do it. His thoughts race ahead to the podium, the applause, the glory,
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THE THREE RACES
A boy realised that God had made him fast. He wanted to have a race in his village to prove his speed. People from his village and the surrounding villages were invited, either as competitors or spectators. A wise man came to watch the race, which the boy won easily. Everyone
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The end of the human race will be that it will eventually
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 7, 2009
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FINISHING THE RACE TOGETHER
Several years ago, five handicapped finalists gathered at the starting line for the Special Olympics. They had all trained hard for this day. Hearts were pounding. And each one wanted to win. The starter’s gun discharged and the athletes exploded from their crouched
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Charismatic
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START OF THE HUMAN RACE
A little girl asked her mother, "How did the human race start?"
The mother answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and so all mankind was made."
Two days later, the girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, "Many years ago, there were
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
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RUNNING THE RACE GOD'S WAY
Joni Eareckson Tada recently told a story commenting on Romans 15:1-2: "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up."
She writes, "My husband, Ken, serves
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Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 30, 2013
THE LIGHT RACING TO SAVE US
One of the most tragic stories of WW2 involves the tale of the survivors of the sunken USS Indianapolis. The ship went down in the last days of the war and the survivors remained unaccounted for five days. Many were in the water for that time with nothing more than a
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Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
WRONG WAY, ROY
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Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 28, 2008
JUST STAY IN THE RACE
Charlton Heston had to learn how to drive a chariot with four horses for his part in the movie Ben Hur. After many weeks of chariot lessons he told the director, "I think I can drive the chariot all right, but I'm not at all sure I can actually win
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Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 12, 2009
Illustration: Children’s Talk: Running a race. Share what you have in life with others. Pass the baton to the next person.
God started this race and was at the
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Assembly Of God