Week 4 Success as an Idol

Week 4 Success as an Idol
This week we are going to consider Success as a potential Idol.
Who are the 5 most successful people in America in the last 30 Years?
Why?

Examples Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers – The story of success – 10,000 hours
Beatles 1960 (Hamburg) 1964 (US)
Bill Gates (1968 Junior High – Mother’s club – leased computer time)
Beatles – Hamburg

Keller says that something becomes an idol when it becomes the ultimate thing instead of just a good thing.

In what ways do you attempt to be successful?
What would your reputation be if you never attempted success in anything?

How important is success to you? Rhetorical

Ecclesiastes 2:4-11
Solomon’s success (watch for them, Note them)
Ultimately 12:13 – Fear the Lord.
This concept is easy to see from Solomon’s perspective, but the closer to home we get, the more difficult it is to see.

What would you look for in someone’s life to determine that they put too high a value on success?
Spend a lot of time at something
Achieve something at the cost of something else (relationships, etc.)
Value Position so that others see them as successful