More than a Golden Football - Love Worth Finding - June 19
June 19, 2025 – More than a Golden Football
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Sermon: 2483 The Soul Winner’s Six Mighty Motivations, Part 2
Pray Over This
“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.”
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Ponder This
Paul said, “If you want to get the crown, you have to train yourself. You have to discipline yourself. You have to run with all your might. And when you box, it’s not shadow boxing, as one who is beating the air. This is a real fight.”
I am a “has-been” athlete, but I did play some football. I was the captain of a championship team. Our award was a little gold football, which I gave to my sweetheart, Joyce. And then, because we played football, we got a sweater with a letter on it. Our letter said “PB,” for Palm Beach High School. And then, because God blessed me with some success, I got some trophies.
Now, let me tell you what happened with all that stuff. Thieves came into our house one night and took the golden football. It’s gone! Who has it now? I have no idea. What about the sweater? Moths got the sweater. It’s gone! What about the cups? I have no idea where they are. Things of the world fade and are easily stolen. But when you win souls to Jesus Christ, you don’t receive a corruptible crown that can be lost or stolen. You receive a crown of glory that never fades.
- What are some earthly crowns you have held onto? What happened to them?
- What are some things you have done to run the race of sharing Christ with others? What is hard about running that race?
Practice This
Talk to someone who does not know Christ and ask how you can pray for that person.
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