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I would like to thank you for coming out today. I would like to start with something funny. I heard about this pastor. He was asked to inform a member of his congregation who had a heart condition that he had just inherited $10 million.

They were concerned because of the shock that he might have a heart attack. The pastor said, sir, what would you do if you inherited $10 million?

The pastor, the first thing I do is give half of it to the church. At that point, the pastor fell over dead.

Hold up your Bible. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do.

Today, I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus' name. God bless you.

I want to talk to you today about an expected end. I was with a well-known actor a few years ago. He not only stars in major movies, he writes them.

We walked into this room that had a large glass wall overlooking his property. There were all these five by seven index cards stuck up on the wall, probably 150 of them.

He explained how he was writing a movie and those were all the different scenes. He studies them, moves things around, adds a scene here, takes away a scene there.

He told to have a good movie, you need ups and downs, conflicts and victories, good characters and bad, twists and turns.

While it was very fascinating, it was very confusing. It looked so complicated. I said to him, how do you even know where to start?

He said, all, that's the easy part. You always start with your final scene. You have to decide how you want the movie to end.

Once you establish the ending, then you work backwards and fill in all the details.

He said, in fact, in a lot of movies, you don't shoot in sequential order. Sometimes you shoot the final scene first and then you shoot the rest of the movie.

This is what God has done for each one of us. The scripture says, God declares the end from the beginning.

When God planned out your life, he started with your final scene. He started with where he want you to end up. Then he worked backwards.

Jeremiah said, God's plans for you are for good and not harm to give you an expected end.

Your end has already been established. Your final scene has already been shot. The good news, you don't end in defeat, end in failure, end in disappointment, you end in victory, you end is more than a conquer, you end fulfilling your purpose.

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