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Some people have come to Christ with great excitement, but then they drifted away.

The excitement and commitment waned. Pastor Greg Laurie comments.

It's great to have a great start in a great finish, but here's what's not good.

The greatest of starts in a horrible finish.

It doesn't matter if you've held the first place position for night out of 10 laps.

If you don't finish the race, you don't win the prize and the same is true of the Christian life.

This is the day when the last of our own. This is the day for a moment.

Yeah, it's amazing.

Great start with the strong.

Again, you get a really excellent feeling.

This is the day when our feeling.

Some people decide one day to get back to the gym.

They make the commitment on a Monday and they're all in.

Tuesday, there they are. Wednesday, Thursday, a little late.

Friday, oops, missed that day.

And by the following Wednesday, they want their money back.

Some people come to Christ for the passion and resolve,

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