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Worth Running
ÆPISTOLI Worth Running follows a race that is neither self-improvement nor a victory parade. Across fifteen tracks, pressure, discipline, truth, love, contentment and surrender become forms of endurance—not proving oneself, but continuing because Christ has already taken hold. The album begins with Paul walking toward Jerusalem without knowing what awaits and ends with a Metal Mantra in which striving gives way to trust: You take over.
„You take over.Der Lauf endet nicht in Selbstkrönung, sondern in Hingabe.
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01 · Das Album
English
A race without a victory parade.
ÆPISTOLI Worth Running follows a race that is neither self-improvement nor a victory parade. Across fifteen tracks, pressure, discipline, truth, love, contentment and surrender become forms of endurance—not proving oneself, but continuing because Christ has already taken hold. The album begins with Paul walking toward Jerusalem without knowing what awaits and ends with a Metal Mantra in which striving gives way to trust: You take over.
Deutsch
Durchhalten ohne Selbstbeweis.
ÆPISTOLI Worth Running folgt einem Lauf, der weder Selbstoptimierung noch Siegesparade ist. In fünfzehn Tracks werden Druck, Disziplin, Wahrheit, Liebe, Zufriedenheit und Hingabe zu Formen des Durchhaltens — nicht um sich selbst zu beweisen, sondern weil Christus den Läufer bereits ergriffen hat.
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009-01No PicnicDokumentationPaul walks toward Jerusalem, knowing the road will hurt, without making safety the measure of faithfulness. The race begins without certainty about the outcome, but with clarity about the task.+
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Paulus betrachtet sein Leben nicht als Besitz, den er um jeden Preis bewahren muss. Entscheidend ist für ihn, den von Jesus erhaltenen Auftrag zu Ende zu führen und von Gottes Gnade zu erzählen. Er geht nach Jerusalem, obwohl er weder den Ausgang kennt noch mit einem einfachen Weg rechnet. Der Abschied von den Menschen, die ihn begleitet haben, macht den Preis dieses Entschlusses sichtbar: Treue bedeutet hier nicht Sicherheit, sondern Klarheit über den Auftrag.
Quelle: 009-01 · No Picnic.md
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me
My only aim is to finish the race
And complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me
The task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace
But there is another urgency before me now
I feel compelled to go to Jerusalem
I’m completely in the dark about what will happen
When I get there
I do know that it won’t be any picnic
I do know that it won’t be any picnic
My only aim is to finish the race
The job the Master Jesus gave me
For the Holy Spirit has let me know
Repeatedly and clearly
That there are hard times
And imprisonment ahead
But that matters little
I do know that it won’t be any picnic
My only aim is to finish the race
The job the Master Jesus gave me
What matters most to me is to finish what God started
The job the Master Jesus gave me
Of letting everyone I meet know all about this
Incredibly
Extravagant
Generosity
Of God
I do know that it won’t be any picnic
My only aim is to finish the race
The job the Master Jesus gave me
And so this is good-bye
You’re not going to see me again
Nor I you
You whom I have gone among for so long proclaiming the news
Of God’s inaugurated kingdom
I do know that it won’t be any picnic
My only aim is to finish the race
The job the Master Jesus gave me
I’ve done my best for you
Given you my all
Held back nothing of God’s will for you
I do know that it won’t be any picnic
My only aim is to finish the race
The job the Master Jesus gave me
Then Paul went down on his knees
All of them kneeling with him
And prayed
And then a river of tears
Much clinging to Paul, not wanting to let him go
They knew they would never see him again
He had told them quite plainly
The pain cut deep
Then, bravely, they walked him—down to the ship009-02Faith Under PressureDokumentationPressure is not praised for hurting; it is allowed to reveal what faith is made of. The danger is not the test itself, but escaping before endurance can finish its work.+
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Der Song verherrlicht Belastung nicht, versteht sie aber als etwas, das sichtbar macht, worauf der Glaube tatsächlich ruht. Die Gefahr liegt nicht in jeder Prüfung selbst, sondern darin, ihr vorschnell auszuweichen, bevor Ausdauer ihr Werk vollenden kann. Zugleich wird Gott nicht zum Urheber des Bösen gemacht: Versuchung wird ehrlich dort benannt, wo sie im Menschen ansetzt. Wer nicht weiss, wie er weitergehen soll, darf mutig um Weisheit bitten.
Quelle: 009-02 · Faith Under Pressure.md
When everything comes at you from all sides
That’s not punishment
That’s pressure
And pressure reveals
Consider it a gift
When tests arrive
Not because pain is good
Because what it exposes
Is real
Under pressure
Your faith shows its true colors
No hiding
No performance
Just what’s actually there
Don’t get out prematurely
Let it do its work
Pressure is not the enemy
Premature escape is
If you don’t know what you’re doing
Ask
Not timidly
Not with one foot out the door
Ask boldly
Ask as if you expect an answer
Because you will get one
Don’t get out prematurely
Let it do its work
Pressure is not the enemy
Premature escape is
But don’t blame God
For the pressure that breaks you
God puts evil in no one’s way
What rises up
Comes from inside
Name it for what it is
Don’t dress it up
The temptation to give in
Comes from us
Only us
That’s not condemnation
That’s clarity
If I know where it starts
I know where to stand
Don’t get out prematurely
Let it do its work
Pressure is not the enemy
Premature escape is
Let it do its work
So you become mature
Not deficient
In any way009-03Build on RockDokumentationTwo houses hear the same words and meet the same storm. What separates them is not religious vocabulary, but whether the words have become ground.+
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Zwei Häuser hören dieselben Worte und erleben denselben Sturm. Der Unterschied liegt nicht im religiösen Vokabular, sondern darin, ob Jesu Worte zur tragenden Praxis geworden sind. Ein als Fels bezeichneter Grund kann Sand sein, wenn er letztlich nur aus dem eigenen Selbst besteht; umgekehrt zeigt sich tragfähiger Grund erst im Sturm. Hören allein baut noch kein Haus—entscheidend ist das Tun.
Quelle: 009-03 · Build on Rock.md
These words I speak to you
Don’t just listen to them
Put them into practice
If you work these words into your life
You are like a smart carpenter
Who built his house on solid rock
Rain poured down
The river flooded
A tornado hit
But nothing moved that house
It was fixed to the rock
What are you building on?
What holds when the storm hits?
Not the words you say
The ground you stand on
But if you just use my words in Bible studies
And don’t work them into your life
You are like a stupid carpenter
Who built his house on the sandy beach
When a storm rolled in
And the waves came up
It collapsed like a house of cards
What are you building on?
What holds when the storm hits?
Not the words you say
The ground you stand on
The same storm
The same words
Two houses
One stands
One doesn’t
The difference is not belief
The difference is ground
You can call it rock
But if it’s yourself
It’s sand
You can call it sand
But if it holds
It’s rock
What are you building on?
What holds when the storm hits?
Not the words you say
The ground you stand on
These words I speak to you
Don’t just listen to them
Put them into practice
And you will know the difference
When the storm comes
Not before009-04DisciplineDokumentationCorrection feels contrary in the moment, yet it can be the shape of being treated as a beloved child. May a responsible God train rather than merely soothe?+
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Disziplin erscheint nicht als angenehm, sondern als Zumutung, die im Rückblick Frucht tragen kann. Der Song fragt, ob ein verantwortlicher Gott seine Kinder nicht nur tröstet, sondern auch erzieht und korrigiert. Korrektur wird dabei als Zeichen der Zugehörigkeit verstanden, nicht als Verwerfung. Selbstmitleid soll nicht das letzte Wort behalten; Ziel ist ein reiferes Leben in der Beziehung zu Gott.
Quelle: 009-04 · Discipline.md
At the time, discipline isn’t much fun
It always feels like it’s going against the grain
Later, of course, it pays off big-time
For it’s the well-trained who find themselves
Mature in their relationship with God
Would you prefer a responsible or an irresponsible God?
So we embrace God’s training
So we can truly live!
So we can truly live!
So we can truly live!
So we can truly live!
We embrace God’s training!
So we can truly live!
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
He also corrects
My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline
But don’t be crushed by it either
It’s the child He loves that He disciplines
The child He embraces, He also corrects
We embrace God’s training!
So we can truly live!
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
He also corrects
God is educating you
That’s why you must never drop out
He’s treating you as dear children
We embrace God’s training!
So we can truly live!
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
He also corrects
In this all-out match against sin
Others have suffered far worse than you
To say nothing of what Jesus went through
All that bloodshed!
So don’t feel sorry for yourselves
We embrace God’s training!
So we can truly live!
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
He also corrects
God regards you as His children
God regards you as His children
The child He embraces, He also corrects
God regards you as His children
God regards you as His children
The child He embraces, He also corrects
We embrace God’s training!
So we can truly live!
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
The child He embraces
He also corrects
So don’t feel sorry for yourselves
God regards you as His children
The child He embraces, He also corrects
He’s treating you as dear children
It always feels like it’s going against the grain
But the child He embraces
He also corrects009-05Lost CapacityDokumentationTruth can be lost gradually: not through one spectacular lie, but through repeated distortion until discernment goes numb. The answer is steady practice: guarding character, teaching, gratitude and the entrusted gift.+
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Der Song beschreibt, wie Wahrheit nicht nur durch eine einzelne spektakuläre Lüge verloren geht, sondern durch dauerndes Verdrehen, bis die Aufnahmefähigkeit für Wahrheit abstumpft. Dem setzt er keine ebenso spektakuläre Gegenwehr entgegen, sondern eine disziplinierte Praxis: Gottes Schöpfung dankbar annehmen, tragfähige Lehre weitergeben, die anvertraute Gabe gebrauchen und auf Charakter wie Inhalt achten. Reife soll im Leben sichtbar werden. Das wiederholte „Don’t be diverted“ richtet den Blick auf beharrliche Treue, die auch den Hörenden zugutekommt.
Quelle: 009-05 · Lost Capacity.md
The Spirit makes it clear that as time goes on, some are going to give up on the faith and chase after demonic illusions put forth by professional liars
These liars have lied so well and for so long that they’ve lost their capacity for truth
They will tell you not to get married
They’ll tell you not to eat this or that food
Perfectly good food God created to be eaten heartily and with thanksgiving by believers who know better!
Everything God created is good
And to be received with thanks
Nothing is to be sneered at and thrown out
God’s Word and our prayers make every item in creation holy
Don’t be diverted
Just keep at it
Both you and those who hear
You will experience salvation
You’ve been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching
Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there
And you’ll be a good servant of Jesus
Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion
Exercise daily in God
No spiritual flabbiness, please!
Workouts in the gymnasium are useful
But a disciplined life in God is far more so
Making you fit both today and forever
You can count on this
Take it to heart
This is why we’ve thrown ourselves into this venture so totally
We’re banking on the living God
Savior of all men and women
Especially believers
Don’t be diverted
Just keep at it
Both you and those who hear
You will experience salvation
Get the word out
Teach all these things
And don’t let anyone put you down because you’re young
Teach believers with your life
By word
By demeanor
By love
By faith
By integrity
Stay at your post reading Scripture
Giving counsel
Teaching
And that special gift of ministry you were given when the leaders of the church laid hands on you and prayed
Keep that dusted off and in use
Don’t be diverted
Just keep at it
Both you and those who hear
You will experience salvation
Cultivate these things
Immerse yourself in them
The people will all see you mature right before their eyes!
Keep a firm grasp on both
Your character
And your teaching
Don’t be diverted
Just keep at it
Both you and those who hear
You will experience salvation009-06ReminderDokumentationThe command is not new: live in love without abandoning truth. Against smooth novelty and disembodied talk, the letter longs for a face-to-face meeting.+
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Der Song hält Liebe und Wahrheit bewusst zusammen. Das Gebot, in Liebe zu leben, ist nicht neu; Liebe wird jedoch nicht von der Lehre Christi gelöst. Glatte religiöse Neuerungen und Täuschung sollen erkannt werden, ohne dass Beziehung durch abstrakte Distanz ersetzt wird. Darum endet der Text nicht mit Papier und Tinte, sondern mit der Sehnsucht nach einem persönlichen Gespräch von Angesicht zu Angesicht.
Quelle: 009-06 · Reminder.md
Permit me a reminder, friends, and this is not a new commandment
But simply a repetition of our original and basic charter: that we love each other
Love means following His commandments
And His unifying commandment is that you conduct your lives in love
This is the first thing you heard
And nothing has changed
I have a lot more things to tell you, but I’d rather not use paper and ink
I hope to be there soon in person and have a heart-to-heart talk
That will be far more satisfying to both you and me
Everyone who knows the Truth that has taken up permanent residence in us loves you
Permit me a reminder
And this is not a new commandment
It is simply a repetition of our original and basic charter
Anyone who gets so progressive in his thinking that he walks out on the teaching of Christ, walks out on God
But whoever stays with the teaching, stays faithful to both the Father and the Son
Permit me a reminder
And this is not a new commandment
It is simply a repetition of our original and basic charter
Don’t walk out on God
There are a lot of smooth-talking con artists loose in the world
Give them their true title: Deceiver!
And be very careful around them so you don’t lose out on what we’ve worked so diligently in together
Permit me a reminder
And this is not a new commandment
It is simply a repetition of our original and basic charter
Love means following His commandments
And His unifying commandment is that you conduct your lives in love
This is the first thing you heard
And nothing has changed009-07Don't Fake ItDokumentationLove must begin at the center, not on the surface. Flee evil, hold to good, and learn the difficult freedom of playing second fiddle.+
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Der Song zieht Liebe von der Oberfläche ins Zentrum der Person: Sie soll nicht gespielt, sondern gelebt werden. Dazu gehören eine klare Flucht vor dem Bösen, ein ebenso entschlossenes Festhalten am Guten und tiefe Freundschaft. „Die zweite Geige spielen“ bezeichnet hier keine Minderwertigkeit, sondern die Freiheit, nicht ständig selbst im Vordergrund stehen zu müssen. Die Wiederholung macht aus Römer 12 beinahe ein kurzes ethisches Mantra.
Quelle: 009-07 · Don't Fake It.md
Love from the center of who you are
Don’t fake it
Run for dear life from evil
Hold on for dear life to good
Be good friends who love deeply
Practice playing second fiddle
Love from the center of who you are
Don’t fake it
Don’t fake it
Don’t fake it
Love from the center of who you are
Don’t fake it
Run for dear life from evil
Hold on for dear life to good
Be good friends who love deeply
Practice playing second fiddle
Love from the center of who you are
Run for dear life from evil
Don’t fake it
Hold on for dear life to good
Don’t fake it
Hold on for dear life to good
Love from the center of who you are
Don’t fake it
Run for dear life from evil
Hold on for dear life to good
Be good friends who love deeply
Practice playing second fiddle
Love from the center of who you are
Run for dear life from evil
Be good friends who love deeply
Hold on for dear life to good
Don’t fake it
Practice playing second fiddle
Don’t fake it
Love from the center of who you are
Run for dear life from evil
Be good friends who love deeply
Practice playing second fiddle
Don’t fake it
Hold on for dear life to good
Practice playing second fiddle009-08Learn to Think Like HimDokumentationSuffering breaks the old demand to get one's own way. To think like Christ is practical: stay awake, love urgently, open the table and pass on what you were given.+
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Der Song versteht das Denken wie Christus nicht als abstrakte Gesinnung, sondern als praktische Entwöhnung vom Anspruch, immer den eigenen Willen durchzusetzen. Leiden wird dabei nicht gesucht, kann aber den Griff dieses Anspruchs lockern. Wachheit im Gebet, dringliche Liebe, Gastfreundschaft und das Weitergeben anvertrauter Gaben zeigen, wie diese neue Ausrichtung im Alltag aussieht. Was Gott gibt, soll nicht festgehalten, sondern zugunsten anderer eingesetzt werden.
Quelle: 009-08 · Learn to Think Like Him.md
Since Jesus went through everything you’re going through and more
Learn to think like Him
Think of your sufferings as a weaning from that old sinful habit of always expecting to get your own way
Then you’ll be able to live out your days
Free to pursue what God wants
Instead of being tyrannized
By what you want
Learn to Think Like Him
You’ve already put in your time in that God-ignorant way of life
Partying night after night
A drunken and profligate life
Now it’s time to be done with it for good
Learn to Think Like Him
Of course, your old friends don’t understand why you don’t join in with the old gang anymore
But you don’t have to give an account to them
They’re the ones who will be called on the carpet
And before God Himself
Learn to Think Like Him
Listen to the Message
It was preached to those believers who are now dead
And yet even though they died
Just as all people must
They will still get in on the life that God has given in Jesus
Learn to Think Like Him
Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up
So take nothing for granted
Stay wide-awake in prayer
Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it
Love makes up for practically anything
Learn to Think Like Him
Be quick to give a meal to the hungry
A bed to the homeless—cheerfully
Be generous with the different things God gave you
Passing them around so all get in on it
If words, let it be God’s words
If help, let it be God’s hearty help
That way, God’s bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus
And He’ll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything—encores to the end of time
Oh, yes!
Learn to Think Like Him
Learn to Think Like Him
Learn to Think Like Him
Learn to Think Like Him
Learn to Think Like Him009-09Center of Your LifeDokumentationWorry is not denied; it is displaced when prayer moves Christ to the center. Reconciliation, attention and practiced goodness become the harmonies of a settled life.+
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Der Song leugnet Sorge nicht, sondern beschreibt eine Verschiebung des Zentrums: Gebet bringt die konkreten Anliegen vor Gott, bis Christus den Platz einnimmt, den zuvor die Sorge beherrschte. Dazu gehören auch Versöhnung, Aufmerksamkeit für das Wahre und Gute sowie die praktische Umsetzung des Erkannten. Gottes Frieden erscheint nicht als blosses Gefühl, sondern als Harmonie eines Lebens, dessen einzelne Stimmen wieder zusammenfinden.
Quelle: 009-09 · Center of Your Life.md
It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life
My dear, dear friends!
I love you so much
I do want the very best for you
You make me feel such joy, fill me with such pride
Don’t waver
Stay on track, steady in God
I urge you to iron out your differences and make up
God doesn’t want His children holding grudges
Do your best with them
These people worked for the Message hand in hand with Clement and me, and with the other veterans
Worked as hard as any of us
Remember, their names are also in the Book of Life
It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life
Celebrate God all day, every day
I mean, revel in Him!
Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them
Help them see that the Master is about to arrive
He could show up any minute!
It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life
Don’t fret or worry
Instead of worrying, pray
Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers
Letting God know your concerns
Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness
Everything coming together for good
Will come and settle you down
It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life
It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life
Summing it all up, friends
I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on
Things true
Things noble
Things reputable
Things authentic
Things compelling
Things gracious
The best, not the worst
The beautiful
Not the ugly
Things to praise
Not things to curse
It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life
Put into practice what you learned from me
What you heard and saw and realized
Do that
And God
Who makes everything work together
Will work you into His most excellent harmonies
It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life009-10Learned by NowDokumentationContentment is not having solved life. It is discovering a ground that holds in lack and abundance, strengthened by a relationship no circumstance can calculate.+
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Zufriedenheit bedeutet hier nicht, das Leben gelöst zu haben oder Mangel zu verleugnen. Sie entsteht aus einer erlernten Tragfähigkeit, die sowohl wenig als auch viel aushält, weil ihr Grund nicht als Zahl berechnet werden kann. Hilfe und Grosszügigkeit werden dabei nicht zur Transaktion, sondern zum Ausdruck einer Beziehung. Die wiederkehrende Zeile „Just held“ verschiebt Stärke vom lauten Durchsetzen zum Getragensein.
Quelle: 009-10 · Learned by Now.md
I’m not saying I have everything figured out
I’m saying I’ve learned
I’ve been low
I’ve been full
I’ve had little
I’ve had much
And somewhere between the two
I found a way through
Not because the circumstances changed
Because something in me did
I can make it through anything
In the One who makes me who I am
Not louder
Not stronger
Just held
I’ve learned to be content
Wherever I am
Not by pretending
Not by ignoring
By discovering
That enough
Is not a number
It’s a ground
I can make it through anything
In the One who makes me who I am
Not louder
Not stronger
Just held
You came alongside me
When things were hard
Not once
More than once
That matters
That stays
And God
Who receives what you give
Gives back
In ways
You can’t calculate
Not a transaction
A friendship
I can make it through anything
In the One who makes me who I am
Not louder
Not stronger
Just held
Receive the grace
Of the Master, Jesus
Deep
Deep
Within yourselves009-11Take OverDokumentationThe runner refuses to crown or judge himself. He keeps moving with limited sight and hands the verdict, correction and finish to God.+
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Der Läufer weigert sich, sich selbst zu krönen oder das endgültige Urteil über seinen Lauf zu sprechen. Er läuft mit begrenzter Sicht weiter und übergibt Richtung, Korrektur, Gerechtigkeit und Ziel an Gott. „You take over“ ist deshalb keine Flucht vor Verantwortung, sondern die Absage an Selbstrechtfertigung. Der eigene Schritt bleibt notwendig; das letzte Wort über seinen Wert bleibt jedoch nicht beim Läufer.
Quelle: 009-11 · Take Over.md
I have fought—as far as I know
I am still running
That is all I can say
There is no crown in my hand
Only the road still before me
You take over
I am not the judge of my own race
You take over
This is the race I am running now
This is the race I am running now
I run as long as I have breath
I believe—as far as I see
This is the race I am running now
This is the race I am running now
You take over
My life is not an altar
It is simply given
I run because I must
Not because I am certain
Not because I deserve applause
If there is a finish
It is not mine to declare
You take over
If I am wrong
Correct me
If I am driven
Slow me
You take over
This is the race I am running now
I run as long as I have breath
I believe—as far as I see
If there is justice
Let it be Yours
No shouting
No applause
Only the road
And the step I take009-12PatienceDokumentationTrouble is not glorified, but it can forge patience into tested character and alert hope. Grace begins before readiness and turns endurance into praise, not grim survival.+
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Der Song verherrlicht Schwierigkeiten nicht, verfolgt aber ihre mögliche Verwandlung: Bedrängnis kann Geduld entwickeln, Geduld einen geprüften Charakter und dieser eine wache Hoffnung. Entscheidend ist, dass Gnade nicht erst nach menschlicher Bereitschaft beginnt. Christus handelt, als der Mensch noch schwach und unvorbereitet ist, und eröffnet dadurch Versöhnung und neues Leben. Ausdauer endet deshalb nicht in grimmigem Durchhalten, sondern in Freundschaft mit Gott und im Lob.
Quelle: 009-12 · Patience.md
By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us
Set us right with Him, make us fit for Him
We have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus
And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that He has already thrown open His door to us
We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand
Out in the wide open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise
There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles
Because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us
And how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue
Keeping us alert for whatever God will do next
In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged
Quite the contrary
We can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
Christ arrives right on time to make this happen
He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready
He presented Himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready
And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway
We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice
But God put His love on the line for us by offering His Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to Him
Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death, the consummate blood sacrifice
There is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way
If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of His Son
Now that we’re at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of His resurrection life!
Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose
We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah!009-13Press OnDokumentationThe past is neither denied nor enthroned. It is released so the next step can become more important than the road already crossed.+
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Der Song fordert nicht dazu auf, die Vergangenheit zu leugnen oder abzuwerten. Sandroad, Sturm und Brücke waren real; sie sollen jedoch weder Thron noch Endpunkt werden. Paulus’ Bewegung nach vorn entsteht nicht aus der Behauptung, bereits angekommen oder Experte zu sein, sondern daraus, dass Christus ihn schon ergriffen hat. Loslassen bedeutet deshalb, dem nächsten Schritt mehr Gewicht zu geben als dem bereits zurückgelegten Weg.
Quelle: 009-13 · Press On.md
I’m not saying that I have this all together
That I have it made
But I am well on my way
Not that I have already arrived
Not that I have it all figured out
But I press on
To make it my own
Because Christ Jesus
Has already made me His own
Forget what is behind
Strain toward what is ahead
Press on
Press on
Friends, don’t get me wrong
By no means do I count myself an expert
In all of this
But I’ve got my eye on the goal
Where God is beckoning us onward
To Jesus
Forget what is behind
Strain toward what is ahead
Press on
Press on
What lies behind
Let it lie
Not denied
Not forgotten
Released
The sandroad was real
The storm was real
The bridge was real
But this is now
And there is forward
I’m off and running
And I’m not turning back
Forget what is behind
Strain toward what is ahead
Press on
Press on
Not because the past was nothing
Because the next step
Is everything009-14Cloud of WitnessesDokumentationThe race is crowded with those who ran before. Their witness does not remove fatigue; it redirects the runner's eyes to Jesus and gives courage to continue.+
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Der Lauf findet nicht im leeren Raum statt. Die Zeugen sind Menschen, die den Weg zuvor gegangen sind; ihre Gegenwart nimmt Müdigkeit und Widerstand nicht weg, erinnert den Läufer aber daran, dass er nicht allein ist. Entscheidend bleibt der Blick auf Jesus, der den Lauf begonnen und vollendet hat. Wenn der Glaube nachlässt, soll seine Geschichte nochmals betrachtet werden—nicht als fernes Ideal, sondern als neue Kraft für den nächsten eigenen Schritt.
Quelle: 009-14 · Cloud of Witnesses.md
Do you see what this means?
All these pioneers
Who blazed the way
All these veterans cheering us on
It means we’d better get on with it
Strip down
Start running
And never quit
No extra spiritual fat
No parasitic sins
We are not alone
We have never been alone
A cloud of witnesses
Surrounding us
Cheering us on
Run
Run
Run
Keep your eyes on Jesus
Who both began and finished this race
We’re in
He never lost sight of where He was headed
That exhilarating finish
In and with God
We are not alone
We have never been alone
A cloud of witnesses
Surrounding us
Cheering us on
Run
Run
Run
He could have turned back
Every time He could have turned back
He didn’t
Not for the crowd
Not for the proof
Not because it was easy
Because the finish was real
When you find yourselves flagging in your faith
Go over that story again
Item by item
That long litany of hostility
He ploughed through
That will shoot adrenaline
Into your souls
We are not alone
We have never been alone
A cloud of witnesses
Surrounding us
Cheering us on
Run
Run
Run
All these pioneers
All these veterans
They ran
Now it’s your turn009-15Race Worth RunningDokumentationOne sentence remains after every argument is exhausted. Repeated as a Metal Mantra, it releases the need to explain the race and hands its direction back: You take over.+
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Der Abschlusstrack reduziert den gesamten Lauf auf zwei Sätze: Dies ist der einzige Lauf, der zu laufen lohnt—und seine Richtung wird Gott übergeben. Als Metal Mantra will der Song nichts mehr beweisen oder ausführen. Die Wiederholung löst den Zwang zur weiteren Erklärung und lässt aus dem eigenen Antreiben Vertrauen werden: „You take over.“
Quelle: 009-15 · Race Worth Running.md
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
You take over
You take over
You take over
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
You take over
You take over
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running
This is the only race worth running03 · Strukturtest
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