Chester Williams - "That Special Race" (July 10, 1988)

The Christian life is often depicted in Scripture as a race. This is a particular race we are called to, one of common struggle that necessitates we pick up our crosses and follow Jesus. Each of us also has our own particular laps to run in this race, so we must not get distracted by the races others are running. And, finally, in order to run this race with endurance, we must lay aside the heavy burdens of sin that weigh us down. We have this example in Jesus and all the saints of the ages. (Abstract created by Duke Divinity School staff.)

Sermon start time: (Part 1) 27:14. Sermon end time: (Part 1) 49:28.

Key quotation: “It’s not a race where Jesus must bear the cross alone, and all the world go free. That’s not our race. It’s a race where there is a cross for everyone, and there is a cross for me.”