Bookstores carry an ample supply of books with advice that promise to make you happier, smarter, thinner, stronger, richer, more proficient at something, or better overall than you currently are. Skeptics inevitably ask two primary questions when we come across such a book:

1) Is the advice in this book reliable? In other words, can I trust what the author is saying? 2) Is the advice in this book useful? In other words, will it actually help me?

Amazingly, God has given us a book—the Bible—not only filled with divine wisdom, but completely reliable and useful for every person, in every country, no matter his or her situation or stage in life. Yet even if we’re convinced of its potency, many of us neglect it or only turn to it when we’re at church or in desperate circumstances.

The real question we should be asking, however, is how can we afford not to be in it more often?

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This Week's Sermon: "Still Running Strong"

Finishing what we start isn’t easily done in a world that is filled with conflict, push back, boredom, and hardship in abundant measure. Comparatively speaking, starting a new project, a new book, a new job, a new relationship is easy. But keeping a commitment, a promise, a contract, a vow – for the duration of the pledge – is when things get tough.

Somewhere along the way we hit a wall, and the thought of abandoning the race begins a battle in our minds. The proof of how often we lose that battle can be seen in divorces, abandoned diets, job changes, and even half-read books.

Don’t you love the feeling when you finish something you started? And we love to see others finish what they start. Running strong to the very end. If ever someone displayed that kind of fortitude, especially when it came to matters of faith, it was the Apostle Paul. He finished strong. This Sunday we’ll see why, and hopefully gain insight into how we can do the same.

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