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I like to begin each New Year with a New Year Sermon and so today my text is taken from Hebrews 12.
In Hebrews 12 we can see that the writer compares the Christian life to a race that is being run.
When a person becomes a Christian you start running in a race. Now I don't want you to think that if you win the race then your going to Heaven… now that's not right! We are in the race because we are going to Heaven!
Salvation is never something you achieve because you've run well in this life.
Salvation is a free gift of God given to the believing sinner who trusts Christ for salvation.
Salvation is never given because of our performance. Salvation is given to us because of a price.
A price was paid for my sin and your sin on the cross of Calvary by Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Now the day your saved here on earth is the day that you begin a wonderful race, which will finish in Heaven.
Previous to Hebrews Chapter 12 is Hebrews Chapter 11 and in Hebrews Chapter 11 the writer gave us a big list of God's champions who ran the race that God gave them.