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  TRUE SUCCESS
  by George W. Truett
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Summary: True success is found in recognizing God's will and putting our
trust in Him, leading to a life of triumph and eternal life with Him.

Duration: 3:10 Topics: "Success"
Scripture References: Psalm 23:1, Psalm 23:4, Matthew 6:33, Romans 8:31, 1 Corinthians 15:57, 1 John 2:1, Revelation 20:12

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In this sermon, the preacher reassures the audience that God will be
with them throughout their lives, even in the face of death. He promises
to make their path beautiful and fill their ears with music. The
preacher emphasizes that there is no need to fear death, as God will be
there waiting and will personally come to guide them. He also highlights
the importance of putting trust in Jesus Christ as our advocate and
attorney, who will forgive, save, and take care of us. The sermon
concludes by emphasizing that true success comes from recognizing and
following the will of God.

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Now to go against him means that you're not succeeding, that you're not
succeeding, but he is success. Success is recognizing the will of God
and trying to do it the best you can. He doesn't succeed, who forgets
that? He never banks for a gold, he doesn't succeed, who forgets that?
Success! Your success is the phantasm of success, the sarcasm of
success, utter futility, defeat, if you're leaving the Lord out of your
plans.

He wants to be your master and then he says, I'll turn your life into a
great triumph scene. If you're in the world 40 or 50 years or up to 70
or 80 or even reach the century mark, I'll make the flowers to bloom in
your path, I'll make the music to echo in your ears, I'll make your
heart to join in the glorious chorus of music to the effect that God's
grace is sufficient for you. And then when the time comes for you to
pass from the earthly sphere to the land beyond, I'll be there at the
depot of death waiting for you.

And I'll come by you myself, yea, though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, thy rod
and thy staff they comfort me. You need to be afraid about when or where
or how you'll go. The automobile may get you, the wreck may get you, the
illness may get you, but remember, whenever the time comes I'll be at
the depot for you and I myself will come by your cross and there'll be
no trouble.

And then in the land beyond, when all are assembled before the bar of
Christ for final reckoning, I'll be there to take the place and to make
the defense for everyone who put his trust in me. I used to be when a
lad frightened well-nigh to death at the thought of that judgment day of
our Lord, as he sits upon his throne and before him shall be gathered
all nations. And we shall make our account one by one to that great and
omniscient judge.

I used to terrorize beyond words. No more of that now. I put my case in
my attorney's hands.

My attorney is Christ. If any man sin, we have an advocate, an attorney,
with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. I put the case in my
attorney's hands.

Manage it, I can't manage it. Take care of me, I can't take care of
myself. Save me, I can't save myself.

Keep me, I can't keep myself. And he answers back, I'll forgive and I'll
save and I'll guide and I'll keep and I'll be with you living and I'll
take care of you dying and I'll take care of the obvious judgment. And
then we'll live together forever in the house of life above.

Oh, this wonderful, wonderful heritage we have in Christ.

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Audio: https://sermonindex1.b-cdn.net/3/SID3585.mp3
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/george-w-truett/true-success/
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