MEASURING SUCCESS Isa. 55:8-9 INTRODUCTION A. God’s ways are not man’s ways (Isa. 55:8-9). 1. God is right. 2. Man is wrong. B. What is success? 1. “1. The gaining of something desired, planned, or attempted. 2. a. The gaining of fame or prosperity. B. The extent of such gain” (Webster’s II, New Riverside Dictionary, …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Word Study: Lord
Greek: Kurios Vine’s: “properly an adjective, signifying having power (kuros) or authority, is used as a noun, variously translated in the N.T., “’Lord,’ … ‘Master,’…” Thayer’s: “he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has the power of deciding; master, lord… a. univ. of the possessor and disposer of a thing, the …
Are There Few Saved?
By Frank Himmel Are you headed for heaven? In November, 1990, the Gallup organization surveyed Americans’ thoughts on heaven and hell. The results were published in the March 25, 1991 issue of U.S. News & World Report. Seventy-eight per-cent of those responding believe there is a heaven. When asked if they thought they had an “excellent …
Plants to be Rooted Up
By Jim Deason David said it this way, “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it” (Psa. 127:1). Jesus said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up” (Matt. 15:13). Either way the meaning is the same — if it doesn’t begin with the Lord it …