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FINISHING WELL

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I could be handy mending a fuseWhen your lights have gone.You can knit a sweater by the firesideSunday mornings go for a ride.

Doing the garden, digging the weeds,Who could ask for more?Will you still need me, will you still feed me,When I'm sixty-four?

•What races have you run in your lifetime?

•How do you prepare for those races?

•What result would you most want to have?

• Who is this guy?

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John Stephen Akhwari - the greatest last place finish ever (photo attached)

Updated:2006-04-05

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   Mexico, 1968    Out of the cold darkness he came. John

Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania

entered at the far end of the stadium, pain hobbling his

every step, his leg bloody and bandaged. The winner of the marathon had been declared over an hour earlier. Only a few spectators remained. But the lone runner

pressed on.    As he

crossed the finish line, the small crowd

roared out its appreciation. Afterward, a

reporter asked the runner why

he had not retired from

the race, since he had no chance of

winning. He seemed

confused by the question.

Finally, he answered:

   "My country did not send me to Mexico City to start

the race. They sent me to

finish."Credit: IOC For further info., please

visit http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/humanity/akhwari_uk.as

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SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

1.Fight the good fight: 1 Timothy 1:18 (it is the Lord’s), 1 Timothy 6:12

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

1. Fight the good fight: 1 Timothy 1:18 (it is the Lord’s), 1 Timothy 6:12Because the Christian life is a battle: the enemy is Satan (Ephesians 6:10-12, 2 Corinthians 4:4)

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

1. Fight the good fight: 1 Timothy 1:18 (it is the Lord’s), 1 Timothy 6:12Because the Christian life is a battle: the enemy is Satan (Ephesians 6:10-12, 2 Corinthians 4:4)We are on the winning team (1 John 3:8, Hebrews 2:14)

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

1. Fight the good fight: 1 Timothy 1:18 (it is the Lord’s), 1 Timothy 6:12

Because the Christian life is a battle: the enemy is Satan (Ephesians 6:10-12, 2 Corinthians 4:4)We are on the winning team (1 John 3:8, Hebrews 2:14)There is human opposition; eg Alexander (2 Timothy 4:14) (but God vindicates us!)

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

2. Finish the race, accomplish the task Eg. desertion by John Mark(Acts 15: 37-39)PreparationPersistencePerseverence

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

3. Stay true and faithful to the Lord…keep the Faith (Luke 16:10)Eg. Demas and the good life (2 Timothy 4:10)  

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

4. Respond well to the challenges and trials of lifeEg. Paul had no hard feelings and wanted no revenge; John Mark was forgiven and reinstated(James 1:2-4)

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

5. Adopt an eternal perspective:How is your worldview different from the rest of the world?Do you really believe God is sovereign?

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

5. Adopt an eternal perspective•The crown of righteousness

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

5. Adopt an eternal perspective•The crown of righteousness•Those who love righteousness

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

5. Adopt an eternal perspective•The crown of righteousness•Those who love righteousness •The hope of the Christian

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

6. Understand the importance of fellowship Paul was alone and abandoned and needed a friend (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER IN ORDER TO FINISH WELL:

6. Understand the importance of fellowship Paul was alone and abandoned and needed a friend (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)Loneliness amplifies the problems (Psalm 68:6)

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:

•What are you doing NOW in order to finish well?

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:

•What are you doing NOW in order to finish well?

•How does your “invisible” life reflect your daily personal relationship with God?

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:

• What are you doing NOW in order to finish well?

• How does your “invisible” life reflect your daily personal relationship with God?

• In what ways are you involved in serving and ministering in God’s kingdom and therefore making yourself accountable to others?

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:

•WHO is an example of someone you know who is finishing well, or has already fought the fight, finished the race, and kept the faith?

•Are YOU being that example?