Rebooting Your Spiritual Athletics–Are you tired of feeling spiritually defeated, constantly losing ground to temptation and exhaustion? In this perspective-shifting class John Barnett reveals that true transformation requires shifting from passive religion to active spiritual training. Using Paul’s vivid Olympic metaphors, Barnett exposes the three critical arenas where your daily victory is won:
Boxing (Inward): Your biggest enemy is your old fleshly operating system. Paul speaks of hitting himself under the eye—delivering a knockout blow to his body. Stop feeding old habits. When your dead flesh tries to claw its way out of the grave, beat it back down with radical, daily repentance.
Running (Forward): Stay in your lane. Just like a runner disqualified by drifting, you must fix your eyes strictly on Jesus, pressing relentlessly toward your heavenly home.
Wrestling (Downward): We are in a wrestling match against highly organized demonic forces. You cannot survive on willpower—you must put on all seven pieces of God’s armor.
The Sewer and the Savior Barnett contrasts our modern demand for comfort with Paul writing from Rome’s Mamertine Prison—a freezing, dark dungeon built into the sewer. Yet, Paul was filled with joy because he looked upward, eagerly anticipating his crowns. Watch this class to trade earthly anxiety for eternal triumph, align your habits, and ensure you finish your race well.
From WFM-19b – The Race and the Crown (011104PM) – https://youtu.be/o6YkbcTyasY
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