2009-10-01T10:53:52-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/finishing/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/lighting-up-at-the-end-of-the-game-3017 2009-10-01T10:53:52-05:00 Maybe you've allowed yourself to slip into a survival mentality, or maybe you've become self-absorbed or self-pitying. In the fourth quarter, some people just settle into a reward mindset. "Well, I've worked hard all these years. I'll just settle back and relax now. It's time just to reward myself for what I did in the first three quarters of the game." Wait a minute! The game isn't over yet! We'll rest in heaven. We'll get rewarded in heaven. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/finishing-your-race-3712 2009-09-21T10:30:37-05:00 Maybe you've been tempted to quit an assignment God has given you - and He's coming to you right now saying, "Finish the race." Run with everything you've got, not halfheartedly. Remember, He gave everything He had in His race to rescue you - and even though He was beaten and bloody, Jesus didn't quit until He had crossed the finish line. http://sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21391&forum=34&37 2008-01-02T00:40:41-05:00 We read in 1 Sam 9:15-17, the Lord told Samuel : "Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be king over My people Israel