GOD'S FORMULA FOR SUCCESS(4 OF 7)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Psalm 16:1-11
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God's Formula for Success(4 of 7)
Series: Blueprint for the Family
Jim Perdue
Psalm 16:1-11
Intro/Attention
Today we continue our series, The Blueprint for the Family. And specifically, we will focus on the young people sitting near the front wearing the funny hats. It's Graduate Recognition Sunday and I want to bring a message specifically in honor of our graduates. But I promise, this message will have significance for all of us here today.
So, to our graduates, congratulations! You have come to a time of transition. It is the biggest transition you have faced in your life up to this point. It reminds me of the little boy who visited the Grand Canyon with his family. His dad gave him a diary and asked him to make an entry each day of his insights and observations. The boy stood on the edge of a very high cliff and spit as hard as he could. He seemed to get a thrill out of the experience. That night, he made his entry in his journal of the days activities. His father slipped into his room after he had gone to sleep. He saw his journal and could not stand the temptation. He opened the diary and this is what it said, ''Today I spit two miles!'' That was quite an accomplishment. But you also have made quite an accomplishment. Yogi Berra said ''When you come to a fork in the road, take it!'' Well, you have come to a fork in the road.*
Psalm 16 reveals to us God's Formula for Success. Now, I'll admit, that title might be a bit of an oversimplification. I'm not sure the Christian life can be boiled down to a formula or a recipe. Maybe it's a pathway to success. But what I notice here in this psalm is something very important. There are principles here, that if you apply them consistently to your life, you will have the best kind of success this life has to offer - that's success for all eternity.
*Whatever you do, it always helps to have a plan. If you are going to build a business, one of the first things you need to do is to get together a busi ...
Series: Blueprint for the Family
Jim Perdue
Psalm 16:1-11
Intro/Attention
Today we continue our series, The Blueprint for the Family. And specifically, we will focus on the young people sitting near the front wearing the funny hats. It's Graduate Recognition Sunday and I want to bring a message specifically in honor of our graduates. But I promise, this message will have significance for all of us here today.
So, to our graduates, congratulations! You have come to a time of transition. It is the biggest transition you have faced in your life up to this point. It reminds me of the little boy who visited the Grand Canyon with his family. His dad gave him a diary and asked him to make an entry each day of his insights and observations. The boy stood on the edge of a very high cliff and spit as hard as he could. He seemed to get a thrill out of the experience. That night, he made his entry in his journal of the days activities. His father slipped into his room after he had gone to sleep. He saw his journal and could not stand the temptation. He opened the diary and this is what it said, ''Today I spit two miles!'' That was quite an accomplishment. But you also have made quite an accomplishment. Yogi Berra said ''When you come to a fork in the road, take it!'' Well, you have come to a fork in the road.*
Psalm 16 reveals to us God's Formula for Success. Now, I'll admit, that title might be a bit of an oversimplification. I'm not sure the Christian life can be boiled down to a formula or a recipe. Maybe it's a pathway to success. But what I notice here in this psalm is something very important. There are principles here, that if you apply them consistently to your life, you will have the best kind of success this life has to offer - that's success for all eternity.
*Whatever you do, it always helps to have a plan. If you are going to build a business, one of the first things you need to do is to get together a busi ...
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