Running with Giants, Week 5: Follow My Example

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)  Will we be seen as "Giants of Faith"?  I am not trying to make you feel ashamed. I am writing this to give you a warning as my own dear children. 1 Corinthians 4:14 (NCV)  For though you may have ten thousand teachers in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Through the Good News I became your father in Christ Jesus, so I beg you, please follow my example. 1 Corinthians 4:15-16 (NCV)  Follow My Example  That is why I am sending to you Timothy, my son in the Lord. I love Timothy, and he is faithful. He will help you remember my way of life in Christ Jesus, just as I teach it in all the churches everywhere. 1 Corinthians 4:17 (NCV)  You then, Timothy, my child, be strong in the grace we have in Christ Jesus. You should teach people whom you can trust the things you and many others have heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others. 2 Timothy 2:1-2 (NCV)  What would happen if we slowed down and told the next generation what we know and how we do it?  Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And that is what happened. The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:11-12 (NLT)  Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power. Psalm 145:4 (NLT)  I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us. We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders. Psalm 78:2-4 (NLT)  And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NLT)  How can I influence others?  1.   Integrity  2.   Nurture  3.   Faith  4.   Listen  5.   Understanding  6.   Enlarge  7.   Navigate  8.   Connect  9.   Empower  10. Reproduce