{"id":19894,"date":"2016-12-29T09:02:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2017-en\/m246\/"},"modified":"2016-12-29T09:02:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T14:02:20","slug":"m246","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/m246\/","title":{"rendered":"The Testimony of Apostle Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b246'>1_Corinthians 9:1 ~ 9:27<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>25-27. And everyone who contends exercises self-control in all things; they then, that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we, an incorruptible.\r\nI therefore run in this way, not as though without a clear aim; I box in this way, not as though beating the air;\r\nBut I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest perhaps having preached to others, I myself may become disapproved.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>The Testimony of Apostle Paul<br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>The previous chapters cover the matter of marriage and the matter of eating and drinking. Here Paul displayed his own testimony. He told us that our Christian journey is a race. Therefore we should \u201cexercise self-control in all things\u201d (verse 25).<br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>How do we keep a balance between two opposing concepts &#8211; rights\/freedom vs. aim\/self-control? <br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>Thank You, Lord, for the testimony of Brother Paul. Grant me such a will that I may receive an incorruptible crown.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/en\/hymn\/h\/1206\" target=\"_blank\">1206 There\u2019s a race for us to run\u2014Hallelujah<\/a><br\/>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19894-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e1206-Look-Away-O-Look-Away-Lord-of-All-Hope-Living-Stream-Ministry.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e1206-Look-Away-O-Look-Away-Lord-of-All-Hope-Living-Stream-Ministry.mp3\">http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e1206-Look-Away-O-Look-Away-Lord-of-All-Hope-Living-Stream-Ministry.mp3<\/a><\/audio><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_19894\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"19894\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1a1_Corinthians 9:1 ~ 9:27 Key Verse\uff1a25-27. And everyone who contends exercises self-control in all things; they then, that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we, an incorruptible. I therefore run in this way, not as though without a clear aim; I box in this way, not as though beating the air; But I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest perhaps having preached to others, I myself may become disapproved. Topic\uff1aThe Testimony of Apostle Paul Emphasis\uff1aThe previous chapters cover the matter of marriage and the matter of eating and drinking. Here Paul displayed his own testimony. He told us that our Christian journey is a race. Therefore we should \u201cexercise self-control in all things\u201d (verse 25). Meditate\uff1aHow do we keep a balance between two opposing concepts &#8211; rights\/freedom vs. aim\/self-control? Prayer\uff1aThank You, Lord, for the testimony of Brother Paul. Grant me such a will that I may receive an incorruptible crown. 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