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Acts 19:23-
Theme: The Road to following Jesus is not always easy.
Being an athlete is not easy, in fact its very difficult. If you were to read a news article about any Olympic athlete you would see their achievements and their obstacles. The article will talk about their recoveries from injuries, the mental anguish they may have gone through, the hardship of being away from their family,maybe financial obstacles, and the ways they have overcome hardships in their event.
Have you ever experienced an obstacles? All competitions, all sports have different obstacles that we might go through. Examine a few biblical passages about obstacles we will go through in life. What do these verses say about the obstacles we face?
Hebrews 12:1____________________________________________________________
Romans 8:18-21__________________________________________________________
Genesis 3:17-19.__________________________________________________________
We live in a world where people daily face obstacles. Maybe because of a sin we get entangled in or sometimes because we live in a broken world. Paul also faced obstacles while on the road to following Jesus:
Acts 14:19_____________________________________________________________
2 Cor. 11:22-12:10_______________________________________________________
Romans 7:15-25________________________________________________________
When you think about your road to following Jesus what might be some obstacles you have faced? What has made your road to following Jesus not easy?
Paul is going to learn how God is going to provide for him when the race gets difficult and obstacles get in the way.
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