The Last Spike
The Last Spike
A flip of the calendar isn't a magic wand, but it provides time to reset, refocus, to prayerfully reflect and recenter on Christ. We live not for the fast like but for the last spike.Think about 4 phrases that are a call to action. Paul uses athletic metaphors of competition to describe the Christian life. This passage challenges us to think of our faith journey not as a passive experience but as an intentional and disciplined pursuit. Just as athletes train for competition, we are called to train and run with purpose to obtain an eternal prize.
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First Baptist Church Seminole Tx
202 SW Ave B, Seminole, TX 79360, USA
Sunday 5:00 AM
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Nothing Like it in the World
Transcontinental Railroad
"If you want to jubiliate [celebrate] over driving the first spike, go ahead and do it. I don't. Those mountains over there look too ugly. We may fail, and if we do, I want to have as few people know it as we can ...Anybody can drive the first spike, but there are months of labor and unrest between the first and the last spike." Collis Huntington
The Last Spike - Promontory Point
We live not for the fast like but the last spike.
Think about 4 phrases that are a call to action. Paul uses athletic metaphors of competition to describe the Christian life. This passage challenges us to think of our faith journey not as a passive experience but as an intentional and disciplined pursuit. Just as athletes train for competition, we are called to train and run with purpose to obtain an eternal prize.
1. Eyes on the Prize – Surrender it All, For the Sake of the Call
2. Prepare for the Moment – Run in such a Way to Win the Day
3. Say No to Say Yes – Agonize for the Prize
4. Play the Long Game – Cross Your T’s for Victory
1. Eyes on the Prize – Surrender it All, For the Sake of the Call
Heaven isn't just a destination. Heaven is our motivation.
This is Us.
Crafting Your Story (Testimony)
1. Keep it short (3 minutes is a target)
2. Have a before, how, and after (how may be deeper understanding).
3. Have a bottom line – theme
4. Clearly present the gospel by pointing to Jesus.
2. Prepare for the Moment - Run in Such a Way to Win the Day
Connect Group Intensive - The Church
3. Say No to Say Yes - Agonize for the Prize
There are cracks in Christmas. We live in a broken, lonely world.
Sometimes the best decision you can make for yourself is making decisions against yourself.
A good thing can be a bad thing if it keeps us from the best thing.
4. Play the Long Game - Cross Your T's for Victory
Discussion Questions
1. How can turning the page be a positive force? Do you have a word and a Scripture for 2025?
2. How can we endeavor to be a last spike Christian? What derails our efforts to finish well?
3. Which of the following 4 do you need to focus on?
Eyes on the Prize – Surrender it All, For the Sake of the Call
Prepare for the Moment – Run in such a Way to Win the Day
Say No to Say Yes – Agonize for the Prize
Play the Long Game –Cross Your T’s for Victory.
4. Have you crafted your testimony? Who can you use to practice this for?
5. What are your spiritual goals for 2025? Other goals (physical, emotional, marital, financial)?
6. What do you need to make room for?
What do you need to remove?
What do you need to focus more on?
What do you need to focus less on?
What claim from the sermon most challenged you?
What claim most comforted you?