In this series we are examining the specifics of Jesus Christ as your Master Life Coach. So far in this series we have examined the description of Jesus Christ’s team; the positions on Jesus Christ’s team; the mission of Jesus Christ’s team; and Jesus Christ’s personal relationship with you. Today we look at the goal for Jesus Christ’s team.

The Goal of Jesus Christ’s team recorded in Ephesians 5:

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

²⁶ That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

²⁷ That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Questions for Reflection

• What does it mean to you that Jesus Christ loves you so much that He gave Himself for you in order to present you to Himself holy and without blemish?

• What does it matter to you that you are so precious to Jesus Christ?

• What is your understanding of Jesus Christ as your Master Life Coach?

• When you cross your finish line into the physical presence of Jesus Christ what do you expect to see?

• What do you think you will do first? Hug Him? Bow before Him? Shout ‘victory’?

When We All Get to Heaven-Eliza E. Hewitt, pub.1898

Sing the wondrous love of Jesus, Sing His mercy and His grace;
In the mansions bright and blessed He’ll prepare for us a place.

Refrain:

When we all get to heaven, What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus, We’ll sing and shout the victory!

While we walk the pilgrim pathway, Clouds will overspread the sky;
But when trav’ling days are over, Not a shadow, not a sigh.

Let us then be true and faithful, Trusting, serving every day;

Just one glimpse of Him in glory Will the toils of life repay.

Onward to the prize before us! Soon His beauty we’ll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open; We shall tread the streets of gold.

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