Series: What It Takes To Win! Part 1: A Winning Game Plan! Text: 1 Corinthians 9:24-­‐27; Selected Scriptures 1 Corinthians 9:24-­‐28 (NLT) Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. 26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. 27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. [1] Great wins require great ____________________! Acts 26:12-­‐19 1 Corinthians 9:19-­‐23 (NIV) Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. [2] Great wins require great ________________! 1 Corinthians 9:25-­‐27 (NLT) -­‐-­‐ All athletes are disciplined in their training ... 27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. 1 Timothy 4:7 (NLT) -­‐-­‐ …Train yourself to be godly. [3] Great wins require great ___________________! Proverbs 27:17 (Message) You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another. [4] Great wins require great ____________________! 1 Corinthians 9:26-­‐27 (Message) I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me! 27 I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.