Dr. Peale says, if you think yourself up, you will go up because you are what you think. One of the things that happens to a person creatively when they think positively is that they enhance the scope and quality of their life. He goes on to illustrate how he experienced this in a tattoo parlor in Kowloon, China and a hotel in Texas.

Dr. Peale tells us that the Bible says, “We are saved by hope.” I you can always keep hope going you can realize your fondest dreams. If you can always keep hope going you can reach your cherished goals. If you can always keep hope going you can overcome every problem and rise above every difficulty.

Dr. Peale says that everyone wants health and happiness. He answers a question put to him by a young woman, “I want to live a long, healthy, happy life. How do I go about doing it?” Dr. Peale says, “The answer to you question is to keep it right in your head. Keep your thoughts good not bad. Keep your thoughts decent not indecent. Keep your thoughts full of faith.” He goes on to illustrate this from the lives of others.

Dr. Peale says that you can have deep within a profound sense of joy despite the pain and trouble that life can bring you. We can all have a wonderful state of well being, mentally, spiritually and physically. How can these wonderful results be brought about? NVP says, “Number one is to develop your faith in –depth. Become a great believer and great things will happen to you.”

Dr. Peale tells us, that Jesus Christ worked with people. He took the most abject failures and made them into immortals. In the Bible Jesus Christ outlines certain simple principles which taken together form the successful life principle. NVP goes on to illustrate these principles from the lives of several people who used them successfully.

There are very few things in life are more important that enthusiasm. Emerson said “Nothing great has ever been accomplished in this world without enthusiasm.” In this sermon highlight, Dr. Peale tells us “You can have enthusiasm all your life that will not erode or dissipate.”

“What is a champion?” asks Dr. Peale in this short sermon snippet. A champion is someone who does something superbly well. A famous sports figure tells Dr. Peale how to achieve that — have a goal, make sacrifices, discipline yourself and have faith in yourself made possible by faith in Jesus Christ.

Get all the air out of your mind and get rightness an truth in. If you are wrong everything will turn out wrong. What is wrongness? Dr. Peale tells us “Wrongness is that which cannot be equated with the spirit of Jesus Christ.” Dr. Peale shares a story about how this insight changes an acquaintance’s life.

Dr. Peale says “God gave you a wonderful life, a healthy body and a strong mind. Do not let fear, hate, resentment and tension siphon off these gifts.” He also shares a funny story about a man from Brokenbow, Nebraska that demonstrates the power of this approach.

Dr. Peale tells us about Dr. E. Stanley Jones, a missionary to India, who claimed he was “never discouraged one day over the last 25 years.” How is that possible you ask? Dr. Peale answers “If you give your life to the Lord, He’ll take care of you.”