Peninsula Covenant Church
Message Title: Finish Well
Date: June 20, 2021
Message Title: Finish Well
Date: June 20, 2021
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How did Paul finish well?
5 Perspectives from Paul in 2 Timothy 4:6-21
1. Life is Hard
2 Timothy 4:6-7 NIV
John 16:33 NIV
--"Take heart!" is a command from Jesus to act courageously.
--Christian life is a struggle.
--The struggle produces strength and enables a metamorphosis to take place.
WHOSE VERSION OF LIFE ARE YOU BELIEVING?
2. Death is a Portal
--timeline of eternity - departure
--resurrected life
WHOSE VERSION OF DEATH ARE YOU BELIEVING?
2 Timothy 4:6-8 NIV
3. History is His-story
--verse 18 - God will always rescue me, at times from suffering but at times through it.
--points to His all-sufficiency
WHOSE VERSION OF REALITY ARE YOU BELIEVING?
2 Timothy 4:16-18 NIV
4. Jesus is Ultimate
--Friends routinely let you in, then they rarely let you down.
--let you in = being authentic with you
--rarely let you down = there for you, standing by your side
Jesus was the ultimate friend:
--John 15 - "I call you friends..."
--Went to the cross for us
--On the cross, Jesus didn't desert us - died in our place
Do you have that friendship with Jesus? Without it, you'll never finish well.
5. Don't Delay!
-- "Come before winter"
--Don't put it off.
PCC BENEDICTION
May you jump into the arms of Jesus and may He push out into the world. May you be healed as you participate in the healing of others. Not because you must, but because you may. This is why we were born!
Beyond Sunday
We're taking a break from the Beyond Sunday questions for the next 2 Sundays. They will be back again starting July 4.
For PCC's budgeted giving:
Fiscal year (June 1 - to date)
Giving Update
Budgeted Giving: $3,838,588
Giving to Date: $ 67,334
Still Need: $3,771,254