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1:04:30
You want to spread the money you are given in church over four weeks. By the fourth week, you are flat broke. And then God should understand. After all, he knows I don't have. You had at the beginning of the month. That was when you were supposed to cut that portion. I don't want to say his portion....
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1:03:00
This is what I think. In fact, I was listening to a man of God. He said, look, this Tyson that you're talking about. He said that Israelites had to give a quarter of their income. That if you analyze the lot they had, it was a quarter of their income that went. It was a quarter. This is my suggestio...
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1:01:30
We have to emphasize something. This is what I said last time. That every believer is supposed to participate. Now, I want to really give something in about 2-3 minutes, then I'll go to the main thing I want to say, then we'll close with it. I want to give you a practical guide for a believer. For a...
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1:00:00
The only request he made is, I said, sir, please, can you give us longer messages? That because people hear, they need to hear what you are preaching. That's what I want to hear. Also, I need seed, I beg. Jagoda seed. I don't like it. People who don't appreciate the work of God. Are you getting my p...
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1:06:00
There are some people, the Bible says, and they are the ones I actually have this message for. He said, there is he that giveth. There is a ministry of giving, which makes it unlawful for every, for pastors as an example, I'm talking about preaching of the word of God now. For ministers of the gospe...
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1:07:30
We shouldn't collect much from it, because that $12,000 is hardly enough to parent and pay basic bills. So they say, bring only a small percentage. We can take a guide from that. Even though I mentioned that anybody who has a regular income, you're a baseline person, this can't sell. It's just advic...
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39:00
If you come for Kingdom World Ministry meeting, it is first come, first sit. You will sit according to how you came. I would not smile to you extra, so that maybe per adventure you remember to drop an offering for us. I'm not emphasizing to us as believers. We must understand, as Christians, we have...
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43:30
He who teaches is to exercise himself accordingly in his teaching. He who exalts must be exercising himself in his exaltation. He now said, he who gives must exercise himself in giving so that he will be giving with liberality. And he who leads with diligence, he who shows mercy with cheerfulness. L...
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12:00
out of their private means. Now what was he saying here? The ministry of Jesus Christ was not turning stones to bread when they are hungry. Are you getting my point? Don't think it's every time he said my food is to do the will of him that sent me out to finish his work and he never ate. He used to ...
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0:00
All right, I'm going to read three portions of the holy scriptures to commence our teaching for this evening. Two of them we have read again and again. Maybe we should start with those two so that I will be quick with them and then settle down slightly slower on this one. The book of Romans chapter ...
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1:34:30
It's a gift, it's a calling. There is a grace. That grace, if you are here and that's your calling, if you are listening to this, that's your calling. By hearing this message today, the Holy Spirit is entering into you and setting you on your feet. Get up on your feet therefore in the name of Jesus ...
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40:30
The master, the Lord, I mean, is he had a hold on what was his own. He just said to the people, be what? In charge. And for us as believers, that's all it's about. It's about two things. One, occupy with this. Show to the Lord you can do this. And the Lord now says, good, be in charge of this. You k...
37%
10:30
Have we read Romans chapter 12? We haven't read it. OK. Now why do we read this? You see that when the house of God had to be built, it was the people of God that brought material things to build it. Until today, that is how things are. The Lord Jesus Christ, don't ever forget it. Even though he cou...
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1:30
and make all that the Lord has commanded. The tabernacle, its tent, its coverings, its hooks, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets, the ark and its poles, the mercy seat, and the curtain of the screen, and all of those things. So first of all, they brought material things. And then fro...
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58:30
The fact that we preachers present it as free doesn't mean it's free. It costs money. It costs not only money, it costs time. We make sacrifices to make sure this thing keeps going. That's why I wrote the book. So we'll pay for this. Because sometimes when I preach, some preachers used to think that...
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1:36:00
I receive it. I receive it. In the name of Jesus Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ. Say it again, I receive it. I receive it. The grace to walk in my calling. The grace to walk in my calling. First of all, listen, everybody, like I said, every Christian brings something. So everybody here, you als...
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1:22:30
As soon as you just finish talking, they say, Pastor, what are we talking about? And listen to me, those kind of people don't give number one, because they have plenty of you. They give you because it's an assignment. So the kind of people that we saw, people that say, clear your account. Most peopl...
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1:18:00
When you don't teach on some things, the gift of God is not stirred up. Many Christians have lived their lives out entirely. We preachers did not stir up that gift. They did not know the meaning. They went to church, they gave 10%. Everybody was happy. And pastor said, this brother is faithful. And ...
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6:00
It is not the house of God. These are just the places that we use. Everything we use are just for convenience. You're right? So like now, if we didn't have this space, you and I cannot gather this evening to share the word of God together. So let's bear that in mind. So whatever we are doing, we mus...
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3:00
each from the work which he was performing. And they said to Moses, the people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform. So Moses issued a command, and the proclamation was circulated throughout the camp, saying, let no man or woman any long...
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1:21:00
It is likely. In fact, that is how you will know that you have a calling. It's called the giving ministry. Why I want to preach about it is because it's not been developed enough. The reason why we have problems in the body of Christ is that we don't do things in a balanced way. If we stir up those ...
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45:00
The first thing I want to say here, which I said last time, let me just repeat it, is that it's the duty of everybody. We read from that Exodus chapter 35. We see there that everybody did something. Everybody, as their hearts moved them. I emphasize that with the thing of God, there's no compulsion....
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1:16:30
It doesn't even know how many books we are selling. Just say, look, I will send you some money. Please, next place you go and preach, give out books free. So I told Yinka, when Yinka told me, I said, tell him that we'll use your money to subsidize the books. But I don't want to just hand them out fr...
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1:10:30
Say it like you believe it too. It's my advice to you. Don't be tired. God is watching. In due season, He will reward it. You are not doing it because of the reward, but hear the word of the Lord. In due season, He will reward it. Don't ever be tired. You will go home one day, you will hear that you...
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42:00
For just as we have many members in one body and all of the members do not have the same function, so we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members one of another. He says, since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingl...
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1:09:00
First, I can say something for sure. There are two sides to it. One, those who are earning a lot, much higher than average, they are not allowed to be calculating the same percentage in their income as somebody who's earning lower than average. It's not allowed. It's ungodly. You should not be in a ...
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4:30
And I want us to realize that what He was saying to them is that if this house is going to be built, it's going to be through your hands. What I am going to do is to supply the things. I shake the heavens, I shake the earth, and I supply things into your hands by which you are going to effect the wo...
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28:30
For example, what I want to go on to teach is that this is Christian mindset. You realize that if it is material things, it was given to you to serve a purpose. There is nothing as a rich Christian, because he can eat better, live in a better house, fly all over the world, have a private jet, have a...
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57:00
Forget my gospel of prosperity. You're about to die for your iniquity. You are telling me I'm disconnected. The Lord is good. I said the Lord is good. Please, I'm going to emphasize something. Listen, listen. God arranged my own life, you know. I know. That's why I don't involve myself in many thing...
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13:30
You cannot gather on believers and ask them for offering time. The only offering for the day is their lives. Give your life to Christ. After that, go home. Because we didn't used to see Jesus do that, many of us didn't realize actually he used to collect offerings. He used to receive, but he doesn't...
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1:12:00
Go and listen to my message. Take that loss. Go and sell the car. It's driving you into the ground. Did you hear what I said? What did I say? No, no. The first part. I am telling you, don't think Pastor Banki is just talking. No, no. It's you I'm talking to. The day report you told me, the Holy Spir...
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1:15:00
Satan will now send your friends to you and say, don't mind the government. The government is supposed to have released money to the principal. The principal is supposed to have talked to the government. The government and the principal are supposed to have called the contractor. The contractor is s...
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7:30
Listen, that building is an idol. I keep on saying it. Anything that drives away the knowledge of God, that drives away love for the brethren, while you are still doing it, is an idol. Let me say something. I said it last time. Let me not just sit on that, but I just want to use the opportunity to r...
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18:00
There is a proper procedure, the Bible says, for every event. There is a proper procedure to sow a seed. And let me really say this before I begin. I am just giving you a panoramic view of everything we will discuss. Alright? The proper procedure to sow a seed is not to even know you are sowing one....
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1:00:00
If you do MTN Zone, MTN League, MTN Golf, he doesn't care because he doesn't have to put money on the phone. He just keeps talking. And he's supposed to be a small boy. How much do they credit your guys? Just leave the phone and don't quench it. Just keep talking. There are different kinds of people...
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9:00
I always say, people listen to me. Maybe to help you get what I'm trying to say very clearly. A lot of times people think that it's because he has money. I say, what do you mean by I have money? Kingdom World Ministries, how do we get money? I'll tell you, there's a fixed amount. I say, the family t...
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10:30
Offering time, begging time. You know, that's what we say unconsciously. So before you come, you see, if you like, take 10 offerings. People know, they will break the money into 10 pieces. Before they come here, it's a matter of fact. I will read a scripture for you just now. Well, that's where I'm ...
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0:00
Alright, let's start again. Let's open our Bible to the book of 2 Corinthians chapter 9. Like I said, what we are trying to do is to bring balance and stability into the lives of people. And good understanding is what actually gives balance and stability to our lives. Good understanding. And so, tha...
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24:00
It's because of the mentality. You know, one of the people I love most in life, when it comes to taking offerings in church, is Bishop David Oedipo. He's an extra. He said, God doesn't need your money. You are the one that needs his blessing. That's how he starts. After that, you will give anything....
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1:30
Now, I'm just going to establish some things that you easily get carried away. You don't realize that sometimes we slip into things that are not right. And I think as believers, we should have good understanding. Let me just summarize like that. We should have understanding, get stability, and do th...
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58:30
But this other guy, who was born deaf, his parents hated him. They used to keep him in the attic. You know what a woman calls attic? At that attic or basement, one of the two of them, to hide him away from visitors. They never loved him. Finally, the guy ran away from home. He was brought up in an o...
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48:00
Go and read the context, 2 Corinthians chapter 8 and chapter 9 that we just took one from. You will see what Paul was motivating people towards, alright, was to help those who were in distress. My best example is the widow of Zarephath. She qualifies for cheerful giving on two, yes, two of them, in ...
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3:00
will be faithful also in what? In much. It now said, if you have not been faithful in the use of money, what it called, please, verse 11, if you read the New Living Translation, it says, if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches of heaven? Are you getting wha...
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1:07:30
That's what I was explaining. I said there are two reasons why God blesses people, right? One, you asked, we're not talking details about that. We're talking about when God loves people. And I'm talking about who's a cheerful giver. The cheerful giver is born out of what? Hope, faith, and love. And ...
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16:30
People now say that when God had dead children, He knew what to do. He went to sow a seed. Listen, God didn't do that. What He did that when He saw people in trouble, He brought deliverance for them. Let me say something to you. The fact that He sowed a seed doesn't mean it's germinating. Yes, I wil...
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25:30
Let me just start from verse 6. I'm reading the New American Standard. He said, Now this I say, He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully. Let each one do just as verse 7. Let each one do just as he has proposed in his heart, not grudgin...
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22:30
I feel sorry for ushers who count money. All the dust, you know, money we don't change hand for a card I hand. You've heard this joke before. It was a serious joke. If I tell you, you will laugh. You already laugh and I've not even told the joke. That one day, CBN decided to gather money. I'll modif...
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13:30
If I see a man about to be thrown out of his house, he's living in a single room somewhere, and they're about to kick him out, he doesn't have money to pay, and I have money to pay, and I pay for him because, do you get what I'm saying? Because, because of his need, that is love. Do you follow my po...
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1:06:00
There was something they did in a corner one day. I tell you, the way God's caused things. Let us assume that guy was telling you about it. Let's assume he lived long. God healed him of his deafness. He went into business. And this guy is making $10 million every other month. You will never link it ...
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12:00
Do you follow my point? He's what? An all-around person, and that is what I want to explain. My aim is to balance doctrine. You've heard a lot of things, I know. My conscience says, it beats me sometimes, that Pastor Banki, if you keep quiet forever, deliverance will have to arise from somewhere els...
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1:09:00
In full. God said, these houses, how do we share it? How many were there present? Because God would not leave one on giving out. How many were present? Totally, it counts in hundreds. So give that guy a four, give that guy a one. Don't give that guy anything. He was not very faithful. Give this guy ...
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7:30
Have you ever stopped going to them? Because if you really have the power, how come you are not the governor? Listen to me. Walking in the realm of Satan, the guy can make you a governor, yet he will never leave his village. Who will hear the truth? Because it's so important, listen to what I'm goin...
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19:30
I said, that's what God says you give to beggars. Crumbs, it's called crumbs, we'll discuss it. There's what the Bible calls substance, all of the love with thy substance, the first fruit of all your increase. I don't like people dropping crumbs in offering baskets where I'm present, I don't like it...
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6:00
If you can't pay somebody, don't hire him. Do your work yourself. People really want to prosper in life. Those are the fundamentals. Listen, let me tell you something. You have heard too many lies. We told you that your way to prosperity is by giving. I said something when I was making an announceme...
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51:00
Then one guy is passing and says, ah, look at the way they are laughing at this man. He's not right now. So he calls two of his friends and they go home and they start praying for the brother Israel and the work he's doing. That's four people that are going to share the prophet's reward. Then somebo...
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that everybody recognizes that different people have different ways when it comes to prayers. I'm bringing out an issue here. Spiritual things are in levels. So when we say God loves, when Paul took the time out to explain that God loves a cheerful giver, what he means is simple. It's very simple. T...
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And sometimes when God allows you to identify things, it's because He wants you to ask for it. He said, this I will have the children of Israel ask from me. I will multiply their men like a flock. When God wants to do something, sometimes He gives you the opportunity to ask for it. Shall we hide wha...
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1:12:00
Do you get my point? Listen, Christianity is not Kalu Kalu. Let me end with this, I'll continue next time. You cannot, listen, no! You cannot tie your reward to a particular seed. You don't have the power. You can't wake up and say, God, I want this. This is my seed towards it. You don't have the po...
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27:00
As God blessed you, I want you to pledge before everybody how much you will use to support the work of God. That is under compulsion. Because the man is in distress. Do you follow my point? You are putting him on edge. That is a fact. Let's tell ourselves the truth. Is that okay? That is a fact. He ...
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4:30
Alright? Now, it's not a Christian book, but there are some spiritual principles in it. He said one of the keys he gave to people who want to become rich in life, he said, go and pay all your debts. Don't run away from the people that you are owing money. One guy there was discussing one of the many...
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49:30
When God says that, instantly He ties, listen to me, both spiritual and material blessing to that commission. He does that. Now, I'm not saying this is all there is to the spiritual and material blessing, but I want to say things that we can easily relate with. Is that okay? So, for example, He can ...
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46:30
If he is given it because everybody is watching him, he is not a cheerful giver. If he is given it because of what he will get in return, he is not a cheerful giver. Either the praise of men or even promised spiritual reward, he is not a cheerful giver. He does not qualify for that special addition ...
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21:00
But that is love. Do you get my point? You don't do it every day. You probably won't bring her down to that crunches until you have done some more work and saved up some more. You follow what I'm saying? Yes, so you can do that easily because you don't do it every day. In the same manner, that's wha...
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34:30
Are you following what I'm saying? And as you are sewing those seeds, they are actually inside your heart. Okay, you go marry me. I'll chop this suya for nothing. Now, now, it's good. And if he doesn't buy the suya, don't marry him anyway. If you can afford it, that means he's stingy. He won't give ...
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1:10:30
Not every widow could wake up and say, man of God, take my last meal and give me a breakthrough. Think about it. Could everybody just have done that? No. Because by the time he was leaving the brook of cherries, God gave him an address. There's a particular widow who had prepared to feed you. Go to ...
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15:00
that what God says is that God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work in that you have ministered to the saints and you are still ministering to the saints that you are trying to help people. I mean, I don't think you need a deep revelation to understand that. Otherwise, they let us zero every...
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52:30
No! They are doing it because there is a prophetic assignment going on. Let me tell you, motive matters with God though. Let nobody tell you that motive doesn't matter. If you give because you hear that giving to that man will give you money, you may as well flush it down the toilet. The real motiva...
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45:00
Some people rejoice. You know what Jesus said about the Pharisees? He said, they love to have their praise from men. Therefore, they pray publicly. They do their alms publicly. These days, we believers, you know, we have learned it too. Yes. I made up my mind some time ago. That one, I know they do ...
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28:30
That is, you prayed to God. That's why we talk about prayer. Whatever you ask in my name, the Father will give it to you. Ask and you will receive that your joy may be full. You have not because you ask not. And when you do ask, you ask amiss. All those things. That's one premise upon which good thi...
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54:00
Why does he have to give? It's the same joker who told me that even if the money is blood money, we have big blood to use to wash blood money. Do I need to tell you he's a joker? Your lack, your need is not a motivation for giving. I'm discussing with somebody, I just wanted to go off the tangent qu...
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1:01:30
Because of time, we keep on developing these things. I told you something earlier and I should say it again. The reason why God blesses people, that's why I talked about that message I recommended for everybody, the switch of God's power. Maybe I should recommend some of them so that I won't have to...
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Everything you do in life is multiplied and given back to you. Everything. This principle of life is seed time and harvest shall not cease. That's a matter of fact. Some of you say, Bazzabank, are you not congratulating yourself? I'm not. I know where I'm going. Because there's this principle of typ...
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and be waiting for the man to take care of those of his household. I will read it next time. If you read that in context, that was not what Paul said. Paul said, if there are needy people that are your close relatives, it is your Christian duty to take care of them. Anybody who does not help his clo...
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22:30
Many people say that, I have tithed, I have given offerings, nothing is showing. God said, you gave to me in one place, most other places where I can be found, you are deficient. You have given to me only in the one of five ways that Pastor Banki is teaching you, and which is the true thing, the Wor...
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12:00
And that's the fact that God is always manifested, all right? God has manifestations on the earth. And usually, it's in the least likely places or the least likely forms that he appears. I'm going somewhere now. For example, they said, when did we see you and we did not help you? He said, you did no...
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13:30
A pastor can collect on God's behalf, amen? So can a hungry man collect on God's behalf, amen? Yes, so can a starving child collect on God's behalf, amen? So can your parents who the Bible commanded you to honor collect on God's behalf, amen? So can giving government its taxes, government can help c...
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to what He has laid down as the rule. Working for God is not how much I sweat. Working for God is not how much I jump up and down. Working for God is not the amount of sleep I lose. In fact, if you're always losing sleep, another point, you probably are not working for Him. You are working for yours...
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He also explained that what somebody does with his money shows what he's doing with his life. Are you getting what I'm saying? Let me just say something to you again, though I've said it several times. Listen, it is not where you give your money that shows whether you are using it for God or you are...
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18:00
I'm going to read out the five points. And for certain reasons, I'm going to start from the last one and come up to the first one, which we have inside the book. Now, I've asked earlier, where is God? If I say I'm giving to God, I can't hand money to God directly. It's not possible. In fact, He won'...
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Now, number one place you give to God, number one, when you give to the poor and the needy, you are giving to God. We'll look at this in detail next time, alright? If you give to the poor and the needy, the Bible says that he's that gives to them less to the Lord. A friend of mine came from church o...
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24:00
It is right. Yes, it is right. But my message for you in this series is to let you know that's not the only place. And then last of all, when God is moving, when God is walking, do you understand my point? As in the spread of his gospel, every Christian must participate. Now all of this put together...
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9:00
By operating the principle, beyond choosing now, we are finished choosing. But the principle of living the marriage, it must be based upon the word of God. Do you get what I'm saying? Listen, how do I work for God? Don't forget what I've been saying. Every aspect of life, being a husband is a work f...
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10:30
As a pastor, I can't just get up and say what I like. It must be what is in the Word of God if I want to guide people in how to spend their money. What I'm supposed to do is to teach what the Word of God says is the proper procedure for handling money. That's why I preach a series of messages availa...
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rather than to offer the sacrifices of fools. So when we're reading that story, in that first Chronicles chapter 13, we saw that when David went to go and carry the ark, when the ark stumbled, Uzzah stretched forth his hand to touch it, and then he got killed. What was the mistake? They put the ark ...
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Welcome to this time of Refreshing. This is a radio message that was put from the platform of Kingdom Word Ministries by Pastor Banki. Now, I want to continue what I was discussing last time, talking about how to walk for God. We have been speaking about that for some time. Remember, we said this wh...
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25:30
Do you understand the point I'm making? I realize that my tomorrow is secure in God, it's not secure in the stock market. My tomorrow is secure in God, it's not secure in the money I have saved up. My tomorrow is secure in God, it's not secure in the real estate that I have bought. Do you follow my ...
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inside you. He did not ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac until he gave him Isaac. Please, I hope you are following what I am going to explain. That is just the way God is. God judges you according to that which He placed inside you. And we have been talking about the fruits of your life. Remember, we e...
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So for us Christians, therefore, one of the motives for our giving is to be found faithful. To be found faithful is one of our motives for giving. We are found faithful. When Paul was speaking, he said those who are stealing should steal no more. They should go and do what? Walk with their hands. Wh...
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This is the way the world reads it. God gives what? Bread for food and then remnant to sow. So people give offerings out of change. Like I said last time, that's why I don't have time for offering time, blessing time. If you want to give, find your way to where they are giving. That's a matter of fa...
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27:00
You won't just be good on the road. You're here, boom, on your head. You look. You look on the floor, a bundle of Naira. And the angel says, my son, thus says the Lord, pick that money. That would be stealing. That's counterfeiting. The angels are now guilty of counterfeiting currency. Where did the...
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49:30
Now all of us will communicate the gospel. All of us will be able to teach the word of God to somebody. But we are not all teachers by our ministry and our gifts. In the same manner, every Christian should give. That's a matter of fact. Every Christian should give. What I've given us so far is the g...
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31:30
Are you okay? I said, well, let me think about it. I said, okay, what if we do like this? Oh, plan. Then at the end of the day, I collect my car and I come here. And they say, oh, Banky has a new car. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah. Did the car walk in here by itself? I proposed in my heart and I went ...
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51:00
and then everything is like 300,000 there. And my siblings expect me alone to bring all the money. I think it's very wrong of them to expect you alone to bring all the money. But there may be a reason why they expect you alone to bring all the money. Are you getting my point? No, it's very important...
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24:00
How many people give one million? Some people jump up quickly. Many people just stand up, all right? Be counted. Just stand up, be counted. That's it. I went to preach once. One brother was telling me, one of the people in their church, that that guy, they wanted to do a major, and he has money. The...
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The principle here is simple. We used to think, until E.G. Links pointed this out to me when I was reading his book, I also used to think like that, that it's about proportions. But he pointed out that look at it, it's not about proportion, it's about what you have to live on. About what you have to...
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21:00
I was curious, why a primary school? You see, I had a way with children. That when they're around me, they get excited. There's something about me when I'm in their presence. I won't go and sit down with adults who don't respect my presence. My grace is not with them. Are you getting my point? Does ...
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The real seed is what is inside my heart while I'm giving the money. Are you getting my point here? You can't sow 10,000 naira. That's not true. You can't do it. You can't do it. If you wanted to sow 10,000 naira, it means you bought 10,000 naira yam and you are bringing it from Benue to Enugu. That...
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Insulting the Lord Jesus Christ. That's the second sin. Instead of you to accept his forgiveness, that he has paid for by his blood, you are trying to give to do it. That's a wrong motive. We said, of course, also very importantly, which will surprise many Christians, another wrong motive is giving ...
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That's why I'm doing a lot of repetition, until people are established in the truth. Our aim is that Christians must be generous and cheerful givers. Generous and ready to share. Romans chapter 12, I just want to pick up the scripture again. He said, we all have gifts that differ according to the gi...
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That is why, those of you who know me, know me well enough, I don't have time for all this, if you don't give God 10%, he will send you to hellfire. Because if you give me 10%, I will send you to the second hellfire. Because the amount of money I've given you, if you and me calculate the percentage,...
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Henceforth, because of you, people won't talk about money again. Listen, it will come to a time, a pastor will know you and come to you and say, listen, we have a program next week, it's five million, how much are you bringing? You say, okay, I will give you the five million, but it's not good. So t...
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So God said, I want to bless these people, but their minds is where? America. So once I give them small blessing, they used to buy printed notes. But that's not my main message is those who said, you are in the given ministry. By default, you are in the given ministry. How did you get into it by def...
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He says, since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly. If prophecy, each person is to exercise his gift according to the proportion of his faith. If service, exercise your gift in your serving, in your serving according to the proport...
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Begin to give the Lord thanks. Begin to, everybody give God thanks. Say, Lord, thank you. Thank you for our ability. My own grace. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for our ability. Thank you for our ability. Thank you for our ability. Thank you for our ability. I release that giving grace to those wh...
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Because you folded the tracts. You have a website. In fact, one of my friends from the UK, he actually sent me, my classmate of mine is a minister, he's in UK, all right? He said, ah, he said, you have a very strong web presence. Apparently, he did a small search. Boom, we came out on top, top. All ...
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in the name of Jesus Christ. Alright, the Lord is good. I said the Lord is good. Now let's open our Bibles to the book of Romans chapter 12. I just want to take a text of scripture for us to start with and then we will take a small review. Then I teach what I have for us for today and then of course...
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we give for the preparation of the gospel, we give to those God said we should honor. Every day you go home, honor your parents. I've said that one. I don't want to teach that message again. All right, help those who are in need. These are things, and like I said last time, these are things we deter...
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The Bible says, quench not the spirit, don't obstruct the flow of his grace. Don't cancel him away from his grace. That's why I need to teach this, because a lot of Christians don't know, they have that grace. They are not exercising it, so God is not adding to it. Let's talk about this, because as ...
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They'll put in a hundred, they'll put in a million dollars, it'll turn to $400 million. It's called grace. It's not a principle of show and you shall reap. No, it's grace. And such people, one thing that will mark them, they are not, that's something you must understand about Christianity. Most of t...
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Like I said last time, you know the Brazilian head at Agbor is going to remove from some people's head. Six months, they are paying for Brazilian hair. And they say, go to jail. Say, I don't have money to give. How can you have money to give? You are giving the woman who is selling hair. But if you ...
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park the three of them here, let me share to me, and then like two cameras, put all of them together. Let a man of God drive, let the men in the ministry drive, before you start flying like an idiot around the place. We're flying anyhow. Rubbish flying. I mean, you cannot fly until everybody's walki...
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And now, it's not as if we're not enjoying, of course, you know. There's no enjoyment in it. But because we did that, God said, let us now add grace. I told you, testimony. We now have a quarterly program in Port Harcourt. The next one, you can mark the date, is February 3rd and February 4th. The ne...
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And when he's going out, he whoosh, Corolla, Toyota Corolla, model, seven years old. So you've not changed your car, are you still walking well? He doesn't see why he should change it. God didn't give him money for changing cars. He gave him money to preach the gospel, feed the poor, educate, that i...
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Those are the things you use to kindle your spirit. Are you getting my point here? You kindle something inside the ghost that says, hey, Joseph, wait, don't mind those boys. You know what they are saying? You just see one paper, you see one hidden column in which somebody expresses something. And th...
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They come in here, they sit down. Everybody say, oh, we are hearing the word. Our seats are comfortable. The ambience is good. And they are thinking, I wonder how much they are paying to make the place comfortable. That's what he's thinking about. He doesn't have much. Sometimes he doesn't even have...
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You go to Joseph, pastor, how far, what's the budget? Pastor say, oh, everything we have since we were 15 million. Pastor, take the 15, don't announce the bad money again. Tell the agent, we know they buy again. It's a matter of fact that the material things are vanity. That's why God gave it the mo...
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Ah, the bank lent him money. He gave it out. God replenished it. He said, I want to see how much a man who grew up in poverty can give in a lifetime. Only I tell you, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. Don't mind those things. That man, nobody knows how much he has given because he's not ou...
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What does it say? To put such a person in office, the people have to spend money. They have to spend money. They have to gather and put money down. So you see, God is interested in such things, so he also puts people there to do such things. So sometimes you find that people may have their grace in ...
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One of the other things we try to explain is that it's not only what we call spiritual that is the work of God. Because after we have walked in our hearts, God has something for us to do. But like we say here, we saw here, God has gifts for everybody and there are different types. It is not everybod...
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Hallelujah. One brother got up from there, went outside, brought out his phone. Phew! One millionaire. I said, hey, this is what we are talking about. No prayer, we did not pray. What we just did was say, brethren, God has blessed you. Why are you making me pray? Too many pastors are praying on thin...
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They have 5,000, they gladly give out four. They have 10,000, sometimes they've given out everything before they realize they've started giving. Listen, that grace is amplified now in the name of Jesus. Lord, send financial laborers into the harvest field. Father, release those laborers now as a res...
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His friends tell him that, you always give, you always give. I mean, what you don't have? God sends $20,000 into his hands, and his friends say, listen, this is time for you to buy a new pair of shoes or change your phone or something like that. And they come. Okay, let's go and buy the phone. Say, ...
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All right, can we rise to our feet? Let's declare the word of God together. As we start learning God's word, let us declare his word together. The Lord is good. All the time. Now let's declare God's word. Like I said, this is what we do to charge up our spirit so we can receive the revelation of God...
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There was less than 200,000 a year. And there was no money. Personally, I didn't have, ministry did not have. If I had personally, that's what ministry was at the beginning. My wife and I paid for everything. I didn't have, ministry did not have. I was praying, ah, father. Then I was lying on my sta...
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They have bills to pay. If they write a letter to Dangote, it is a sin to come and help. Yeah, it's true, it's a sin to come and help them pay. It is those who are there that God expects. No, your pastor shouldn't be every time believing God for money. Yeah, I'm not saying you should not believe God...
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Iranians run to America, Syrians run to America, Afghans run to America, Saudis run to America. Everybody wants to go to America. And once everybody wants to go there, they will not be poor. I see the way we talk, you know, dollar, dollar. I say, why is dollar our international measure of wealth? Wh...
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He's not only preaching spending money on. He's spending money on feeding the poor. He's spending money on the homeless. He's spending money on the fatherless, the motherless, you know, the orphans. God is spending money on different things. Listen to this to surprise some people. He's even spending...
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What he did not tell you is that for the last 15 years, there has been no currency change in the world that the angels of God did not inform me about at least six months ahead. That's what he didn't tell you. What he wouldn't tell you is that he would tell you, I know the day they are going to dereg...
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I'm not a musician, I don't know much about music market and all of that, but I will teach. Somebody will get inspiration to record music. Someone will get inspiration to market music in a different way. That's what's gonna happen. Please don't miss it. The laws of fruitfulness. Let's give the Lord ...
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And he will stand. What is the Lord saying? The Lord says, I want you to stop investing here. Henceforth, all your investment go to this side. Do you get the point? You say, yes, I do. And the angel will carry his briefcase and walk out through the wall. And the man will call the board meeting the n...
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Amen. May you be that kind of pastor in Jesus' name. That's my desire too. But there's another side. Not all men have faith. People have different levels of faith. When school fees is due, they start preaching all kinds of doctrines. In the name of Jesus, as you sow into the life of the man of God, ...
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But God can't bring it to an end until he shares all this grace in the hearts of his people. The one pastor who wants to start a radio. We thank God, at the end of the day, we preach for five minutes and beg for five minutes. That is the embarrassment. I wish I had money to send all of that. Please,...
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I'm not emphasizing that there are two, I'm emphasizing one part. This issue of grace. God, if he gives you a gift, he gives you the ability to exercise it. So such people, what he starts doing is that he starts pouring grace in their direction. For example, the more I preach, the more I teach the w...
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Just sit in the church. For most people, they won't agree. But for me, I agree with him totally. When you come to church, if you're a pastor, don't give people who are just giving their lives to Christ work to do. Let them understand. That's the issue. Part of what I'm trying to do is to let them un...
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Now what I'm going to say, let me just read my main message, OK? And that's the fact that, listen, OK? This is a fact. It is not a part-time job. It's an important job. If you see somebody who decides to do it well, honor the person. This world makes it look like, oh, you see a woman, she has achiev...
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I've been in ministry for some time. I'm just not used to account non-balancing. Because one of the things that God taught me, all right, is how to take my life bit by bit. You know, step by step. Here a little, there a little. So really, I'm not used to account non-balancing. So they say, we are sh...
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You wanted to give it before, but because they said cement went up because of recession, you caught the offering of the man of God. You now provoked him to lie. I will flog him for lying. But you, for inciting lying. Listen to me, before you start criticizing the man of God, ask yourself, am I part ...
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anwhile if we need anything, we ask. Truth: When giving money, make sure your motive is good and godly, because that is the true seed that registers in heaven. Money in itself in not a spiritual seed!
3. You have heard is said, give your offering a name; tie it to something you want from God. Also ...
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tices in Christianity, practices that actually displease the Lord. I will try to bring the correction of the word of God to them so as to bring deliverance to those who may have been confused by them.
1. It is often said, “The key to receiving from God is giving.”
As much as this statement has som...
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hing in the heart of the giver that is the spiritual seed. All acts of giving have a motive, and that motive is the thing that God judges as the seed into the realm of the spirit. Only the Lord knows! He searches all hearts and examines deepest motives so he can give to each person his right reward,...
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in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good. Eccl 11:6 NASB
Truth: The key to receiving from God is asking in faith. 2. You have heard it said, “If you need money, you must give money.”
Again, this statement appears...
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YOUR MONEY. Getting Value For Your Seed
The matter of money is a crucial part of life, and in fact God judges your spirituality partly from the assessment of your ability to handle money. In the words of the Lord Jesus Christ, “… if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you wit...
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Because for you to walk like that, you must have an absolute assurance that tomorrow is secure. And brethren, that one, I have. Do you get my point? Now, I digress there. I hope somebody was blessed. I hope you learned a thing or two from that. Alright, so let's go on. I've clearly talked about givi...
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Now, that's what I want to say. Now, how do I give to God? I'll run through about six methods as I go on. If any other new one comes up, we'll add to it. So let me just run through it and give you the different methods so that I'll be forced to explain all of them one by one. Number one, you give to...
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You are getting the point I'm trying to explain. So, that's what I mean by faith. I understood then that he said Isaiah chapter 66 to me, verse 12. Behold, I cause prosperity to flow towards you like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream. I believe it. So when I make my p...
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And you, young men, do that to a young woman that God is speaking to you about. She'll plot a surprise. You know that kind of thing. It's good, but God, when you reach God, don't even try it at all. You must find out what He really wants. What does He really delight in? Like someone said to So, has ...
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And having left that, you say, okay, what can I do? Can I really give anything to God? Well, the main thing that God asks from anybody, only one thing. You say, what has God asked from you, oh man? Other than the fact that you should obey His words. That's all. The only thing that God has asked from...
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So really, in reality, you really can't give to God per se. The only thing you can give, it appears like, let's say give now to God is obedience, we'll say that. In reality, the only thing you can give to God is obedience. In fact, somebody quoted Avanzini, I heard it, and said that the only thing t...
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I want to just introduce this, and then I'll close. The next time, I will finish what I began today. This is what we're talking about to sow spiritual seeds. That's what I'm talking about. And don't forget, my emphasis is on cultivating what? A lifestyle. A habit. A habit. Cultivating a habit. Luke ...
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free tracts. Why should you send Nigeria free tracts? I wish somebody would tell these Americans, you know, they think that we are sitting in the bush. We don't know, they don't know we can, look, if I want 100,000 tracts tomorrow, I will just lock the door. But I might collect 1,000 from all of you...
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I will answer it for you because our time is gone. I'll pick up from there next time. The fact is that to give God glory when somebody directly blesses you is not accepted anywhere else except in the person's presence, unless it is not possible. We have a culture in Africa. Stick by it. Don't ever r...
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There is a portion for the needy. Ask my wife, it's Christmas time. There are charity homes who are already packaging gifts that will carry to Christmas. And I mean, when I say gifts, I write fast checks. My wife will do a full day's shopping. That is, it's a full carload when she's going to deliver...
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Yes, I know you have money for a car. It's not yet time. Do you get what I'm explaining? You deny yourself. You don't deny your father because you want to honor the man of God. You deny yourself. But like I said, best of all, I portion it. It can be 10,000 Naira. Look, say 500 Naira for this, 500 Na...
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That's my own. Once, the battery doesn't start one day. They say go and change the acid and put it on fire. It's against Pastor Banki's religion. I drop the battery there. I put another one. That's why all the cars I drive are automatic. You can't even, you know, you can't risk it. Why did I become ...
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In fact, this shoe I'm wearing today, thank God it's new. It's a good time to talk about it. My shoe is new. Amen. I got it this week. My wife bought it for me recently. There is a difference between the poor and people you are supposed to honor. You honor a man of God, you don't give to him because...
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I just read portions of verses 68 and 69. And where I referred to without quoting it was Exodus 35. God commanded Moses, take from among you a contribution to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as the Lord's contribution. Gold, silver, and bronze. That's verse five of Exodus 3...
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Let me explain. Let us assume now that this is, we want to do work. Next year, we are making projections for the work of Kingdom World. We want to do TV, radio, and that's okay. We want to take offering for it. If I say, please, those who want to give to us, please just write it down so that we'll k...
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Anything God commands you to do, listen to this, is for your own benefit. Listen, let me say clearly. I won't explain it in details, but just hear it clearly. Anything that God commands you to do is for your benefit. It is never for his benefit, never, ever. God doesn't get better. If he says, prais...
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which is that when you earn, you apportion each portion to each person. Do you get what I'm explaining? And if God has placed us in your heart, prepare for it. Do you get what I'm saying? You don't come and expect him to be tickling you one day. Tickle you, you jerk, money will drop. That is why we ...
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Now, for those who normally have all their income in their pockets, you can make the demand. But for me, you woke up to me make that demand, I have to deny somebody else to answer you. I already have a habit. Now, get what I'm saying. I'm talking about cultivating a habit, which must be based upon G...
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You say, what are you saying? Just bear that one in mind. I've given you six different ways, all right? Walk of the ministry, that's the expansion of the gospel of God. The ministers of the walk, that's what we've already discussed a bit about that when we were talking about the prophet's reward. Is...
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Do you follow? Now, so that's the thing. But then the problem with when you say things too many times is that it gets reinforced in your heart. You hear so much, it becomes a part of you. Unfortunately, a lie can be a part of somebody. And that's what we are saying should not be the case. And we are...
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thinking that's the key to prosperity is not the key to prosperity. For example, I have explained a number of things. Number one, I said that you cannot sow a seed deliberately towards a particular kind of harvest. You know the interesting thing? There was a book I bought, My Dad's Torch by Kenneth ...
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Yes, you must learn, that's what I'm trying to get us to understand. Talk about this money issue. You should have a habit for how you spend your money. Or how you apportion your money. You must have it. That way, you will not be tossed to and fro by every window of doctrine. One day a man walked up ...
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He doesn't care. The man he's doing the good for, he's not expecting any good from the person in return. And let me add it to it, he's not even making a demand of God. I said the knowledge of the law of sowing and reaping is to encourage the good man's heart. It doesn't mean an incentive for the wic...
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Now you know why, it's simple. Kingdom World Expenditure has grown, but so also have the people that give towards it and the amount they give towards it. People give us $10, $20, $15, $100, $1,000, $10,000, but then people also give $100,000 and a millionaire. Do you follow what I'm trying to explai...
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Even if you don't want to give to Pastor Banki personally, say, where's Kingdom World Ministries account? We'll never ask for it, of course. But I tell you that these are the proper things to do. You finish school, your father sweated, your mother helped you over the years. The first salary you paid...
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we have lost it. Because the principle operating the life of each person at a particular point in time is different. In fact, for the fact that you are doing it towards a particular object already shows that you are not working on the same principle that person was working with. Do you understand th...
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Jesus appeared to me last night and said, I should tell you that he likes you very much. So he wants you to know ahead of time that January 16th, 2009, he's going to come back. Do you think I will stop everything I'm doing now? No, I won't. The plans for Christmas will continue as usual. The people ...
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But under such circumstances, you become a person I can call, demand I want to know how you spend your money. Yesterday, I saw you wearing a new shirt. Where did you get it? There's a different thing there. Do you follow what I'm saying? I mean, you're suddenly accountable to me. I'm meeting all you...
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The human body responds to the absence of rest. No, physical fever. I told some of you before, I don't watch football. Part of it being that God hasn't given me the ability to stand the stress that goes with when your team is about to be scored against. When I'm watching touch my body, I literally g...
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You guys decide to bite more than you can chew, I won't chew it for you. Next time, when 1,000 people want to gather, and you're only 15, tell them we don't have accommodation for 1,000 people. No, listen, he said, but Jesus multiplied bread for 5,000. How many people did he go discussing with? The ...
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Do you get what I'm trying to explain? Listen, as a matter... You know, I told you that people make me laugh sometimes. They come up to me and say, sir, those two messages have been a blessing. Let me tell you the truth. Divine order. Until the message produces physical results in your life, you are...
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That is what Christianity is. Look, the widow of Zarephath is a good example. Having understood all these principles, that's why I am persuaded that it was not a single offering that she gave to Elijah that gave her a breakthrough. It was a final straw that broke the camel's back. Do you understand ...
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Please, do it for me one more time. Thank you. Is a continual doing of good. Do you get my point? Let me say to you again, don't start what you do not intend to continue. Did you hear what I said? If you do not intend to continue something, don't start it. Because the blessing is in the continuity. ...
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to this message was for me. I came back from work crying. I've been crying since I came back from work. He said, this message wiped away my tears. I said, oh God, thank you very much. That message was worth it. The hassle was worth it. Are you getting my point? The harassment was worth it. For me, w...
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No, there were people there publicly. He just knelt down in the center of the place to say thank you. But why did I treat him like that? The young man was not a beggar, really. He wasn't. Because he didn't used to go from one person to the other. He only used to call me occasionally when he's in dis...
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Listen, let me tell you the truth. The major good that God will reward you for, interestingly enough, you would not even be aware enough to ask for a reward for it. You wouldn't even know that you need a reward for it. What God rewards you openly for was done in secret. Sometimes it's so secretly do...
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I will not give you that one. In fact, it appears that the people I give books are those who can afford it 50,000 times. Maybe a man of God comes up here and after chatting, I autograph one and give it to him. Or some of the people that have supported us very much in ministry. I mean, a man who give...
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Go and meet the real people that work. They know they cut 2.5 million with mouth, that's not, they didn't sanctify, they will first anoint their hand. Or cut 2.5 like this. You just see small, small boys and girls carry paper. Good morning, sir. They have to know our budget is 3.5 million. 3.5 milli...
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Okay, now let's kick into our teaching for today. I've been very excited doing this series of teachings and I've evaluated it and as the spirit has been leading, what has been happening is that most of the things we have been doing has been correcting. Do you understand what I mean? We have been giv...
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There's a coming of the Lord in which you are the one that comes to meet the Lord. Do you understand my point? Yes. You just die one day, yes? And there's no warning. You are getting what I'm trying to explain. I'm emphasizing the fact that Christians must cultivate everything as a habit, a good cul...
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He walked in, um, he was cool in his suit. He came from the village, he rode, jumped, everything, now managed to get himself admission into the university, and nobody's giving him a dime. Nobody! So, he just came that day and said, please, sir, do you work here? This is in the hotel there, where my ...
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I say, wait, wait, wait, what have I said in all the messages I have preached? I need to get it clear. You said you came from this morning. He said, yes. On a Sunday morning to come and tell me that you need business opportunity and you need accommodation. I said, listen, let me tell you something. ...
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You can read the book of Leviticus 23, but let me just read verse 22. It says, when you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor gather the glen of your harvest. You are to leave them for the needy and the alien. He says, I am the Lord your G...
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He said, depart from me. Why should they depart? And go into eternal fire, which has been prepared for the devil and his angels. This is the reason I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger, and you did not invite me in. And the s...
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is the spiritual substance inside it, because you are sowing into the realm of the spirit. Are you getting what I'm trying to make there? So this is how it is. When I give, alright, whether it's naira or dollar or corn, whatever it is that I'm giving, it is the motivation behind my mind that counts ...
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A lot of people believe they are not idolaters because they do not have a shigiri in the house. You know what I'm saying? They do not have an idol somewhere that they bow to. They do not have a stone upon which they pour libation or sacrifice a cock every month. They don't have all those things. So ...
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The woman looked, I should come into this car. She entered the car. The guy dropped her in the village. The woman looked and said, God, that God bless you. Only God knows how he's going to bless you. That is, I don't know what else to say. Listen to me. I said before, your life, listen to me, God ne...
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For by the standard of measure that is used, it will be measured to you in return. Now people say that what Jesus was saying is go out, give so that you can get. I said no. He did not say give so it can be given to you. He said give and it shall be given to you. What was he saying? It's a principle....
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Let it increase. Let the time come also that you'll watch a TV. After two, three years of watching a 23 or 21 inch tube TV, God now increases you. You buy a bigger one, or you now buy a flat screen TV. Some people now carry the old one and go to the market and say, how much can you give me for it? G...
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But I'm going to explain something. God is everywhere and we must recognize it. That's why along the line we're talking about the fact that it is not only preachers that are working for God, even secular people, all right? A policeman is supposed to be working for God, all right? A taxi driver is wo...
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So he put a rope there, and he said, the only things I have left in life are these two wraps of Moi Moi. So let me eat my Moi Moi first, and then I will go and hang myself, because I want to depart from this wicked, wicked world. And as he was eating his Moi Moi, one man was standing that far, watch...
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We don't give to God. I've been explaining that for the last few broadcasts now. We don't give to God because we want to get from him. We don't give to God because we want to receive a blessing. It is not possible to deliberately. Listen, I need to emphasize this. Even though I know it's very common...
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Welcome to this time of Refreshing. This is a radio message that was pitched from the platform of Kingdom Word Ministries by Pastor Banki. We are speaking on how to walk for God and I'd like to remind everybody again that I have a book out there titled How to Walk for God. The book is, I wrote a lot...
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And he's looking for people who contribute money for him. He didn't understand what was going on in my mind. I jumped up, opened my box, looked for the money I had, and quickly gave it to him. One of my friends was there. He was wondering, like, wait, what just happened? I said, I just gave that guy...
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He said, I know. This is the time to sell it. He was trying to say something. Now this is what he was saying. He said, sell it at a very good price. That is a very low price. Let the person who buy from you, let him be happy. That was some time ago. I didn't complain to him that the car had a proble...
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When my steps, please notice this, when my steps were bathed in butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil, he said, when I went out to the gates of the city, describing all the glory around him, the young men saw me, I'm jumping verses now, and hid themselves, and the old men arose and s...
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But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne, and all the nations will be gathered before Him. And He will separate them from one another, as the shepherds separate the sheep from the goats. And He will put the sheep on His right, a...
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You saw somebody who was thirsty, you did not give him water to drink. You saw a stranger that was stranded or somebody who was naked, you were not of help to that person. Then you are coming before me, I said, Lord, I've done a lot of things for you. God said, no. The very day I came and I needed s...
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that a Christian, listen to this clearly, a Christian does not have the capacity to take a certain amount of money or material thing or whatever it is and claim he is sowing it towards his particular result. You don't have that capability. What God told us through Solomon, He said, sow your seed in ...
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He never went to God and said, I have paid my tithe, I have paid my tithe. He said he went to his pastor and said, see what the problem is. And the pastor took his hands and prayed. He went to another man of God and they were discussing and said, see what happened. And that one took his hands and pr...
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Let me say this, number one, basically. Everything you own belongs to God. Every single thing, not 10%, every single thing. One died for all, he says in 2 Corinthians chapter 5. That those who live may no longer live for themselves but live for him who died and rose again on their behalf. Every sing...
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Oh God, I just want to show into your life, you give me money. I will accept and I will thank you. Because I don't know what's inside your heart. If you tell me that this money is towards my car, I will give you back. Because you won't tell me. But somebody told you that that's how to get a car, you...
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You have to start giving out as much money as you can. I didn't tell him that on the face. It's just inside my heart. You see, that's why Jesus said, sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. My time is good, but I should introduce that matter of faithfulness I wanted to talk about. Actually, tha...
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He said, that 400,000 Naira, man, the thing was tempting. I said, my brother, that is why it is called temptation. That's why you must resist it. It is temptation. The fact that you want to do it is why it is called what? Temptation. I said, Satan, that guy who offered you the money is an agent of S...
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1 Timothy chapter 6 verse 17, it said, instruct those who are rich in this world, my Bible is New American Standard, not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God. It said, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy? Instruct them to do good, to be rich in go...
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Let me start from verse 7. He said, Now, this is where I'm going, verse 10. He said, He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will multiply and supply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. Don't forget that what he called righteousness is what? The giving t...
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Even the prophet said that if a man was doing good and he stops doing good, we forget all his good deeds and account only the last bad deeds he did. Listen to me, the only thing that gets fruit, reward for the child of God is the continual good that he's doing. If you want to take a particular amoun...
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Listen, the foundation of doctrine, like I explained to those of us here before, is apostles and prophets. Who are the apostles and prophets? What is he talking about? He was talking about those that Jesus taught the word of God. If you go and read the whole of the New Testament, it was documented b...
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So Jesus thought for a moment, and he looked at the man, oh, rich man, I understand. He hasn't learned the real lessons of life. I need to teach him the real lessons of life. He said, you know what we're going to do? We need to strip you of riches. It is not as if you are using your offering to buy ...
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When I was talking about the power of godliness, there was a scripture I explained from that first Timothy chapter four. When Paul said that godliness is actually the means of great gain if it is accompanied by what? Contentment. Let me explain something to you. If I have a thousand Naira and I give...
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Therefore, that one, it can go into the hearts of men, which is a fertile ground, and produce results. When you give to somebody who is in need, the Bible says that he that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord. Do you follow my point? So the Lord, therefore, is the ground upon which you can sow y...
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They had literally laid down all to follow that path in life. Go and check. They would give up things seriously. I'm calling the principle of the Macedonians. It is what Paul was describing in 2 Corinthians 8 as beyond their ability. What he means is that these people gave beyond what Paul thought a...
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pay more rent, triple the shop, manufacture something, become great. Then you now wake up. They say land is going up, don't worry, that's for poor people who are not increasing. The man who is being blessed, when the time comes, when they were selling the land for 25 Naira, he didn't have, now it is...
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All of you rise up and in your heart say, God, I have saved over 15,000, 20, 50. As much as you have saved, I'm waiting here on Monday morning. I will collect it from you and bless you with oil. All of you will bring it. I know, most of you will bring it. That's the problem when you found doctrine o...
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There are those you give to because they need. There are those you give to because you are commanded to honor them. There are some gifts that are honor. When you go to a king, he is not hungry when you carry your goods. You know the way it is. You go to a king, you are supposed to bring a gift. Solo...
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Do you follow my point? The knowledge of the law of sowing and reaping was not given to motivate wicked souls. It was given to encourage righteous souls who have put their lives on the path of righteousness and the tendency to become tired comes to them occasionally. Therefore God reminds them, don'...
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Now, this is just to introduce what we want to talk about today and, of course, briefly review some of the things we have spoken about. We are talking about your money. That's what we are talking about. I want us to, in this process, get a solid foundation of what God wants us to do in life concerni...
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Your motives matter with God. I said something that I will develop later. That is possible to kill your seed. You can sow boiled corn. You know they call boiled corn? As soon as you put it into the earth, it begins to decay. You are sowing a dead seed. Do you follow what I'm saying? Therefore, if yo...
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You don't pledge what you don't have. This is faith. It's not faith. It's foolishness. It's madness. It's modern day Christianity. What you don't have, you don't give. It is acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he doesn't yet have. I want to explain the meaning of godliness ...
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And then you give it, and God never does nothing for you. And you start getting angry. Your heart starts getting hard. Younger people, they have no degree hard on time. They will endure it for years. But these older people, you disappoint them once. Say, God, I'm waiting. You'll soon come back. Say,...
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He wouldn't know that God marks that single one against us in his favor for two things. Number one, the love in his heart and two, the faithfulness that did not change his mind when he saw big money. And God said, the time of your breakthrough is yet to come. I bite here, like we talked about in tha...
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Are you getting my point? Because we have tried to build our doctrine on a single manifestation. The problem with the story of one single testimony is that there are so many things about it which is not clear to each person. And God uses that experience for one person's life at a particular point in...
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There was a man who came to our church and pledged two million. A man who begs for transport money after church service. Who will give a million? He jumped to the front. Second service, who will give a million? He was right there in front. People were looking at him. Of course, the man of God came f...
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You will suddenly go and enter one bus. Do you understand? That will go and drive rough. Where one Mopo that didn't sleep yesterday was mounting the checkpoint. So the man is in a bad mood. So he tells the bus, park. Cut the nonsense short. You are 30 minutes late for the exam with all the wisdom an...
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What it means is that what you sow, that you shall also reap. Do you get what I'm trying to say? Jesus, he that shows mercy, shall receive what? Mercy. Now that's a law. So I said I don't want to apply the physical law to the spiritual aspect. We have to be careful not to take a spiritual applicatio...
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A responsible person does not need anybody to put pressure on him. Let me give you an example. I am actively involved, as a person, in about four different Christian ministries. Kingdom of God is just one of them. Other ministries or organizations, different Christian work, all right? At least. That...
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That guy gave with contentment. He gave with contentment. But when God saw the love in his heart, he broke through upon him with a special manifestation. And somebody now said, you get up and challenge God. And of course, everybody gets up, not willing to give with contentment. They now pledge 5,000...
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Notice what I said earlier about contentment. That is, the guy made up his mind that 250 Naira is all he will live on in a month. Do you get my point? Therefore, the first month, he does it. Second month, he does it. God says, this guy, because of the love he has for me, look at what he's ready to g...
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Do you get what I'm trying to explain? So when it tells you don't do this, it gives you an inclination that the opposite will be the natural one. That's why David said, come you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord because what will have come to you naturally will have been ...
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If you want to believe God for it, God bless you. Banking doesn't do such things. You see, you don't have faith. You see, one thing I don't have, at least, is confusion. I will let you sweat. Sweat. When God has prospered you, then surprise me with it. I'm telling you. No, the reason why we have not...
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way too thirsty. I'm telling you the truth. When you are prospered properly, one day you will not go there. You won't even build a house in the village again. You will personally develop the whole village. You will go there and say, hey, wait, all this one that everybody, you know, one thing I found...
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He that gives to the poor, or who opens his eyes, Solomon said, ears to the cry of the poor. The day will come that he will cry, and God will answer. The other way around was exactly what Solomon said. He that closes his ears to the cry of the poor and the oppressed. The day of his troubles, God wil...
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In the different kinds of offerings that he prescribed, they were exact things. They were not left to your imaginations. He said, you will bring this for me when your wife delivers this. You will bring this for me on the certain day of this year. You will bring this. And when they did not bring it, ...
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We have been talking about biblical financial management, you remember. We established a few points when we read from 2 Corinthians chapter 9 from verse 8, he said, well, let me read from verse 10, he said, now he will supply seed to the sower and bread for food. We supply and multiply your seed for...
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that one would not survive 30 days in the slums. So the one that was going to go to the slums, when he arrived there, he went to one rundown, let me use the word, hotel, a place to sleep. So he told the guy, I am one of the richest men in this country. Just give me a place to sleep for 30 days, and ...
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There is spiritual seed, which is what buys for you treasure in heaven. I remember I said last time that nobody has any excuse for not buying for himself or herself treasure in heaven. The reason being that Paul said, it is acceptable according to what a man has. Are you getting my point? That is, a...
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in the house. And the natives came to the house. They followed him from outside and saw a guy lift, lift, enter the car, put a gun in his head, and together they entered the house. He opened all the doors for them and all the safes and left. That is that time he has realized that if God doesn't prot...
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I went somewhere to, there's another place I went to preach. And the man of God was preaching. The message was very, very interesting. We laughed and laughed and laughed. And when we finished, I told my friend, I went together. You know, all the things he said is wrong. I said, yeah, he said, yes, I...
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The second verse was actually an instruction in righteousness, if you understand what I'm trying to say. Now, first verse says, restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert. What was he saying? That we have come back from captivity, if you read the previous verses, but the land we have re...
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It doesn't. That's a rule. Any money not issued by the central bank of Nigeria is counterfeit. Even if God sent it, it's counterfeit money that God has given you. What am I saying? What God does is to channel it. That's why you hear me quote all the time that he said, I cause prosperity to flow towa...
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If I wasn't like that that day, I forgive him. Does God speak to you? When you go out, tell that guy, please, I am broke, can you give me money? No, have you ever prayed and God said, my son, my son, that I shall go to meet those three people to tell them about your needs, then they shall give you m...
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So, God said, those who plant in tears will reap with shouts of joy. He said they weep as they plant their seed, but they will sing as they return with the harvest. What I want to emphasize is the fact that God wanted to restore their fortunes, but He still laid an emphasis on the fact that they had...
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Do you get my principle here? Therefore, God keeps... Now, abundance of blessing, but this guy is faithful. Treasure in heaven, his vault is literally bursting wide. But the channel of bringing it down to the earth, the guy has despised it. Are you getting my point? Now, so, bear that in mind. He th...
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was last year. Yeah, we talked about that one extensively and I recommend for anybody who wasn't here then to try and get the tapes or if you are from, if you are fire wages, log on to our website and it's the whole thing is there for you to both listen to or download so you can listen at your own c...
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No. Why am I telling this story? Now, he made a statement once. That's what I'm telling this story. Somebody said, okay, all the churches you are criticizing, maybe they should close. He said, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. They shouldn't close. He said, Bath Church is better than no church. That's wha...
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Say, God, there goes your money. It doesn't concern me. I am still going to eat. In fact, there's one scripture you use to conclude it. The young lions may love her hunger, but those that seek the Lord will never lack anything good. Stock market or no stock market? You keep on trucking. Listen, with...
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There is physical seed and men must remember that they are meant to multiply money for gold. And that's what I'm going to talk about. It's not like you don't know about tomorrow. No, it's about my responsibilities. The problem, in fact, I was thinking, I was sharing with my wife recently, you know, ...
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week. Are you understanding what I'm trying to say? That is if all I have is 500 Naira and that's the salary I'm paid for a whole week of working. It is still money. Are you getting my point? If I say because of that, I cannot use any part of it to buy treasure in heaven. Therefore, I will go and ma...
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physical seed and the spiritual seed we said is what a man uses like Jesus said to buy treasure in heaven. We read from the book of Luke where Jesus was speaking about this matter. He was telling his disciples, he says, sell your possessions and give to charity. Make yourselves money belts which do ...
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That is what will become a great multinational company will start as a seed. That's what I'm talking about. But he said, men have to learn to plant that seed at the appropriate time. That's what I'm talking about, physical seed. That there are three things in the morning that God gives you. We said ...
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The guy had no money. He was very, very broke. Like they say in House on the Rock, he was broke, busted, and disgusted. Now, he had asked advice from one guy, and the guy told him that, look, we know you. You are good with the video camera. Every time you come to me begging for money, yes, I'm an in...
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He did not acquire treasure for himself in heaven. He now went and spoke to disciples that they should be careful so that they are not concerned about their life so much that they will forget to be pleasing to God. Are you getting what I'm trying to say? That is, the man says, Just as an example, th...
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even to feed himself properly because he was afraid. Now, there was no problem. We are sure the allowance will come every month. You know, that's not my point. But the guy just felt that, you see, it's good to have money to buy security for yourself. You know, just keep it there. That's what Jesus s...
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purely because of what they are going to get. Listen, it's not the will of God, and we should not continue in it. What am I trying to explain? We are working for God. How do we work for God? One of the ways by which we work for God is by giving to Him, and we have itemized different ways by which pe...
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What is bread for food? That which you use for yourself. What is bread for food? That with which you buy your literal food, with which you pay your house rent, with which you build your house, with which you buy your car, with which you buy your clothes. That's bread for food. What is seed for the s...
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Please, I want to emphasize that from there, the fact that he said this was for the preaching of the gospel. Now remember, we have been speaking about how to work for God in our continuation of many of the things that we have been saying concerning spiritual life. And we have been talking about the ...
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and increase the harvest of your righteousness. From that we establish the fact that they are different. Anytime God gives you money, there is seed for the sower and there is bread for food. We said that Jesus said, give and it shall be given unto you. He did not say give so that it will be given un...
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If we sow spiritual things in you, is it too much if we should reap material things from you? Now there's something, there's another place where I want to read it from. And that's, I think that's the book of Galatians. That's Galatians chapter 6, verse 6. And let the one who has taught the word shar...
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kind towards their relatives. He was talking about Christians taking up responsibilities around them when they see it and they have the ability. Now having established all of that, the next one we want to look at is another way by which we give to God, which is about the one that's preached mostly i...
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In verse 17 it says, not that I seek the gift itself but I seek for the profit which increases to your account. Please notice this carefully verse 18. It says, but I have received everything in full and have an abundance. I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a f...
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The work of the gospel is what? Work. It is hard work. It's not a joke. I do it and I can tell you it is hard work. That's what the point I'm making is that a lot of people don't realize it, but the fact is that it is work. And one of the ways by which we can give to God is to participate in that sp...
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It is not because you want something from Him. What is number two reason? Now, before I go to number two reason. Notice, I'm going to emphasize the fact here. The man is preaching. One of the ways by which we can give to God is to participate in that which is being done, alright? As a preaching of t...
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He said, he who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. Please notice this. He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, because a prophet can be poor, he can be in need. If...
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Welcome to this time of Refreshing. This is a radio message that was pitched from the platform of Kingdom Word Ministries by Pastor Banki. Now let's start today by reading from the book of Galatians chapter 4. We want to read something that Paul wrote to the Galatians there. The book of Galatians ch...
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Not because you needed something. That is where the arrow, alright, crosses into the lives of Christians. We are always focused on what we need. We are always focused on what we need. If somebody's giving an offering, he's tying it to something. If somebody's giving to a man of God, he's tying it to...
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You say, hey, I want a child. You go and give to him so that you can have a child. You want to minister like him. You want a husband. You want a wife. You go and give to the prophet, believing that from that you will tap an anointing that will bring a blessing into your home. It is not right, brethr...
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But please, if you are supposed to give money to your parents every month, first must take their own out first. Because what I'm trying to emphasize is that God is not only in church. And if we Christians are responsible and we do what we are supposed to do, the work of God will not lack money, neit...
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That's not what it is. Christianity is a life of sacrifice. It is a life of sacrifice. I'm just closing by explaining the principle that less budget for it. One of the reasons why people cannot be generous is that they don't make allowance for it. In life, understand principles and make allowances a...
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Now, it doesn't mean that I never do anything that's not projected. In fact, just as a testimony, the other day I was in my office. A man took a call. That was just yesterday. He took a call. And by the time he finished taking the call, he spoke in Igbo, so I didn't hear what he said. He was not tel...
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Then there is what he calls a prophet's reward. What is the prophet's reward? God rewards people for the things they do that are pleasing in His sight. Anything that is done in that process, okay, and that God is pleased with and He wants to reward, He will share with the people who participated. Ar...
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