Main Idea: Christian perseverance, like athletic competition, requires discipline to obtain the prize.

The Race of Christian Perseverance Is Difficult – v.24

• James 1:2–4
• Galatians 5:7
• Matthew 24:9–13

The Prize of Christian Perseverance is Eternal – v.25

• James 1:12
• Hebrews 12:1, 2

The Disciplines of Christian Perseverance are Necessary – v.26,27

• Hebrews 12:11
• 1 Timothy 4:7–10
• 2 Timothy 3:16, 17

So What?

• The local church must be a people committed to diligent training of its members in all matters of Christian perseverance.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:9–11
  • 2 Timothy 4:6–8