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Is there someone or is there something that's slowing you down?

Well, in the race of life, we want to run as lightly as possible.

Pastor Greg Lorry points out how the Christian life has been compared to a long-distance race,

and today he helps us finish well.

Don't hang around ungodly people who influence you to do ungodly things.

We want to run from what is wrong. We want to run from what is wrong. We want to run toward

what is right. And we want to run with like-minded people.

This is the day when the lost I found. This is the day for a new beginning Amazing grace

How sweet the sound

Oh can you hear all the angels

I've seen it

This is the day

The day when life begins

As a rule, people don't walk much anymore

Some might do a couple of miles on the treadmill at the gym,

but they drove three laps around the parking lot to get the closest parking space. In biblical times,

everybody walked, a lot, and running? Well, that was the speeding they did when they were late for work.

Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Lorry points out how Paul the Apostle offers counsel on how we can

run the race of life with endurance and how we can run to win.

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