Saturday 25 August 2012

10 Week Study on True Prosperity - Week 5: Beware, Lest You Forget God

This week we're continuing on this study/wealth seminar as taught on the Believer'sVoice of Victory program on Trinity Broadcasting Network by Pastor George Pearsons
from Eagle Mountain International Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

So without Further Delay:

Beware, Lest You Forget God

Foundation Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches,
but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a
good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”

A. 1 Timothy 6:17—Their Trust Should Be in God

1. Paul understood that the source of trust can shift once money enters the picture.

2. Once trust has shifted, the next step is to forget God.

3. Hosea 13:6 (NIV): “When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied,
they became proud; then they forgot me.”

4. Once the rich forget God, it is downhill from there.

5. Isaiah 17:10-11 (NIV): “You have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered
the Rock, your fortress. Therefore, though you set out the finest plants and plant imported
vines, though on the day you set them out, you make them grow, and on the morning
when you plant them, you bring them to bud, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the
day of disease and incurable pain.”

B. Deuteronomy 8:7-20 (MSG)—Make Sure You Don’t Forget God

1. Verse 11: “Make sure you don’t forget God, your God, by not keeping his commandments,
his rules and regulations that I command you today.”

2. Verses 12-13: “Make sure that when you eat and are satisfied, build pleasant houses and
settle in, see your herds and flocks flourish and more and more money come in, watch
your standard of living going up and up.”

3. Verses 14-16: “Make sure you don’t become so full of yourself and your things that
you forget God, your God, the God who delivered you from Egyptian slavery; the God
who led you through that huge and fearsome wilderness, those desolate, arid badlands
crawling with fiery snakes and scorpions; the God who gave you water gushing from
hard rock; the God who gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your
ancestors had never heard of, in order to give you a taste of the hard life, to test you
so that you would be prepared to live well in the days ahead of you.”

4. Verses 17-18: “If you start thinking to yourselves, ‘I did all this. And all by myself.
I’m rich. It’s all mine!’—well, think again. Remember that God, your God, gave you
the strength to produce all this wealth so as to confirm the covenant that he promised
to your ancestors—as it is today.”

5. Verses 19-20: “If you forget, forget God, your God, and start taking up with other gods,
serving and worshiping them, I’m on record right now as giving you firm warning: that
will be the end of you; I mean it—destruction. You’ll go to your doom—the same as
the nations God is destroying before you; doom because you wouldn’t obey the Voice
of God, your God.”

C. Keep Putting God First

“Prosperity is the result of doing God’s ways.

“Some pass the poverty test, but fail the prosperity test. You get your needs met and receive
great abundance. But, your heart will begin to grow cold if you don’t keep God’s Word first
place in your life. All of a sudden, you are taken with the things that have been added to you.
They could be things like cars, planes, houses, land—whatever it is that you like. You have
to walk circumspectly to walk in prosperity. You have to keep putting God first.

“When all your needs are met, remember where you got it. Remember that it was God who
gave you the power to get wealth. One thing about wealth—it can come quickly and it can go
quickly.”

—From The Kingdom of God—Days of Heaven on Earth by Gloria Copeland

There you have it folks, Week 5: Beware, Lest You Forget God

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Saturday 18 August 2012

10 Week Study on True Prosperity - Week 4: Who Do You Trust?

This week we're continuing on this study/wealth seminar as taught on the Believer'sVoice of Victory program on Trinity Broadcasting Network by Pastor George Pearsons
from Eagle Mountain International Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

So without Further Delay:

Who Do You Trust?

Foundation Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches,
but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a
good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”

“Again, please note this scripture doesn’t say to charge them that are rich in this world
to get rid of everything they have, because God doesn’t like people who have things. It
doesn’t tell us to save one old shiny suit and move off into a cabin in the hills and be
humble. If you do that, you simply take yourself out of any position to bless anyone
else in the rest of the world. That’s the most selfish thing that a Christian could do.

“No, these verses simply said the rich shouldn’t trust in their riches, but in God. That’s
an important point. It’s something you’ll have to deal with where your own mind and
flesh are concerned, and the more you prosper, the more you’ll have to deal with it.

“You’ll have to judge yourself every day of your life on your own inner attitude and faith
to make sure you’re depending on God and not on what you have in the bank. But don’t
let that scare you. Just make a sober determination that you’ll do it.”
—From Blessed to Be a Blessing by Kenneth Copeland

A. 1 Timothy 6:17—Don’t Trust in Wealth

1. NIV: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put
their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly
provides us with everything for our enjoyment.”

2. NLT: “Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their
money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all
we need for our enjoyment.”

3. MSG: “Tell those rich in this world’s wealth to quit being so full of themselves and
so obsessed with money, which is here today and gone tomorrow. Tell them to go
after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage.”

4. Paul understood that the rich were tempted to replace their trust in God with their
trust in wealth.

5. His assignment was to lead the rich away from their trust in money and redirect their
trust toward God.

B. Mark 10:17-27 (NIV-84)—The Rich Young Ruler

1. Verses 17-18: “As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees
before him. ‘Good teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘Why
do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No one is good–except God alone.’”

2. Verses 19-20: “‘You know the commandments: “Do not murder, do not commit adultery,
do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.”’
‘Teacher,’ he declared, ‘all these I have kept since I was a boy.’”

3. Verse 21: “Jesus looked at him and loved him. ‘One thing you lack,’ he said. ‘Go, sell
everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then
come, follow me.’”
a. He did not trust the love of God coming from Jesus.
b. Jesus was calling him into the ministry as an apostle—and he traded his apostleship
for money.
c. Jesus was also looking for Judas’ replacement.

4. Verse 22: “At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.”
a. KJV: “And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great
possessions.”
b. AMP: “At that saying the man’s countenance fell and was gloomy, and he went
away grieved and sorrowing, for he was holding great possessions.”
c. He experienced acute unhappiness and depression over the thought of losing
what he had amassed.
d. He trusted in his great possessions more than he did in the Word of God.

5. Verse 23: “Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it is for the rich
to enter the kingdom of God!’”
a. The rich are entrenched in the world’s system of finance.
b. It is possible to cross over into the kingdom system, but it can be difficult.

6. Verses 24-25: “And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth
again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to
enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
a. “Jesus was telling him to sell and give to the poor. But why did He tell him
that and we don’t have any record of anything of Him saying that any other
time? Because that was his problem. He was keeping the commandments. He
was doing what was good. But he had this one problem. Jesus was trying to
set him free so that he could trust in Him.
“Trusting in riches is the danger of being caught up in the world’s system.
This world’s system can only go so far. It is not the answer to every need.
“Thank God I am not dependent upon the world’s system!” —From The
Kingdom of God—Days of Heaven on Earth by Gloria Copeland

7. Verses 26-27 (NIV-84): “The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other,
‘Who then can be saved?’ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible,
but not with God; all things are possible with God.’”

C. Who Do You Trust?

1. Proverbs 11:28 (NIV-84): “Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous
will thrive like a green leaf.”

2. Psalm 52:7-8 (NIV): “‘Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but
trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!’ But I am like an olive
tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.”

3. Psalm 62:10 (NIV-84): “Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods;
though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.”
a. NLT: “Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And
if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.”

4. Jeremiah 17:5-6 (NIV-84): “This is what the Lord says: ‘Cursed is the one who trusts in
man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He
will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.’”

5. Verses 7-8 (NIV-84): “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is
in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It
does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of
drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

There you have it folks, Week 4: Who Do You Trust?

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Saturday 11 August 2012

10 Week Study on True Prosperity - Week 3: Wealth and Humility

This week we're continuing on this study/wealth seminar as taught on the Believer'sVoice of Victory program on Trinity Broadcasting Network by Pastor George Pearsons
from Eagle Mountain International Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

So without Further Delay:

Wealth and Humility

Foundation Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-19

“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches,
but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a
good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”

A. 1 Timothy 6:17—Don’t Be High-Minded

1. High-minded (GK) = arrogant, haughty and prideful
a. Arrogant (Merriam-Webster) = disposed to exaggerate one’s own worth or
importance by an overbearing manner

2. AMP: “Charge them not to be proud and arrogant and contemptuous of others.

3. MSG: “Tell those rich in this world’s wealth to quit being so full of themselves and
so obsessed with money.”

4. Paul realized that one of the pitfalls of having wealth is the temptation to see one’s
self as being superior to others.

5. True prosperity walks in humility.
a. The more prosperous we become, the more humble we should become.

B. Luke 16:19-31 (NIV-84)—The Rich Man and Lazarus

1. Verses 19-21: “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and
lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with
sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and
licked his sores.”
a. The rich man never reached out to the beggar.
b. He most likely wanted him out of the way and was relieved when he died.

2. Verses 22-24: “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to
Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in
torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he
called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of
his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’”
a. The rich man began ordering Abraham to order Lazarus to go fetch some water.
b. He would not even speak directly to Lazarus—it was still beneath him.

3. Verses 25-26: “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received
your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and
you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed,
so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from
there to us.’”
a. Abraham tried to talk to the rich man about the beggar and about the great chasm.
b. He completely ignored Abraham on both counts.

4. Verses 27-29: “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house,
for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of
torment.’ Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’”
a. Again, the rich man is talking directly to Abraham to send Lazarus to his
father’s house.
b. The rich man is not hearing Abraham.

5. Verses 30-31: “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to
them, they will repent.’ He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets,
they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
a. Now, the rich man is arguing with Abraham.
b. The wealthy have a tendency to not listen, be prideful and act arrogantly
toward others.

C. Humility Vs. Pride

1. Proverbs 18:23 (MSG): “The poor speak in soft supplications; the rich bark out answers.”
a. NLT: “The poor plead for mercy; the rich answer with insults.”
b. NIV-84: “A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly.”

2. Proverbs 28:11 (MSG): “The rich think they know it all, but the poor can see right
through them.”

3. Hosea 13:6 (NLT): “But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud
and forgot me.”

4. Ezekiel 28:4-5 (NLT): “With your wisdom and understanding you have amassed
great wealth—gold and silver for your treasuries. Yes, your wisdom has made you
very rich, and your riches have made you very proud.”

5. Revelation 3:17 (MSG): “You brag, ‘I’m rich, I’ve got it made, I need nothing, from
anyone,’ oblivious that in fact you’re a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless.”

6. Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NLT): “This is what the Lord says: ‘Don’t let the wise boast in
their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.
But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and
understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice
and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have
spoken!’”

7. Proverbs 22:4 (NLT): “True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and
long life.”

There you have it folks, Week 3: Wealth and Humility

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Saturday 4 August 2012

10 Week Study on True Prosperity - Week 2: God’s Instructions to the Rich

This week we're continuing on this study/wealth seminar as taught on the Believer'sVoice of Victory program on Trinity Broadcasting Network by Pastor George Pearsons
from Eagle Mountain International Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

So without Further Delay:

God’s Instructions to the Rich

A. Are You Prepared for Prosperity?

“…I am looking to and fro across the earth for those to whom I may show Myself strong and
transfer My property and My influence in the earth out of the hands of the powers of darkness
and into the hands of My people.

“Are you prepared?

“What would you do if I put you in charge?

“Would you follow the plan that the world already has that is full of confusion and doubt and
unbelief, or would you dare rise up and say, ‘Thus saith the Lord…’?”
—Word from the Lord through Kenneth Copeland, June 27, 2011

B. How Do We Prepare for This Great Transfer of Wealth?

1. God’s Word reveals how to prepare for prosperity.

2. There is a sharp contrast between God’s covenant people and the world concerning
the handling of their wealth.

3. Their differing attitudes and character traits are clearly defined in Scripture.

4. Will we know how to properly handle wealth when it comes to us?
a. What will we do with it?
b. We must function on a higher level than the world.

5. “What would you do if I put you in charge?”
a. Now is the time to prepare for that assignment.
b. Now is the time to learn how to be rich—God’s way.
C. Study the Lives of Lottery Winners

“Study the lives of lottery winners. They turn out badly because they are poor people
with money.” (Note the woman who won $1,000,000 in the lottery who wanted to keep
her welfare payments of $200 per month.)

“They did not become wealthy people because they were still poor in their thinking and in
their spirits. They had no clue what to do with all that money. They tend to take the ‘quick
grab’ and leave half of it laying on the table. They were going to pay $250,000 every month
for 25 years. Instead, they want the whole $12,000,000 right now. Why? Because they want
to blow it. If they had any sense, they would take the $250,000 each month and make
$20,000,000 each year with it.” (Note the lottery winner who started a pool table repair
franchise and lost $12,000,000.)
—From True Prosperity by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

D. 1 Timothy 6:17-19—Instructions to the Rich

1. Paul did not exclude rich people from the Church.

2. Paul was a wealthy man.
a. Acts 24:25-26 (NIV): “As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and
the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, ‘That’s enough for now! You
may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.’ At the same time he
was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently and
talked with him.”
i. No one expects a bribe from a poor man.
ii. Verse 26: “He hoped also that money should have been given him of
Paul, that he might loose him.”
b. Philemon 18 (AMP): “And if he has done you any wrong in any way or owes
anything [to you], charge that to my account.”
i. NLT: “Charge it to me.”
ii. WNT: “Debit me with the amount.”
c. Philippians 4:18 (AMP): “I have everything I need and am amply supplied.”
i. “I have all, and abound: I am full….”
ii. MSG: “I have it all—and keep getting more!”

3. Paul was not intimidated by wealthy people.
a. “Charge them that are rich in this world.”
b. Charge (GK) = order them, command them, teach them

4. Paul understood the pitfalls of wealth.
a. 1 Timothy 6:9-10 (AMP): “But those who crave to be rich fall into temptation and
a snare and into many foolish (useless, godless) and hurtful desires that plunge men
into ruin and destruction and miserable perishing. For the love of money is a root of
all evils; it is through this craving that some have been led astray and have wandered
from the faith and pierced themselves through with many acute [mental] pangs.”
b. MSG: “But if it’s only money these leaders are after, they’ll self-destruct in no
time. Lust for money brings trouble and nothing but trouble. Going down that
path, some lose their footing in the faith completely and live to regret it bitterly
ever after.”
c. Matthew 19:23-24 (AMP): “And Jesus said to His disciples, Truly I say to you, it
will be difficult for a rich man to get into the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you,
it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go
into the kingdom of heaven.”

5. Paul’s instructions to the rich
a. That they not be high-minded
b. Nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things
to enjoy
c. That they do good
d. That they be rich in good works
e. Ready to distribute, willing to communicate

There you have it folks, Week 2: God’s Instructions to the Rich

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