Parkway Baptist Church

How To Be Successful In The Christian Life

Hebrews 12:1-2

Introduction: It is amazing and at times alarming how many make a great start for the Lord but never finish the race. As a pastor I have seen them saved, serving, sanctified and satisfied, only to see a turn around in their lives. Today they are serving, not sanctified and not satisfied but, thank God, still saved.

All of us want to be successful in whatever we undertake in life. In business, in school, in politics, in education, in the social life but often we meet with failure. Here is how to be successful in your living for the Lord. Six rules that will guarantee success in the Christian life:

I. KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS:

A. "Looking unto Jesus...." We often stumble when we are not watchful of the steps we take. So are we in our spiritual life when our eyes are not fixed on Jesus as we walkin a world that knows little of the Saviour.

II. SPEND TIME IN PRAYER:

A. Lot of time....I Thess 5:17

III. SPEND TIME IN GOD'S WORD:

A. Allow God to speak to you....Acts 17:11

IV. STAY IN CHURCH

A. Don't turn your back on your church or its services...Heb 10:25

V. DON'T RUN AROUND WITH THE WRONG CROWD:

A. Come out from among them and be ye separate...." II Cor 6:14

VI. AS SOON AS YOU SIN, CONFESS IT:

A. Unconfessed sin breaks fellowship with God...I John 1:9

Email: edtaylor@eastky.net