ARE YOU A SUCCESS?

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

People have strange ideas about success. Many folks have an idea that success is popularity – looks – riches – prestige – power – and such like. They also tend to think that if you have a lot of problems you are not a success.

 

I. SUCCESS IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF MISTAKES [PS. 37:23-24]

 

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”  - Thomas A. Edison

“I would rather fail in the cause that someday will triumph than triumph in a cause that will someday fail. “ – Wilson

“Success is having the right perspective of failure.” – Wm. T. Monroe

 

II. SUCCESS IS NOT THE POSSESSION OF GREAT RICHES [PS. 37:16]

 

In 1923 nine of the world’s richest men met at a famous Chicago Hotel. Their combined financial power was greater than the Federal Reserve Bank. 25 years later one was living on borrowed money, one was in a mental asylum, two were running from the law, 2 just got out of prison, three had committed suicide and died penniless. Howard Hughes is just another example.

 

III. SUCCESS IS NOT THE PRESENCE OF GREAT PERSONAL GIFTS [Acts 12:21-23, 1 Corinthians 4:7]

 

 Jimi Hendrix, Stephen Foster, Hitler

 

IV. SUCCESS IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF PAIN OR GREAT TESTING [2 Cor. 11:23-28, 12:7-9, 2 Tm. 4:6-8]

 

V. SUCCESS IS TO BE SAVED, TO BE SURRENDERED & TO BE SERVING. [Joshua 1:8, Luke 113-17]

 

No one who goes to Hell forever can be considered a success.

“In God’s will- there can be no failure, outside God’s will- there can be no success.” – Wm. T. Monroe