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Contents

Introduction1 The Purpose of Prosperity....................................9

2 Divine Prosperity...............................................18

3 The Danger of Trusting in Riches......................30

The !oy of "iving..............................................38# Prosperity Received$ %ot Pursued......................

& Trusting "od$ %ot Riches..................................#2

' "iving (urse)ves................................................#9



IntroductionIn (cto*er of 1981$ +hi)e ,inistering +ith

-rother enneth Cope)and in the /ast Coast-e)ievers Convention in Char)otte$ %orthCaro)ina$ I received a supernatura) visitation ofthe ord in ,y hote) roo,.

In this visit e shared so,e very i,portant princip)es +ith ,e. The essence of +hat e to)d,e +as that is peop)e are in financia) *ondage.

e to)d ,e$ I +ant y peop)e out of this *ondage. I4, going to divine)y intervene on their

*eha)f over the ne5t fe+ years$ and I4, going tode)iver the,$ if they +i)) do +hat I say. Thene revea)ed to ,e the 6eys to financia)

de)iverance.In these pages I a, going to share these 6eys

+ith you. They are not so,ething +hich I

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Introduction

conceived$ nor so,ething I searched for on ,yo+n. The ord out)ined the, to ,esupernatura))y.

e to)d ,e$ I4, giving you the assign,entto te)) y peop)e +hat I have to)d you.

It is a*so)ute)y essentia) that I get this,essage to the -ody of Christ7 Jesus of

a;areth is going to set us free and put us inthe place we should be financiall2, so we canget the Gospel out and reach multitudes withit before <is return.

"od +ants you to *e financia))y free. D+e))on that. editate on it. eep repeating it anddon4t )et the Devi) ta)6 you out of it.

Do you re,e,*er the account of !esusgoing *ac6 to is ho,eto+n of %a areth +here

e +ent into the te,p)e and stood up to read the

:criptures; u6e te))s us7 And there was delivered unto him the book

of the prophet Esaias. And when he had openedthe book, he found the place where it waswritten,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, becausehe hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the

poor....u6e 71'$ 18

The *oo6 of e*re+s te))s us that in ti,es

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past "od spo6e to us *y the prophets$ *ut inthese days <and +e4re in the )ast days=> e hasspo6en unto us *y is :on < e*re+s 171$ 2>.?e))$ I can4t find a sing)e scripture any+here+hich says that !esus has @uit spea6ing. !esus isnot a retired preacher= e is sti)) preaching.

In this *oo6$ !esus +i)) *e spea6ing to youthrough ,e. ?hi)e e +as here on this earth inthe f)esh$ e dec)ared that e +as anointed to

preach the "ospe) to the poor. ?e))$ I +ant youto 6no+ that e has anointed ,e to preach this,essage of prosperity to the -ody of Christ.

If you are part of the -ody of Christ$ thenthis ,essage is for you persona))y. I +ant to

encourage you and to e5hort you to pay veryc)ose attention to +hat I +i)) *e sharing +ithyou in these pages. If you *e)ieve +hat I4,Te))ing you$ then you4re going to see so,e,arve)ous resu)ts fro, the ,ighty hand of "od.If you +ant it to +or6 for you$ then receive it

Aust as if !esus i,se)f +ere standing *y yourside$ spea6ing it direct)y to you in person.

If you4)) open your heart to receive this,essage$ it +i)) revo)utioni e your +ho)e )ife. Icou)d share +ith you testi,ony after testi,ony

of ho+ it has a)ready affected ,y o+n persona))ife. In fact$ +hen e gave it to ,e$ the ordsaid$ Bou ta6e these 6eys of de)iverance$ these

princip)es that I4, teaching you$ and app)y the,in your o+n )ife$ and I4)) use you as an e5a,p)eto the -ody of Christ to sho+ the, +hat +i))happen to any person +ho +i)) fo))o+ the,.



I *egan to app)y these princip)es to ,y o+n)ife$ and I can te)) you$ it has not *een the sa,esince (cto*er of 1981= I4, not the sa,e ,an I+as then. This ,essage e5cites ,e= It thri))s ,e$

*ecause I 6no+ it is fro, "od and it +or6s=I4ve received )etters fro, peop)e a)) over the

+or)d +ho have attended our ,eetings$ andreceived +hat I4, sharing +ith you no+$ andtheir )ives have *een changed. They4ve got their

,ind on the Provider instead of the provision.That4s the 6ey7 "od has to *e first in your )ife.

!esus said in atthe+ &733$ Seek ye first thekingdom of od, and his righteousness! and allthese things shall be added unto you. !esus is

te))ing us that "od +ants is peop)e to put i,first so that they ,ight prosper. It is ,y prayerthat you +i)) a))o+ the o)y :pirit to spea6 toyou through these pages so e can prosper youfor the sa6e of is ingdo, in these )astc)i,actic days *efore the return of our ord!esus Christ.



11The Purpose of

Prosperity



"he 6urpose 7f 6rosperit2

Bou see$ !esus is on is +ay. e is co,ing *ac6 very soon. I can a),ost see !esus in thespirit rea), sitting at the right hand of the atherin heaven. e is resting is ar,s on the ar,s ofthe throne. /very no+ and then$ e )eans overto the ather and as6s$ %o+$ ather;

%o$ not yet$ rep)ies the ather.%o+$ ather; !esus as6s again.%ot yet.P)ease$ ather$ can4t I go get the, no+;

Bou see$ the -i*)e te))s us that no ,an6no+s the hour of !esus4 return e5cept the

ather < atthe+ 2 73&>. -ut I +ant you to 6no+that dungs are shaping up. Things are happeningin the spirit rea),. Things are ta6ing p)ace in the

physica) rea),. There are occurrences on ,is p)anet right no+ that cannot *e e5p)ained *ynatura) ,an. -ut +e can e5p)ain the, it4s the

o)y :pirit on the ,ove= a))e)uAah=The stage is *eing set right no+ and

everything is *eing put in order for the soonappearing of the ord !esus Christ. -ut I +antyou to 6no+ that *efore e can co,e$ there are+ho)e nations and great ,u)titudes of peop)e+ho ,ust hear the "ospe). %o+ I4, not ta)6inga*out ,a6ing -aptists$ or ethodists$ or

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iving" The Essence of Living

Pres*yterians or Pentecosta)s out of peop)e. I4,ta)6ing a*out ,a6ing *e)ievers out of peop)e=Chi)dren of the iving "od=

or generations$ +e4ve sent out our,issionaries around the +or)d$ and I4, sorry tosay that in ,any cases they have done nothing,ore than ta6e the heathen and ,a6e the,re)igious. I4ve *een in ,any foreign countriesand I 6no+ +hat I4, ta)6ing a*out. That4s notthe p)an of "od.

"od +ants an ar,y of peop)e +ho are,e,*ers of the -ody of Christ not ,e,*ers

of a deno,ination. e +ants an ar,y of *e)ievers7 peop)e +ho +i)) dare to stand on is?ord +ithout co,pro,ise peop)e +ho +i))fo))o+ i, and o*ey i, and serve i,$regard)ess of +hat the +or)d thin6s$ or says$ ordoes peop)e +ho +on4t fo))o+ the course of the+or)d$ +ho +on4t yie)d to the pressures of the+or)d.

"od +ants a *ornEagain$ :piritEfi))ed$ -i*)eEcarrying$ ?ordE*e)ieving$ faithEta)6ing$ ar,orE+earing ar,y of sou)+inners and I4, proud to

*e right in the ,idd)e of that cro+d= o+ a*outyou; ?e are that generation the prophets of o)d+ou)d have given anything to *e a part.

:o,eone4s a)+ays saying so,ething )i6e$ I+ish I had )ived +hen oses +as a)ive. I +ish I

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The #urpose of #rosperity

had )ived +hen !esus +a)6ed the shores of"a)i)ee. Bes$ that +ou)d have *een a thri)). -utI +ant you to 6no+$ the *est has *een reservedfor the )ast generation. I4, g)ad I +asn4t around+hen oses )ived$ or +hen /)iAah +as a)ive$ or+hen Peter +a)6ed this earth. I4, g)ad I +asn4t+a)6ing side *y side +ith the Fpost)e Pau). I

+ant you to 6no+$ I have the privi)ege of having!esus in ,e right no+. a))e)uAah=I a, so g)ad to *e a part of the generation

that is going to usher in is soon appearing.=e>re part of the 1hurch that is going to putJesus> enemies under <is feet? The -i*)e saysthat the )ast ene,y of the Church to *e defeatedis death. Fnd than6 "od$ +e4re the generationthat is going to grind death under our hee)=Praise "od= Fnd do you 6no+ +hy; -ecause+e4re so fu)) of )ife$ and so fu)) of "od.

?herever "od is$ there is )ife E there is no death.I4, g)ad I4, part of this generation$ part of

this ar,y that "od is raising up an ar,y +hichis standing *o)d and daring to proc)ai, to the+ho)e +or)d that !esus is ord and that the

?ord +or6s= I4, g)ad that +e can dec)are *o)d)y$ If you4)) fo))o+ ,e$ I4)) )ead you tovictory= a))e)uAah= This is an e5citing ti,e in+hich to )ive.

:o,eone ,ight say$ ?e))$ you ought to *e

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around ,y house. It4s not too e5citing aroundthere.

Then get in the ?ord=?e))$ +e read our :unday :choo)

@uarter)y.I said$ "et in the ?ord=

?e))$ +e4ve *een going to ?ednesday night prayer ,eetings.

I said$ "et in the ?ord= Don4t Aust sit thereand )et the Devi) *eat you. "et in the ?ord and

*egin to overco,e the +or)d.

I +ant you to 6no+ that "od is going to,a6e sou)+inners out of every ,e,*er of the-ody of Christ in this )ast generation. %o+$ you,ay not stand *efore thousands of peop)e. Bou,ay not ever *e ca))ed into an office of ,inistry.-ut you4re going to fu)fi)) the ro)e of a,*assadorfor Christ )i6e you4ve never drea,ed of fu)fi))ingthat ro)e *efore. !esus is going to use you$ praise"od$ and put you into so,e specia) p)aces toreach peop)e +ho need to *e in the ingdo, of"od right no+.

:o,e of the peop)e +ho are resisting thehardest right no+ had *etter +atch out$ *ecausethe ne5t thing they 6no+ they4re going to *e

preaching the "ospe)= :o,e of the fo)6s +hoare standing up and dec)aring that "od is dead

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and that +e don4t have any *usiness praying orteaching the -i*)e in our schoo)s had *etter *eon their toes$ *ecause *efore they 6no+ it$they4re going to *e ho)ding prayer ,eetings=:o,e of the ,ost inf)uentia) peop)e of our ageare soon going to *e +itnesses for the ord!esus Christ.

In the days ahead$ ,ovie and te)evisionstars$ roc6 ,usic groups$ drug addicts$

prostitutes$ those into +itchcraft and the occu)t$entertainers$ sports figures$ and a)) 6inds ofce)e*rities *oth fa,ous and infa,ous aregoing to *e standing up and preaching the"ospe). "od is ,oving$ and :atan cannot stopit=

These are e5citing ti,es= :o,eone has said$?e))$ ,y *rother$ don4t you 6no+ the Devi)4s

running +i)d; Don4t you 6no+ that sin isrunning ra,pant; Don4t you rea)i e that :atanhas got a)) of his ,essengers out spreading theirtrash; Can4t you see that you can4t even turn onyour te)evision set any,ore +ithout seeing fi)th;?here have you *een$ *rother; ?hat4s the

,atter +ith you; Don4t you 6no+ that the Devi)is fighting hard;Bes$ I 6no+ that I4, fu))y a+are of it. -ut I

a)so 6no+ that +here sin a*ounds$ grace does,uch ,ore a*ound <Ro,ans #720>. I +ant youto 6no+ that +hen the Devi) is fighting the

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hardest$ )oo6 up$ *ecause that4s +hen "od isgoing to co,e through in a *)a e of g)ory. "odis not going to )et the Devi) get ahead of i,.

e never has$ and e never +i))=This is an e5citing ti,e +e are )iving in= I4,

g)ad I4, a)ive today= Fnd you shou)d *e too=The -i*)e says that !esus Christ is co,ing

*ac6 for a glorious 1hurch </phesians #72'>.This generation is going to *e 6no+n as theg)orious Church. %otice it didn4t say the *eatEdo+n Church or the +ornEout Church. If you)isten to +hat so,e peop)e are preaching today$

you4)) get the i,pression that on)y a handfu) of peop)e are ever going to ,a6e it to heaven. Tohear the, te)) it$ heaven is going to *e a greate,pty space +ith Aust a s,a)) handfu) of fo)6s init. ?e))$ I don4t *e)ieve that for a ,inute.

There is a)+ays so,e poor ,isguided sou)ready to say$ GFh yes$ *rother$ *ut the -i*)e saysthat in the )ast days even so,e of the e)ect +i))

*e deceived.H That s not so. The -i*)e doesn4tsay that some of the e)ect +i)) *e deceived. Itsays7

$or there shall arise false %hrists, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs andwonders! inasmuch that, if it were possible they

shall deceive the very elect.atthe+ 2 72

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...If it were possible. &esus +as saying herethat in the )ast days fa)se Christs and fa)se

prophets +ou)d arise to try to deceive peop)e$ *ut that it +ou)d *e i,possi*)e for the, todeceive the e)ect. If you +i)) get fu)) of "od4s?ord and "od4s :pirit$ there is no de,on in he))that can deceive you= Bou 6no+ +ho you are=

Fnd +ho are you; ?ho are +e; ?e4re thegeneration that is going to usher in the return ofthe ord !esus Christ.

-ut *efore that ti,e arrives$ there are)itera))y ,i))ions around the +or)d +ho ,ust *e

reached +ith the "ospe) and that ta6es ,oney=That4s one of the reasons "od has ca))ed ,e andgiven ,e this ,essage of prosperity to give tothe Church. "od +ants us to prosper$ for that isthe on)y +ay is "ospe) can ever *e given toevery creature < ar6 1&71#>.

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22Divine

Prosperity



@i%ine 6rosperit2

And &esus answered and said, 'erily I sayunto you, There is no man that hath left house,or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, orwife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the

gospel(s.

)ut he shall receive an hundredfold now inthis time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, andmothers, and children, and lands, with

persecutions! and in the world to come eternallife.

ar6 10729$30o+ is prosperity o*tained; ?e))$ +e see

here that di%ine prosperit2 is the result ofli%ing a life that is totall2 dedicated andconsecrated to :lmight2 God. ?hen +e ta)6

a*out prosperity$ +e4re not ta)6ing a*out ta6inga princip)e and se)fish)y trying to ,a6e it +or6in our persona) situation +ithout a dedicationand co,,it,ent to "od. ere !esus pro,ised ahundredfo)d return to those +ho fo))o+ i,$

*ut on)y to those +ho are first +i))ing to give foris sa6e and for the sa6e of the "ospe).

It distur*s ,e +hen I see peop)e co,e intoour ,eetings$ hear scriptura) princip)es$ then tryto go out and ,a6e those princip)es +or6 forthe, +ithout first deve)oping any 6ind of

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re)ationship +ith "od. any peop)e +ho are infinancia) difficu)ty try to act on so,e spiritua)

princip)e <such as !esus4 pro,ise of ahundredfo)d return> +ithout )aying any spiritua)foundation.

In such teachings as this$ !esus +as notgiving us so,e 6ind of getErichE@uic6 sche,e.

e +as teaching a +ay of )ife. e +as notreferring to us giving a portion of +hat +e have$

*ut to us giving our )ives. Bou see$ ,oney is a part of our )ives. The things that +e possess area part of our very )ives.

?hen +e give to "od$ +e can4t Aust givei, one part of our )ives$ saying %o+$ ord$I4, going to give Bou this one part of ,y )ife$

*ut Bou can4t have the rest. Bou can have thisone part$ *ut Bou4re not going to *e ,y ord. I+ant this to +or6 for ,e$ *ut I4, not going to do+hat Bou +ant ,e to. I4, Aust going to ta6e thisone part of ,y )ife$ this one thing$ and invest itin +hat Bou4re doing$ and I +ant a hundredfo)dreturn on it.

%o$ that4s not the +ay it +or6s. !esus doesn4t

+ant part of you e +ants a)) of you. In fact$ I+ant to te)) you so,ething7 "od +i)) not acceptout of is peop)e a divided heart= /ither you4refor i,$ or you4re against i,. Bou either )ove

i, or despise i,. !esus said7

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+o man can serve two masters" for either hewill hate the one, and love the other! or else hewill hold to the one, and despise the other.

atthe+ &72

Bou cannot serve t+o ,asters. !esus +antsa)) of you. -efore e ever as6s for your

poc6et*oo6$ or your car$ or your c)othes$ oranything you have$ +hat e +ants first of a)) isyou= The ,ost i,portant thing you have that"od desires and can use is you= If e can getyou$ then e4s got your poc6et*oo6$ your *an6account$ your car$ your c)othes$ and everything

e)se you possess.-ut there are so ,any peop)e +ho are trying

to give Aust one part of the,se)ves to "od andget i, to pay off on it. They are trying to,a6e a dea) +ith "od. "od$ Bou said$ in Bour

?ord that if I gave I +ou)d receive ahundredfo)d return. I4, giving Bou this one partof ,y )ife. Bou can4t have the rest$ Aust this one

part$ and no+ I +ant to see a hundredfo)d returnon it. That4s not +hat !esus +as ta)6ing a*out ata)).

?e)) then$ +hat +as e ta)6ing a*out; Toans+er that @uestion$ )et4s *ac6 up a fe+ versesand see +hat had happened Aust *efore thisincident to pro,pt !esus to spea6 to isdiscip)es on the su*Aect of prosperity. ?e

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recogni e it as the account of the rich youngru)er +ho ca,e to !esus.

Go and Give

And when he was gone forth into the way,there came one running, and kneeled to him,and asked him, ood aster, what shall I dothat I may inherit eternal life-

And &esus said unto him, hy callest thoume good- there is none good but one, that is,

od.

Thou knowest the commandments, *o notcommit adultery, *o not kill, *o not steal, *onot bear false witness, *efraud not, /onor thy

father and mother.

And he answered and said unto him, aster

all these have I observed from my youth.ar6 1071'E20

"od said$ in Deuterono,y 8718 that ...it ishe that giveth thee power to get wealth, that hemay establish his covenant...

:o this ,an to)d !esus$ I4ve o*eyed theco,,and,ents of "od since ,y youth. That4sthe reason he +as a +ea)thy ,an. "od hadhonored the ,an4s o*edience to theco,,and,ents and had ,ade hi, +ea)thy.

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Then &esus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, 0ne thing thou lackest.

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%o+ I +ou)d )i6e to point out so,ething.!esus is i,p)ying that this ,an4s )ife +as so

*)essed *ecause he had hear6ened to "od4sco,,and,ents$ and "od had *)essed hi, for it.!esus said$ -ut there4s on)y one thing you )ac6.7ne thing.

That +ou)d *e nice to hear$ +ou)dn4t it;:uppose !esus appeared to you today and said$

Bou 6no+$ you4re doing good. There4s on)y onething you need to correct. o+ +ou)d thatstri6e you; I don4t 6no+ ,any peop)e e cou)dsay that to today$ do you;

%otice +hat that one thing +as7 o thy way,and sell whatsoever thou hast... <v. 21>.

%o+ ,any peop)e have read that and havesaid$ ?e))$ the thing this ,an )ac6ed +as thathe had possessions. "od doesn4t +ant you tohave anything$ *ecause +e a)) 6no+ that ,oneyis the root of a)) evi).

?rong= %o+here did !esus i,p)y that "oddidn4t +ant this ,an to have things. If "odhadn4t +anted hi, to have things$ then eshou)dn4t have *)essed hi, and prospered hi,for honoring the ?ord and for o*eying the?ord. Isn4t that so;

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!esus never said that "od didn4t +ant hi, tohave things e did +ant hi, to have things.?hat "od didn4t +ant +as for hi, to put histrust in those things.

%otice +hat !esus to)d hi, to do7 "o andgive.

Right there !esus is pointing out to that ,an)ife does not consist of a)) the things +e possess< u6e 1271#>. ife does not consist of ac@uiringthings +hi)e +e4re on this p)anet. ife the

*asic e)e,ent of )ife$ the very reason you and Iare here on this earth right no+ is not so +e

can *e part of a census. %o= It4s not Aust to fu)fi))the scripture +here "od to)d Fda, to ,u)tip)yand fi)) up the earth +ith his 6ind. %o= That4snot the reason.

The reason +e are here$ the very reason for

)ife *eing in us right no+ the very reason+e4ve got *reath in our )ungs and the a*i)ity tothin6 and the a*i)ity to choose$ the very reason+e are here as hu,an *eings is to see ho+,uch of ourse)ves +e can give a+ay toso,e*ody e)se. Praise "od= (ur +ho)e )ife

consists of giving not ta6ing$ giving=!esus +as not a ta6er e +as a giver. Right

here e is e5pressing to this ,an the essence of)ife7 "o and give. "o and give.

Bou ,ay *e thin6ing *y no+$ ?e))$ I4,

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tired of preachers a)+ays te))ing us to give.

In that case you ,ight as +e)) thro+ your-i*)e a+ay$ *ecause that4s +hat it4s a)) a*out.od so loved that /e gave <!ohn 371&>.

I +ant to te)) you so,ething$ sir. ?hen youare in )ove$ you give. Thin6 *ac6 to your datingdays. Bou chased that gir) around unti) you,arried her$ didn4t you; Fnd a)) the ti,e you+ere chasing her$ you +ere giving= Right; ovegives=

Fnd you$ a4a,$ +hen you first got,arried$ you tried your *est to p)ease your ne+hus*and$ didn4t you; Bou +ent out of your +ayto do nice things for hi,$ didn4t you;

?hen you4re in )ove$ it de,ands giving. Boucan4t )ove so,e*ody +ithout giving to the,.

I )ove ,y +ife$ so I give. I )ove ,y chi)dren$so I give. I )ove peop)e$ so I give. I4, a giver.

y +ho)e )ife consists of giving. %o+ it +asn4t a)+ays that +ay. I used to *e a

stingy person. y attitude +as$ an$ I +or6edhard for this$ and you4re not getting it=

This +as ,y attitude7 I don4t +ant anythingyou4ve got$ and you4re not getting anything that4s,ine=

-ut then the ord !esus got ho)d of ,e andchanged ,y )ife. F)) of a sudden$ the peop)e I

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hated the ,ost$ I found ,yse)f reaching out to.F)) of a sudden$ the peop)e I despised$ I found,yse)f )oving.

Bou see$ )ove gives. $o%e alwa2s gi%es.?hen you tru)y )ove so,eone$ you +ant to giveto the,. ove isn4t se)fish. If you )ove "od$ thenyou +ant to give your +ho)e )ife to i,. "od so)oved that e gave. !esus so )oved that e gave.

e gave is )ife a ranso, for ,any < atthe+20728>.

ere in this passage !esus is teaching ,is,an the princip)e of )ife. e to)d hi,$ o and

give. e +as not i,p)ying that e didn4t +antthat ,an to have anything. ?hat e +as doing+as opening a door to that ,an4s )ife that +assecond to none. If you thin6 that fe))o+ +as rich

*efore$ you ought to have seen +hat !esus had instore for hi, had he o*eyed= "o and give. Bousee$ that>s the ke2 to God>s prosperit2.-ecause "od so )oved$ e gave. -ecause +e so)ove$ +e give.

Bou see$ if you +ou)d fa)) in )ove +ith your pastor$ you4d ta6e care of hi,. ?e))$ *)ess "od$

I Aust don4t agree +ith everything he preaches.e steps on ,y toes so,eti,es. I give on)y

+hen he preaches +hat I +ant to hear.Bou ug)y thing= If you )oved$ you4d give.

Bou ,ay say$ -ut$ *rother$ I have a hard ti,e

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)oving ,y pastor.

?e))$ if you have so,eone +ho is hard to)ove$ use your faith. Don4t *e ,oved *y +hatyou see. /very ti,e you cross his path$ grin rea)

*ig$ even if you have to do it *y faith. eepre,inding yourse)f$ I4, not ,oved *y +hat Isee I4, ,oved *y +hat I *e)ieve. "od said to)ove$ and I )ove that ,an. -efore you 6no+ it$"od4s going to deve)op is )ove in your heart$and you4)) find that that person is going to

*eco,e very dear to you.Did you 6no+ that +e have the capacity to

)ove even as "od )oves; :o,eone has said$?e))$ *rother$ you don4t 6no+ ho+ ug)y these peop)e are. I can4t )ove the,. Bou didn4tdeserve !esus. I didn4t deserve !esus. The +or)ddidn4t deserve !esus. -ut "od so )oved the +or)d<it didn4t say e )oved is o+n$ or that e )ovedthe )ove)y>$ that he gave his on)y *egotten :on..<!ohn 371&>. "od so )oved that e gave.

:o !esus is teaching this ,an the princip)e of)ife$ the princip)e of )iving. ?hat is that

princip)e; "hat life consists of gi%ing. ot

taking. ot getting. Gi%ing. If your a,*itionand goa) in )ife is to see ho+ ,uch you canac@uire *efore you die$ you ,issed the point of)ife.

%ot )ong ago a ,an heard ,e preach this

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,essage and he to)d ,e a*out his father. esaid that his father had *een a very +ea)thy ,an.

e had *een a very c)ose friend of enry ordand had accu,u)ated great +ea)th. In his )ateryears he got *orn again and turned his )ife overto the ord. Ft that ti,e he +as an e)der)y ,anand 6ne+ that he didn4t have ,uch )onger to

)ive. :o he i,,ediate)y set out to see ho+ ,uchof +hat he had accu,u)ated he cou)d give a+ayto those in need. is goa) +as to give it a)) a+ay

*efore he +ent to ,eet the ord.is son to)d ,e$ -rother$ I +ant you to

6no+$ he did=e gave it a)) a+ay *efore he died and +ent

to ,eet "od. ?hen he +as saved$ his +ho)eidea of )iving changed. Instead of a )ife devotedto seeing ho+ ,uch he cou)d get$ his )ifeconsisted of seeing ho+ ,uch he cou)d givea+ay.

%o+ I +ant to te)) you so,ething. ?henthat *eco,es your ,otivation$ +hen that

*eco,es the driving force on the inside of you +hen you )ove so ,uch that you give you4re

not going to have any needs=:o,eone has said$ -ut if I 6eep giving

a+ay$ +hat a*out ,e; I +on4t have anything. %o$ )ove doesn4t +or6 that +ay.

?hen you are activated *y the )ove of "od$

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*ivine #rosperity

then so is "od. If your )ife consists of giving$then I +ant you to 6no+$ "od +i)) see to it thatyou don4t have any days of poverty$ any days of)ac6$ any days of +ant. If your +ho)e )ifeconsists of )oo6ing for opportunities to giveso,e of your )ife a+ay$ then$ praise "od$ e4sgoing to *e )oo6ing for opportunities to give

so,e of is )ife to you= Fnd$ *rother$ e4s got p)enty of it to give= F*undant )ife$ !esusca))ed it <!ohn 10710>.

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33The Danger of

Trusting in

Riches



"he @anger of "rusting in4iches

%o+ in te))ing the rich young ru)er to go andgive$ !esus +as not trying to ta6e anything fro,hi,. It +as not is intention to deprive this ,anof any good thing. ?hy shou)d e; It +as "od

?ho had given it a)) to hi, to *egin +ith. The-i*)e te))s us7 +o good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly <Psa), 8 711>and this ,an certain)y +a)6ed upright)y=

%o$ !esus +as not trying to ta6e fro, hi,.e +as actua))y trying to give hi, a good

thing. e +as trying to teach hi, a *asic princip)e of )ife the princip)e of giving andreceiving.

%o+ notice ar6 10722E237

And he was sad at that saying and wentaway grieved" for he had great possessions.

And &esus looked round about, and saithunto his disciples, /ow hardly shall they thathave riches enter into the kingdom of od1

I4ve heard preachers interpret that state,entto ,ean rich peop)e can4t get saved. That4s notso. That4s not +hat !esus said. e said$ o+hard)y sha)) they that have riches enter into the6ingdo, of "od. Fnd e further e5p)ains +hat

e ,eans in the ne5t verse7

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And the disciples were astonished at hiswords. )ut &esus answereth again, and saithunto them, %hildren, how hard is it for them<and here4s the 6ey> that trust in riches to enterinto the kingdom of od1

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Bou see$ that +as the on)y thing this ,an)ac6ed. "od had *)essed hi,. "od had ,adehi, +ea)thy. "od had rich)y poured out is

*)essings upon his )ife. -ut as a resu)t of it$instead of honoring "od +ith his +ea)th$ he

*egan to put his trust in it. is trust turned fro,

"od to his possessions.!esus has a)ready taught us that no ,an can

serve t+o ,asters. Ft this point$ "od is no)onger this ,an4s ,aster his riches are. Thatfact is evident since he +ent a+ay sad +hen

!esus said$ "o and give. <is possessionspossessed him. Instead of his possessing the,and ,a6ing the, avai)a*)e to "od and others$his possessions possessed hi,.

%o+ that4s the pro*)e, a )ot of peop)e arehaving in our society today. Their possessions

possess the,. "od +ants you to have things e Aust doesn4t +ant things to have you. Do youunderstand that; God does not want thingsha%ing 2ou.

Then !esus +ent on to say7

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The *anger of Trusting in 2iches

It is easier for a camel to go through the eyeof a needle, than for a rich man to enter into thekingdom of od.

And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, ho then can be saved-

And &esus looking upon them saith, ithmen it is impossible, but not with od" for withod all things are possible.

Then #eter began to say unto him, Lo, wehave left all, and have followed thee.

And &esus answered and said....ar6 1072#E29

%o+ )isten very carefu))y to +hat !esus isa*out to say here. "et ho)d of it. This is thehundredfo)d princip)e. -ut it4s not referring to

Aust giving a part of your )ife to "od !esus ista)6ing a*out giving a)) of your )ife. That is+hen the hundredfo)d princip)e rea))y +or6s$+hen you give a))$ not Aust a part of your

poc6et*oo6. Re,e,*er$ !esus +ants you= e+ants you *efore your poc6et*oo6=

e said to Peter7

'erily I say unto you, There is no man thathath left house, or brethren, or sisters, of father,or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my

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sake, and the gospel(s,

)ut he shall receive a hundredfold...ar6 10729$ 30

%o+ here !esus is issuing a cha))enge to isdiscip)es. e is saying to the,$ I cha))enge youto na,e e a sing)e ,an +ho has given a)) for

y sa6e or the "ospe)4s and did not receive ahundredfo)d in this )ife.!esus +as not saying that e +anted is

discip)es poor. e +as saying to the,$ Don4t pursue riches. Don4t trust in riches. "ive ,e

your a))$ and I4)) give you y a)). Put ,e first$and I4)) put you first. If you4)) e5a)t e$ I4)) e5a)tyou. If you pro,ote e$ I4)) pro,ote you.

I4)) te)) you so,ething$ you4re +asting yourti,e trying to e5a)t yourse)f$ trying to pro,oteyourse)f. ?hen !esus is doing your e5a)ting$

*rother$ I +ant you to 6no+ it is g)orious=a))e)uAah=

Persecution For Prospering

)ut he shall receive an hundredfold now inthis time, houses, and brethren, and sisters andmothers, and children, and lands, with

persecutions.ar6 10730

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%otice$ with persecutions. any ti,es +edon4t +ant to receive that part$ do +e; I canguarantee you$ if you *egin prospering$ you4))get persecuted. ?hen the hundredfo)d princip)e

*egins to +or6 in your )ife$ it +i)) *e +ith persecutions. %o*ody said ,uch a*out ,y prosperity +hen I had nothing. I didn4t have any

critics +hen this princip)e +asn4t +or6ing in ,y)ife. -ut you 6no+$ +hen I )earned to act on itand *enefit fro, it$ *rother$ you can *e)ieve that

persecution ca,e +ith it=?hen you start prospering <especia))y if

you4re a preacher>$ )et ,e te)) you$ there isa)+ays going to *e so,eone +ho +on4t )i6e it.-ut$ you 6no+$ I found out that the persecutioncan4t stop you. The ord has to)d ,e$ Their+ords are po+er)ess. It4s y ?ord that +i)) putyou over.

(nce$ +hi)e I +as ,inistering +ith T. .(s*orn$ he said so,ething to ,e that I4)) neverforget <?hat a precious ,an of "od -rother(s*orn is a ,an fu)) of +isdo,=> e too6 ,easide and said to ,e$ !erry$ you are a

co,,unicator$ and "od4s going to use you in agreat +ay. Then he said$ I +ant to +arn youa*out so,ething right no+. Don4t *e ,oved *ythe cheers or the Aeers.

e said$ There +i)) *e so,e fo)6s +ho are

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going to )ove you$ and they4)) even +orship you$not irreverent)y$ *ut they4)) than6 "od for you.They4)) )ove you. They4)) say$ 4-eautifu) are yourfeet.4 They4)) ho)d you up and estee, you high)y.

-ut then there4s going to *e a group$ hesaid$ +ho +i)) ca)) your na,e cursed. They +i))hate the sound of the ,essage you preach. They+i)) detest the very ground you +a)6 on.

Then he said$ et ,e te)) you a*out yourcritics. JThis is +hat struc6 ,e the ,ost.K ?hen

peop)e critici e you$ receive it as a co,p)i,ent.That4s the on)y +ay carna) ,an has of saying$ 4I

+ish I +as )i6e you.4 Thin6 a*out that.:o ,en$ +hat4s persecution; It4s not even a

drop in the *uc6et. :o,e fo)6s are afraid to prosper *ecause of +hat peop)e +i)) say. (thersdon4t ,ind a )itt)e prosperity for the,se)ves

they Aust don4t thin6 the ,an of "od ought tohave any=et so,e preacher co,e to to+n$ riding first

c)ass and dressed in the *est$ and they4re readyto tear hi, to pieces. If he doesn4t co,e on a,u)e or in a 4 9 ord$ +ith his +ife dragging

*ehind )oo6ing )i6e a DustE-o+) reAect if hedoesn4t +ear outdated$ thread*are suits +ithshiny seats and 6nees$ o)d +ornEout shoes$ and

ho)ey soc6s then to the, he4s getting rich offthe peop)e= If he4s not crying and *a+)ing and

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s@ua))ing a*out ho+ hard it is to )ive *y faith$then he4s not spiritua).

The church +or)d has accepted that attitude.et hi, co,e in his o+n airp)ane that "od gave

hi,$ and they thin6$ e ,ust *e hoo6ed up+ith the afia= ?e don4t *e)ieve preachersought to have their o+n airp)anes. ?hy$ *)ess"od$ he ought to se)) it and give the ,oney tothe poor=

ave you ever noticed ho+ concerned so,efo)6s get a*out the poor +hen it4s so,e*ody e)se+ho4s supposed to *e giving; F*out the on)y

connection this 6ind has +ith poverty is Gpoor,outh.H?hen you *egin to prosper$ persecution +i))

co,e. Bou +i)) *e critici ed and opposed. -e prepared for it$ *ut don4t )et it hinder you. Don4t

)et it stop you. It4s not going to stop ,e. I fu))yintend to present to this +or)d a first c)ass !esus *ecause that4s +hat e is.

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44The Joy of

Giving



"he Jo2 of Gi%ing

?hen I used to f)y on co,,ercia) air)inesa)) over the country$ I had a great ti,e. I hadso,e great e5periences +ith peop)e I ca,e incontact +ith on those f)ights.

Bou see$ I don4t particu)ar)y )oo6 or act )i6e

a preacher. I don4t go around +ith a pious )oo6on ,y face$ trying to ta)6 spiritua). I4, Aust,e$ Aust as natura) )oo6ing and acting asany*ody e)se. :o +hen I +ou)d get on anairp)ane +ith a)) those *usiness types$ dressednice)y$ peop)e +ou)d often ta6e ,e for Austanother e5ecutive.

:ooner or )ater so,eone +ou)d sit do+n andstri6e up a casua) conversation. Bou 6no+ the6ind...

?here are you going;Da))as.

e too.

(h$ rea))y;%ice day$ isn4t it;

(h yes. It sure)y is <I don4t a)+ays co,eout +ith so,ething super spiritua). I don4thave to )et every*ody on the airp)ane 6no+ thatI4, a preacher>.

?e))$ one day this fe))o+ sat do+n *y ,e

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and +e *egan ta)6ing casua))y. e as6ed ,yna,e and I to)d hi,. e to)d ,e his na,e. Ias6ed +hat 6ind of +or6 he +as in.

?e))$ I4, a sa)es,an for a )arge fir,$ herep)ied.

Fnd then he fina))y got around to7 Fnd+hat do you do;

%o+ I4ve *een accused of *eing a )a+yer.I4ve *een accused of *eing in the oi) *usiness.I4ve *een accused of a)) 6inds of things$ *ut Idon4t te)) the, that I4, a preacher right a+ay=

I say$ I conduct success se,inars a)) overthe Lnited :tates.

(h$ rea))y; :uccess se,inars;Bes.?e))$ +hat phi)osophy do you use;

I *ase a)) the princip)es for success on the?ord of "od.

Bou see$ he sti)) doesn4t 6no+ I4, a preacher. It4s fun. I ,ean$ in a )itt)e +hi)e thisguy is opening his +ho)e )ife to ,e.

Bou 6no+$ one ti,e I ,et a ,an on anairp)ane )i6e this and *y the ti,e +e got to+here +e +ere going$ I +as )eading hi, to the

ord. ?hen every*ody +as getting up to )eave$there I +as ho)ding this guy4s hand and praying

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The &oy of iving

+ith hi, so they Aust stood +ith their heads *o+ed. %o+ that4s fun=

-ut$ you 6no+$ if I ca,e in there$ )oo6ing)i6e I had )ost ,y Aoy$ and sat do+n ne5t to thisguy$ he +ou)dn4t even +ant to ta)6 to ,e.

(ne ti,e I got on an airp)ane and a )itt)ee)der)y )ady sat do+n ne5t to ,e. It +as o*viousthat she +as afraid of f)ying. (h$ she +as afraidof that airp)ane= :he +as supposed to sit *y the+indo+$ *ut she didn4t +ant to *e +here shecou)d see out$ so I ,oved over and )et her sit *ythe ais)e.

:he +as terrified. :he 6ept saying I Aust6no+ this thing4s going to crash. I don4t +ant tof)y. I don4t )i6e to f)y. I to)d ,y sister and ,ydaughter that this thing4s going to crash and I4,going to die and I4)) never see the, again. I don4t

+ant to do this.In a ,o,ent$ I Aust reached over and he)dher hand and said$ a4a,$ don4t +orry a*out athing. Fs )ong as I4, on *oard$ every thing4sfine.

:he turned and )oo6ed at ,e +ith a funnye5pression and said$ ?hat do you ,ean;I said$ ?e))$ I Aust +ant you to 6no+ that

I4, a representative of !esus Christ and I4,using this airp)ane to carry the "ospe). I prayed+hen I got here and received this ,achine into

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,y ,inistry. I +ant you to 6no+ that those peop)e +ho are f)ying this airp)ane +or6 for ,etoday. F)) these other peop)e are ,y guests. Fndno +eapon for,ed against ,e sha)) prosper. ?e+on4t crash. ?e4re going to have a great ti,eand you4re going to enAoy this f)ight a)) the +ay.

:he Aust sat there and he)d on to ,e and gotrid of a)) that fear. ?hen +e arrived at ourdestination$ she stood up and said$ I hope I getto f)y +ith you again$ a))e)uAah= I te)) you$ it4sno *urden to +or6 for the ord it4s a thri))=

Fnother ti,e I got on an airp)ane and a )ady

sat do+n ne5t to ,e. In a )itt)e +hi)e the :piritof the ord spo6e to ,e and said$ Bou ,inisterto her. :he is in financia) need. I had neverseen the +o,an *efore in ,y )ife. -ut as I

*egan to study her face$ I sa+ that oppression inher eyes.

I said$ a4a,$ ,ay I he)p you;:he *egan to +eep. :he said$ I4, divorced

and I4, trying to raise ,y chi)dren. I4ve got afunera) to go to. It too6 every di,e I had to geton this airp)ane. I don4t 6no+ +hat I4, going todo.

I ,inistered to her for a +hi)e. Then in a fe+,inutes I got up and +ent to the restroo,. I gotout ,y chec6*oo6 and +rote her a chec6. ?henI got *ac6 to ,y seat and sat do+n$ I Aust )eaned

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The &oy of iving

over and gave her that chec6. :he *egan crying$and she said$ -ut you don4t even 6no+ ,e. Idon4t have to 6no+ you. Bou4re a chi)d of "od$aren4t you;

Bes$ sir$ I sure a,. Then she said +ithtears in her eyes$ -efore I )eft ho,e$ I prayedand read a scripture. It +as the first ti,e I hadever seen that particu)ar scripture. It said$ 4 y"od sha)) supp)y a)) your need according to hisriches in g)ory *y Christ !esus.4 Then sheadded$ It4s so. I4ve never had anything )i6e thishappen to ,e *efore=

I +ant to te)) you$ if so,eone had given ,ethat '0' Aet right then$ it +ou)dn4t have *roughtany greater Aoy to ,e than *eing a*)e to *e a

*)essing to that +o,an.

ow that>s li%ing? "hat>s life. Aou so lo%e

that 2ou gi%e. "hat>s life at its best?That4s +hat )ife is a)) a*out. It4s giving. "od

so )oved that e gave. Divine prosperity *eginsto *eco,e a part of your )ife +hen your +ho)e)ife consists of giving not trying to get$ *utgiving. :o !esus +as te))ing is discip)es$ Icha))enge you to find e one ,an +ho has )ivedthis +ay and has not received a hundredfo)d inthis )ife$ and in the +or)d to co,e$ eterna) )ife.

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55Prosperity

Received, Not

Pursued



6rosperit2 4ecei%ed, ot6ursued

I +ant you to rea)i e that +ea)th and riches *e)ong to the chi)dren of "od. Don4t *e deceiveda*out this. It ,ay *e one of the ,ost po+erfu)things you4)) ever )earn$ and a great he)p to you

in days to co,e. %otice that !esus said$ /e shall receive an

hundredfold. Re,e,*er this7 =ealth, riches,and prosperit2 belong to the children of Godbut wealth, riches, and prosperit2 are not tobe pursued, the2 are to be recei%ed?

Did you get that;?ea)th and riches and prosperity are not to

*e sought after <!esus said Seek ye first thekingdom of od, and his righteousness3. Theyare not to *e pursued. They are not to *e theinner drive of your e5istence. ?ea)th and riches

*e)ong to you$ *ut they are not to *e pursued.!esus said$ that they are received7 ...and all thesethings shall be added unto you < atthe+ &733>.

Bou are to pursue "od and i, on)y. ?hene is first and fore,ost in your )ife +hen your

+ho)e e5istence consists of fo))o+ing hard afteri, and *eing is instru,ent and is vesse)

then you are going to receive <not pursue$receive> your hundredfo)d return.

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Bou see$ there are so ,any peop)e +ho ca))the,se)ves faith peop)e or G?ord peop)e.HThey c)ai, to *e pursuing "od$ *ut they areactua))y pursuing riches. They are rea))y

pursuing +ea)th. They are pursuing things andthat4s not god)y. Things are not to *e pursuedthey are to *e received.

Deceitfulness of Riches

I +ant to point this out to you fro, the+riting of the Fpost)e Pau). In 1 Ti,othy &79 +eread these +ords7

)ut they that will be rich fall into temptationand a snare, and into many foolish and hurtfullusts, which drown men in destruction and

perdition. %o+ notice7 They that will be <+ant to *e$

desire to *e$ see6 to *e> rich fall into temptationand a snare. Re,e,*er$ !esus said in the fourthchapter of ar6 that once the ?ord is so+n$Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away theword that was sown in their hearts < ar6 71#>.Then !esus )isted five ,aAor devices that :atanuses to stea) the ?ord7 aff)iction$ persecution$the cares of this +or)d$ the )usts of other things$and the deceitfu)ness of riches.

(ne of the pri,ary ,eans that :atan uses toget the ?ord out of the *e)iever4s heart is the

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#rosperity 2eceived, +ot #ursued

deceitfu)ness of riches. %o+ so,e peop)e thin6$?e))$ I +on4t ever *e deceived *y riches$

*ecause I don4t have any. If you are pursuingthe,$ you4re a)ready deceived.

Riches <that is$ the deceitfu)ness of riches$the pursuit of riches> is an instru,ent :atan usesto +or6 the ?ord out of a person4s heart$ and +ecan4t afford that. ?e are to protect the ?ord inour hearts and )ives.

?hen I *egan to discover that I don4t have totry to get prosperous$ I *egan to fu))y rea)i e+ho I a, and +hat is ,ine in Christ !esus= It

sudden)y *egan to da+n on ,e7 I don>t ha%e totr2 to get wealth2 I am wealth2? I>m a childof the $i%ing God. I>m an heir of God and a

Coint(heir with Jesus 1hrist? I4, not trying toget anything. I4ve got it= It4s a)ready ,ine=

a))e)uAah= Fnd as )ong as I 6eep ,y eyes on"od$ e +i)) ,anifest it as I need it. e +i))supp)y ,y every need fro, is riches in g)ory

*y Christ !esus <Phi)ippians 719>.

The Love of Money

They that will be rich fall into temptationand a snare, and into many foolish and hurtfullusts, which drown men in destruction and

perdition.

$or the love of money is the root of all evil.

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1 Ti,othy &79$10

%otice that Pau) didn4t say ,oney is the rootof a)) evi). e said it +as the )ove of ,oney+hich +as the pro*)e,.

?e))$ then$ you say$ I4)) never co,,it thatsin *ecause I don4t have any ,oney.

Bou don4t have to have any ,oney to *e in)ove +ith it. There are pro*a*)y Aust as ,any poor peop)e +ho )ove ,oney as there are richfo)6s +ho )ove it. It4s not necessary to have,oney to )ove it.

That4s the reason ,any peop)e are in Aai)today$ *ecause of their )ove of ,oney. They )ie$cheat$ stea)$ and 6i)) for it. They +i)) doanything$ )ega) or i))ega)$ to get their hands on it.:o,e of the, are in Aai) *ecause they even triedto ,anufacture their o+n= It is this )ove of

,oney$ this )ust for ,oney$ that is the root of a))evi). ?e$ as chi)dren of the iving "od$ cannot

pursue riches and +ea)th and prosperity.If you are pursuing +ea)th$ it4s *ecause

you4re in )ove +ith it. Bou +ant it. Bou desire it.

Bou +ant it ,ore than anything e)se. If it ,eansturning a+ay fro, "od to get it$ then )oo6 out$,y friend$ you4re headed for destruction.

The person +hose eyes are on "od and+hose purpose is to fo))o+ i, doesn4t have to

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pursue riches. The riches +i)) pursue hi,= InDeuterono,y 2871$ 2 "od te))s us7

If thou shalt hearken diligently unto thevoice of the Lord thy od, to observe and to doall his commandments... all these blessings

shall come on thee, and overtake thee.I4, going to prove to you fro, "od4s o+n

?ord that e +i)) give prosperity to those +hosee6 after i, and serve i,. There4s adifference *et+een ta6ing so,ething and havingso,ething given to you. "od +i)) prosper you ifyou +i)) pursue i, and not the prosperity.

Don't Pursue Money but Do PursueGod

The love of money is the root of all evil"which while some coveted after, they have erred

from the faith...1 Ti,othy &710

:o,e fo)6s have coveted ,oney and haveerred fro, the faith...$ says Pau). Bou 6no+$there are a )ot of faith peop)e today +ho arecoveting +ea)th and riches. In so doing$ theyhave erred fro, the faith.

Bou are not to deve)op your faith so you canget ,ore things you are to deve)op your faith to

*e an instru,ent of "od=

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...which while some coveted after, they haveerred from the faith, and pierced themselvesthrough with many sorrows.

ut thou! " man of God! flee thesethings### <?hat things; The )ove of ,oney$ thecoveting of ,oney> and follow afterrighteousness! godliness! faith love! patience!mee$ness#

1 Ti,othy &710$ 11

These are things +e ought to *e fo))o+ingafter the things of "od not ,oney$ notriches$ not ,ateria) things.

If you +i)) fo))o+ after <pursue>righteousness$ god)iness$ faith$ )ove$ patienceand ,ee6ness etc.$ "od +i)) see to it that youhave a)) the riches you can possi*)y use.

That is part of the ,essage !esus gave to ,ein is visitation +ith ,e. I *e)ieve it is going to

*e a )ifeEchanging ,essage for ,u)titudes of peop)e.

?e have fina))y )earned so,e things a*outho+ to *e)ieve "od. %o+ )et4s get this thing in

its proper order and perspective and )earn +hy+e are to *e)ieve "od and +hat +e are to

*e)ieve i, for= et4s get our ,inds off of Austaccu,u)ating a )ot of things and get the, onto+inning a )ot of peop)e= a))e)uAah=

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If +e +i)) fo))o+ after "od$ +e4)) have a))the things +e need. e has said so$ and I *e)ieveit.

Resisting Pride

%o+ )et4s )oo6 at verse 1'7

%harge them that are rich in this world, thatthey be not high%minded### %o+ the ord to)d ,e that in the days to

co,e e +as going to change the financia)status of the -ody of Christ$ the financia) )eve)of those +ho +i)) *e)ieve. :o I +ant to chargeyou$ Christians$ *e not highE,inded=

(ne thing that rea))y grieves ,y spirit is tosee peop)e sho+ing off their prosperity peop)e

putting do+n other peop)e *ecause they don4thave +hat they4ve got. I don4t )i6e that$ andneither does "od. That4s the reason e said$%harge them that are rich... that they be nothigh4minded.

Bou rea))y ought to 6eep this scripturehandy$ *ecause your financia) status is going to

change and one of the things you +i)) +ant toguard against +hen prosperity co,es$ +henriches co,e$ is *eing highE,inded.

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6Trusting God,

Not Riches



"rusting God, ot 4iches

%harge them that are rich in this world, thatthey be no high4minded, nor trust in uncertainriches! but in the living God###

1 Ti,othy &71'

It is so easy +hen your financia) statuschanges to put your trust in the finances ratherthan the "od ?ho gave the, to you. "od +arnsus$ Re,e,*er this$ it is I ?ho gave you the

po+er to get +ea)th. It +as not the +or6 of youro+n hands. <Deuterono,y 871'$ 18>.

4iches are uncertain. God is eternal.That4s the reason 1 put ,y trust in the F),ighty"od7 e changeth not < a)achi 37&>.

Inf)ation has a +ay of changing riches.Depression has a +ay of changing riches.

Recession has a +ay of changing riches. -ut I+ant you to 6no+ that +hen your trust is in"od$ e changeth not$ regard)ess of +hat ishappening on earth. It doesn4t ,a6e anydifference if gaso)ine gets to *e M9'2 a ga))on.(ur "od changeth not= e4s got M9'3$ and +e4regoing to go on= a))e)uAah=

Don4t put your trust in uncertain riches$ butin the li%ing God,, who gi%eth us richl2 allthings to enCo2 <1 Ti,othy &71'>.

"od gives us richly all things to en5oy.

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?hen; ?hen our trust is in i, and not inriches. That ought to prove to us right there that"od4s not against us having things. e4s the (ne?ho said$ I4, going to give you rich)y <notsparing)y$ *ut rich)y> a)) things <not so,e things$not Aust a fe+ things$ *ut a)) things> to enAoy.?hen; ?hen your trust is in e$ +hen you

fo))o+ e and not prosperity or riches or+ea)th. ?hen you put your trust in theF),ighty$ you +i)) *e re+arded rich)y +ith a))things to enAoy.

%o+ I4, not suffering. I4, *)essed and I4vegot ,y trust in the eterna) "od. Peop)eso,eti,es say$ oo6 at hi,. e gave his )ife to"od$ and no+ he4s suffering for !esus. I4, notsuffering for !esus. !esus suffered for !erry. Theon)y thing I suffer in this )ife is persecution$ andI can hand)e that. I4, not going to )et it get to

,e. I don4t have to suffer sic6ness and disease.!esus suffered that for ,e. I don4t have to sufferthe chastise,ent that +as p)aced upon i,. esuffered that for ,e. I don4t have to suffer

poverty or )ac6 or +ant$ *ecause !esus sufferedthat for ,e too.

$or ye know the grace of our Lord &esus%hrist, that, though he was rich, yet for your

sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

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Trusting od, +ot 2iches

2 Corinthians 879

-ecause of +hat Christ did for us$ "od canno+ free)y give us a)) things to enAoy. Praise"od=

Ready To Distribute

%harge them that are rich in this world, thatthey be not high4minded, nor trust in uncertainriches, but in the living od, who giveth usrichly all things to en5oy!

That they do good, that they be rich in good

works, ready to distribute, willing tocommunicate!

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come...

1 Ti,othy &71'E19

Do you 6no+ +hy "od +ants you rich; :oyou can do ,ore. That4s +hy e +ants you

prosperous. That4s +hy e has reserved thehidden riches of this +or)d for the -ody ofChrist <Isaiah #73>. That4s the reason e said

the +ea)th of the sinner is )aid up for the Aust<Prover*s 13722>. "od +ants you rich. ?hy; :oyou can do even ,ore.

%harge the rich... That they be rich in goodworks. The +ea)thier you *eco,e$ the ,oreresponsi*)e you are to "od. The ,ore

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prosperous you *eco,e$ you don4t give )ess to"od$ you e5ce) in giving. Praise "od=

Fs so,e peop)e *egin to get the financia) pressure off of the,$ as they *egin to gain a)itt)e prosperity to get a )itt)e ,oney in the

*an6$ get the car paid off$ get a )itt)e ahead they start ho)ding out on "od rather thanincreasing their giving. That4s the reason their

prosperity is going to *e te,porary."od said$ %harge the rich... that they be

rich in good works, ready to distribute# Isn4t thatso,ething; ?hy haven4t +e seen that *efore;

2eady to distribute. "od +ants us to *e ready todistri*ute7 our ho,e$ our car$ our *an6 account$our c)othes. /verything +e possess is supposedto *e read2 to *e distri*uted at any ti,e.

"od +ants us to possess our possessions$

not the other +ay around. e +ants us to ho)deverything e has given us in readiness$ so that+hen e says$ I have need of that one of ychi)dren has a desperate need for it$ +e4)) *eready to distri*ute it. "o and give. o and give.Go and give#

This is +hy "od +ants you out of de*t$ ase so c)ear)y revea)s in Deuterono,y 287127

Thou shalt lend unto many... and thou shaltnot borrow.

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"od +ants us to *e in a position +here +ecan )end to ,any not a fe+$ *ut ,any andnot have to *orro+ fro, anyone.

Isn4t it going to *e e5citing to have the shoeon the other foot for a change= ?on4t it *e greatto no )onger *e the one +ho is a)+ays having tosay$ I need$ *ut to hear the other guy say$ Ineed$ and to *e a*)e to te)) hi,$ I can give itI4ve got it= ?on4t that *e a +e)co,e change;

Right no+ your head ,ay *e going$ Ti)t=Ti)t= Bou ,any *e saying to yourse)f$ -ut I4vehad to *orro+ a)) ,y )ife. I can4t i,agine ever

*eing on the other end. %o$ that +i)) never +or6for ,e. ush= "ra* your head if you have to andte)) it to shut up= Then say$ Than6s$ I neededthat=

Change your i,age. :tart seeing yourse)f the

+ay "od sees you. Praise "od= There +as ati,e +hen you cou)dn4t see yourse)f going toheaven$ *ut you got the ?ord do+n in yourheart. %o+ no*ody can ta6e it out of you. Bou6no+ you4re going to heaven. If so,e*ody triedto te)) you that you are going to he))$ you say$

(h$ no$ I4, not= -)ess "od$ I *e)ieve in the :onof the iving "od$ and I4, heaven *ound.

Bou changed your perception of yourspiritua) se)f$ and you can change that se)fEi,age of poverty and )ac6 and +ant. "et the

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?ord do+n in your heart. :o,eone ,ay te))you$ Bou are going to *e on the short end of thestic6 a)) your )ife. Bou te)) the,$ %o$ I4, not=

y "od ,eets a)) ,y needs. a))e)uAah="od said$ "et ready to distri*ute *e +i))ing

to co,,unicate. Co,,unicate is Aust another+ord for give. ive.

"od +ants is peop)e rich in good works,ready to distribute, willing to communicate. Fsa resu)t they4re going to )ay up for the,se)ves instore a good foundation against the time tocome. "od says that the ,an +ho gives has a

good foundation for anything that co,es. Boucan4t destroy the giver. e4)) give hi,se)f out ofevery pro*)e,.

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7!Giving

"urse#ves



Gi%ing 7ursel%es

%o+ )et4s )oo6 for a ,o,ent at +hat Pau)+rote to another church a*out a group of peop)e+ho +ere e5periencing deep poverty and greattria)s and tri*u)ation7

oreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the

grace of od bestowed on the churches of acedonia!

/ow that in a great trial of affliction theabundance of their 5oy and their deep povertyabounded unto the riches of their liberality.

$or to their power, I bear record, yea, andbeyond their power they were willing ofthemselves!

#raying us with much entreaty that wewould receive the gift, and take upon us the

fellowship of the ministry to the saints. And this they did, not as we hoped, but first

gave their own selves to the Lord! and unto usby the will of od.

2 Corinthians 871E#

This church +as in poverty. They +eree5periencing ,any tria)s and tri*u)ations. Betthey *egged and p)eaded +ith the Fpost)e Pau)$44 et us give.

The +or)d +ou)d )oo6 upon the, and say$

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o+ can they give; They4re deep in povertythe,se)ves. They don4t have anything to give.

They had one thing )eft$ and that +as +hatthey +ere offering to Pau) and his ,inistry.They said$ Pau)$ +e entreat you$ )et us give youa gift.

Pau) said$ ?hat is it;Ls= (urse)ves= or the ,inistry of the

saints. They didn t have any ,oney$ *ut theyhad the,se)ves.

riend. I +ant you to 6no+$ there are a )ot ofthings you can do to he)p others that ,oneycan4t *uy. There are so,e fo)6s +ho neednothing ,ore than for you to put your ar,around the, and te)) the,$ Bou are )oved. Thefreedo, it can *ring$ ,oney can4t *uy. anyti,es ,oney is not the ans+er.

:o,e peop)e try to use their ,oney as ane5pression of their )ove +hen ,oney is not+hat4s needed. There are so,e parents +ho Aust6eep thro+ing ,oney at their chi)dren +hen+hat their chi)dren rea))y need is so,e affection

not another toy. That4s the reason ,any peop)e don4t )i6e to *e around so,e rich 6ids.They4ve *een given everything in the +or)de5cept +hat they need )ove$ affection$ andattention. a,a and Daddy +ere so +orrieda*out accu,u)ating ,oney that they didn4t have

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iving 0urselves

ti,e to sho+ their chi)dren the affection theyneeded. They Aust 6ept *uying things for the,.

:o,eti,es +hat fo)6s need ,ost is not ,ore,oney. :o,eti,es it4s Aust so,e*ody to ta)6 to$so,eone +ho +i)) sit do+n +ith the, and visit+ith the,. There are a )ot of things ,oney can4t

*uy.These peop)e in the Corinthian church didn4t

have any ,oney. They +ere in deep poverty$ *utthey *egged the Fpost)e Pau)$ Receive our gift$and )et us ta6e upon ourse)ves the fe))o+ship of,inistering to the saints. They first gave

the,se)ves to the ord.They +ere saying to Pau)$ ?e4re going to

)ive *y this princip)e7 The essence of )iving isgiving. ?e4re going to go and give. F)) +e haveto give is ourse)ves$ *ut +e4re ,a6ing ourse)ves

avai)a*)e to the ,inistry of the saints.Don4t ever te)) "od that you don4t haveanything to give. Bou4ve got you= Bou can giveyourse)f$ and "od +i)) ta6e you. e can use you."he essence of li%ing is gi%ing.

The &ssence of Living s Giving %o+ )et4s )oo6 at +hat Pau) +rote to the

/phesians7

If so be that ye have heard him, and have

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been taught by him, as the truth is in &esus"

That ye put off concerning the formerconversation the old man, which is corruptaccording to the deceitful lusts!

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind"

And that ye put on the new man, which after

od is created in righteousness and trueholiness.

herefore putting away lying, speak everyman truth with his neighbor! for we aremembers one of another.

)e ye angry and sin not" let not the sun godown upon your wrath"

+either give place to the devil.

Let him that stole steal no more" but rather

let him labor, working with his hands the thingwhich is good <?hy; :o he can ,a6e a )iving; %o=>$ that he may have to give to him thatneedeth#

/phesians 721E28

Nerse 28 is the essence of )iving7 that hemay have to give to him that needeth.

"od said that the reason +e ought to *e)a*oring +ith our hands is so +e4)) have seed toso+ into so,eone4s )ife +ho needs it. Do you6no+ +hat "od4s great desire is; It is that the

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iving 0urselves

-ody of Christ get to the point that their Ao*s arenot +hat sustains the, and their paychec6s arenot +hat they re)y on to ,eet their needs.

"od +ants is peop)e to get to the p)ace+here he is doing supera*undant$ ,iracu)ousthings in their )ives$ causing their needs to *e,et and their paychec6s are nothing ,ore thanseed to so+ to him that needeth. a))e)uAah=

There again is the essence of )iving7 giving."od says$ I +ant you +or6ing +ith yourhands. ?hy; :o you4)) have so,ething togive. "o and give. o and give. Read it a)oud7

Go and give(Bou ,ight say$ ?e))$ dear "od$ I4, having

to ho)d do+n three Ao*s no+ Aust to ,a6e ends,eet= Change your concept of )ife. Changeyour +ho)e idea of +hat )ife is a)) a*out. Ouit

thin6ing that )ife is getting. Begin to reali;ethat life is gi%ing. "od +i)) *egin to +or6,irac)es in your )ife. Praise "od=

Bou4re going to find out that &ehovah4&ireh the sa,e "od ?ho supp)ied ,anna in the+i)derness$ the "od ?ho sp)it the Red :ea$ the"od ?ho raised !esus fro, the dead is thesa,e "od ?ho careth for thee$ the sa,e "od?ho provideth for thee$ the sa,e "od ?hohea)eth thee= I don4t care if you4ve never seen afinancia) ,irac)e in your )ife$ )oo6 out= "od can

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sti)) do it$ and e can do it for you= Praise "od=Fnd e +i)) do it$ if you +i)) do your part.

Servants, be obedient to them that are yourmasters according to the flesh, with fear andtrembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto%hrist!

+ot with eye4service, as men pleasers! butas servants of %hrist, doing the will of od from the heart.

/phesians &7#$ &

*oing the will of od from the heart. ?hat

is the +i)) of "od; "o and give. "od so )ovedthat e gave. ?e4ve a)ready seen that +e are to put off the o)d ,an and put on the ne+ +hich iscreated after "od. :ince "od so )oved that egave$ then +e too shou)d )ove so ,uch that +egive.

ith good will doing service, as to the Lord,and not to men.

/phesians &7'

/very good thing that you4re doing$ you4re

doing as unto the ord not as unto ,en. 6nowing that whatsoever good thing any

man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

/phesians &78

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iving 0urselves

et ,e change that +ording Aust a )itt)e tostraighten out your thin6ing7 no+ing that+hatsoever good thing any ,an doeth$ the sa,esha)) he receive of the ord$ whether he be ala2man or a preacher.D

:o,e peop)e have gotten it into their headsthat this on)y +or6s for preachers. They thin6that *ecause I stand in front of peop)e and

preach$ peop)e +i)) give to ,e$ *ut that it +on4t+or6 for the, *ecause they are Aust )ay,en.

%o$ that4s not right. I4, paid a sa)ary$ a fi5edsa)ary$ Aust )i6e ,ost other peop)e. I$ persona))y$

a, not a ta5Ee5e,pt$ nonEprofit organi ation. %o one can receive a ta5Ededucti*)e receipt forhaving given to ,e persona))y. The ,oney thatco,es into ,y ,eetings doesn4t go to ,e

persona))y it goes into our ,inistry. I a, paid asa)ary Aust )i6e every*ody e)se +ho +or6s forthat ,inistry. Fnd I can guarantee you$ ,ysa)ary does not ,eet ,y needs=

Bou ,ight as6$ ?e))$ I +or6 in a gasstation. o+ is "od going to get it to ,e; Thesa,e +ay e4s going to get it to ,e *y faith.

$aith1 Faith( Fny good thing you do$ the ordis going to see to it that it4s done *ac6 to you. :ostart doing so,e good things=

The ne5t ti,e you4re in a store to *uyso,ething pretty for yourse)f$ *uy so,ething

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Aust as nice for so,eone e)se at the sa,e ti,e.?hen you do$ you4)) find out that so,e*ody isgoing to start doing that for you. Fny good thingyou do$ you sha)) receive the sa,e of the ord$+hether you are *ond or free$ preacher or)ay,an. This +i)) +or6 for +hosoever +i)) do it."he essence of li%ing is gi%ing.

%o+ ,a6e this confession of faith out )oud7 In the name of &esus, I put my trust in od,

not in riches. In &esus( mighty name, I herebydeclare that from henceforth my concept of life

shall be, Go and give#

The essence of living is giving. $rom nowon, my life consists of giving. I am 5ust like od.

od so loved that /e gave! therefore, because Ilove, I give.

I am ready to distribute, willing tocommunicate. Thank od, I(m a giver, and Ihave a good foundation for anything thatcomes.

I am a giver1 And my od shall supply all ofmy needs according to /is riches in glory by%hrist &esus1

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Dr. !erry :ave))e is a noted author$evange)ist$ and teacher +ho trave)s e5tensive)ythroughout the Lnited :tates$ Canada$ andaround the g)o*e. e is president of !erry:ave))e inistries Internationa)$ a ,inistry of,any outreaches devoted to ,eeting the needsof *e)ievers a)) over the +or)d.

?e))E6no+n for his *a)anced -i*)ica)teaching$ Dr. :ave))e has conducted se,inars$

crusades and conventions for over 2# years as+e)) as ,inistering in thousands of churches andfe))o+ships. e is in great de,and today

*ecause of his inspiring ,essage of victory andfaith +ith his vivid$ and often hu,orous$i))ustrations fro, the -i*)e. e teaches theunco,pro,ised ?ord of "od +ith a po+er andan authority that is e5citing$ *ut +ith a )ove thatde)ivers the ,essage direct)y to the spirit ,an.

In addition to his internationa) head@uartersin Cro+)ey$ Te5as$ Dr. :ave))e is a)so founderof !: I4s Ffrica Division ead@uarters in

%airo*i$ enya$ and !: I4s Lnited ingdo,Division ead@uarters in :outh ?a)es. In 199 $he esta*)ished the !: I -i*)e Institute and:choo) of ?or)d /vange)is,. It is a t+o year

schoo) for the preparation of ,inisters to ta6ethe "ospe) of !esus Christ to the nations of the+or)d.

The issions outreaches of his ,inistrye5tend to over #0 countries around the +or)d.!: I further ,inisters the ?ord of "od throughthe !: I Prison inistry (utreach.



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