Finishing Well
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
The Christian Race
- Analogy of running a race
- 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
- Emphasis on discipline and running to obtain an imperishable crown
- Comparison between earthly and eternal rewards
Models of Faithfulness
- Caleb:
- Caleb's wholehearted following of the Lord
- Caleb's faith and perseverance
- Daniel:
- Daniel's faithfulness in exile
- His rise to prominence under multiple kings
- Daniel in the lions' den
- Apostle Paul:
- Paul's commitment to finishing the race
- His focus on completing the task given by the Lord
Characteristics of Those Who Finish Well
- Accurate Self-Assessment:
- Understanding one's giftedness and calling
- Questions to determine giftedness
- What do you like to do?
- What do you do well?
- What is your passion?
- Accountability:
- Importance of having an accountability group
- Anecdotes about the lack of accountability leading to moral failure
- Dynamic Personal Relationship with the Lord:
- Emphasis on obedience and maintaining a close relationship with God
- Paul's prayer for knowing Christ and the power of His resurrection
- Perseverance:
- Never quitting or retiring from the ministry
- Story of the marathon runner who finished the race despite injuries
Conclusion
- Emphasis on finishing well
- Analogy of passing the baton in a relay race
- Challenge to pass on faith and commitment to the next generation
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About the Contributors
Howard G. Hendricks
Dr. Howard G. Hendricks, known simply as “Prof,” directly or indirectly touched millions of lives in the evangelical community and beyond. For more than sixty years Prof served on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), where he taught more than ten thousand students. He served as the chairman of the Center for Christian Leadership for over twenty years. He also ministered in person in more than eighty countries. Through speaking engagements, radio, tapes, films, the sixteen books he authored and coauthored, countless journal and popular-market articles, his service on numerous boards, and his work as a chaplain to the Dallas Cowboys (1976–1984), his reach was and is worldwide.
His legacy, in partnership with Jeanne, his wife of more than sixty-five years, includes four children and six grandchildren. Holding large audiences enthralled at venues such as Billy Graham’s conference center or Promise Keepers’ stadium rallies, Prof would confide, “It’s wonderful to be here with you, but I have a group of delicious students waiting for me back at the seminary.”
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