What About Success?
Ephesians 2:8-10 · Jeff Sullivan, Guest Pastor, Granada Church
We let the algorithm, the Joneses, and the highlight reel define success for us — and then wonder why the trophy only satisfies for about two days. Guest Pastor Jeff Sullivan (Granada Church) walks through how the world's smartest people have tried to define success, why even a Super Bowl ring runs empty, and what Scripture says we were actually made for. From Ephesians 2:8-10 — by grace you have been saved, you are His workmanship, created for good works — he reframes success around two anchors: you cannot be successful outside of Christ, and He has redeemed you for something specific. The invitation is simple and personal: stop borrowing someone else's scoreboard and write your own definition of success, beginning with who you are in Christ.
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