BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

1. BEFORE GOD GIVES YOU $$$ Hes GOT to be ABLE to TRUST YOU with it! GODS NOT going to GIVE YOU SOMETHING Thatll DESTROY YOU! Theres only ONE GROUP of people IN THE WORLD that PROSPERITY DESTROYS: (Anybody remember who that is?) THE FOOL. ( f yo!re not a fool yo! "an be blessed.)

2.) DEFINED PROSPERITY! (#$T%#&# T#A'H () (ot saying yo!ll be a millionaire)

That G!" W#$$ %!& EVERYBODY.

*.) I SAID SOMETIMES 'a (&ea)he& ) we+e been LEFT WITH THE IMPRESSION ALL YOU HAVE TO DO t! PROSPER IS GIVE #* the OFFERING. Theres a"t!ally + MA,OR THEMES in the ,ible regarding &-(#..

1.) MINDSET / 0hat do yo! ,elie+e yo! "an ha+e? (A""ording to yo!r faith) 1.) MASTERY / )od -nly ,lesses 0hat He s &aster -f! (See- . t.) *.) MA/E0UP / 2lowing 0ith .o!r )iftings / (S!1eth#*2 3 DEVELOP!) 3.) MAR/ETABLE S/ILLS / 0hat 'an .o! 4o 5eople 0ill 5ay 2or? 6.) MONEY MANAGEMENT / 7ome ha+e ne+er heard of a b!dget! (5oor) 8.) MA4IMUM WOR/ ETHI5 / Tromos 9 :with ma;im!m e;ertion < effort=! >.) MINISTRY 9 7owing < %eaping I )a*t VIOLATE THOSE PRIN5IPLES and say 6NOT GODS WILL7!

0e 7TA%T#4 ?--@ () AT -A%:

WE DIS5OVERED8

IF YOUR INTERNAL PI5TURE IS 6YOU BEING POOR9 yo!ll NEVER &# e ab!:e that *! 1atte& ;hat <!= "!! (LID!) PRAY As &A'H As .o! 0ant! WOR/ As HA%4 As .o! 0ant! INHERIT A FORTUNE! (4oesnt &atter HOW MU5H someone 2#:e <!=!) (DEFAULT TO that (#)t=&e!) -ff! &ore debtD less money

0on B1CCDCCC (83E) 9 0orse

That INTERNAL PI5TURE (=t a LID on yo!r life 0heres yo!r lid? 'an yo! see yo!rself: 0ith Tho!sands of 4ollars in the ,anF? 4ri+ing a 4e"ent 'ar? )i+ing 7!bstantially to )od?

(A lot of !s "o!ldnt!) The ONLY WAY to )ha*2e th#*2 E4TERNALLY is TA/E THE WORD and 5HANGE THINGS INTERNALLY. 5HANGE WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR HEART!

Today want to LOO/ we need to ADOPT a !=& OWN.

0e 7aw ?ast Time: 0hen )od "reated the worldD He did it in ab!ndan"e! There was an ab!ndan"e THENG and theres an ab!ndan"e NOW!

DID YOU /NOW: (36 5eople Ha+e ,e"ome &illionairesD sin"e yo! walFed in hereD this morning and A(-TH#% 36 will ,e"ome &illionaires,#2-%# .-A ?#AH#!) f yo! TOO/ THE WEALTH of the ;!&$"D and DIVIDED IT E>UALLY ?

(18 million!) All it WOULD TA/E is !*e GOD0IDEAD to 1a-e <!= &#)h? (H!la Hoop!) &om: Had a hoop p!sh it with a sti"F. ,% )HT 4#A: 5!t it aro!nd their waist (ot a la"F of a+ailable f!nds!

The "e:#$ HAS SOLD THE 5HUR5H a BILL OF GOODS! (0ants yo! poor!)

FAVORITE: :.o! 4ont want money!= / M!*e< the R!!t !% A$$ E:#$ 9 (Anybody @=!te that :e& e properly?)

:2or the LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all e+il= LISTEN: .o! "an "ommit THAT SIN and NOT HAVE A DIME!= n fa"t I THIN/ the&e MORE POOR PEOPLE LOVING MONEY than there are % 'H 5#-5?#! Tr!e! TH (@: 0ho SPENDS MORE TIME THIN/ING ABOUT FOOD A MAN who eat REGULARLY or SOMEONE WHOS STARVING? The FELLA WITH HIS NEEDS MET EATS < GOES ON WITH LIFE! Whe* <!=&e STARVING thats ALL yo! )a* THIN/ ABOUT! .o! /NOW THAT if yo!+e DIETED! .o! th#*- a LOT MORE ab!=t %!!" when yo!re doing witho!t! WHEN YOURE BRO/E A(4 TH# 5REDITORS ARE BREATHING DOWN YOUR THROAT and yo!re ABOUT TO BE EVI5TED and THEYRE ABOUT TO TA/E YOUR /IDS 4o yo! 5RAVE RI5HES at that (!#*tA 5AN YOU THIN/ OF ANYTHING ELSEA POVERTY DOESNT HELP YOU SERVE GOD! (HINDERS!) : tho!ght money t!rns people away from )od only if yo!re a fool!=

PROMISES8

IF GOD WANTS ME TO PROSPER? HOW DO I TAP INTO ITA ..) PUT GOD FIRST 7eeF ye 2 %7T the Fingdom of )od and His %ighteo!sness THINGS ADDED! (T#%#7T (): N! 1e*t#!* !% %a#th #* th# :e& e! ((-T: : f yo! belie+e=) -(?. 5%#9%#IA 7 T#: Hes 2 %7T

PLA5ES THIS MANIFESTS8 IF HES FIRST? IT SHOWS IN8 (a) MY TIME: 5arti"!larly: ,ible readingD prayerD worFing for )od! (b) WHAT I DO 0 TH TH# MONEY I HAVE: 0hat does the ,ible say to do with it? (5!rpose of Tithing? ,!dgeting? 5raying Abo!t t? 0orFing?) (") WHAT I LOVE 3 DO FOR ENTERTAINMENT: .o! "ant ha+e Jes!s firstD and lo+e sin! (d) MY PRIORITIES: &ost 'hristians pi"F where they li+e on the basis of their Kob! Hery few find o!t where )od wants them to go to 'h!r"h mo+e there!

2.) OBEY HIS WORD

I a#ah .8.B C f ye be 0 ?? () < -,#4 #(T yo!ll eat the good of the land. D.) HEAR GODS VOI5E a.) E$#Eah / : +e "ommanded a widow woman to s!stain yo! THERE!= ,%--@: :The ra+ens will feed thee THERE!= )od ha a ($a)e %!& <!= )a$$e" :THERE=! N!t ! 1=)h a PHYSI5AL LO5ATION: As it is FOLLOWING GODS INSTRU5TIONS!