Steps To Become A Successful Christian

Now hundreds of years ago there lived a deep man by the name of g each(prenominal)ant Albert, who had a very(prenominal) beautiful daughter whos name is Princess Mila. Now this man was as rich as force egress be. He had a very big house, a ranch, hect ares of land and room full of the finest jewelries and gold. Since he is becoming old and theres no one to succeed him, he firm to throw a society for his daughters 1 8th birthday. So he sent appear his handmaid to annoy once to every tender educated bachelor out there that they were invited to attend his daughters birthday party.During the party, and hen everyone was there, Sheikh Albert invited all the bachelors to adopt out rachis(a) to go into in a simple game. So when they were outside they saw this huge swimming pool swarming with crocodiles in it. And then Sheikh Albert announced to everyone, anyone of you who can swim successfully across the swimming pool from one end to the other will get what they involve from m e. They can put one over the hand of my daughter in marriage, take a shit my house, draw my ranch, have all my money and The rich man wasnt even finished public lecture when they heard a loud splash coming from the swimming pool. So when they looked they saw this young man swimming for his life, swimming as straighta course as he could to get to the other side of the pool. After a short struggle and in Olympic record fashion he was able to get off to the other side of the pool and lam the wrath of the crocodiles. Upon sympathiseing this the rich man was very happy and straightaway interviewed the man. He said, congratulations young man for you are very brave, you have won this contest.And now for your prize I will let you take on your bounty. Do you indirect request the hand of my daughter in marriage? The young man still soaking wet ND looking manifold said No sir, I do not want to follow your daughter. The rich man was surprised so he asked again do you want my mansion and my ranch? The male child said no sir dont want your mansion and your ranch. Do you want all my jewelries and my gold? The boy answered no sir I dont want your ranch. So the rich man sprightliness annoyed blurted Well for crying out loud what do you want The boy still confused answered l just want organise do who pushed me into the swimming pool. The end. The reason why told you this story is because Im very sure we all can relate ourselves to the poor boy. During the start of our the Nazareneian ministry we all have been pushed in some way or another by refer people to re newfangled our relationship with messiah Christ and to actively participate in Gods ministry. My push came at a very opportune time, because as recall it was one of the darkest periods of my life. I call it dark because I couldnt see any light, any hope that my life would be better.I have already stopped believing there is a higher being out there who guides us and takes care of Lamentations 32 ESP. He has control and brought me into darkness without any light, Fortunately there are people standardised Sheila who would stop at no amour just to bring the light of saviour Christ to other people who are still living in the dark. So make sure you lie with the name of the person who pushed you and if they are here right now please thank them for doing whatever they had to do to bring you here to the path of Gods light. Because when they pushed you, you already won the promise of Gods salvation.Matthew 25134 ESP. so the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Now lets move on to our topic for tonight. We are goanna talk tonight about the 7 stairs to becoming a successful Christian. They say success is the runment of an mark or purpose, in other words it is the achievement of ones tendency. In regulate for us to be successful we Ernst first have a goal we should be a iming at. So what is our goal as Christians? Christianity means little Christ.We are trying to be as much exchangeable Jesus as we can. He has set an example and were doing our best to follow it. 2 Corinthians 5. 17 E-SF / 15 inspection and repairful votes Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away behold, the new has come. We have to make plans to succeed. One thing Ive learned is success is not accidental. Youre not going to accidentally accomplish your goals. You have to have a plan. If youre goanna get to the right destination, you goat know where youre going and how youre going to get there.If youve ever been at the beach, just drift in the water, relaxing, youll notice after a while the current has taken you far away. Thats the way it is in life. If we dont have clear cut goals, with a plan in place to accomplish those goals, were not Anna end up at the right place. Psalm 3723-24 ESP. 1 The steps of a man are established by the captai n, when he delights in his way though he fall, he shall not be cast head tenacious, for the Lord upholds his hand. The first step is to Read the Bible If were ever goanna be received Christians we have to not only read the bible besides to force field it.I heard somebody say that continuous learning is a stripped-down requirement for success in any field. And in order for us to be truly successful as Christians we have to consistently and jibe ally learn about Gods subject matter for us. The bible says Joshua E-SF This Book of the natural law shall not depart from your mouth, but you meditate it day and night, that may be careful to do according is written it. For then will make way prosperous, have good success. The bible has been written as a guide for us so that we may know how God wants us to live each day.We should read and study it because it is Gods word to us. It will help you know God better. When we read the Bible, we are actually listening to Gods message to us. I remember early on when was just a olive-sized kid, when computers were not yet as ubiquitous as it is right now, my dad bought a second hand word receptors from a friend of his at a real bargain. You know what a word processor looks like right? Well, its a cross between an electric typewriter and a computer. It has a keyboard, which is connected to a monitor. It looks like a desktop computer but the only thing it does is process word documents.Its more like a typewriter, the only difference is that you can see text on the disguise of the monitor before you can actually decide to print it on paper. My dad was an architect by profession, who eventually became a sales double-decker for one of the pioneers in the colored roofing industry in the Philippines. however when the company closed down he decided to setup a company of his own distributing roofing materials to his clients. He was previously using a typewriter to prepare monetary value quotations for the materials that he wou ld send to his prospective customers.But when his friend called him up to sell him their word processor at a bargain price because their family was leaving for the states, he immediately grabbed it thinking that it would make his work a lot easier. So when the equipment finally arrived at our house, my dad got excited and decided to try to use it. To his dismay, he found out that it was not as easy to use as he thought it would be. Whats even worse is because its a second hand item, it did not come with an instruction manual of arms(a) because the owner had misplaced it during moving out.Dont get me wrong, my dad is really brisk guy but when it comes to gadgets and technology, hes really slow at it. And without that instruction manual provided by the manufacturer of equipment, he would have not even the slightest get to learn how to use it. So he decided to go back to using typewriters. And what happened the word processor? Lotus sat ender his desk for a long time until he decid ed to throw it away. My friends, this is what happens to us when we dont read the Bible. We perplex useless as Christians.