1. Kingdom Success What does it take?

2. Success in the World  Appearance  Strength  Wisdom  Wealth  Authority  Appearance  Strength  Wisdom  Wealth  Authority

3. Success in the Kingdom  Appearance  Is. 53:1-2  1 Sam. 17:7  Appearance  Is. 53:1-2  1 Sam. 17:7 “You know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God, don't you? You do not belong to yourselves, because you were bought for a price. Therefore, glorify God with your bodies” (1 Cor. 6:19-20). “We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.” II Cor. 5:20

4. Success in the Kingdom  Weakness  2 Cor. 12:1-10  Weakness  2 Cor. 12:1-10

5. Success in the Kingdom  Foolishness  Phil. 3:4-11  Acts 26:24  Foolishness  Phil. 3:4-11  Acts 26:24 “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” I Cor. 2:14

6. Success in the Kingdom  Poverty  Matt. 5:3, 5  Poverty  Matt. 5:3, 5

7. Success in the Kingdom  Submissive  Matt. 20:24-28  Eph. 5:21  Heb. 13:17  Submissive  Matt. 20:24-28  Eph. 5:21  Heb. 13:17 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7

8. “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” John 3:5