• Finishing well is God’s plan / agenda for His children.
• It is important to start with God and finish with God.
Acts 1:16-20
• What matters more in life and destiny isn’t how you start but how you end.
• You may start poorly but by the grace of God, you may end well.
• You need God on your side in order to finish well.
• When a person is disconnected from God, they begin to run on an empty tank and can’t go far.
• You need to keep filling your spiritual tank every day.
• You fill your spiritual tank via prayer, the word of God, attending church services, etc.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FINISH WELL?
1. To walk with God personally to the end of your life
2. To make a positive contribution to God’s work with your time, talents and resources
3. To leave a heritage and children that will continue to do the work of God
4. Arriving at the end of your journey without failure, defeat or reproach in your life
5. Arriving at the end not less in impact, results and end-product than at the beginning
6. Exiting the world in a blaze of glory, on a note of victory
7. Ending with minimal regrets in life and destiny
8. To remain faithful to Jesus Christ throughout life and complete the tasks He has given you until you hear, “well done, good and faithful servant.” (Mat 25:21)
2 Tim 4:7, Acts 20:24

BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO FINISHED WELL
1. Job (Job 2:10, 42:12)
2. Joshua (Josh 24:15, 29-31)
3. Caleb (Josh 13:30, 14:10-12)
4. Daniel
5. Paul (2 Tim 4:7-8)

BARRIERS TO FINISHING WELL
1. Money (Acts 5:1-10)
2. Power(1 Sam 18:7-9)
• There is a right use of power and an abusive use of power.
3. Pride (Prov 16:18)
4. Things (possessions)
5. Illicit sex
6. Maintenance

5 THINGS TO MAKE SURE YOU FINISH WELL
1. Have a vision (Luke 9:59-62)
2. Be disciplined
3. Continue learning (Phili 3:10)
4. Have mentors in life and destiny
5. Revival

FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, I ASK FOR GRACE TO RUN THE CHRISTIAN RACE FAITHFULLY TO THE END. HELP ME NOT TO FAIL ALONG THE WAY.