Let's Succeed with the Truth
2010.10.10 Sunday morning service sermon
Bible: 3 John 1:2-4
Title: Let's Succeed with the Truth
3 John 1:2-4 ‘2. Beloved, I pray that all things go well for you and that you may be in good health, as your soul prospers.
4. There is no greater joy than that I hear that my children walk in the truth.' - Amen.
There are many people who commit suicide because they have failed in life, despite their social and cultural success through wealth and fame. We will have to realize right away what true success is and live a truly successful life anyway. The Bible promises victory and success in Jesus Christ. He does not ask you to live in poverty, live in sickness, and live in abandoned places. He helps you live a new life of change and victory. I would like to share a sermon under the title of <Let's succeed in the truth>.
1. A goal must be good to be successful
It is right that life is successful and prosperous, but it is not God's will to lag behind. That's why you need to create a successful life.
Heb 10:38 “My righteous one shall live by faith; and if he goes back, my heart has no pleasure in him”
People are supposed to live well, but it is with what kind of heart they want to live well. If you immerse yourself in worldly values and succeed, the end will be failure.
Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in its end it is the way of death.”
1 John 2:16 “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, does not come from the Father, but from the world.”
Therefore, to live a truly successful life as a saint, the goal must be good according to God's will. Then you will succeed and shine in the world. There are many religions, but among the teachings of the teachers, there is no one who lived and won like Jesus. Because the purpose was God's will to achieve eternal life, he surpassed the world's religious leaders.
2. If the goal is good, then the method must also be good to succeed.
Among the words most often used since the end of the 20th century as a suggestion for success, positive and positive thinking is a psychological philosophy, not a God-given method.
As many people say, as your soul prospers, you read it as you like... That's wrong. The soul is not the spirit or emotion, but the essence of life that drives the whole human being.
And when the wrong leaders teach the text, they change the word of the soul and say that if you put your mind to it, all things will go well. However, looking back and forth in the text, John commended Gaius, saying that he rejoices in walking in the truth.
3 John 1:3 “I am very glad that the brethren have come and testify of the truth that you have, and that you walk in the truth.”
Do you want to be successful? Then we must listen to the truth. We must prepare the rules of life according to the Bible, according to the Bible thought. It's not that we come to church and don't realize it and just believe in saying, Lord, Lord. We must understand God's will and have the foundation of faith.
Ephesians 5:17 “Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
3. Success will follow if you live by the truth.
Gal 6:7 '...whatever a man sows, that he will also reap'
The word for this act of walking in truth, peripatevw, means to walk, to follow. The truth is not something that happens by reciting it. It is only complete when action is followed.
In Hebrew Bible sentences, the verb always precedes the subject. In Greek, the subject is added to the end of the verb. Even in the Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Greek sentences, we can find the spiritual meaning that God first requires people to act in obedience.
James 2:22 “You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was made complete.”
Parrots are among the birds that can speak well. Unfortunately, parrots are not very good at flying.
As we know, Judas Iscariot heard the word of the Lord along with the other disciples and knew it, but did nothing. There is such a saying.
It is said that God uses those who move, and Satan uses those who are still.
At the age of 45, Lincoln fell into depression along with the political situation and his friends seemed to commit suicide. But from the time he started thinking about the black slavery issue and started the liberation movement, Lincoln has been documented as a dedicated and passionate activist around the clock. .
There are many people who work diligently from dawn for the wealth of the world. A person of faith who believes in God has only different goals and methods, but must strive with zeal. Without following the truth, the soul cannot become right. If your soul prospers in the truth, you will surely receive grace from God. Like Gaius, who rejoiced in the heart of the apostle, I pray that all things go well and you enjoy the grace of good health through good deeds and zeal in the truth.