Check Your Understanding

is a classic example of someone who started out great, but finished miserably later in life.

Finishing well doesn’t mean finishing with a record. But it does mean learning from our mistakes, getting back on course, and pursuing the Lord with our whole heart. We need to work hard at building the kingdom of God as long as we are able – regardless of past failures.

Do you realize that you can actually read through the Bible in 71 hours? Recorded readings of the Bible have proven it. In no more than a day you can go through the entire Bible in a year’s time.

A key factor in being Christ-centered is allowing to direct our paths. God is the only one who knows the direction we should take at any given time.

A second important factor in being Christ-centered is . A Christ-centered person recognizes that the fruitfulness of their lives is a direct result of their relationship with the Lord.

If could have been unnecessary for anyone, surely it would have been Jesus, the sinless Son of God. However, it was one of the dominant habits of His life and a frequent theme in His teaching.

In the same way that Jesus depended on the to reveal the will of the Father to Him, we need to be completely dependent on Him to reveal the Father’s will for us.

The Holy Spirit also teaches us to be more like .

Although Jesus taught multitudes, he focused on the . Jesus knew that making disciples was crucial for succeeding generations to follow. The Holy Spirit gives each member of the body different gifts, but all of us are commanded to make disciples.

Disciples go after people with God’s love, sharing Jesus with them. They also pursue other believers, mentoring and encouraging them in their faith. Inevitably, a person who is finishing well is someone who is walking alongside others on their journey.