Principles of the Kingdom (God's Success Principles)

Self-Help

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Synopsis

Do you know what it takes to be successful?
--to succeed in business as well as in life itself?
In this Biblical self-help success book, the author contends that God has several principles, which if followed can lead to success either in business or in life itself. He further contends that although many of these same principles may be found among the motivational speakers and thinkers of today and yesterday, that they were originally derived from Holy Scripture, whether or not these spokespersons are aware of it. He points to Jesus' parables to show that not everyone who preaches or practices Kingdom principles will be found to be in the Kingdom at the end.

The 17 chapters of this book contain 17 articles relating to 17 of these principles.
Knowing you purpose
forgetting the past
conquering fear
believing
focusing
sowing and reaping
resting
and 10 others. (For a complete list of the principles included in this work, check the "Table of Contents.")

There are examples, positive and negative, of these principles in the lives of characters from the author's novel, Of Such Is The Kingdom, A Novel of Biblical Times. So this book and the novel make perfect companion volumes for each other..

And each chapter has a Quotable Quotes section with quotes from famous people past and present, including the Bible writers, so it makes a great reference source for quotations.

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Author Biography

I, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on June 8, 1943 to a Christian family and accepted Jesus at an early age. In Jr. High School, I became interested in writing and drama. I wrote poems, articles and a few short stories, and plays. In college, I won second prize in a contest with a Biblical short story, which now forms part of my first novel, “Of Such Is The Kingdom, A novel of the Christ and the Roman Empire,” published in 2003. In 2010, I wrote the sequel, “Of Such Is the Kingdom, Part III, Power and Persecution, A Novel of the early Church and the Roman Empire.” I also wrote a Sci-fi novel, “Impossible Journey, A Tale of Times and Truth” and a non-fiction book, “Principles of the Kingdom." I graduated from Clearwater Christian College in 1970 with a B.A. degree in Bible-Literature, and from Biblical School of Theology in 1974 with a M. Div. Ordained in November, 1974, I served as assistant pastor/Bible teacher in several churches. I also served in a foreign-student ministry, where I met my wife, Berenice Carett from Venezuela. In 2014 I wrote an American historical novel, called "The Christmas Victory."

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The Importance of PURPOSE

Here's an excerpt on purpose from my Biblical self-help book, "Principles of the Kingdom." I quote a little from Rick Warren, as it was his book, "The Purpose Driven Life" which started me thinking about the importance of purpose, when my mom's church was studying it. I take his main thought, that it starts with God and take it a bit further. Also in this excerpt, I illustrate the importance of purpose with one the characters in my novel "Of Such Is The Kingdom," namely the beggar, Timotheus. I will post an excerpt from the novel about him later.

Book Excerpt

Principles of the Kingdom (God's Success Principles)

CHAPTER 4: The Importance of PURPOSE:

“This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.”

--Isaiah 14:26

I was made to realize recently the importance of purpose in the Divine scheme of things. Without purpose, we are like the proverbial man who "jumped on his horse and rode off in all directions at once." As Rick Warren reminds us, in chapter 1 of his book, "The Purpose Driven Life," it all starts with God." So easily we forget this

simple fact. One thing he says is that "the purpose of your life fits into a much larger cosmic purpose that God has designed for eternity."1

God had a purpose when he created the universe and He had a purpose when He created us. (Rom.9:11) Thus, our lives have a purpose. Thus, instead of being driven by guilt, anger, fear, resentment, materialism or need for approval, we should be driven by our purpose, that is, God's purposes for us. This will give our life meaning. It will also simplify and focus our life. Without a clear purpose, you will tend to make decisions based on pressures, circumstances or you present mood. In Chapter 1, I mentioned that If Timethous the beggar in my novel, .OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM,. would have sought to realize his purpose earlier in life, perhaps he could have found a more suitable way to make a living. Just what that might have been, or even if he would have found any, we can only conjecture. Yet, it is true that without a purpose, you may try to do too much and thus become fatigued, which is probably how he felt after his numerous unsuccessful attempts to secure employment. Without a clear purpose, we may become restless and may constantly want to change our direction. Timotheus finally did seek for it, but too late. Thus, he was always asking questions, while his older partner Lucas, had already mistakenly accepted that his purpose or lot in life was to beg and live off of the charity of others.

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James Michael Becher

Principles of the Kingdom (God's Success Principles)

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The Importance of PURPOSE

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Principles of the Kingdom (God's Success Principles)

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