1. Finishing "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. (John 6:38) "I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. (John 17:4) So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. (John 19:30)

2. Finishing I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (2 Timothy 4:7) "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' (Matthew 25:21)

3. Quitting "For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it -- "lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, "saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.' (Luke 14:28-30)

4. Quitting For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica…(2 Tim. 4:10).

5. Quitting For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "A dog returns to his own vomit," and, "a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire." (2 Peter 2:20-22).

6. Quitting But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62). "Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. (Ezekiel 3:20).

7. Things That Hinder Gal. 5:7 False Doctrine (Gal. 1:6-7; Matt. 15:8-14) In Plan of Salvation In Plan of Salvation In Worship of the Church In Worship of the Church In the Work of the Church In the Work of the Church In Morals In Morals Riches or the Pursuit of Riches (Mt. 19:22) Pride (1 Jn. 2:16; Jn. 12:42-43) Lack of Faith (Heb. 3:7-19; Num. 13-14)

8. Things That Help ( Phil. 3:14) Word of God (Acts 20:32; Ps. 119:11) Godly Exercise (1 Tim. 4:7; 2 Tim. 2:15) Spiritual Growth (2 Pet. 1:5-10; 3:18) Faithful Attendance (Heb. 10:24-25) Godly Examples Jesus (Heb. 12:1-3) Jesus (Heb. 12:1-3) Paul (1 Cor. 11:1; Phil. 17; 4:9) Paul (1 Cor. 11:1; Phil. 17; 4:9) Elders (Heb. 13:7) Elders (Heb. 13:7) Exhortation of Brethren (Heb. 3:13; Rom. 15:14) Self-Control (1 Cor. 9:25-27)

9. All Can Win! "But he who endures to the end shall be saved. (Matthew 24:13). "Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. (Revelation 2:10).

10. Must Begin Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (John 3:3-5).

11. Must Begin 'And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.' (Acts 22:16).