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r, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!' 'Well done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the li le I entrusted to you…' Luke 19:16-17 NLT God is pleased when we have the desire to be fruitful. He wants to make us fruitful. He wants us t...

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y life and you will be doing God service if you use some of the money He has given you to do just that, among other things. CHAPTER 18 The Giving Lifestyle - 1 It is More Blessed I believe one of the main purposes of this book is to get us all as believers into the givi...

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he implication of “be fruitful and multiply.” You are ﬁrst fruitful in what the Lord has given you as your own personal seed, then you multiply by planting the seeds from your increase here and there. As an example, you may be fruitful as an author, and from the money that comes to you as you do yo...

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ng on the earth is temporal and has uses determined by God. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. Phil 3:20 NLT So, our hearts are on the things of heaven. We know, however, that when Jesus comes, He will check...

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Power Belongs to God 61 …and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. 2 Cor 5:15 As we shall see in a short while, God's abundance will be released only upon those who have go en ...

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and material resources. For us, these things do not validate us, they do not measure our worth, and they do not determine if we are successful or not. We see them as tools to serve the purpose of God. The purpose of wealth, as we have seen again and again, is to be a blessing to others and to human...

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eful and in it you are faithful. It also helps you know deep inside that He is planning to increase you at a due time—the time He will be 'back.' “Do business with this until I come back.” Luke 19:13 A complacent person, on the other hand, is the person who buries the talent the master gave him. H...

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e late one morning, smoking a pipe. “Why are you not out ﬁshing?” he asked. “Because I have already caught enough ﬁsh,” came the reply. “Go and catch more ﬁsh,” he advised. “What would I do with it?” The rich man went on to explain to this man how he could sell the excess ﬁsh and possibly buy an e...

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have an eternal abode with God. It is the guarantee that we will not be condemned with the devil and his angels.* This is the most important form of prosperity and the foundation of the other levels. The next level of prosperity is that of the soul. It is a prosperity of the heart and mind. It is t...

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Jerusalem.” Zech 1:17 So, we have to do the good works associated with spreading the kingdom. Paul said we will abound unto every good work. For doing those great works, we will have super-abundance. Poor or just-suﬃcient people cannot give scholarships to the poor nor can they adopt orphan babies...

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n we refuse to follow when He calls. It limits Him. 110 Grace to Prosper Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. Psa 78:41 KJV God can only do very li le if we will not believe Him. He has said He will make you great. You hav...

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around you. And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. Heb 11:15 The Vow of Prosperity 103 How you think decides the opportunities that come to you. If you think in accordance with the abund...

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ve been sent to the business world. This is how the inﬂuence of righteousness will spread. It is the leaven principle. * Eph 4:12 126 Grace to Prosper More Than Church Activities We Christians often forget the job outside the church which the Lord g...

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that saved us, and that grace does many things for us as part of the salvation package. Salvation includes ending poverty and lack, and bringing the abundance of divine provision to us. It is wri en: And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all suﬃciency in everything,...

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e opportunities and righteously earn huge sums of money. I saw people use information and earn what I could only earn after some ten years of working as a young doctor, and they did it in a few weeks. See, I did not get anything materially at that time; in fact, it was a season in which I was on a ...

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is a generous spender. The Lord has always emphasized on blessing people in such abundant measure that they will have much more than they can use or even eﬀectively store. He said to His people that… …I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour * Mark 14:6 16 ...

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11 witnessed the excesses of some preachers. We should rather learn the balance of the word of God on the subject. That is my aim in the following chapters of this book. Caution! I understand that such a title as this book has will a ract many covetous and worldly Christians, but the work is not f...

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s that we fulﬁl and we are judged to be faithful as servants of the Lord. * Gal 6:6 The Assignment of God 115 Now, there is another kind of seed that I need to point out. Creators of Wealth You see, most times that God wants to give anything into the earth, it comes as...

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o make them materially prosperous. We need to go beyond just telling ourselves that we believe in prosperity; we need to know that the power of God to make His children abundant in goods is available. Let us be clear that we are discussing the viewpoint of the Lord and not that of the world. Wealth...

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ces which have a positive impact on the lives of people and on the environment. Money is not wealth but may be used to measure it. It is nothing unless it is a reﬂection of true wealth being produced. Most crooks and uninformed worldly people just want money, but truly successful people have a prod...

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d 119 surprised to see what the blessing of the Lord can turn them out to be. But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth. Friends, plant that seed in that vision. If it is born of God, it will overcome. I am of the opini...

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ual and physical exhaustion. He has literally laid down his life for others, howbeit unknowingly. The scripture is then fulﬁlled that says, “He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.”* Beware lest it be that you are burning up your soul- life in exchange for material wealth. It may ...

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ood and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities.' Ma 25:23 NLT This principle was demonstrated in the life of Joseph. Joseph was called of God to be a ruler, not to lord it over people but to preserve lives. You see,...

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Prosper Lord will not die young as a result of excessive labour. You can easily see why he or she will forever continue to excel because of this power working on their behalf. It is the power of God. All the things that other people try to achieve, using their soul-life, are given to him as a gift...

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our that makes it grow. The ﬁrst servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!' 'Well done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a good servant…. Luke 19:16-17 NLT As we have come to understand, what the Lord doesn't want is the a itude of laying up money. Our t...

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rything, you may have an abundance for every good deed… you will be * 2 Cor 8:1,2 22 Grace to Prosper enriched in everything for all liberality… 2 Cor 9:8,11 If you read the story of Elisha, you will notice that God used a wealthy family to take care of hi...

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s rewarded by God. They call it seed- sowing. No, that is not true Christianity. In Christ, every true believer has been made to be a liberal giver. 264 Grace to Prosper Conclusion H aving read all this, the summary in a few words is to fear the Lord, obey His comm...

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hose around us. It is service to God and to humanity that I am talking about. There are some persons reading this who the Lord * 1 Chrn 4:9 106 Grace to Prosper is waiting for them to get up and face the vision and dream that He has placed in them long ago. T...

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is preach the gospel and the people that hear it are moved by the Spirit to give generously to them. They do not cajole anyone, neither do they have to use specially designed fables to raise oﬀerings. You have to understand that the person that has the power to get wealth sleeps well. This power is...

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e is to be your security for tomorrow. Your sense of self-worth must come from your relationship with Him. Knowing Him is what you may boast Who is Rich? 67 about—that is to be your conﬁdence.* You must understand that there is nothing the future can frig...

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do not understand think that it is because they have too much money. The truth is that their faith is in God and their main concern is to do the will of God; that is why they give of their substance. If you are one that is prone to doing such good, please I implore you to continue and to disregard ...

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succeed. It is a spiritual substance which confers upon a person the power of fruitfulness and productivity. What Jesus is telling us here is that the giver has more spiritual power than the receiver. A blessing does not only aﬀect your ﬁnances but also other parts of your life. It aﬀects your heal...

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otive behind what you do. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Ma 5:7 164 Grace to Prosper …for those who honor Me I will honor. 1 Sam 2:30 It is a spiritual seed that counts. Honour and mercy may manifest in diﬀerent kinds of physical se...

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his life..." 1 Sam 1:11 She consecrated the child to the Lord even before he was born. By that dedication, she ﬁ ed herself into *Isa 6:8 A Covenant of Service 73 the order of God for His covenant people. God's covenant people are people chosen to serve the Lord...

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er mites* and deﬁnitely the thing with the widow of Zarephath (who we shall examine shortly). It is the faith that God is honouring and not the gift itself. God looks at the heart and not the outside. If you look at the case of the rich young ruler that came to Jesus, the Lord wanted Him to be free...

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For more informa on and for free download of audio messages, books, short sermons and more, please visit: pastor.ng (pastorbankie.org) 266 BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR 1. The Blessing 2. Here on Purpose 3. The Law of Life 4. Great Faith Can Be Yours 5. ...

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d that He will wipe out lack from your life, and make you so abundant that you will be helping others. You must accept that He is taking you somewhere great. You must forsake the lies of the ignorant. Yes, we may have trying times as part of the trial of our faith, but we must never think that pove...

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unnecessary. Wealth is an endowment; it is not a product of struggles. You can struggle for daily bread and a li le bit of extra, but great wealth has to be given to you by a power that is beyond you. I want you to know at this time that God's covenant with you is that kind that can take a person i...

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one with less material resources is not necessarily inferior to the one with more. Each person has a diﬀerent assignment for their life, and each must be careful to focus on and fulﬁl the assignment. What I am saying is that, as a child of God, you cannot just decide to be rich and work hard to get...

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gineering, into law, into medicine, and into the creation of wealth. That is when we will see what is called the glory of God. 128 Grace to Prosper CHAPTER 10 The Vow of Poverty M any years ago, as a young student of the word under the Word of Faith movement, I le...

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f poverty is supposed to be. I was indeed surprised to see that it was perfectly in line with the principles of being a disciple of Christ, as I understood it. To me, it was a sound biblical teaching. I found out that, if taken in the proper light and applied correctly, it is not a vow reserved for...

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He lives and does not die. He seems to be able to gain the earth and retains his soul. He lies down and sleeps because the Lord alone causes him to dwell in prosperity. It is the power to get wealth. Examples To show the way this power to get wealth works, I will tell a story of a brother. He test...

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t will own one because of you. This will be a working person who can maintain the car. Someone will own a house because of your generosity. 240 Grace to Prosper The Spirit of Ruth Now, if you are in the Ruth stage of life, please don't be ashamed to partake o...

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ed in life's The Art of Giving to God – 2 227 ba les. Now that you have se led on your ﬁrm ground, you must turn back to those places and oﬀer an oﬀering to God on those altars. Your father or uncle who paid your way through school is more deserving of your ﬁrst salary than y...

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to eat and drink whatever it was that they liked; the only rule was that they had to ﬁnish the whole tithe.* Interestingly enough, that was the primary way the tithe was spent under the Old Covenant. Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to ﬁx their hope on the un...

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eople—the church. That is His ﬁrst choice. A Covenant of Prosperity 19 Now, the summary of the purpose of God on the earth is the establishment of His kingdom everywhere. The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall re...

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s to receive the opposite of their prevailing condition. It was sight to the blind, release to captives, and freedom to the oppressed. It follows therefore that, for the poor, it had to be prosperity. See, the gospel to the poor is that they can have God's abundance. Poverty is a curse and is a lon...

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has placed in you that He will use to bring you to that The Vow of Prosperity 107 place of being a blessing; He wants you to take that thing and begin to use it. Some are gifted teachers and authors, but something else has taken their focus because it is giving...

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the mercy the Lord has shown to him in what he has. 187 188 Grace to Prosper He is always full of thanksgiving and for this reason he is forever ready to share. A cheerful giver has a mentality that he is above only and not beneath, and so is liberal in giving...

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the power to get wealth comes in many forms. The Lord may give someone the ability to make inventions that * Gen 12:1, Gen 28:15, 1 Kgs 17:8 90 Grace to Prosper will constitute huge wealth. He may bless through creative ability in the arts, such as music. It m...

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195 oﬀering the help that he can give. Jesus was such a person; He often saw the needy and was moved by compassion. The labour of love, together with the work of faith, is what the Lord rewards. False Hope Corrupts Good Works Just as faith is the conﬁdence that stimulates giving, a major reason w...

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ers mean nothing! All I do at those times when I'm asked to do so in church services is just to give Him thanks for the ability He has given me to give and for the faith that does not trust in riches. People are often encouraged to give their oﬀering a name before they give it; this name is suppose...

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to marry and a comment that * Prov 19:6 262 Grace to Prosper slipped from the ﬁancée's mouth showed that he had not changed. I wondered why she was marrying him. You may wonder what such people do with their money, and I will tell you. They love to count their ...

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others. God's Order – Seed and Bread Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 2 Cor 9:10 Usually, anything God sends you has two parts—seed and bread. The bread is the portion you consume ...

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to love money and put their hands into evil. It is all a product of a lack of understanding. Abraham did not love money nor did he do evil, yet God made him very great. That was the story of Job, too. There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete int...

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When the Lord gave the Israelites the land He promised to their ancestors, He told them to go in and take possession of it. It was not going to fall into their arms just because they came near there. “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Cana...

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ng out with the truth of God. In fact, a lot of times, those titles give the impression to business people that the bearers do not know much about the so-called real life. That is not the plan of God. The Job Example See, Job was a man who was respected in the society. He was a man of godly inﬂuenc...

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hings control the physical; the treasure one has in heaven is fundamental to sustaining the treasure on the earth. Treasure in heaven causes 146 Grace to Prosper more to be produced on the earth and it preserves the life of the owner of the treasure. As a tru...

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r li le, then they will not give much out of their abundance. It is in the A Covenant of Service 83 li le that you will demonstrate what you will do with the abundance. This is why those who are not givers may not receive abundant blessings from the Lord. It is not t...

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more than enough for all good works. You are able to meet needs that are not your own. To use the words of Paul, it is having all suﬃciency in everything and having an abundance for every good deed.* However, when you take a vow of poverty, you are acknowledging and aﬃrming that what you seem to ow...

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d work. He sca ered abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness endures forever. 2 Cor 9:9 God will multiply his seed for sowing and increase the harvest of his righteous deeds of liberal giving. Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for s...

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eanings, such as old clothes. Gleanings, in my understanding and personal practice, are diﬀerent from crumbs, and are not meant primarily for beggars, but one may occasionally allow them have of them. A beggar begs from many and is therefore not your full responsibility; you are to give to him a li...

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do not pick 236 Grace to Prosper up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God. Lev 23:22 NLT The Lord commanded His people to leave portions of their ﬁelds unharvested. He also forbad them fr...

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ore to your fathers, as it is this day. Deut 8:18 What God gives is the power to make wealth. The literal meaning of that word wealth is strength. It is the material ability to get great things done. Many Christians claim to believe in prosperity but do not yet fully grasp that there is a realm in...

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-10 I believe this word; it gives me conﬁdence for the future; I am not afraid. He has said, “do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”* This is the reason I can relax. Jesus is saying here that the Father will take care of all that I ...

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is He who is giving you power to make wealth… As long as the person remembers and so gives all the glory to God, that power will abide with him. If he forgets, he stands the chance of losing it all. A major way to constantly remember the Lord as the source is in proper use of the wealth. Such a on...

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money just so you will 122 Grace to Prosper have something to eat; He gave it so that you can have resources to sow into the land and make the land productive. The man with the power of wealth is the one who speaks in the world of economics and in the markets...

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n to want to be rich. Now, I will tackle that question by ﬁrst trying to understand what the enquirer may have in mind. Words as simple as being rich may mean diﬀerent things to diﬀerent persons. For some, and I dare to say this is how most people are, to be rich means to have a lot of money a...

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free e-book from pastor.ng Dr. Bankole Olusina, fondly called Pastor Bankie, is a teacher of the Word of God. He teaches from the platform of Kingdom-Word Ministries. The emphasis of his teachings is the separation of the church from the world by the obedience to the truths of Go...

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possible, each person should give as they earn. On every Lord's Day, each of you should put aside some amount of money in relation to what you have earned and save it for this oﬀering. 1 Cor 16:2 NLT If you are a monthly earner, then give your major oﬀerings monthly. Give to your church and also t...

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you, but who would not be able to aﬀord such on his income or allowance. Sometimes, you may sell it to someone but at a very reduced price, just to give the person the feeling of having purchased it. I remember once a young man who asked to buy an old car I had. He later testiﬁed that he was led by...

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d that only those who already have their joy in the Lord can be greatly blessed with material things. No, there is no joy for us except in the Lord, and we have this joy whether we have much or li le. Every believer must understand that God has abundance for them, and this is be er than lack. Note ...

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being disobedient and are missing out of the blessing of God. If a minister has been a blessing to you, then return to him a gift of material things. Do it again and again; you will be blessed for it. How was Jesus sustained in His ministry on the earth? He and His disciples did not survive on 212...

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because of his faith, which means that he has trust that God is taking care of everything about his own life. He is not afraid of tomorrow. God’s Love and The Cheerful Giver 183 Grace and Truth, the Basis of Cheerfulness Being a cheerful giver is a result of the transformatio...

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Grace to Prosper I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. Jer 17:10 You see that a man's deed does not stand by itself in the presence of the Lord but is judged in view of what is in his heart. The reason...

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. Your part is that of faithfulness, faith and patience. Patience means to continue to do what is right before the Lord no ma er how long it 170 Grace to Prosper takes for any reward to come. Be faithful in giving and leave the rest to the Lord. I mentioned e...

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rom the pulpit. The surest way to lose many during a message is for the preacher to start talking about money. They feel this way, not because they are wicked, but because they think too much emphasis 9 10 Grace to Prosper has been laid on the subject. This...

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h the aim of receiving. By doing this, they miss a major point which we saw earlier, which is that motive counts with God. The motive for such giving is therefore selﬁsh, and cannot be blessed by God. See, if love for God, for the people of God and the work of God is not your motivation for giving,...

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used to do a similar thing by giving to the poor. The only other thing He did for them was to preach the gospel to them. He never tried to get beggars oﬀ the streets—it was not part of His assignment. We tend to think sometimes that we can make a poor man rich just by deciding to. No, you can't; po...

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muddy water. The loaves were ruined. The woman bent down, grabbed a nearby sympathizer's hand and began to weep on it. It was clear that she couldn't aﬀord to take that loss for she was a pe y trader. My friend turned to me and said, “Are you thinking what I am thinking?” I nodded. We estimated the...

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ith Bezalel Enlite (Publishers) [email protected] [email protected] International Standard Book No: 978-978-56833-9-4 Copyright: All rights reserved. For further information, contact publishers. Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are from the New American Standard Bible © The Lockma...

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esources, which Paul called uncertain riches; I was not trusting in God. I may have been praying, but there was much unbelief in the picture. 200 Grace to Prosper As soon as I realized this, I immediately took of the money I had gathered and began to give out. ...

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and I came to the conclusion that that was not necessary. You see, giving is not about our sense of accomplishment but about helping the 232 Grace to Prosper person who needs it. A refugee is unlikely to be interested in a pair of fancy shoes that cannot wi...

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very commendable customs in this regard. One example is that of giving gifts to couples ge ing married. Another one is the custom of giving gifts to new babies. These are common but very good customs. Now there is a custom we have in Nigeria which I have deliberately stopped participating in becaus...

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of poverty. I will love you to go to the Lord in prayer at this time, armed with the knowledge of the facts in this chapter, and pledge to live your life within the boundaries of this vow of poverty. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. * 1 Tim 6:10 142 Grace to...

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tree." Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith. Gal 3:13-14 Because of Christ Jesus, no one is more blessed than another, but all are blessed only in Christ. S...

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lar season of life. Faith is not designed to accommodate the pride of life. Ruth's faith was shown in how she, with Naomi, accepted her humble state and followed God's order for supernatural supplies. Circumstances can happen to anyone, and indeed it is how God sometimes humbles people. He wants yo...

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his came as a result of the fact that hope is set on God and not on those material things that the fellow possesses. Hope is a person's expectation. It is a result of evidence or information believed. The wealth that a man has speaks to him; it tells him what his future will be like. If he is a ric...

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t of a proportion of one's income as a part of worship was only found as part of the laws of Moses. It never occurred anywhere in * Mal 3:10 254 Grace to Prosper the scriptures before or after the Law. All who gave gifts in those times outside the law were che...

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liever with the word of God until his own thoughts, desires and a ributes are exactly like that of the Lord Jesus Himself. The result is that he does the will of God naturally, without any compulsion. Eﬀective Grace A cheerful giver is the child of God who the Spirit of God has done this work of gr...

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o the word of God. God rewards actions of faith. Anytime God makes a demand on you by His word and you obey, it is called the work of faith. This widow believed the prophet of God and she prospered.* Labour of Love We have already seen that love is a major valid motivation for giving. * Note also ...

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So she made the promise. Now, she thought the contributions would amount to a few thousand dollars at most. That was reasonable since previous appeals had hardly ever turned up anything close to that. Well, she ﬁnished speaking and the people responded. When everything was counted, she had the shoc...

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uching his life (recall that the Lord speciﬁcally forbade him from killing Job).* Treasure in heaven preserves the life of the one who owns it. It is something that we must consciously seek to lay up. It Must Be Bought The Lord Jesus explained that the way by which one lays up treasure in heaven is...

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49 It is a product of our love for and trust in God. Anyone who does not love God cannot eﬀectively lay up treasure in heaven. It is that conﬁdence in God that makes the child of God easily generous. Another point to remember is that faith must work together with love.* If you do not love the plac...

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parison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. 2 Cor 4:16-18 * Gen 8:22, 2 Cor 9:6, Luke 6:38 162 Grace to Prosper The knowledge of the spiritual law of sowing and reaping makes it possible for you to see the thin...

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e health of the drinkers of it. God caused him to prosper. He and his descendants became renowned for their acts of great generosity. Their wealth sponsored many missionaries and took care of charity. I am telling his story to bring a point out. I read that because of his philanthropy and the use o...

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ew Covenant is the spreading of the gospel of Jesus and the building up of the saints of God. The growth of the temple of God on * 1 Chrn 29:1-5 The Art of Giving to God – 1 209 the earth, which is the body of Christ, is by the preaching of the word for the conversion of sinn...

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arn from him the path they should follow. Psa 25:12 GNT A lot of people are living life using wrong principles. It is called walking in darkness. But that is not to be our portion as children of God. The second advantage we have as believers is that we have the grace to do what is right. Knowing s...

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rvest for His sacriﬁce, but His aim in giving Himself as a sacriﬁce was not at all for His own la er gain; He was already great and He couldn't ever be greater than He was before He came to the earth. If He would render Himself as a guilt oﬀering, He will see His oﬀspring, He will prolong His days,...

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of God which is yours in abundance through the Lord Jesus Christ. Here, your conﬁdence for answered prayers is only because you know the love of God and the work of Jesus on your behalf. That is all. I remember a conversation I had with a brother while I was still a student in the university. A pro...

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ed. The things around him seem to love to cooperate to make him succeed. Everywhere may be dry, but when he plants, it begins to rain. The story of Isaac in Genesis 26 is a good illustration of this. There was famine in the land, so Isaac went to Gerar in the land of the Philistines. There the Lor...

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of giving. We can therefore say the other people got crumbs of power but she got a substance of power. Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the ﬁrstfruits of all thine increase. Prov 3:9 KJV A substance is what you give to someone the Lord has commanded you to honour. If you are giving to ...

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as in them, and it grew wild and out of control. That is why they wandered from the faith. That is why they look like children of the devil. 140 Grace to Prosper It is important that we bear in mind that the seed of the love of money is in many more people tha...

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out clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be ﬁlled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Jam 2:15-16 Even when you are not in a position to solve the whole problem for someone, do what is in your pow...

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ches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. Eccl 5:19 A Covenant of Service 77 I have seen people who will give anything to anybody but will not buy themselves even good clothes...

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thing seems to go wrong in the life of the person. The existence of curses is a fact in life. It is a spiritual force. * 1 Kgs 12:13-15 32 Grace to Prosper My message, however, is that Christ Jesus took care of all of it for the believer. He took care of...

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...................129 Chapter 11: Rich Toward God ..............................143 Chapter 12: Why We Give to God........................151 Chapter 13: How to Receive from God ...............165 Chapter 14: God’s Love and the Cheerful Giver .......................................................

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ations as working and should expect to get 'paid' for it. This is what is meant by “the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.” It is a ma er of right. Now, there were times that he and his co-workers took up secular jobs, but it was a ma er of forgo...

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and so are the ones most people hear about; this is probably one of the reasons why many think you cannot be righteous and be endowed with wealth. The Power Belongs to God 57 A Personal Story I grew up in an average middle class family. Both of my parents were civil servant...

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studying the following por ons of the scriptures: Deut 14: 22-28; Gen 14:19, 20; Gen 28:20-22; Mal 3:10. The Giving Lifestyle - 2 257 • Love for the poor and needy. Anyone who takes care to do the above is fully engaged in the spirit of tithing. The New Testament...

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. She replied, “They told us that is how to prosper.” Poor girl! She was deceived. I told her God had heard her prayers and so sent her to me for deliverance—deliverance by the knowledge of the truth. Those who give to get are not at all cheerful givers; all they are doing is investing, and not giv...

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e sowing corn. Some give out their old cars just because they want God to return it as a new one. Some will change naira to dollars and then use Why We Give to God 163 the la er as an oﬀering in church. The reason is so that God can pay them back in dollars. They kn...

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strength, no one can defeat you. In that place, every setback is nothing but an opportunity to recharge. Here, you are the champion and no one else can be like you since you are the best at being you. A Shaking May Come Many may suﬀer the loss of jobs soon. When it happens to you, don't panic if yo...

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e ing to a place you are not supposed to get to. The problem is that we like to think we can use these things to control every detail of life when actually God has not given us that privilege or duty. Women have been counselled not to marry a non- tither, as they are thieves, that they will continu...

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ny tree in your father's compound. If that tree is the problem, it will die from the roots on its own because of the blessing of God in your life. That blessing will kill it as it overcomes the curse. Many times, I hear pastors say they want to deliver someone from a curse of poverty and bad luck, ...

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oung man that the Lord said should go sell all that he had could not do. He did not have this vow of poverty working in his life. * Prov 18:11 The Vow of Poverty 133 Also, I recently heard the story of a young man who, together with his friends and associates, own...

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ings and to men of God, it is not because they are poor, but because you are commanded to honour them. Everyone loves a gift, even if they have already. Give to them and they will bless you in return. Many people, because they believe that their parents are rich, keep taking from rather than * 2 C...

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and Problems 43 Trial of Faith Another reason why we may have problems as Christians is the trial of our faith. In this case, we are to endure until the trial passes. Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of yo...

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% belonged to God, but a Christian cannot say so and be correct. Some say it is to be a starting point for generosity. In that case, it is good, but it makes it a suggestion and not a compulsory idea. In most practical cases, a generous giver will give far more than that proportion anyway, consider...

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d but it is inferior to giving. On the other hand, taking is a terrible habit. No one loves the company of anyone who is always taking from them. The Giving Lifestyle - 3 261 You see, giving is one of the foundations of life. Anyone that does not give does not radiate life...

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to see that they are just walking directly out of the will of God. Do you want a rich husband? Love the Lord and marry a man that loves Him too, and the Lord will cause you both to prosper together. Let me tell you something about wealth: it has wings and it can ﬂy! Make sure that God is causing i...

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. The earth is not cursed anymore for you. In whatever you do, now you can prosper. 36 Grace to Prosper free e-book from pastor.ng CHAPTER 3 Christians And Problems Problems Happen M any people think they are cursed because they have problems. Yes, curses are real ...

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Jesus, was that he laid up treasure for himself on the earth and was not rich toward God. It is clear from this parable that the opposite of storing up treasure on the earth is being rich toward God. Now if you read the rest of that chapter of Luke, you will ﬁnd that the Lord told His disciples ma...

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is faithful to God. It is not Christian to give because you are broke and want to get, but you can give despite the fact that you are broke knowing that God is faithful. It is all a ma er of a itude. What a child of God must do in the ma er of good works is to make giving a habit. It is the secret ...

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, and according to Cheerful Givers and The Work of Faith 191 the promise of Jesus, he will receive.* This is why he ties nothing to his gifts—it is not necessary; he just loves the Lord. I have described above the kind of person who is a cheerful giver in the sight of the Lord. Whethe...

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rding to your ability. Tradition and First Fruits There is a practice that is traditional in parts of Nigeria which I pray we never lose. The spiritual concept behind it is what I am expounding here. It is customary for a young man or woman to give the ﬁrst wage earned (usually the ﬁrst month's 2...

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th of the adults among the Israelites in the wilderness—they rebelled against the Lord. As a result of that rebellion, all of them died in the wilderness and never got to enter into the Promised Land. “I, the Lord, have spoken! I will certainly do these things to every member of the community who h...

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s life is not his own but must be lived in a manner that is glorifying to the Lord. You understand therefore that this person cannot help but be a cheerful giver; after all, the money is not his own. Not Trusting in Money This person knows that he or she has no special advantages just because he h...

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not be full. God is always looking for how to bless His children, but the only blessing He can give to a disobedient child is correction. Without accepting to be corrected, there is no moving forward. So, many problems we have are nothing but the inevitable consequences of our ways. A person who is...

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sends it through someone. He holds that person accountable for delivery to the place where the thing is needed. God is looking all the time for faithful people who will deliver as appropriate. Everything God places in your hands has speciﬁc intended uses, and it is faithfulness to use them as appro...

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clude giving; He condemned the practice of some people who use the excuse of vowing what they have to God to not give to their parents. He said they were cancelling the word of God by those practices. You skillfully sidestep God's law in order to hold on to your own tradition. For instance, Moses g...

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s natural background or environmental condition; it is an endowment from God. Either He gives it, or He does not. You cannot lay claim to it because you think you are smart or you are strong. Only God 85 86 Grace to Prosper decides who He will give it to. Ther...

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hteousness to gain comfort or relief from the troubles. Remember that that is the aim of the test anyway. Eventually, that trial shall pass. 46 Grace to Prosper A Just Recompense The last reason that I wish to explain concerning why Christians have problems i...

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these resulted from his refusal of instruction and correction. He added sin unto sin and he was cursed as a result. At a time, the people of Judah came under a curse for neglecting the house of God. You have planted much but harvest li le. You eat but are not satisﬁed… Your wages disappear as thou...

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hat you have heard.* All knowledge does is to puﬀ you up and deceive you into thinking you believe what you really don't. The only way by which you can know what you really believe is by your actions. * Jam 1:22 202 Grace to Prosper CHAPTER 16 The Art Of Giving To God ...

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our prayers. The reason He answers your prayer is purely because of His love How to Receive from God 167 for you; it has nothing to do with your 'seed' planted beforehand. A Sign of Faith Being a habitual giver is a result of faith—indeed it is a sign of faith. For some...

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hteousness for the sake of righteousness that He anoints. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows. Psa 45:7 The resolve for righteousness will be tested. The person commi ed to righteousness will be faced w...

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we all understand that he wants her for himself, for example in marriage, because he feels strongly that marrying her will bring him much joy and happiness. So, basically, human love is self- centred. God's Love Now, God's love is diﬀerent. If the Lord says that He loves something or someone, He is...

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lking in the love of God and how to interpret the scriptures accurately on certain ma ers. Apparently, that did vii not sit well with some. Many however discovered the liberty of the Spirit from it. Those truths are still in this book; I have not had any cause to change them over the years. I bel...

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