Sermon: Better is the end of a thing than the beginning

Bible Study: Better is the end of a thing than the beginning

• End matters – finish, outcome, result

• Humility first – avoid pride, boastfulness, arrogance

• Different anointings – start, finish, guidance

• Experience counts – learn, respect, elders

• Patience wins – persistent, steady, enduring

• No premature celebration – wait, finish, cross

• Pray continually – beginning, end, guidance

• Stay vigilant – watchful, alert, careful

Ecclesiastes 7 verse 8

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

1. This scripture means you should not be proud, boastful, or arrogant when you are just starting an activity.
2. This scripture means thou you have a great beginning; you should humble yourself because you do not know how it is going to end.
3. This scripture means the anointing to begin is different from the anointing to end.
4. This scripture means that it is possible to start well and it is possible to end woefully.
5. This scripture means you should not despise experience, because the person that has ended an activity you are just starting, has more experience that you.
6. This scripture means you should not celebrate until you have crossed the finishing line.
7. This scripture means you should remain prayerful from beginning to the end.
8. Lastly, this scripture means that you should remain vigilant and watchful from start to finish.