FIRST THINGS FIRST (6 OF 8)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Philippians 2:5-11
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Title: First Things First
Series: Resurrection to Pentecost (6 of 8)
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Philippians 2:5-11
Author: Tim Melton
There is a race called the Ironman Triathlon.
Some of you may be familiar with it. It is an unbelievable race where several thousand people race against one another as they swim 2.4-miles, ride a bike for 112-miles, and then finish with a run of 26.2-miles, which happens to be the length of a full marathon.
Most of us would ask how could, or even why would a person do this to themselves. But thousands of people compete in different Triathlons around the world each year.
I would like to briefly share a story that took place at the 1997 Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. One of the favored racers was a 24 year-old man from Australia named Christ Legh. As he remembers back to what happened that day he tells how after the swim he was 6 minutes behind the leaders. He was having a hard time keeping down liquids but he continued on. During the bicycle ride he caught up to the leaders. He then began the marathon run believing that he could win the whole race.
As he continued to run, to save time he decided to pass up the aid stations where the runners get water or other necessary liquids. He neglected fluids hoping that would save just enough time for him to finish ahead of the other runners.
His strategy appeared to be working. He could see the finish line, and then it happened.
He began to falter and collapsed 50 yards before the finish line. Imagine that. He had swum 2.4 miles, biked for 112 miles, ran 26.2 miles and he collapsed 50 yards before the finished line. In his own words, "I thought if I just shut my eyes and made it to the end, I'd be all right."
And that was not even the worst of it. Chris Legh was near death when he collapsed. Medical experts say that Chris Legh's large intestine had become "necrotic" which means part of his large intestine had died because of dehydration. That likely was c ...
Series: Resurrection to Pentecost (6 of 8)
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Philippians 2:5-11
Author: Tim Melton
There is a race called the Ironman Triathlon.
Some of you may be familiar with it. It is an unbelievable race where several thousand people race against one another as they swim 2.4-miles, ride a bike for 112-miles, and then finish with a run of 26.2-miles, which happens to be the length of a full marathon.
Most of us would ask how could, or even why would a person do this to themselves. But thousands of people compete in different Triathlons around the world each year.
I would like to briefly share a story that took place at the 1997 Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. One of the favored racers was a 24 year-old man from Australia named Christ Legh. As he remembers back to what happened that day he tells how after the swim he was 6 minutes behind the leaders. He was having a hard time keeping down liquids but he continued on. During the bicycle ride he caught up to the leaders. He then began the marathon run believing that he could win the whole race.
As he continued to run, to save time he decided to pass up the aid stations where the runners get water or other necessary liquids. He neglected fluids hoping that would save just enough time for him to finish ahead of the other runners.
His strategy appeared to be working. He could see the finish line, and then it happened.
He began to falter and collapsed 50 yards before the finish line. Imagine that. He had swum 2.4 miles, biked for 112 miles, ran 26.2 miles and he collapsed 50 yards before the finished line. In his own words, "I thought if I just shut my eyes and made it to the end, I'd be all right."
And that was not even the worst of it. Chris Legh was near death when he collapsed. Medical experts say that Chris Legh's large intestine had become "necrotic" which means part of his large intestine had died because of dehydration. That likely was c ...
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