Turn with me, please, in the Scriptures, to Acts the 20th chapter.

Acts chapter 20. We began a series a few weeks ago entitled, anybody remember what the title was,

faithful to finish. Faithful to finish. And the scripture has much to say

about finishing. And faith comes by hearing. Acts 20, Paul was facing some things in his immediate future that would involve persecution.

And he said in Acts 20, 22, he said, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there.

Save or accept that, we know this, the Holy Spirit witnesses in every city saying that bonds and afflictions abide me are waiting on me there.

But none of these things move me.

Hallelujah.

Don't you like that?

I've adopted that for myself personally.

Just every once in a while if something's trying to push on me, I say that out loud.

None of these things move me.

Say it out loud.

None of these things move me.

Now, he was talking about the prospect of

suffering or being

incarcerated and being beaten

and all that kind of thing.

He said well it none of that moves me

neither do I count my life dear to myself

so that I might what

finish my course with joy man I like those last

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