Each month, we are going to be connecting a different aspect of running a race with the different aspects of life, beginning from the starting line (birth) all the way to the finish line and receiving the prize (heaven). As we work through each aspect of the race, it is our hope and our desire that our students are encouraged to run the Christian race well.
Theme Song:
"By Faith"
Monthly Verse, Song, & Chapel Information
Song: By Faith (Theme song)
1 Corinthians 9:24 & 25 “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. 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.”
Song: When We Walk with the Lord PH #548
2 Timothy 2:5, “Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules.”
Song: A Mighty Fortress is Our God PH #469
Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”
Song: Day By Day Lift Up Your Hearts #437
2 Corinthians 4: 16 & 17 “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
Song: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Hebrews 12:2, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (1984 version)
Song: I Surrender All Lift Up Your Hearts #739
1 Timothy 4:7b-8, “Train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”
Song: Christian Hearts in Love United PH #513: 1, 2
Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Song: Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us Lift Up Your Hearts #330
Isaiah 40:29-31,”He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Song: Tell Your Children PH #588
Hebrews 12:1, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
Song: Victory in Jesus Celebration Hymnal #353
Philippians 3:14, “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”