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Spurs

Saturday, May 1st, 2010 by Jon McDugle

This week a verse that’s been pumping me up is Hebrews 10.24: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.”

Last week I mentioned that I was planning to run a mini-marathon in Louisville. It was a pain-filled blast! Along the way I encountered so many “spurs” that helped me run the race!

SPUR moment: It was a motivating moment just to gather with thousands of other people who were crazy enough to wake up at 5:00ish into order to make it to the start line by 7:30 and run 13.1 miles!

SPUR moment: Near the top of one hill someone made a sign and stuck it in the ground…”Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”

SPUR moment: At the water stations people were continually cheering us on. It was fuel in the tank!

SPUR moment: A guy twice my age passed me near the end of the race. It was inspiring and energizing!

As I experienced all these “SPURS” I couldn’t help but think… that’s the beauty of getting together with other Jesus followers! Our goal is to just help one another run the race. When we get together our goal is to encourage one another, distribute hope and share love!

SO carry on my fellow runner! With HIS help we’re going LOVE BIG!

Jon

Jon McDugle is the lead pastor at First Baptist Church in Danville, Indiana (map). He can be reached by email at jon@firstbaptistdanville.com. Learn more about our church, our staff and don't forget to subscribe to Jon's weekly blog posts by rss or email. See all posts written by Jon.