Finish Well
Is it too late to make a difference?
What used to be
Follow in your father’s footsteps
Lived within 5-10 miles of birthplace
30-35 years work
Relative poverty
Die 50-55
ASK – GRANDFATHERS – occupation, when died
Today
New careers – opportunities
Travel – movement
40-55 ears work
Relative wealth
Die 70-75
The bottom line
Bottom line – more time, more work, more money
“With great power, comes great responsibility”
We are educated, given opportunity, blessings, wealth
Yet we are the most confused
Answering the questions
Do you want to be where you are?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What are we going to do with all this?
ASK – DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
ASK – HOW?
Evaluation
What has God given you – what are your gifts?
How do you maximize your gifts?
What have you hidden in a jar?
ASK – ARE YOU HIDING YOUR GIFTS FROM WORK, COMMUNICTY, AND GOD?
Blessing management
Avoid the temptation to materialism
One day a friend of mine was visiting a pastor in a remote African village. His house was very plain. Built of sticks and mud, it had only a dirt floor and its sparse furnishings were crudely constructed.
My friend asked the pastor, “What is one of the most difficult problems you face in your ministry?”
Without hesitation, the pastor slapped his hand on the table and exclaimed, “Materialism! If my people have one pig, they want two. If they have two pigs, they want a cow, or several cows…”
— Bill Bright
Phil 4:11-13
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Turn our gifts over to god
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Bear Fruit
My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples
John 15.8
Resources
Finish Strong – Living your faith in the secular world by Richard Capen
Stuck in Halftime – Bob Buford
Finishing Well – Bob Buford
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