Don’t Quit (Part 1)

I read notes from a sermon way back in 2012, trying to resist the urge to share got me nowhere, so here we go:

DON’T QUIT!
 
 Every August, sportscasters on TV ask the big question. “Are you ready for
 some football?” Those who don’t like football may give a different answer,
 but for me, the answer is a resounding YES! Although I love college
 football, I usually don’t watch that much pro football. However, I was
 watching on January 3, 1993 and it is one football game I will never forget.
 
 The Houston Oilers were dominating the Buffalo Bills. At halftime, the
 Bills were behind the Houston Oilers 28–3. Everyone thought the game was
 over. Everyone thought the Buffalo Bills were finished. But at the end of
 the game, in overtime, the Bills kicked a field goal to win 41–38,
 culminating the greatest comeback in playoff history in the NFL.
 
 There are conflicting reports as to exactly what was said in the locker
 room at halftime. I don’t know what the coach told Frank Riech or the
 Buffalo Bills, but I can only imagine it was very similar to what Paul said
 to the Christians at Corinth in 1 Corinthians 9. I can summarize what he
 said with three short sentences.
 
 NEVER GIVE OUT
 NEVER GIVE IN
 NEVER GIVE UP
 
 1 Corinthians 9:24–27

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the
 prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the
 games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not
 last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore, I do
 not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the
 air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached
 to others, I myself, will not be disqualified for the prize.”

Every one runs! Run in such a way so as to get the prize.

Those words hit me right between the eyes, it could only be God speaking…to be continued!