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476. VALS

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Editor James S. Hewett

... in the adult working world. They will do almost anything to fit in. They lack self-confidence and are discouraged about their prospects. They are into hedonism and finding solutions to their post-adolescent dilemmas (about 15 percent of the population). Emulator-Achievers: America's materialists, have it made already—own a Mercedes, drink Dom Perignon, shop at Tiffany's or Gucci's. They are a bit frustrated, just below the top rung on the ladder. Though affluent, they are somewhat dissatisfied (20 percent ...

477. You Have a Story to Tell

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... handle our suffering. Our blessings don’t draw people to God. No one is in awe of a healthy, smart, wealthy person who achieves great things. We are in awe of those who overcome hard times, who choose joy in the face of sorrow, who choose love ... weakness, not in our strength. God is glorified in our perseverance more than our power. God is glorified more by our attitudes than by our achievements. And God is using our pain to grow us into people who reflect His glory and draw others to Him. We ask God for a ...

478. Re-Gifted but not Returned

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... and Jean and I cry every time we watch it. After watching that video about a hundred times over the past 35 years, something occurred to me about what was going on there. To the casual observer it looks like we are rewarding Benny for his walking achievement, that all those hugs and kisses are payments for a job well done, when that is not the case at all. In fact, those hugs and kisses were simply demonstrations of our love for him. We were not praising him for his accomplishments. We were praising the ...

479. Lost in Plain Sight

John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... or any of the things on Maslow’s list. Our most important need, he said, is for a sense of meaning. We can live through deprivation and cruelty, through sickness and even torture, if we believe that our experience has some meaning, that something will be achieved because of it, that, in the end, it will result in some good. The paramount existential stress, he said, does not come from lack of things or even lack of activities but from lack of meaning, the feeling that the things we are doing have no ...

480. Raison d’Etre

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... should go through. That would be like giving a child a box full of Legos that could be put together in only one way. It might be fun the first few times but, sooner or later, the child would realize that there is no freedom, not creativity, no sense of achievement to be had in this endeavor. No, I have come to believe that God has given us some very specific rules but God has also given us huge latitude and freedom regarding those rules. We can live within them in any number of ways, as we choose. And we ...

481. And a Child Will Lead Them

Exodus 2:1-10, Matthew 18:1-9, Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of rebirth, the Pharisee is confused as to what this could mean. Jesus explains that although we as adults cannot literally return to the womb, our striving in life must not be to become more adult, to gain special status, or to achieve greatness. Greatness before God is never something achieved, but only a condition of the heart. No, to enter into the kingdom of heaven we must become childlike. We must be reborn with a kind of trust and faith, humility and openness that allows us to see and hear God, the ...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

Abraham Lincoln

Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved by poor men; poor scholars, poor professional men, poor artisans and artists, poor philosophers, poets, and men of genius.

Albert Pike

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

Andrew Carnegie

Roman civilization had achieved, within the bounds of its technology, relatively as great a mastery of time and space as we have achieved today.

Arthur Erickson

Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.

Ayn Rand

Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.

Bo Bennett

Where young boys plan for what they will achieve and attain, young girls plan for whom they will achieve and attain.

Charlotte P. Gilman

If you have the will to win, you have achieved half your success; if you don't, you have achieved half your failure.

David V. A. Ambrose

There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not better achieve without it.

Havelock Ellis

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

Henry David Thoreau

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

Tom Landry

I always felt that I hadn't achieved what I wanted to achieve. I always felt I could get better. That's the whole incentive.

Virginia Wade

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it through not dying.

Woody Allen

495. Continuity

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Yotaro Kobayashi

There is a very strong tendency on the part of Americans, whether in government or business, that you really have to establish some achievement of your own. In Japan, there is emphasis on continuity. Unless there is something wrong, I build on what my predecessor has built. In the U.S., the new man comes in and very often the value of that man is judged by the things he does differently from his ...

496. A Sure Path to the NFL

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... his identity and purpose. What kind of future did he have without football? When Trent finally did give up on football, he turned to drinking and partying to fill the emptiness in his life. And then Trent’s college roommate Anthony Arline, who had also failed to achieve an NFL career, took his own life. And Trent woke up to the direction his life was taking. And so Trent began to pray. God, who am I now without football? Why did you give me this dream just to take it away? Then Trent smartened up. He ...

497. Cherish the Moment

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... to-do list, don’t we? Or, if you are truly success oriented, you might have a list of goals. Hike the Appalachian Trail. Get a promotion. Finish that degree. And then lots of to-do lists that help you reach those big goals. But goals are external measures of achievement. They center on our success or comfort. Purpose, however, is an internal motivating force that comes from our values, our principles, our unique skills and passions. Why does it matter whether you are goal-oriented versus purpose-driven ...

498. Suffering Leads to Victory

1 Peter 3:18-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... doll so that rain would return to the earth and restore the life and vitality of her people. She did not seek to suffer, but realized that it was necessary if the end for which she and her people had prayed and danced so long, could ever be achieved. The Great Spirit demanded sacrifice and the young girl was willing to do what was necessary for her people. What about all of us? Saint Peter’s comparison of Christ’s suffering to that of the Christian community of his day is equally present in the twenty ...

499. Enduring the Trials of Faith

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... in the end will be rewarded. Faith is often tested by the unexpected events in our life, especially those with hurtful or tragic consequences. It is a test to, “keep your head on straight,” if we achieve a windfall or some great accomplishment prompts us to concentrate on our own self achievement. Most of the time, however, it is the negative events that truly test our faith. Unexpected and/or untimely loss of a job or severe economic decline, might prompt us to seek easy or possibly unethical answers ...

500. Rising to New Life

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... meeting, Bill and Dr. Bob had each been in contact with the Oxford Group, a non-alcoholic fellowship that emphasized universal spiritual values in daily life. In New York under this spiritual influence and with the help of a friend, Bill W. had achieved sobriety and was able to maintain recovery by assisting others plagued by the disease of alcoholism. Dr. Bob’s experience with the Oxford Group, however, had not brought him to sobriety. When the two men met, however, the effect on the doctor was powerful ...

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476. VALS

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

477. You Have a Story to Tell

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

478. Re-Gifted but not Returned

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

479. Lost in Plain Sight

John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

480. Raison d’Etre

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

481. And a Child Will Lead Them

Exodus 2:1-10, Matthew 18:1-9, Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

Abraham Lincoln

Albert Pike

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

Andrew Carnegie

Roman civilization had achieved, within the bounds of its technology, relatively as great a mastery of time and space as we have achieved today.

Arthur Erickson

Ayn Rand

Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.

Bo Bennett

Where young boys plan for what they will achieve and attain, young girls plan for whom they will achieve and attain.

Charlotte P. Gilman

If you have the will to win, you have achieved half your success; if you don't, you have achieved half your failure.

David V. A. Ambrose

There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not better achieve without it.

Havelock Ellis

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

Henry David Thoreau

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

Tom Landry

I always felt that I hadn't achieved what I wanted to achieve. I always felt I could get better. That's the whole incentive.

Virginia Wade

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it through not dying.

Woody Allen

495. Continuity

Illustration

Yotaro Kobayashi

496. A Sure Path to the NFL

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

497. Cherish the Moment

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

498. Suffering Leads to Victory

1 Peter 3:18-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

499. Enduring the Trials of Faith

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

Richard Gribble

500. Rising to New Life

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

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