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Introduction
Attention Step:
Success..... how would you define it?
Many of you when you thought of a definition probably had MONEY come to mind
Or maybe a promotion
Being the boss of your company
Being in charge
Retiring early..... WAY early
Interest Step:
I came across an article this week titled: Successful People on “Success”
Read the quotes from the paper
Lead into Subject Step:
All of them said one thing in common and that was:
Success doesn’t depend on how much money you have (Says the BILLIONAIRES!)
But that Success depends on being HAPPY
Isn’t that great that they came to this realization?
As long you are happy, you are successful
Hate to burst their bubble, but being “happy” isn’t being “Successful!
Transition:
Let’s turn our Bibles to
Today, I want us to examine the true definition of what it means to be successful
Success vs. Blessed
There’s not many times where the word “success” appears in the Bible
Success gives off the idea that it’s something that YOU have done!
That’s why we often get caught up in being on a journey to success to the point it becomes our IDOL!
Success is a WORLDLY word (Say that 5x’s fast)
There is a word in the Bible that appears quit often that will lead you to success in this life and the life afterwards
That word is Blessed
And we are see it in the two passages we will examine today
What is success according to the Bible?
1. Success depends on Attitude ()
Explanation
One of the first recorded sermons of Christ in the Gospels
Purpose: Talking about the needed forgiveness and lifestyle required of “Kingdom Living”
Here is one of the most popular places in Scripture where we see this Biblical word “Blessed”
Blessed here gives the idea of “Happiness;Fortunate”
See, the world tells you in order to become “Successful” you must:
FIGHT to the top!
You get hit, you hit them back!
Don’t let anyone take advantage of you!
“If you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin!”
Gain followers/ Please your fans!
Take care of YOU
But ironically, do we see that anywhere in a sermon Christ gives on the way we are to live our lives?
NO!
God’s Standard to being successful:
Be poor! (Recognize your inability to accomplish ANYTHING on your own!)
Mourn! (Identify your weaknesses!)
Be Meek! (Gentle and humble)
Be Peacemakers!
Don’t shy away from persecution!
(Faith-Based persecution; NOT self-afflicted persecution)
be merciful (with NO limits!)
See being successful depends on your ATTITUDE!
Even books outside of the Bible will tell you that!
Argumentation
The reason you stress and continue to feel the failure of not being successful is because the way the world defines success is IMPOSSIBLE for you
You will never get there!
You can’t do anything on your own abilities
Illustration
Does anyone remember the game King of the Hill?
Probably illegal nowaways
We used to play it all the time, including the high school football games!
You know what the problem is playing King of the Hill in the 5th/6th grade?
Girls grow faster than boys
You know how as boys, we are taught to never hit a girl
That rule changes when a girl steps up to the bottom of the hill!
CJ and Me playing air-hockey
I would fling that puck as hard as I can at his forearm
Everyone would call me terrible....
I DIDN’T CARE!
Application
See, on the journey to success we tend to go into “survivor” mode and it’s because of the way the world defines success
This is when Success becomes an idol in our lives
The idol of success invites you to save yourself instead of allowing God to save you
In that moment of survivor mode, you take your eyes off a God and put them on you!
Success= what YOU do
Blessed= what you have been given!
2. Success Depends on Appetite ()
I’m sure many of us have heard of the term “HANGRY”
It kinda looks like there are some HANGRY people in the room this morning!
HANGRY= Hungry and ANGRY
We’re talking being hungry for a sandwich this morning , but we are talking about that hunger inside of you the motivates you to be successfull
Teams that win championships, are HUNGRY
CEO’s who want to grow their business, are HUNGRY
Those who want to make more money, are HUNGRY
You can always tell they’re hungry, because you see their focus and their TUNNEL vision in accomplishing their goals
But here’s the deal, there are only two things you are hungry in doing:
Bringing Glory and Attention to YOU
OR bringing glory and attention to GOD!
BLESS is the man who does NOT:
Walk in the council of the wicked
Stand in the way of sinners
All of this describes that hunger to elevate YOURSELF
You have all the books on your shelf, you have all the motivational quotes, you have all the people around you motivating you, you are fulfilling everyone’s requests
Me, Me, Me, Me, ME!
These things aren’t bad, but TRUE success begins with what?
BLESSED is the man who DOES:
Delight in the Word of God
Meditates on the WORD of God each day!
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