1. MAKE THE DECISION TO RUN LIKE YOU’VE ALREADY WON! ‘CAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE! 
a. 1 Corinthians 9:24 “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 

2. OUR TRAINING STARTS WHEN OUR BELIEVING FOR WHAT COULD BE IS GREATER THAN WHAT’S EVER BEEN! 
a. 1 Corinthians 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever

3. FOR OUR LIVES TO “PREACH” WE MUST LIVE OUT LOUD IN BOTH WORDS & ACTIONS!
a. 1 Corinthians 9:26-27 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.”
b. Acts 20:24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.