Five Principles Of Prosperity
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Genesis 24 (Program: 2195, Air dates: 10.19.2014 & 10.26.2014)
- INTRODUCTION
- Genesis 24:56
- God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants.
- Psalm 1:3
- In this passage, Abraham is a picture of God the Father, Isaac is a picture of Jesus and Eliezer is a picture of the Holy Spirit.
- ESTABLISH YOUR CAUSE. (Genesis 24:1-4)
- Every person needs a purpose or cause for their life.
- We should beware of vague goals.
- We need specificity and clarity when it comes to our goals.
- We should beware of unworthy goals.
- What is a worthy goal?
- Is it God-given?
- Does it cause motivation?
- Does it demand our very best?
- Can we legitimately ask God to help us fulfill it?
- What is a worthy goal?
- We should beware of unbalanced goals.
- If we accomplish our goals, where will we be?
- If we accomplish our goals, what will we have?
- Are the things we are living for worth Jesus dying for?
- EXAMINE YOUR CONDITION. (Genesis 5-8)
- We need to determine where we are now.
- We need to diagnose our problems.
- Problems do not mean that God is not with us.
- 1 Corinthians 16:9
- We need to thank God for our problems because those problems provide the work that we do.
- Problems do not mean that God is not with us.
- We need to make a plan for our problems.
- Luke 14:28
- Opportunity swings on the hinges of opposition.
- ENCOURAGE YOUR CONFIDENCE. (Genesis 24:5-7)
- The promise factor
- We have promises in the Word of God.
- Joshua 1:8
- We have promises in the Word of God.
- The profit factor
- We need to ask ourselves what our real motivation is for living for the Lord.
- What is the proper motivation?
- Our Master will be pleased.
- There will be a bride for Jesus.
- God will be glorified.
- It’s not wrong to serve for a reward.
- Matthew 25:23
- When we determine the “why” God will show us the “how.”
- The prayer factor
- Genesis 24:12
- Eliezer asked God to prosper him in his purpose.
- Philippians 4:13
- We need to have a desire when we pray.
- Mark 11:24
- The promise factor
- ENFORCE YOUR CHARACTER. (Genesis 24:21)
- We need to discipline our decisions.
- Genesis 24:21
- We need to discipline our appetites.
- Genesis 24:33
- We need to discipline our time.
- Genesis 24:56
- We must not waste the time that we have been given.
- When we enforce our character, we must pay the price.
- Genesis 24:53
- God has given us everything we need to fulfill our purpose for Him.
- We need to discipline our decisions.
- ENLIST YOUR COMRADES. (Genesis 24:49-67)
- We cannot accomplish our goals by ourselves.
- God makes us dependent upon one another.
- CONCLUSION
- Luke 12:13-20
- The bottom line is when we die, we leave behind everything we have and take everything that we are.
- Mark 8:36
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