REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

"You Get What You Believe For!"

ICEBREAKER: What are you believing for?

CONFESSION:

True success is determined by how much what we are doing impacts the eternal realm.

True success blesses everyone and steals from no one.

True success is not a success without a successor.

True success is found in living by the principles of God’s Word.

True success is multigenerational and multidimensional.

True success is developed over time and stands the test of time.

True success requires commitment to excellence.

True success eventually happens when you meditate on God’s Word day and night.

True success positively affects every area of your life.

True success builds you up but does not puff you up.

True success lifts the lids and breaks the previous records.

True success challenges others to reach deeper, higher and further.

True success opens new doors and changes everything but your values.

I am successful! My success is God’s success and His is mine.

DEFINITION: Success: Knowing what God wants you to do and doing it.

OUTLINE: What Do We Need to Be Successful?

1. We NEED to be on the building crew....

Encourage, bless, help, unify, benefit, assist

Don’t be on the wrecking crew (gripe, complain, murmur, slander,

criticize)

I’m on the going list, not on the waiting list

You are to be a positive force in a negative world

2. We NEED to develop the power of believing

Nobody will believe in it if you don’t

You ought to hear our pastor at least once

Get excited about what you are actually believing in

3. We NEED to rise above impossible circumstances and odds

Thomas Edison: failures can become stepping stones

Failure equals the possibility of success

Babe Ruth struck out more times than anyone else, but he also had

more home runs

4. We NEED to choose to be a positive person

Be thankful....thank God in advance and tell Him you love Him

I got a flat tire, but I have three tires that didn’t blow out

Born to overcome

Born to rise above

Born to succeed

Born to control circumstances

5. We NEED to refuse to cave in during a crisis

God didn’t say figure me out, He said trust me

TEXT: Joshua 1:8; John 14:12-14

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. So often we talk about what God does not want us to do; tell us one thing the Bible tells that we are to do.

2. How does God evaluate success?

3. Why is it easier to tear down than to build up?

4. Name someone in the Bible that was truly successful.

5. Describe one difficult situation that you have had to rise above or overcome in your life.

6. Tell us something that you are really passionate about or truly believe in.

7. Part of being a positive person is becoming a grateful person. Tell us one thing in your life that you were upset about, but later learned to be grateful for.

8. For what purpose were you born? I was born to __________.

PRAISE & PRAYER REQUESTS:

ACTION POINT: I will share my faith and the love of Christ with at least __________ people.