AGAINST THE OBVIOUS (4 OF 4)
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-18
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Against The Obvious (4 of 4)
Series: The Great Issues Of Faith From Elijah's Life
Dennis Marquardt
2 Kings 2:1-18
INTRO: We have an unlimited number of books on the best seller's list on how to be successful today - how to achieve success seems to be an obsession with Americans! Elijah and Elisha were two of the most successful leaders in the Old Testament, yet a study of their successful lives go against the obvious definition of success as defined by this world!
The world defines success by: level of income, control or power, how many work for you, how many departments are under you, how big a project you manage, how large your home or farm is, how much profit you earn, or how much inventory you stock and sell!
In God's kingdom however, success is not as much WHAT YOU DO AS IT IS WHAT YOU ARE! The attributes of success in the Kingdom of God are not so obvious to the world, yet they are critical to the church! This is the secret to Elijah's and Elisha's success - they went against the obvious concepts of success and instead lived out the principles of God's kingdom for success. They never measured up to the standards of this world but they sure measured up to the standards of God!
ILLUS: In 1923 six of America's most successful men met in Chicago to celebrate their success in life, together these six men controlled vast sums of money, enormous power, great enterprises that touched the lives of millions of Americans. They were the constant source of news stories all over America. Not too many years later these same men were found as follows:
1. Charles Schwab - the president of the largest independent steel company lived the last five years of his life on borrowed money and died penniless!
2. Richard Whitney - president of the New York Stock Exchange, served time in Sing Sing prison!
3. Albert Fall - a former member of the President's Cabinet was pardoned from prison so he could die at home!
4. Jesse Livermore - the greatest bear on Wall Street ...
Series: The Great Issues Of Faith From Elijah's Life
Dennis Marquardt
2 Kings 2:1-18
INTRO: We have an unlimited number of books on the best seller's list on how to be successful today - how to achieve success seems to be an obsession with Americans! Elijah and Elisha were two of the most successful leaders in the Old Testament, yet a study of their successful lives go against the obvious definition of success as defined by this world!
The world defines success by: level of income, control or power, how many work for you, how many departments are under you, how big a project you manage, how large your home or farm is, how much profit you earn, or how much inventory you stock and sell!
In God's kingdom however, success is not as much WHAT YOU DO AS IT IS WHAT YOU ARE! The attributes of success in the Kingdom of God are not so obvious to the world, yet they are critical to the church! This is the secret to Elijah's and Elisha's success - they went against the obvious concepts of success and instead lived out the principles of God's kingdom for success. They never measured up to the standards of this world but they sure measured up to the standards of God!
ILLUS: In 1923 six of America's most successful men met in Chicago to celebrate their success in life, together these six men controlled vast sums of money, enormous power, great enterprises that touched the lives of millions of Americans. They were the constant source of news stories all over America. Not too many years later these same men were found as follows:
1. Charles Schwab - the president of the largest independent steel company lived the last five years of his life on borrowed money and died penniless!
2. Richard Whitney - president of the New York Stock Exchange, served time in Sing Sing prison!
3. Albert Fall - a former member of the President's Cabinet was pardoned from prison so he could die at home!
4. Jesse Livermore - the greatest bear on Wall Street ...
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