HOW TO SUCCEED AT ANY JOB

TEXT - PHILIPPIANS 2:19-30

INTRODUCTION

TONIGHT OUR TEXT IS FOUND IN PHILIPPIANS 2:19-30 AND THE TITLE OF MY MESSAGE IS, “HOW TO SUCCEED AT ANY JOB.”

MINISTRY IS NOT AN OCCUPATION, BUT RATHER A VOCATION.  NONETHELESS, THE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE FOUND IN OUR TEXT TONIGHT CAN BE APPLIED TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER.

THE APOSTLE PAUL WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AS A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL.

DURING HIS MINISTRY PAUL WORKED WITH PEOPLE LIKE BARNABAS, LUKE, SILAS, TITUS, LYDIA, AQUILA, PRISCILLA AND MANY OTHER GREAT SAINTS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE.

TWO OF THE PEOPLE THAT PAUL WORKED CLOSELY WITH ARE MENTIONED HERE IN OUR TEXT.  THEY ARE TIMOTHY AND EPAPHRODITUS.

A SALESMAN DECIDED TO CHANGE HIS CAREER AND JOIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.  SEVERAL MONTHS LATER A FRIEND ASKED, “HOW DO YOU LIKE BEING A POLICEMAN?”  THE NEW OFFICER ANSWERED, “WELL, THE PAY IS GOOD, AND THE HOURS AREN’T BAD, NUT THE BEST THING ABOUT IT IS THAT THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS WRONG.”

THE THEME OF THE BOOK OF PHILIPPIANS IS JOY.  SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT BE HAPPY WITH YOUR JOBS.  YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL AT WORK.  YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER LINE OF WORK AND WANTING TO CHANGE YOUR CAREER.

YOUR WANTING TO BE TRANSFERRED, BUT WHAT YOU REALLY NEED IS TO BE TRANSFORMED BY GOD.

TONIGHT I’D LIKE US TO CONSIDER SIX WAYS GOD CAN TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE AND YOUR JOB INTO A GREAT SUCCESS STORY.