Finishing Well (1 of 2)
Series: Finish/ Restart Well
Rich Wooten
2 Timothy 4:6-8
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Have you ever arrived at the end of a really good book and wish it wasn't about to end? As you are reading, you know it is inevitable of course (unless it's one of those seemingly never-ending money grab series that they just keep writing..), but I am talking about a classic book with no sequel that you don't want it to end? The pages are piling up on the left hand, diminishing on the right, and you almost get a bit anxious about the end because it doesn't seem to have enough time to wrap it up. Like the author has misjudged the ending, you worry that it won't be somehow satisfying or it won't wrap up all your questions. The last page turns, you put the book down, take a deep breath, and realize you are better for the read! That's a wonderful experience.
There are some movies out there that we feel the same way about, the last scene ends, silence in the theater as people just take in the wonder of a beautifully powerful experience of a good movie with a good ending. (Schindler's List, Planet of the Apes (1968),
Those with bad endings are memorable for all the wrong reasons! ''Being There'', ''The Circle'', ''Lost'', ''St. Elsewhere'', ''Heroes''. It takes a real talent to completely ruin a series with the last 60 seconds!
As we approach the end of a calendar year in just 14/12 hours, I think this is a good time to think through what makes our story unique and to look ahead to our ending. Not really wanting to take a morbid turn this last day of the year, but I am convinced that by taking a look at where we want to end, we can restart our next day with better focus. In fact, this week we are looking at Finish Well and next week, the first Sunday of the year, we will be looking at ReStarting Well.
How will we go about doing this? I want to take a look at several lives in the Bible and then look at what got them to the finish line. The encourag ...
Series: Finish/ Restart Well
Rich Wooten
2 Timothy 4:6-8
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Have you ever arrived at the end of a really good book and wish it wasn't about to end? As you are reading, you know it is inevitable of course (unless it's one of those seemingly never-ending money grab series that they just keep writing..), but I am talking about a classic book with no sequel that you don't want it to end? The pages are piling up on the left hand, diminishing on the right, and you almost get a bit anxious about the end because it doesn't seem to have enough time to wrap it up. Like the author has misjudged the ending, you worry that it won't be somehow satisfying or it won't wrap up all your questions. The last page turns, you put the book down, take a deep breath, and realize you are better for the read! That's a wonderful experience.
There are some movies out there that we feel the same way about, the last scene ends, silence in the theater as people just take in the wonder of a beautifully powerful experience of a good movie with a good ending. (Schindler's List, Planet of the Apes (1968),
Those with bad endings are memorable for all the wrong reasons! ''Being There'', ''The Circle'', ''Lost'', ''St. Elsewhere'', ''Heroes''. It takes a real talent to completely ruin a series with the last 60 seconds!
As we approach the end of a calendar year in just 14/12 hours, I think this is a good time to think through what makes our story unique and to look ahead to our ending. Not really wanting to take a morbid turn this last day of the year, but I am convinced that by taking a look at where we want to end, we can restart our next day with better focus. In fact, this week we are looking at Finish Well and next week, the first Sunday of the year, we will be looking at ReStarting Well.
How will we go about doing this? I want to take a look at several lives in the Bible and then look at what got them to the finish line. The encourag ...
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