Used as part of message series utilizing the book, "The ABC's of Life Success" by Dr. James Combs

1. The ABCs Of Life Success
A= ATTITUDE
“Developing and practicing a positive spiritual
mental attitude about all facets of your life is
essential to success.”
For the person with a negative attitude even
small problems are like brick walls. For the
person with a positive attitude all but the most
serious of problems are like speed bumps.

2. The ABCs Of Life Success
B = BIBLE
“The law of the ‘life-guide’ is the truth that
all the principles for successful living are
given us in the supreme classic book for the
ages, the Bible.”
It’s only by the Scriptures that one can
become perfect and throughly furnished unto
all good works.- II Timothy 3:16,17

3. The ABCs Of Life Success
C = CHOICE
“The greatest power you have is the power of
choice; therefore choose well and wisely, for
your choices determine your future.”
In the final analysis, each of us individually
chooses for ourselves whether or not we’re
truly successful.

4. The ABCs Of Life Success
D = DISCIPLINE
“A disciple of Christ is one that takes upon him
or herself certain disciplines, controls,
characteristics and qualities of becoming a
follower of Christ.”
The more we fight our carnal nature and keep
from fulfilling its sinful desires, the weaker its
power will be over us.

5. The ABCs Of Life Success
E = ENTHUSIASM
“Enthusiasm is the exciting, positive,
motivational, operation of God in your heart,
mind and personality reflected in outward
attitudes and actions.”
“Faith-based enthusiasm” comes from God and
our faith in Him and His Word. It’s a
spiritually-derived enthusiasm rather than
emotionally-derived.

6. The ABCs Of Life Success
F = FAITH
“Faith is a firm belief in God, the Scriptures,
and one’s own God-given potential, which results
in personally applying that faith to real life
situations with the confidence that all things are
possible to him that believeth.”
Rather than manifesting the ACTIVE FAITH to
apply belief through actions, many wait in
PASSIVE FAITH hoping for God to provide them
with success and solve their problems.

7. The ABCs Of Life Success
G= GOALS
“A definite major life goal is the starting point
of all personal achievement, which, coupled with
an active plan for its attainment, will guarantee
positive results and real success.”
While the starting point for all personal
achievement is the Lord Himself, the impor-
tance of having Holy-Spirit led goals really
can’t be overstated.

8. The ABCs Of Life Success
H = HEALTH
“Maintaining good physical health is an
important ingredient in personal success and
achievement, for without physical strength
and vigor to accomplish the tasks of life,
creative energy may be slowed.”
Maintaining good physical health literally
helps us to bring more glory to God through
the increased energy and activity it provides.

9. The ABCs Of Life Success
I = INITIATIVE
“Personal initiative is the human dynamo that
sparks the faculty of imagination and action,
which leads to positive accomplishment, moving
you toward your major goals in life.”
The Word of God and Holy Spirit spur
initiative in the hearts of believers, but we
must make the choice to follow through.

10. The ABCs Of Life Success
J = JOVIALITY
“Joviality is the quality that enjoys good-
natured mirth, cheerfulness and clean humor; a
trait which prompts laughter and wholesome joy
in life, enhancing mental and physical health.”
Being jovial doesn’t mean that one must be
especially witty and funny. One can have a
merry heart and never crack a single joke. Yet,
being jovial is a manifestation of a merry heart.

11. The ABCs Of Life Success
K- KNOWLEDGE
“Knowledge is power, but to contribute to the
attainment of life’s goals, it must be focused on
your field of endeavor.”
“The Christian’s #1 field of endeavor is to
minister for Christ. Therefore, the main focus
of knowledge gain must be on the Lord Himself
through His Word. (“Spiritual Knowledge”)

12. The ABCs Of Life Success
L = LEARNING BY MISTAKES
“Every adversity carries with it the need of an
equivalent or greater benefit: therefore
adversity can become an advantage, leading
through the learning experience to success and
prosperity.”
Rather than allowing our mistakes to cause us
to quit trying to succeed, we need to learn
from them and go forward again.

13. The ABCs Of Life Success
M = MASTER LEADERSHIP
ALLIANCE
“A master leadership alliance is coordination
of knowledge and effort in a spirit of
harmony, between two or more people, for
the attainment of a definite purpose.”
“Think of what we can do together!”

14. The ABCs Of Life Success
N = NO NEGATIVISM
“A positive spiritual attitude must triumph over
a negative carnal attitude with its negative
emotions, negative actions, negative speech
and negative ideas: for only positive people
truly succeed in life.”
A person with a negative attitude brings
negative to himself and those around him.

15. The ABCs Of Life Success
O = ORGANIZATION
“Your time, planned, allocated and organized, is
a constantly flowing asset, which can earn you
money...which also must be allocated and
budgeted wisely.”
It’s not only giving obediently which determines
God’s blessings on us, it also involves how we use
our time.

16. The ABCs Of Life Success
P- PLEASING PERSONALITY
“Cultivating your mind, attitudes, actions and
expressions sincerely to create a favorable
impression and impact will enable you to benefit
yourself and others by your pleasing personality.”
Do we have the power to change our personalities?

17. The ABCs Of Life Success
Q = QUESTIONING & THINKING
“The power of thought, the ability to ask ques-
tions and seek answers, the skill of accurate
thinking, the development of reasoning abilities
and the full use of creative imagination make
possible wise decisions and successful plans.”
If we have a question, then we should go to the
right source for the answer.

18. The ABCs Of Life Success
R = REST
“When God ordained one day in seven to be
the sabbath of rest, at the time of creation,
He intended that diligent work should be
punctuated with times of rest and relaxation
for maximum efficiency.”
“Christians who don’t put the Lord first spend
a lot of time spinning their wheels when it
comes to work. God is cursing their efforts
rather than blessing them.”

19. The ABCs Of Life Success
S = STICK-TO-IT-IVNESS
“Persons with definite, well-thought out goals
and sensible plans can achieve their aims, if
they stick with it and don’t quit.”
The Christian should be determined to faith-
fully FIGHT and FINISH the good fight of
faith for Jesus.

20. The ABCs Of Life Success
T = TEAMWORK
“For both leaders and followers, teamwork is
united, coordinated joint action by a group in
which each fulfills a role, as together they work
for success.”
Being a part of a true church involves every
member laboring. Everyone is to work. Everyone
is to do his or her part.

21. The ABCs Of Life Success
U- USING PRAYER POWER
“Available to you is the marvelous privilege of
talking with God; more things are wrought by
prayer than the world dreams of.”
Talking with God also includes His talking back to
us through His Holy Spirit. No, we won’t hear
the audible voice of God, but as we’re praying
His Spirit will impress things upon our hearts.

22. The ABCs Of Life Success
V = VISION
“All great achievements begin in the form of a
concise clear image within the mind of what can
be.”
A vision can be something we come up with or it
can be written out for us, as with the Bible.
The best visions are God-given shared visions,
where an entire church works together to
achieve the same objective.

23. The ABCs Of Life Success
W = WORK
“The time it takes to reach a goal is exactly
equivalent to the amount of thought, energy,
concentration, organized planning and
intelligent work which you invest in the
enterprise.”
The lazy person who hopes his or her ship will
come in through chance or God’s favor is
almost always left sitting at the dock.

24. The ABCs Of Life Success
X = XTRA MILE
“Going the extra mile is rendering more service
than that for which you are presently paid,
doing more than is expected of you, and going
out of your way to help and assist others in
their needs.”
Christians should be willing to go the “extra
mile” empowered by the love of Christ.

25. The ABCs Of Life Success
Y = YIELDEDNESS
“As you yield, commit and present your body,
mind and spirit to God, you will increasingly
sense His power and strength flowing and moving
through you, as He leads you to success and
prosperity.”
Lack of yieldedness to the Lord is the primary
cause for how limited we tend to be in min-
istering, witnessing and fruitfulness.

26. The ABCs Of Life Success
Z = ZEAL
“Zeal, which is fervent ardor and enthusiastic
devotion to a cause, can also be called a
burning desire to achieve a noble goal and
thereby to gain fulfillment and acquire the
possessions one seeks.”
When some has true zeal to accomplish
something, it’s no secret to anyone who has
spent much time with him or her.