I.  Runners of the Past (12:1)

II. Runners of the Present (12:1)

1. Run Unencumbered (12:1)

A.    Lay Aside Every Weight

B.    Lay Aside Every…Sin Which Clings so Closely

2.  Run with Endurance (12:1)

3.  Run with Aim (12:2)

A.    Jesus is the “Founder”

B.    Jesus is the “Perfecter”

1.    Endured the Cross

2.    Despising the Shame

3.    Seated at God’s Right hand (12:2)

4.    For the Joy that was Set Before Him

4.  Jesus is the Supreme Example of Endurance (12:3)