080713-1830-Darrell Rice - Lay Aside Every Weight

2008-07-13-1830 Darrell Rice, Pastor from the Great Lakes Region of the Church of God is the guest speaker for 6:30 Sunday evening July 13th, 2008.Scripture Ref: Hebrews 12:1-4; Mark 10:46-50; Philippians 3:13-14; 1John 1:9; 2:1Topic: EnduranceNotes:- The real test of Christianity is not how we begin, but how we end- It is one thing to be challenged, another to accept the challenge and move toward the goal (story of marathon challenge)- Article "Who is Really Qualified?"  the disciples unqualified as are we- Turn away from everything that will challenge the progress of Christ in our lives- We fail to follow through, to do business- Story of couple in Atlanta, "tell me anything in my life-I'll lay it aside"- Blind Bartemeus threw aside his coat because it might impede his progress toward Jesus- Some good things may be a weight- We must forget our past sins, failures and bad breaks