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Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty.’ A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lip
tetelestai (te-tel-les’-ty); to end, complete, execute, discharge (a debt).
•YOU HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
…I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me-the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.
•IDENTIFY YOUR UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
FINISHING STRONG
1) COMMIT TO A FINISHING DECISION.
Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This fel
Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.’
A FINISHED DECISION:
•MOTIVATES YOU TO ENDURE SHORT TERM PAIN FOR LONG TERM GAIN. (Hebrews 12:2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27)
•DIMINISHES NEGATIVE INFLUENCE. (Matthew 16:33, Hebrews 12:1)
2) EXECUTE FINISHING ACTIONS.
Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means.


...being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
WHO WILL BE NUMBER ONE IN YOUR LIFE?
But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.