Sermon note
Pastor Prince
The whole world is right now in global recession, but remember we are people who are in the world but not of the world. Our Father cares for us, He cares for the sparrow, how much more us
We learn from Him how to prosper in the time of famine.
Whether is it Abraham or Issac, they come into prominent during time of famine.
It is not during prosper time. The time out there in the world of famine, God’s people began to shine.
We demonstrate the light during time of lack.
Something interesting about famine, God gives His people wisdom to know how to operate during that time
Genesis 41:33 NASB
So now let Pharaoh look for a man discerning and wise, and appoint him over the land of Egypt
Wherever you put your money is, your heart will follow
If you sow into the gospel ground, your heart will be in the gospel
Their heart will follow where their money goes
Start by faith, looking at the gospel and just sow into it. You will reap dividend
Genesis 26:12-13
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;
Issac sow in the land, he reaped in the same year a hundredfold
Why do you think the Holy Spirit put this in the verse?
People are saying we are sowing because we want to harvest
Yes that is what we are believing for, that is why the verses are in the bible.
If God don’t want to encourage us, why did He tells us what happened to Issac after he sowed
Luke 6:38 KJV
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
2 Chronicles 16:5
5 Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.
God’s prosperity is to prosper in our lives with Him
2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
Note: that he may give to him who is good before God
There is going to be a transfer taking place
To the sinners, God gives the work of gathering and collecting
Exodus 12:35-36
Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
For 400 years, the people of Israel were defeated
God will always make sure at the end, it will be restored to us, His people
God prophesied His people will come out of Egypt with wealth and great possession
Genesis 15:13
Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years.
Genesis 15:14
And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
It was at the end time that transfer of wealth takes place
God does everything righteously and justly
Note: afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
There are only that many important things to say. His words are measured and they are short prophesy
Why did God say great possessions?
That night, God gave them favour
Release the faith in your heart to see a God who wants to prosper you
The greater plan of God is the gospel of Jesus Christ
Genesis 22:18
In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.
God prophesied that they will come out with great possessions
Exodus 12:35
Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing.
Right from the start, God has that in mind that He will prosper His people for a purpose
That is where our tithe and sowing is
God’s prosperity is always more than money
Something is going to happen in the end time
Matthew 24:6
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Before the worse happen, Jesus will return
That which was, is that which will be
Ecclesiastes 1:9
That which has been is what will be,
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.
1 Corinthians 10:11
Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
1 Chronicles 12:32
of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;
When God finds people He can trust with this wealth, believe God and receive it
The wealth of the sinners (is not spiritual wealth), is laid out for the righteous
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
If we refuse to hear the Word, you won’t have the faith by which you are able to receive
Faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God
If you don’t believe God wants to prosper you, you won’t be able to receive
You receive Jesus Christ because you heard.
Healing comes, when they hear. Have personal revelation of the scripture
We got to believe God that God wants us to have it
He will do it in a way that He is just to receive it
You cannot go and rob or cheat your way, or manipulate your way
God gives them favour. This is one big key
Favour of God is a valid central teaching of the bible
Faith is undeserved favour
To be full of grace means to be full of favour
Exodus 12:36
And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
Business is done when they have confidence in the person and have favour with the person
Is the Lord who gives favour
Look to the Lord for favour
When we are young and don’t have much, we trust God who gives us favour
God gives us favour and doors are open to us
We can trust God for favour
Grace îs undeserved favour
God wants us to receive favour
Genesis 39:4
So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.
Genesis 39:3
And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.
Many of the bosses who has the power to promote us are not believers
His master SAW that the Lord was with Joseph and the Lord made him to prosper whatever that was in his hands.
We see that Joseph prospered
When God gives us favour, the world will see it, your clients will see it, even sinners you reach out to, will see it
Sinners want to listen to someone they find favour in.
Billy Graham had favour
This is vital part to get people saved
The world wants to be associated with winners
When God is with you, you are a winner
The world sees a judgemental God
They don’t see the goodness of God
The goodness of God will lead them to repentance
All the anger of God is exhausted at the cross of Jesus Christ when Jesus died at the cross for our sins
God has raised His hands and He said He will never be angry with us
Isaiah 54:9 ISV
“For this is like the waters of Noah to me,
when I swore that the waters of Noah
would never again spread over the earth;
so have I sworn that I won’t be angry with you again
and that I won’t rebuke you.
If God ask you to remove anything, is to let you enjoy more
He will bless us and we shall be a blessing
Whatever you are robbed of, you shall receive back with interest
God wanted them to steward His money and build His house
Exodus 35:5
‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze;
Exodus 35:35
He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver—those who do every work and those who design artistic works.
Only people with wisdom will utilise the gift for God
They are generous and they are people who serves
The prophesy to Abraham, when they are in Egypt, God has a purpose for this great possession
Exodus 12:36
And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
They will see the result of God’s blessings on your life
Willing hearted
Prosperity with a purpose
The house of God is the church of Jesus Christ
In practical terms, is your life in your local church
Whatever God has given you, is to benefit the local church
If you learn that God wants to prosper you, you want to be part of God’s people
Many Egyptians join the Jewish people
If I know God’s plan and purpose and I know His plan is for Israel, and I line up my line accordingly, make sure everything is connected correctly and the light comes on
I want my life to be blessed, I will line up my life accordingly
God is working through the children of Israel
God wants to build the tabernacle, whatever you have, line up to build His house
You have the privilege of giving what God is doing today
God is spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ
Angels never get tired
God will allow you to have the privilege to have His blessings go through us
That money came from God
Deuteronomy 8:17-18
then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’
“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
The power to get wealth is real power from God
He gives us the power that is so supernaturally natural
The danger is you forget it is the Lord who gives us the power
Note: for it is He who gives you power to get wealth
that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
The power to get wealth is to establish His covenant
It is the covenant of grace
We are blessed with the blessings of Abraham
The power to get wealth is to establish the covenant of grace
Genesis 3:14
So the Lord God said to the serpent:
“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.
The gospel of grace and peace
The result is always provision
God provides righteousness as a gift
Come unto us and He will give us rest
He gives health
3 John 2
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
God gives the power to get wealth to someone who sees His provision
His provisions are slowly
God wants us blessed running over
W are blessed in the process
We are the channel in which the supplies flow through
The deadsea has inlet but no outlet
When there is inlet and outlet, you sees fishes
The running over is the blessing, there are plenty for you and your family
It is important for your spirit to be opened up
Without vision, His people perish
God gives us prosperity so that we can be a blessing
Whatever he does shall prosper
Psalm 1:4
The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Psalm 1:5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Romans 10:14-15
How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
How shall they hear without the preacher?
Many a time God uses preachers
Anointed preachers
Without money, how can you be sent?
How shall the preachers go, unless they are sent?
What is happening, God is distracting God’s people
The devil makes sure the tithing goes somewhere for his purpose
Moses was up there at the mountain receiving the blueprint for the tabernacle
The devil diverted them to build a golden calf
The devil does not want you to use your wealth to sponsor the house of God
You will still put that money somewhere. The devil wants you to put into the golden calf
Let your money goes to the good ground
In the natural it might not look like good ground
In the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the house of God
To be part of God’s plan
We are talking about being a blessing
There were still enough purpose
They build a golden calf
2 Peter 3:4
and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”
When the vision of rapture is not flesh in our heart, that is where we get the mischief
Be a blessing to a lost and dying world
The tithe is the expression of our faith
The tithe is a test
Give to God the tithing to your local church
Tithe with revelation
It is He who gives us the power to get wealth
We must always be planting seeds for the harvest. When a farmer is planting seeds, he is looking for harvest.
The harvest is always greater than the seeds
Tithe to your local church and sow into the gospel of Jesus Christ
Malachi 3:10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Colossians 3:23-24
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
You work as unto the Lord, don’t see it as a source
God is your Source
Tithe to break the love of money and expect God to prosper and provides for us
3 John 2
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
