In this series we are examining the specifics of Jesus Christ as your Master Life Coach. Today we look at the description of Jesus Christ’s team.

When you and I receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior we become part of His team. Remember He has created you new; He loves you with an everlasting love; He has designed a specific purpose for your life; He has specific tasks for you to accomplish; He has an unique race for you to run; He died and rose again so that you could have abundant life; He wants to run your race with you; He is preparing a place for you to live with Him forever..

Description of Jesus Christ’s Team recorded in Matthew 16:

¹⁵He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

¹⁶ And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

¹⁷ And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

¹⁸ And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Will=determination, surety

Build=to construct, create, establish, increase, strengthen, mold, form

Prevail=to be superior in strength, power and influence; succeed

Membership to His team requires personal faith that He is God, the promised Messiah.

Jesus Christ is determined to construct, establish and strengthen His team so the opposing team (His enemy) cannot succeed in being superior to His strength, power and influence.

Question for reflection

1) Which of the specifics about your new life in Jesus Christ matters most to you right now?

Why?

2) Is the life you are living worth the suffering and death Jesus Christ endured for you?

3) What does having Jesus Christ as you Master Life Coach mean to you?

4) Where are you in regular conversations with your Master Life Coach?

Hebrews 12:

¹ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

² Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God

Dearly Beloved,

Run with your eyes on Jesus alone!

Run in faith that Jesus loves you, has uniquely designed and created only one you, has a good plan for your life, runs with you and will accomplish His purposes for you and through you!

Run in His strength alone!

Run with your eyes on the prize!

Run with your focus on His mission: to conform you to the image of Jesus Christ!

Run with the desire to finish strong!

Run with the desire to finish with your lamp burning!

Run with the expectation of being in His physical presence when you cross your finish line!

Run to His glory alone!

Run and keep on running!

Coach Patti