The Purpose of Prosperity

Being in the Family Business

Introduction

The Purpose of ProsperityThe mission of the Kingdom of God is to free people from being enslaved by the enemy.

The Kingdom accomplishes the mission by using the Power of the Holy Spirit to destroy yokes and remove burdens.

The method of the Kingdom is for the members of the Kingdom to use their resources to accomplish the mission of the Kingdom.

Among the resources given to the members are the manifestations of the Holy Spirit, personal gifting, ministry gifts, and material possessions.

The Purpose of ProsperityAll of the resources, once received, work by love energized faith.

Everything God gives to the Believer, who is a member and a representative of the Kingdom, is considered to be “prosperity” because they cause the Believer to excel.

Since the Holy Spirit, who is the Anointing, produces all of those resources THEN the purpose of prosperity is to remove burdens off of people and to destroy the yokes of slavery that enemy has placed upon people.

The Purpose of Prosperity is to eliminate needs and make people free!

The Facts

72% People are stressed about money.

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2014/highlights.aspx

75%Of those making less than $50k couldn't cover a $1,000

emergency.https://www.google.com/amp/amp.usatoday.com/story/

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66%Of those making between $50k and $100k would

have a problem covering a $1,000 emergency.

71%Are concerned they can't cover everyday

expenses.

The Purpose of Prosperity Median net worth has declined steeply in the past generation

—down 85.3 percent from 1983 to 2013 for the bottom income quintile, down 63.5 percent for the second-lowest quintile, and down 25.8 percent for the third, or middle, quintile. According to research funded by the Russell Sage Foundation, the inflation-adjusted net worth of the typical household, one at the median point of wealth distribution, was $87,992 in 2003. By 2013, it had declined to $54,500, a 38 percent drop.

The Purpose of Prosperity According to a Christianity Today article from 2011:

Evangelicals gave 4% of their income to churches.

Christians in general gave 2.43% of their income to churches.

Share faith.com - It’s alarming that Christians now give less per capita than during the Great Depression. When we finally look at those in church, at best 25% of the congregation give.That’s at best. If you have that level of participation, you’re not in the norm, according to other research, which says only about 3-5% actually tithe in most cases. And, it’s not the wealthy who always tithe. The statistics suggest that if you make less than $20k, you’re eight times more likely to give than someone who makes more than $75k.

The Truth

The Bible on Prosperity

The Purpose of Prosperity God’s Plan is Prosperity!

Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) 11 For I know the thoughts (imaginations; plans) that I think (plan; calculate) toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts (imaginations; plans) of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) 3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect (shalom) peace (shalom), [whose] mind (imagination; purpose) [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

The Purpose of Prosperity Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV)

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is] he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish (fulfill) his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day.

Proverbs 22:4 (KJV) By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.

Proverbs 24:4 (KJV) And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

The Purpose of Prosperity Ecclesiastes 5:19 (KJV) Every man also to whom God hath

given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this [is] the gift of God.

Isaiah 45:3 (KJV) And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call [thee] by thy name, [am] the God of Israel.

2 Corinthians 8:9 (KJV) 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Manifestation of Meditation

The Purpose of Prosperity “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt

meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe (keep; protect) to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success (prosper due to insight).” Joshua 1:8 KJV

Psalm 1:2 (KJV) 2 But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) 3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

The Purpose of Prosperity By meditating on the Truth that He has made you wealthy

will produce the wealth.

The meditating on the Truth that he's made you wealthy will lead you into what you need to do to in order for the wealth to manifest.

The Word is the spiritual seed and the giving of your material substance is the physical seed.

There are two main examples in the Word of God instructing His People HOW to prosper.

The Family Business

The Purpose of Prosperity You ARE a Son of God or a Daughter of God!You ARE Love!You ARE just like your Father and you are to imitate

Him!You ARE a GIVER!You ARE in the Family Business!You ARE a representative of the Kingdom of God!

The Purpose of Prosperity “Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that

delighteth (meditates) greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.” Psalms 112:1-7 KJV

The Purpose of Prosperity Jesus talked about giving alms, also known as

righteousness.

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:3-4, 6, 19-21, 33 KJV

The Purpose of Prosperity Psalm 112

He meditated out of delighting.

He was blessed.

Wealth AND riches were in his house/family.

His righteousness/giving endured.

He knew what to do which produced wealth.

He was full of covenant love, so he was a giver.

His heart was fixed in righteousness therefore he didn't fear.

Matthew 6

He has given alms in secret, God rewarded him openly.

He has prayed in secret, God rewarded him openly.

He laid up treasure in Heaven by giving.

He served God not wealth, but Wealth served him.

He sought the interests of the Kingdom by giving, instead of his own interest.

The Purpose of Prosperity The Purpose of Prosperity is to help out in the Family Business.

Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is] he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day.

We ARE wealthy so that we can be blessed AND then help the Father fulfill His covenant promise to Jesus, which is an extension of the Abrahamic covenant.

That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”Galatians 3:13-14 KJV

We are BLESSED AND we look to BE a BLESSING!