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and he has proven his trustworthiness to God in the time of affliction. That is, in life you will go to trials, you will go through afflictions. For that reason, we began to discuss what a man should do, what a woman should do when he or she is going through these situations in life. If you remember...
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Welcome to the Way of Success. Pastor Banki is teaching the principles of life established in the power of the Lord Jesus Christ, whose kingdom indeed reigns over all. Relax and listen, and you will be blessed by this message. 2 Thessalonians chapter 1 from verse 3. Paul said, We ought always to giv...
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not lacking in anything. That was what James said in James chapter 1. Now what I'm emphasizing again is this. We must not look at life as if when I have problems it is because there is something wrong with me. If challenges come in life it is because I have been cursed. No, that's not true. You see,...
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He said, this is the principle. He said, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God. And I said, invest three for consider him who has endured such hostility by sinners against himself so that you will not grow weary ...
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is that a tranquil state comes into your heart which you can't explain. You will see problems coming towards you, but you are not worried. I've had things like this happen to me before. People think that you should be worried about this. I say, no, I'm not worried. Now, later on I'll look back and s...
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Paul said it here. He said, it is through this that you'll be qualified for the kingdom of God that you have believed. It is through this you'll be qualified for the place that God has ordained for you to be. If your name is Joseph and you have not been lied upon, if your brothers don't sell you int...
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then your change will most certainly come. The Bible says that a day with the Lord can be like say a thousand years and a thousand years can be like a day. It depends on whether men quickly repent or they don't repent. You see, God is waiting for men to repent and that's what he's always waiting for...
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Endurance is because you know it will come to an end. There will have been no need to endure if the thing was not going to come to an end. You endure because you know that your problems have an end. You endure because you know that your luck has an end. That it's so important you don't die before th...
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One thing you must do, you see, because you must feel the time. There's no point wasting time. If you are enduring, look for something to do in the time of your endurance. If you are believing God for a great harvest, right now you have so much time, look for something to do with your hands. It may ...
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And another thing we mentioned that we must do is that of rejoicing at all times. It's a commandment actually. It says rejoice again, I say to you rejoice. And anytime you see in the scriptures something repeated, you will find out that it's primarily for emphasis. God is explaining why it's very im...
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It is because it's not alright, unless it has a reason that you and I cannot see. And as a child of God, in the midst of your afflictions, that is a source of your joy. Something that other people can't see that you have seen. That is actually where your strength comes from. That is what God uses to...
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Now, so what I'm saying is that, you see, I was joyful in the midst of my afflictions because I had the vision of where God was going to take me to. You get what I'm trying to say here. Therefore, I couldn't be discouraged. Therefore, the events of life, I remember then, and those same seasons, you ...
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Let your requests be made known to God. Notice verse seven, it says, and the peace of God, which passes all comprehension, will guard your heart and your minds in Christ Jesus. That is, there is something that is called the peace of God. It's actually a force of the Spirit of God that comes and moun...
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But then something happened. The Bible said that in the garden, angels came and strengthened him. That is, you need strength in the time of trial. And what I want to bring out today is the source of that strength. What exactly is it that will give you the strength? Now, two things I'm going to say. ...
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all, most of the ones we know, they make it in sports and in entertainment, alright? But generally in the realm of business, there are very few, there are very very few that do really well. One of the reasons is because most of them give up in life, most of them don't, they don't set goals before th...
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Yes, he had planned to take you to a great place. He deliberately put you in a small place. The Bible says that though your beginning be small, yet your latter end shall greatly increase. Which tells us something. If God is lifting somebody to a great latter end, he makes it a point a lot of times t...
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and Problems 43
Trial of Faith
Another reason why we may have problems as
Christians is the trial of our faith. In this case, we are
to endure until the trial passes.
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter
various trials, knowing that the testing of yo...
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hteousness
for the sake of righteousness that He anoints.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows. Psa 45:7
The resolve for righteousness will be tested. The
person commi ed to righteousness will be faced
w...
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th of the adults
among the Israelites in the wilderness—they
rebelled against the Lord. As a result of that
rebellion, all of them died in the wilderness and
never got to enter into the Promised Land.
“I, the Lord, have spoken! I will certainly do these things
to every member of the community who h...
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and
suffer many things, all as a true soldier of Christ. It
was not because he was under a curse.
We therefore see that problems are not necessarily
proof of the existence of a curse in the life of a
* 2 Cor 11:23-29
** Col 1:24
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believer...
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hteousness to gain comfort or relief from the
troubles. Remember that that is the aim of the test
anyway. Eventually, that trial shall pass.
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A Just Recompense
The last reason that I wish to explain concerning
why Christians have problems i...
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.
The earth is not cursed anymore for you.
In whatever you do, now you can prosper.
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CHAPTER 3
Christians And Problems
Problems Happen
M any people think they are cursed because
they have problems. Yes, curses are real ...
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Jerusalem.” Zech 1:17
So, we have to do the good works associated with
spreading the kingdom. Paul said we will abound
unto every good work. For doing those great
works, we will have super-abundance.
Poor or just-sufficient people cannot give
scholarships to the poor nor can they adopt orphan
babies...
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these
resulted from his refusal of instruction and
correction. He added sin unto sin and he was
cursed as a result.
At a time, the people of Judah came under a curse
for neglecting the house of God.
You have planted much but harvest li le. You eat but are
not satisfied… Your wages disappear as thou...
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d that He will wipe out lack from
your life, and make you so abundant that you will
be helping others. You must accept that He is taking
you somewhere great. You must forsake the lies of
the ignorant.
Yes, we may have trying times as part of the trial of
our faith, but we must never think that pove...
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o the word of
God. God rewards actions of faith.
Anytime God makes a demand on you by His word
and you obey, it is called the work of faith. This
widow believed the prophet of God and she
prospered.*
Labour of Love
We have already seen that love is a major valid
motivation for giving.
* Note also ...
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e opportunities and righteously earn huge
sums of money. I saw people use information and
earn what I could only earn after some ten years of
working as a young doctor, and they did it in a few
weeks.
See, I did not get anything materially at that time; in
fact, it was a season in which I was on a ...
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rything, you may
have an abundance for every good deed… you will be
* 2 Cor 8:1,2
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enriched in everything for all liberality… 2 Cor 9:8,11
If you read the story of Elisha, you will notice that
God used a wealthy family to take care of hi...
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ny tree in your father's compound. If
that tree is the problem, it will die from the roots on
its own because of the blessing of God in your life.
That blessing will kill it as it overcomes the curse.
Many times, I hear pastors say they want to deliver
someone from a curse of poverty and bad luck, ...
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een broken
by the shed blood of Christ Jesus. It is part of that
spiritual foundation of prosperity we mentioned in
the previous chapter. This is a fact, no ma er what
your experience might have been.
Curses are Real
Let me state that curses are real. It is not possible to
believe in spiritual thin...
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strength, no one can defeat you. In
that place, every setback is nothing but an
opportunity to recharge. Here, you are the
champion and no one else can be like you since you
are the best at being you.
A Shaking May Come
Many may suffer the loss of jobs soon. When it
happens to you, don't panic if yo...
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lar season of life. Faith
is not designed to accommodate the pride of life.
Ruth's faith was shown in how she, with Naomi,
accepted her humble state and followed God's
order for supernatural supplies.
Circumstances can happen to anyone, and indeed it
is how God sometimes humbles people. He wants
yo...
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thing seems to go wrong in the life of the
person.
The existence of curses is a fact in life. It is a spiritual
force.
* 1 Kgs 12:13-15
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My message, however, is that Christ Jesus took care
of all of it for the believer. He took care of...
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t will own one because of you. This
will be a working person who can maintain the car.
Someone will own a house because of your
generosity.
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The Spirit of Ruth
Now, if you are in the Ruth stage of life, please don't
be ashamed to partake o...
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not be full.
God is always looking for how to bless His
children, but the only blessing He can give to a
disobedient child is correction. Without accepting
to be corrected, there is no moving forward.
So, many problems we have are nothing but the
inevitable consequences of our ways. A person who
is...
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…and He died for all, so that they who live might no
longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose
again on their behalf. 2 Cor 5:15
As we shall see in a short while, God's abundance
will be released only upon those who have go en
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arn from
him the path they should follow. Psa 25:12 GNT
A lot of people are living life using wrong principles.
It is called walking in darkness. But that is not to be
our portion as children of God.
The second advantage we have as believers is that
we have the grace to do what is right. Knowing
s...
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eful and in it you are
faithful. It also helps you know deep inside that He
is planning to increase you at a due time—the time
He will be 'back.'
“Do business with this until I come back.” Luke 19:13
A complacent person, on the other hand, is the
person who buries the talent the master gave him.
H...
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as in them, and it grew wild
and out of control. That is why they wandered from
the faith. That is why they look like children of the
devil.
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It is important that we bear in mind that the seed of
the love of money is in many more people tha...
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s to receive the opposite of their
prevailing condition. It was sight to the blind,
release to captives, and freedom to the oppressed. It
follows therefore that, for the poor, it had to be
prosperity.
See, the gospel to the poor is that they can have
God's abundance. Poverty is a curse and is a lon...
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I believe this word; it gives me confidence for the
future; I am not afraid. He has said, “do not worry
about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each
day has enough trouble of its own.”*
This is the reason I can relax. Jesus is saying here
that the Father will take care of all that I ...
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parison,
while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the
things which are not seen. 2 Cor 4:16-18
* Gen 8:22, 2 Cor 9:6, Luke 6:38
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The knowledge of the spiritual law of sowing and
reaping makes it possible for you to see the thin...
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of poverty.
I will love you to go to the Lord in prayer at this
time, armed with the knowledge of the facts in this
chapter, and pledge to live your life within the
boundaries of this vow of poverty.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
* 1 Tim 6:10
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t the flesh of bulls, or drink the
blood of male goats? Psa 50:10-13
Any gift that will be pleasing to Him must be given
in accordance with His instructions. It is obedience
that actually pleases Him.
Please recall the case of Saul, how the Lord
instructed him to totally destroy the Amalekites
and ...
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out clothing and in need of
daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be
warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what
is necessary for their body, what use is that? Jam 2:15-16
Even when you are not in a position to solve the
whole problem for someone, do what is in your
pow...
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hings control the physical; the treasure
one has in heaven is fundamental to sustaining the
treasure on the earth. Treasure in heaven causes
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more to be produced on the earth and it preserves
the life of the owner of the treasure.
As a tru...
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er mites* and
definitely the thing with the widow of Zarephath
(who we shall examine shortly). It is the faith that
God is honouring and not the gift itself. God looks
at the heart and not the outside.
If you look at the case of the rich young ruler that
came to Jesus, the Lord wanted Him to be free...
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offering the help that he can give. Jesus was such a
person; He often saw the needy and was moved by
compassion.
The labour of love, together with the work of faith,
is what the Lord rewards.
False Hope Corrupts Good Works
Just as faith is the confidence that stimulates giving,
a major reason w...
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gineering, into
law, into medicine, and into the creation of wealth.
That is when we will see what is called the glory of
God.
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CHAPTER 10
The Vow of Poverty
M any years ago, as a young student of the
word under the Word of Faith movement, I
le...
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ly educated and miserable. It
is a terrible curse. One of my dear brothers said he is
waiting to see Noah one day; he wants to ask how
he could have been so angry as to release such a
curse on anyone.
I don't wish to go into details about it; even though
the curse superficially seemed addressed only...
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rvest for His sacrifice, but
His aim in giving Himself as a sacrifice was not at
all for His own la er gain; He was already great and
He couldn't ever be greater than He was before He
came to the earth.
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will
see His offspring, He will prolong His days,...
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being disobedient and are missing out of
the blessing of God. If a minister has been a blessing
to you, then return to him a gift of material things.
Do it again and again; you will be blessed for it.
How was Jesus sustained in His ministry on the
earth? He and His disciples did not survive on
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ches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat
from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his
labor; this is the gift of God. Eccl 5:19
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I have seen people who will give anything to
anybody but will not buy themselves even good
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to God 155
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially
for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is
worse than an unbeliever. 1 Tim 5:8
We all do these works as a natural outflow of the
faith in our hearts. We are not trying to a ain
r...
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f
poverty is supposed to be. I was indeed surprised
to see that it was perfectly in line with the principles
of being a disciple of Christ, as I understood it. To
me, it was a sound biblical teaching.
I found out that, if taken in the proper light and
applied correctly, it is not a vow reserved for...
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and material resources. For us, these things
do not validate us, they do not measure our worth,
and they do not determine if we are successful or
not. We see them as tools to serve the purpose of
God.
The purpose of wealth, as we have seen again and
again, is to be a blessing to others and to human...
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nts
would come through Isaac. So, he considered that
God was able to raise him up from the dead even if
the young man had to die.* It was a work of faith,
and it caused the Lord to swear to bless him.
By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you
have done this thing and have not withheld ...
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is a generous spender.
The Lord has always emphasized on blessing
people in such abundant measure that they will
have much more than they can use or even
effectively store. He said to His people that…
…I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour
* Mark 14:6
16 ...
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muddy water. The loaves were ruined. The
woman bent down, grabbed a nearby
sympathizer's hand and began to weep on it. It was
clear that she couldn't afford to take that loss for she
was a pe y trader.
My friend turned to me and said, “Are you thinking
what I am thinking?” I nodded. We estimated the...
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his life..." 1 Sam 1:11
She consecrated the child to the Lord even before he
was born. By that dedication, she fi ed herself into
*Isa 6:8
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the order of God for His covenant people. God's
covenant people are people chosen to serve the
Lord...
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around you.
And indeed if they had been thinking of that country
from which they went out, they would have had
opportunity to return. Heb 11:15
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How you think decides the opportunities that come
to you. If you think in accordance with the
abund...
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ood and faithful
servant. You have been faithful in handling this small
amount, so now I will give you many more
responsibilities.' Ma 25:23 NLT
This principle was demonstrated in the life of
Joseph.
Joseph was called of God to be a ruler, not to lord it
over people but to preserve lives. You see,...
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ers mean nothing! All I do
at those times when I'm asked to do so in church
services is just to give Him thanks for the ability He
has given me to give and for the faith that does not
trust in riches.
People are often encouraged to give their offering a
name before they give it; this name is suppose...
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omes and to sponsor a poor child's
* Heb 7:7
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schooling are all given to the Lord and are not
inferior to giving to the work of ministry.
"Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come,
you who are blessed of My Father, inherit th...
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s rewarded by God. They call it seed-
sowing. No, that is not true Christianity.
In Christ, every true believer has been made to be a
liberal giver.
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Conclusion
H aving read all this, the summary in a few
words is to fear the Lord, obey His
comm...
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the
mercy the Lord has shown to him in what he has.
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He is always full of thanksgiving and for this
reason he is forever ready to share.
A cheerful giver has a mentality that he is above
only and not beneath, and so is liberal in giving...
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otive behind what you do.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Ma 5:7
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…for those who honor Me I will honor. 1 Sam 2:30
It is a spiritual seed that counts. Honour and mercy
may manifest in different kinds of physical se...
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to love money and put their
hands into evil. It is all a product of a lack of
understanding. Abraham did not love money nor
did he do evil, yet God made him very great. That
was the story of Job, too.
There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of
Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete int...
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our prayers. The reason He
answers your prayer is purely because of His love
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for you; it has nothing to do with your 'seed'
planted beforehand.
A Sign of Faith
Being a habitual giver is a result of faith—indeed it
is a sign of faith. For some...
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tree." Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the
Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham,
so that we who are believers might receive the promised
Holy Spirit through faith. Gal 3:13-14
Because of Christ Jesus, no one is more blessed than
another, but all are blessed only in Christ.
S...
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has
placed in you that He will use to bring you to that
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place of being a blessing; He wants you to take that
thing and begin to use it.
Some are gifted teachers and authors, but
something else has taken their focus because it is
giving...
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witnessed the excesses of some preachers. We
should rather learn the balance of the word of God
on the subject. That is my aim in the following
chapters of this book.
Caution!
I understand that such a title as this book has will
a ract many covetous and worldly Christians, but
the work is not f...
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have an eternal abode with God. It is the guarantee
that we will not be condemned with the devil and
his angels.* This is the most important form of
prosperity and the foundation of the other levels.
The next level of prosperity is that of the soul. It is a
prosperity of the heart and mind. It is t...
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his came as a result of the fact that hope
is set on God and not on those material things that
the fellow possesses. Hope is a person's
expectation. It is a result of evidence or information
believed.
The wealth that a man has speaks to him; it tells him
what his future will be like. If he is a ric...
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unnecessary. Wealth is an
endowment; it is not a product of struggles. You
can struggle for daily bread and a li le bit of extra,
but great wealth has to be given to you by a power
that is beyond you.
I want you to know at this time that God's covenant
with you is that kind that can take a person i...
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tick with the Bible. Read the scriptures, and
you will see that nations rise and fall according to
the decree of God, and not just the determination of
the people. Many determined nations have failed.
* Bold le ers added for emphasis
** Eccl 9:11 GNT
The Curse of Poverty is Broken ...
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ual and physical exhaustion. He has
literally laid down his life for others, howbeit
unknowingly. The scripture is then fulfilled that
says, “He amasses riches and does not know who will
gather them.”*
Beware lest it be that you are burning up your soul-
life in exchange for material wealth. It may ...
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ew Covenant is the spreading
of the gospel of Jesus and the building up of the
saints of God. The growth of the temple of God on
* 1 Chrn 29:1-5
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the earth, which is the body of Christ, is by the
preaching of the word for the conversion of sinn...
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ng on the earth is temporal and
has uses determined by God.
But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus
Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to
return as our Savior. Phil 3:20 NLT
So, our hearts are on the things of heaven. We
know, however, that when Jesus comes, He will
check...
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d work.
He sca ered abroad, he gave to the poor, his
righteousness endures forever. 2 Cor 9:9
God will multiply his seed for sowing and increase
the harvest of his righteous deeds of liberal giving.
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for
food, will supply and multiply your seed for s...
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hat
you have heard.* All knowledge does is to puff you
up and deceive you into thinking you believe what
you really don't. The only way by which you can
know what you really believe is by your actions.
* Jam 1:22
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CHAPTER 16
The Art Of
Giving To God ...
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uching his
life (recall that the Lord specifically forbade him
from killing Job).* Treasure in heaven preserves the
life of the one who owns it. It is something that we
must consciously seek to lay up.
It Must Be Bought
The Lord Jesus explained that the way by which
one lays up treasure in heaven is...
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. Your part is that of faithfulness, faith
and patience. Patience means to continue to do
what is right before the Lord no ma er how long it
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takes for any reward to come. Be faithful in giving
and leave the rest to the Lord.
I mentioned e...
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and I came to the conclusion that that was
not necessary. You see, giving is not about our
sense of accomplishment but about helping the
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person who needs it. A refugee is unlikely to be
interested in a pair of fancy shoes that cannot
wi...
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things for God. God checks our motives.
I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, even to
give to each man according to his ways, according to the
results of his deeds. Jer 17:10
Allow me to set a few things straight.
The Law of Righteousness
Righteousness means to be accepte...
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y life and you
will be doing God service if you use some of the
money He has given you to do just that, among
other things.
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The Giving Lifestyle - 1
It is More Blessed
I believe one of the main purposes of this book is
to get us all as believers into the givi...
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y carried the ark of God on the new cart from
the house of Abinadab; Uzza and Ahio drove the
cart. Everyone was celebrating, but…
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When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza
put out his hand to hold the ark, because the...
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I, the LORD, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds. Jer 17:10
You see that a man's deed does not stand by itself in
the presence of the Lord but is judged in view of
what is in his heart. The reason...
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n. Words of curses
spoken in his direction are turned by the Lord into
words of blessings. It is a manifestation of His love.
See this here:
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Nevertheless, the LORD your God was not willing to
listen to Balaam, but the LORD your God turned ...
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others.
God's Order – Seed and Bread
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food
will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and
increase the harvest of your righteousness. 2 Cor 9:10
Usually, anything God sends you has two
parts—seed and bread. The bread is the portion you
consume ...
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ations as working and should expect to get
'paid' for it. This is what is meant by “the plowman
ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope
of sharing the crops.” It is a ma er of right.
Now, there were times that he and his co-workers
took up secular jobs, but it was a ma er of forgo...
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When the Lord gave the Israelites the land He
promised to their ancestors, He told them to go in
and take possession of it. It was not going to fall into
their arms just because they came near there.
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you
cross over the Jordan into the land of Cana...
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t of a proportion of one's
income as a part of worship was only found as part
of the laws of Moses. It never occurred anywhere in
* Mal 3:10
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the scriptures before or after the Law. All who gave
gifts in those times outside the law were che...
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ve been sent to the
business world. This is how the influence of
righteousness will spread. It is the leaven principle.
* Eph 4:12
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More Than Church Activities
We Christians often forget the job outside the
church which the Lord g...
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more than
enough for all good works. You are able to meet
needs that are not your own. To use the words of
Paul, it is having all sufficiency in everything and
having an abundance for every good deed.*
However, when you take a vow of poverty, you are
acknowledging and affirming that what you seem
to ow...
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r li le, then they will
not give much out of their abundance. It is in the
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li le that you will demonstrate what you will do
with the abundance.
This is why those who are not givers may not
receive abundant blessings from the Lord. It is not
t...
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that saved us, and that grace
does many things for us as part of the salvation
package. Salvation includes ending poverty and
lack, and bringing the abundance of divine
provision to us. It is wri en:
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that
always having all sufficiency in everything,...
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clude giving; He condemned the practice of some
people who use the excuse of vowing what they
have to God to not give to their parents. He said
they were cancelling the word of God by those
practices.
You skillfully sidestep God's law in order to hold on to
your own tradition. For instance, Moses g...
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n
we refuse to follow when He calls. It limits Him.
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Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the
Holy One of Israel. Psa 78:41 KJV
God can only do very li le if we will not believe
Him. He has said He will make you great. You hav...
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ore to your fathers, as
it is this day. Deut 8:18
What God gives is the power to make wealth. The
literal meaning of that word wealth is strength. It is
the material ability to get great things done.
Many Christians claim to believe in prosperity but
do not yet fully grasp that there is a realm in...
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49
It is a product of our love for and trust in God.
Anyone who does not love God cannot effectively
lay up treasure in heaven. It is that confidence in
God that makes the child of God easily generous.
Another point to remember is that faith must work
together with love.* If you do not love the plac...
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ly cons tute themselves into heavy loads for the children to
carry, making excessive demands on them; this is not what the Lord
is suppor ng.
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person, but since you cannot see God and you want
to give to Him, then the person that He used is ...
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we all
understand that he wants her for himself, for
example in marriage, because he feels strongly that
marrying her will bring him much joy and
happiness. So, basically, human love is self-
centred.
God's Love
Now, God's love is different. If the Lord says that
He loves something or someone, He is...
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ive to God so He can answer us. It is an
insult on the blood of Jesus and the work of Christ
on the cross to give something to God hoping that it
will make Him answer your prayers and meet your
needs.
God is our Father. We a ained that relationship
through faith in the Son, Jesus Christ. No real
Fa...
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to come in and
possess your rightful inheritance.
Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon,
and his land into your hand; begin to take possession and
contend with him in ba le. Deut 2:24
You will notice that the Lord described the extent of
the inheritance He gave to the children of I...
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Psa 68:5
The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the
fatherless and the widow. Psa 146:9
One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD,
and He will repay him for his good deed. Prov 19:17
We need to know that whatever we do for the poor
is something that we are offering to the Lord. God...
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e health of
the drinkers of it. God caused him to prosper. He
and his descendants became renowned for their
acts of great generosity. Their wealth sponsored
many missionaries and took care of charity.
I am telling his story to bring a point out. I read that
because of his philanthropy and the use o...
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one with less material resources
is not necessarily inferior to the one with more.
Each person has a different assignment for their
life, and each must be careful to focus on and fulfil
the assignment.
What I am saying is that, as a child of God, you
cannot just decide to be rich and work hard to get...
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e sowing corn. Some give out their old
cars just because they want God to return it as a new
one. Some will change naira to dollars and then use
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the la er as an offering in church. The reason is so
that God can pay them back in dollars. They kn...
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to eat
and drink whatever it was that they liked; the only
rule was that they had to finish the whole tithe.*
Interestingly enough, that was the primary way the
tithe was spent under the Old Covenant.
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be
conceited or to fix their hope on the un...
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s natural
background or environmental condition; it is an
endowment from God. Either He gives it, or He
does not. You cannot lay claim to it because you
think you are smart or you are strong. Only God
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decides who He will give it to. Ther...
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r, I invested your
money and made ten times the original amount!' 'Well
done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a good servant. You
have been faithful with the li le I entrusted to you…'
Luke 19:16-17 NLT
God is pleased when we have the desire to be
fruitful. He wants to make us fruitful. He wants us
t...
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ings and to men
of God, it is not because they are poor, but because
you are commanded to honour them. Everyone
loves a gift, even if they have already. Give to them
and they will bless you in return.
Many people, because they believe that their
parents are rich, keep taking from rather than
* 2 C...
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he implication of “be fruitful and
multiply.” You are first fruitful in what the Lord has
given you as your own personal seed, then you
multiply by planting the seeds from your increase
here and there.
As an example, you may be fruitful as an author,
and from the money that comes to you as you do
yo...
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o make them materially
prosperous. We need to go beyond just telling
ourselves that we believe in prosperity; we need to
know that the power of God to make His children
abundant in goods is available.
Let us be clear that we are discussing the viewpoint
of the Lord and not that of the world. Wealth...
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* For more on the ma er of giving to ministry and ministers, please
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The Art Of
Giving To God – 2
N ow, the forms of giving to the Lord we
examined in the previous chapter are very
import...
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you, but who would not be able to afford
such on his income or allowance. Sometimes, you
may sell it to someone but at a very reduced price,
just to give the person the feeling of having
purchased it.
I remember once a young man who asked to buy an
old car I had. He later testified that he was led by...
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ed in life's
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ba les. Now that you have se led on your firm
ground, you must turn back to those places and
offer an offering to God on those altars.
Your father or uncle who paid your way through
school is more deserving of your first salary than
y...
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possible, each person
should give as they earn.
On every Lord's Day, each of you should put aside some
amount of money in relation to what you have earned
and save it for this offering. 1 Cor 16:2 NLT
If you are a monthly earner, then give your major
offerings monthly. Give to your church and also t...
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our that
makes it grow.
The first servant reported, 'Master, I invested your
money and made ten times the original amount!' 'Well
done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a good servant….
Luke 19:16-17 NLT
As we have come to understand, what the Lord
doesn't want is the a itude of laying up money.
Our t...
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sends it through someone. He holds that
person accountable for delivery to the place where
the thing is needed. God is looking all the time for
faithful people who will deliver as appropriate.
Everything God places in your hands has specific
intended uses, and it is faithfulness to use them as
appro...
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ed. The
things around him seem to love to cooperate to
make him succeed. Everywhere may be dry, but
when he plants, it begins to rain.
The story of Isaac in Genesis 26 is a good
illustration of this.
There was famine in the land, so Isaac went to Gerar
in the land of the Philistines. There the Lor...
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of God which is yours in
abundance through the Lord Jesus Christ. Here,
your confidence for answered prayers is only
because you know the love of God and the work of
Jesus on your behalf. That is all.
I remember a conversation I had with a brother
while I was still a student in the university. A
pro...
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ng out with the truth of God. In
fact, a lot of times, those titles give the impression to
business people that the bearers do not know much
about the so-called real life. That is not the plan of
God.
The Job Example
See, Job was a man who was respected in the
society. He was a man of godly influenc...
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Prosper
Lord will not die young as a result of excessive
labour. You can easily see why he or she will
forever continue to excel because of this power
working on their behalf. It is the power of God.
All the things that other people try to achieve, using
their soul-life, are given to him as a gift...
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keep
His commandments and do the things that are pleasing
in His sight. 1 John 3:22
And this is the confidence which we have before Him,
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that, if we ask anything according to His will, He
hears us. And if we know that He hears us in wha...
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to marry and a comment that
* Prov 19:6
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slipped from the fiancée's mouth showed that he
had not changed. I wondered why she was
marrying him.
You may wonder what such people do with their
money, and I will tell you. They love to count their
...
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s life is not his own but must be lived in
a manner that is glorifying to the Lord.
You understand therefore that this person cannot
help but be a cheerful giver; after all, the money is
not his own.
Not Trusting in Money
This person knows that he or she has no special
advantages just because he h...
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to see that they are just
walking directly out of the will of God.
Do you want a rich husband? Love the Lord and
marry a man that loves Him too, and the Lord will
cause you both to prosper together.
Let me tell you something about wealth: it has
wings and it can fly! Make sure that God is causing
i...
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rom the
pulpit. The surest way to lose many during a
message is for the preacher to start talking about
money. They feel this way, not because they are
wicked, but because they think too much emphasis
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has been laid on the subject. This...
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succeed. It is a spiritual substance
which confers upon a person the power of
fruitfulness and productivity. What Jesus is telling
us here is that the giver has more spiritual power
than the receiver.
A blessing does not only affect your finances but
also other parts of your life. It affects your heal...
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eople—the church. That is His first
choice.
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Now, the summary of the purpose of God on the
earth is the establishment of His kingdom
everywhere.
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of
our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall re...
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is preach the gospel
and the people that hear it are moved by the Spirit
to give generously to them. They do not cajole
anyone, neither do they have to use specially
designed fables to raise offerings.
You have to understand that the person that has the
power to get wealth sleeps well. This power is...
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eanings, such as old
clothes. Gleanings, in my understanding and
personal practice, are different from crumbs, and
are not meant primarily for beggars, but one may
occasionally allow them have of them.
A beggar begs from many and is therefore not your
full responsibility; you are to give to him a li...
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used to do a similar thing by giving to the poor.
The only other thing He did for them was to preach
the gospel to them. He never tried to get beggars off
the streets—it was not part of His assignment.
We tend to think sometimes that we can make a
poor man rich just by deciding to. No, you can't;
po...
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do not
understand think that it is because they have too
much money. The truth is that their faith is in God
and their main concern is to do the will of God; that
is why they give of their substance.
If you are one that is prone to doing such good,
please I implore you to continue and to disregard
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because of his faith, which means that he has trust
that God is taking care of everything about his own
life. He is not afraid of tomorrow.
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Grace and Truth, the Basis of Cheerfulness
Being a cheerful giver is a result of the
transformatio...
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erson that
The Vow of Poverty 137
loves money is shown by the things that he would
do to get it. If necessary, he would pervert justice,
steal or even kill, to get it.
Just like a person who loves God lives in a manner
that draws him nearer to God and does things th...
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s His children. I am quite aware
that things like praise and thanksgiving are gifts
unto the Lord but here our focus is on giving of
material things.
The various ways of giving to God are as follows.
1. The Work of Ministry
Whenever the work of propagating the gospel is
being done, giving to it is...
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il 4:18 NLT
It was in response to this kind of dedication to the
Lord that Paul wrote that very famous line, that
“My God will supply all your needs according to His
riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
It is a fact that every work of God has a reward. The
reward tied to the ministry of preaching is ...
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Chapter 11: Rich Toward God ..............................143
Chapter 12: Why We Give to God........................151
Chapter 13: How to Receive from God ...............165
Chapter 14: God’s Love and the Cheerful
Giver .......................................................
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oung man that the Lord said should go
sell all that he had could not do. He did not have
this vow of poverty working in his life.
* Prov 18:11
The Vow of Poverty 133
Also, I recently heard the story of a young man
who, together with his friends and associates, own...
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h
the aim of receiving. By doing this, they miss a
major point which we saw earlier, which is that
motive counts with God. The motive for such giving
is therefore selfish, and cannot be blessed by God.
See, if love for God, for the people of God and the
work of God is not your motivation for giving,...
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always a reward
tied to any discharge of the work of the ministry;
that 'prophet's reward' is for everyone who
partakes in the discharge of that assignment, both
the prophet and those who give to him.
The story of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings
Chapter 4 illustrates it well. This woman used to
inv...
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ather He looks at the inward person,
which is the heart. The true person is in how the
heart operates.**
* 1 Sam 16:7
** 1 Pet 3:4, Prov 23:7
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So, when the Lord describes a cheerful giver, He is
not describing external a ributes. He does not...
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esources, which Paul called uncertain riches; I was
not trusting in God. I may have been praying, but
there was much unbelief in the picture.
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As soon as I realized this, I immediately took of the
money I had gathered and began to give out. ...
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e late one morning, smoking a
pipe.
“Why are you not out fishing?” he asked.
“Because I have already caught enough fish,” came
the reply.
“Go and catch more fish,” he advised.
“What would I do with it?”
The rich man went on to explain to this man how he
could sell the excess fish and possibly buy an e...
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. She replied, “They told us that is
how to prosper.” Poor girl! She was deceived. I told
her God had heard her prayers and so sent her to
me for deliverance—deliverance by the knowledge
of the truth.
Those who give to get are not at all cheerful givers;
all they are doing is investing, and not giv...
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, and according to
Cheerful Givers and The Work of Faith 191
the promise of Jesus, he will receive.* This is why he
ties nothing to his gifts—it is not necessary; he just
loves the Lord.
I have described above the kind of person who is a
cheerful giver in the sight of the Lord. Whethe...
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e ing to a place you are not supposed to get to.
The problem is that we like to think we can use
these things to control every detail of life when
actually God has not given us that privilege or
duty.
Women have been counselled not to marry a non-
tither, as they are thieves, that they will continu...
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s that we fulfil and we are
judged to be faithful as servants of the Lord.
* Gal 6:6
The Assignment of God 115
Now, there is another kind of seed that I need to
point out.
Creators of Wealth
You see, most times that God wants to give
anything into the earth, it comes as...
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e is to be your security for tomorrow. Your sense
of self-worth must come from your relationship
with Him. Knowing Him is what you may boast
Who is Rich? 67
about—that is to be your confidence.* You must
understand that there is nothing the future can
frig...
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of giving. We can
therefore say the other people got crumbs of power
but she got a substance of power.
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the
firstfruits of all thine increase. Prov 3:9 KJV
A substance is what you give to someone the Lord
has commanded you to honour. If you are giving to
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do not pick
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up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the
foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.
Lev 23:22 NLT
The Lord commanded His people to leave portions
of their fields unharvested. He also forbad them
fr...
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studying the following por ons of the
scriptures: Deut 14: 22-28; Gen 14:19, 20; Gen 28:20-22; Mal 3:10.
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• Love for the poor and needy.
Anyone who takes care to do the above is fully
engaged in the spirit of tithing. The New Testament...
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is
faithful to God. It is not Christian to give because
you are broke and want to get, but you can give
despite the fact that you are broke knowing that
God is faithful. It is all a ma er of a itude.
What a child of God must do in the ma er of good
works is to make giving a habit. It is the secret ...
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very commendable customs
in this regard. One example is that of giving gifts to
couples ge ing married. Another one is the custom
of giving gifts to new babies. These are common but
very good customs.
Now there is a custom we have in Nigeria which I
have deliberately stopped participating in becaus...
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ould learn to honour ministers. Paul had to tackle
this question at a time to se le the issue of ministers,
secular jobs and their rights to the support of the
saints. Here is a quote of what he said.
Or do only Barnabas and I not have a right to refrain
from working? Who at any time serves as a so...
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He lives and does not
die. He seems to be able to gain the earth and
retains his soul. He lies down and sleeps because
the Lord alone causes him to dwell in prosperity.
It is the power to get wealth.
Examples
To show the way this power to get wealth works, I
will tell a story of a brother. He test...
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So she made the
promise. Now, she thought the contributions
would amount to a few thousand dollars at most.
That was reasonable since previous appeals had
hardly ever turned up anything close to that.
Well, she finished speaking and the people
responded. When everything was counted, she had
the shoc...
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believe God for just basic sustenance and you don't grumble about what you don't have. Are you getting what I'm trying to say here? And in fact, actually what I'm going to be talking about in what to do in the time of affliction is basically all on this point. Endurance. Because endurance is what yo...
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Miles Monroe said that God does not start until he has finished. What it means is that it's like a building that you want to build. You only start building it when the architect has already finished the building. I don't know whether you're getting my point. That is, when you lay a foundation, it is...
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I don't know whether you are getting what I'm saying. The reason why a lot of our hospitals, for example, don't work in the country is because our rulers can easily fly abroad at every small problem that they have and go and have themselves treated. The day that Tony Blair's wife was going to delive...
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These things are to help you endure. Are you getting my point? From 3 o'clock to 6 o'clock, have extra moral classes that you are teaching people and they are paying you some extra money. You are not stealing from anybody. You are just working hard to be able to endure that season. You are getting t...
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but something is obstructing the movement. For that reason, he said, let every valley be lifted up, let every mountain and hill be made low, make a smooth highway for God in the desert. That is, between God and you is a desert place. Between God and you, there are hindrances to his glory. And at the...
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Welcome to the Way of Success. Pastor Banki is teaching the principles of life established in the power of the Lord Jesus Christ, whose kingdom indeed reigns over all. Relax and listen, and you will be blessed by this message. 2 Thessalonians 1 verse 3 Paul said, We ought always to give thanks to Go...
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in the midst of afflictions, in the time of persecutions and adversity. It is because that is where Satan comes to make us lose our faith. That is, I explained last week about the reason why some of us that preach speak so much in Nigeria of today concerning the economy, concerning economic sustenan...
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that there are no jobs, there are no jobs. I know that jobs don't create themselves, people create them. I know that when God wants to bless people, he blesses one person and that person becomes a blessing to other people. So dear Lord, I'm offering myself as a blessing to people. That's why I'm doi...
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the unbelieving, the abominable. God classifies them amongst those who are adulterers, who are murderers, who are idolaters. So with God, it is so important that we walk by faith. That Jesus said to Peter, Satan has desire to sift you all like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not...
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what we shall eat, what we shall drink. He said these are the things that the Gentiles seek after. He said the birds of the air they get them without spending all night in prayer. That our prayer should be that we might discover the will of God for our lives. He said seek first the kingdom of God an...
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What to do in the time of affliction? Number one, endure. All right. Now, having explained that, let me go on to another thing. What to do in the time of affliction? The other thing I want to mention is that you get better. Now, what do I mean by get better? This one is so important. It's number two...
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There's no point being angry with people because those things prevent you from receiving from God. God said, when you come to pray, forgive. If you don't forgive in your heart before you approach my altar, I will not accept the sacrifice from your hand. So people like Anna, they are there every time...
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Are you getting what I'm saying? That is, endurance is all that God is asking from you. Just endure this time of trial. Endure the challenges. When you see giants rush at them, they won't kill you. That's what God is saying. But in all of this, I will give you food to eat. I will give you somewhere ...
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And I explained that, you see, when God wants to do things on the earth, he first discusses with people so that they will accept what he wants to do so that through them he will be able to do it. And I explained that was the reason why the angel first had to go to Mary to go and ask her faith. If I ...
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Alright? From one place to the other. Trying to endure. Are you getting my point? Doing what is right in the time of endurance. Because you must understand that thing, when you are enduring, endurance means you keep doing what is right. That's what patience is. Patience is when you keep on with your...
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There are a number of reasons why people are afflicted. One important reason why people are afflicted is because they have not yet discovered the proper order of God. They are still working in what the Bible actually calls sin. Sin is not always a moral thing. Sin just means that you are not doing t...
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Remember that I said that number two thing we should do is what? Get better. That's what I'm trying to say. Get better. Now, what am I trying to bring out from here? That is, before God can bring you to the position of the kingdom, to the position of the day of the Lord, to the position of breakthro...
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For seven minutes, the time he appeared on a particular program, in those seven minutes he spoke a word that blessed greatly the life of Paul Crouch. And Paul Crouch started looking for CDJs. He placed CDJs on his network and he instantly became an international figure. Are you getting my point? Lis...
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ed in any special thing we do for Him; He is only concerned
that we follow His prescribed order or ordinance. That is a major reason
why Christians often have problems. Sometimes we think we are doing
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a work for God ...
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rom a lot of troubles, at times troubles are
ignited by the life of faith and obedience we have chosen; the aim is so
that we may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing, using the
words of James.
Hardship will happen as part of our training to be among the called,
chosen and faithful soldiers ...
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ng the gospel of God. This
is what we must realize as Christians. The mark of Christianity is the
ability to make sacrifices; that is true apostleship.
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me our way.
Why? Does it mean we are to be gluttons for punishment? No; it is
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because we know that when our faith succeeds in facing such trials, then
we develop the necessary ...
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akes haste with his feet errs. Prov 19:2
*
*For more on this please see my book, ‘How to Receive from God’
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CHAPTER 5
Training through adversity
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ation will not at all be for
what we enjoyed but for how we served Him in righteousness and in
connection with the specific assignment He gave us. We have gifts that
He sent us to the world to deploy.
We are soldiers of Christ and we must live life like soldiers. We have
been sent into every field ...
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tes about war, especially those who had
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never been in battle before. Judg 3:1-3GNT
People often misjudge these things. Part of the problem arises from the
fact that many times we mi...
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s things to enjoy, but these are not the primary things of
life at all. To be in the centre of the will, call and plan of God is more
important than having material comfort. The Lord Jesus did not shy
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wn a house, a nice car or be able to travel all over the
world! So what is that compared with being imprisoned or beheaded for
the name of Christ that your brethren in the faith have suffered in times
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past and are s...
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we can
endure hardship.
Callings and geography
Let me say something a lot of people do not realize. Calling is tied to
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geography. A Christian does not just move from one place to another
because of comfort but must ha...
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part of the body to fulfil a particular assignment in the army;
if He does not find fruit, that is a major problem.
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Many are pursuing things that the Lord did not create them to do, and
neglecting the things He crea...
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the Lord, repented if necessary, and he
would have seen a power greater than those of humans work again on
his behalf (the Lord had done such for him before). The prophet Hananni
explained it to him.
At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him,
”Because you have relied on...
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y Pastor Bankie
In this portion of the word of God quoted below, I request of you to note
what Paul was using as proof that someone is a servant of Christ.
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as if insane) I more so; in far more
labors, in far more imp...
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s glory and the exact representation of His
nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had
made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty
on high…Heb 1:3
For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are
all things, in bringing ...
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forfeit his soul? Mark
8:34-37
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Let us be ready to suffer for the sake of Christ and the call of God for our
lives.
For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by
believing in him, but also by ...
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ur positions in His army. The training is not a day’s job; it is actually a
very long process which requires patience and endurance. It is required
that we endure the training and be patient with Him.
The purpose of our lives is not to be blessed and to be able to enjoy the
things of this life. No;...
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t (…and blessed quiet) for
your souls.
For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good –not harsh, hard, sharp, or
pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is
light… Matt 11:28-30 AMP
We are saved to be slaves of Christ, but if we do not serve Him willingly,
we do not become free, ...
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ts in the prosperity
of His servant. That is a fact. He does not enjoy making us suffer; He just
says love for Him must be first in our hearts before any other thing. He
will make sure we do not lack.
David discovered this and said, “…those who follow the Lord will not lack
any good thing.” If anyt...
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hey are ill does not make that sickness the will of God; the kingdom
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of God is entered into by spiritual aggression.
The second reason Christians have problems is because of what the
word of God calls ’the just reco...
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w in Genesis chapter 49
about Issachar.
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He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.
The very place people run to, away from the posting of the Lord, is the
very place where they will...
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ly came, He just simply refused to listen to them
because he knew what was pushing them. It was a satanic assignment
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they were on. They actually planned to take Him forcefully (see Mark
3:21 AMP)
…and they said to ...
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d.
We are to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
We are to pursue the righteousness of God in our personal lives and the
Lord will provide all our needs.
We will not lack. It is a promise.
He will make all grace abound towards us so that we will have all
sufficiency in all things and ab...
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less you are
pastoring a church,” one person said. Starting and pastoring a church, I
was not opposed to, but the motive was just so wrong that I didn’t need
the Lord to tell me to decline the advice.
But many ministers still follow this Demas’ example. They have
relocated from a small city to a bi...
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d the spiritual
atmosphere for success. Without the word, all struggle is like tilling a
ground that is cursed.
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CHAPTER 3
It is first a call to discipleship
So we see that it is by His word that God starts to ...
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Pastor Bankie
to the prophetic words, he would have the strength to succeed. This was
the same thing taught to Joshua. Let us see the application in the verses
below.
When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo,
prophesied to the Jews…, in the name of the God of Israel, who...
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Eccl 12:13(King
James’ Version)
”My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His
work. John 4:34
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The thing worth pursuing in life is the will of God. Our satisfaction must
come from accomplishing ...
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and then you will have success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong
and courageous! Josh 1:8-9
Just as it was for Joshua, the strength of the soldier of Christ comes from
feeding on the word of God.
The mistake we make often is that we think zeal and natural ability will
help us, but that is not t...
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or anyone to think he will be
heard because of what he or she ’did for God.’ The fact is that we receive
from God because He loves us and because the Lord Jesus offered
Himself up for us on the cross.
Any soldier going into prayer battle armed with the knowledge of his or
her good works is going in...
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He is saying that we
must never place our comfort in life before the things that are more
important. Having said that, the truth is that He actually delights in the
prosperity of servants (Ps 35:27).
The provisions of the Lord are packaged as promises in His word, and
they will convert to material ...
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than to offer the sacrifice of fools… Eccl 5:1
When people do not take the proper place of disciples they rush off in
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zeal. Instead of sitting down to learn, they rush off to preach. They rush
off to missions, acting...
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know God as you ought. You are not
yet spiritual until you reach a place where little or much mean the same
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to you.
…I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not
disturbed or disquieted) i...
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do not be anxious for
your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your
body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the
body than clothing? Matt 6:24-26
Please notice that it was the need for assurance concerning how the
basic things of life would com...
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ry courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses
My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the
left, so that you may have success wherever you go. Josh 1:6-7
Joshua was told to be strong and courageous so that He could fulfil the
part that God had for him ...
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selves)
who they call witches and enemies of progress, when the word of God
tells us clearly that our battle should be against principalities and powers
and the wicked spirits in the spiritual realms.
For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked
spiritual forces in the heaven...
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th. Ignorance
makes us hurt the people the Lord said we should be praying for, and
we rejoice at their sufferings. That is not the way of the child of God.
This is the word of the Lord Jesus about it:
But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute
you in order that you may be...
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y fear these days. I am
important, and I may not be so easy to replace. This does not beget pride
but fear —godly fear. I do not want to fail Him.
His army
Who are the people in the army of the Lord?
The people of God who are walking and working with Him are the ones
that make up the army. This is...
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it means to take heed to your spirit. Once
we take heed to our spirits, that is to decide what is really pushing us,
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then recognizing the will and plan of God for our lives is a very easy thing.
We will walk into th...
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Tim 3:6). They should first be trained. That is what is
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called discipleship.
The disciple
A disciple is a student, a learner. He is one who is avidly being filled with
the know...
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place
the Lord wants you to be even if the place appears hard at present; be
willing to endure hardship.
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CHAPTER 7
Demas phenomenon
There was a Christian man who was working with Paul. This fellow,
Demas, was ment...
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ou see outside and
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which makes you think someone is enjoying, is all emptiness.
Vanity, or emptiness, is not a theological word; it is a real experience
that every person will un...
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by learning, and that is the matter of being a
disciple which we are examining.
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I remember how the Lord helped my brethren and me in those days to
know this truth. We learnt the w...
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f Darius
remains our hero and example in this area; he was a government
minister in a corrupt environment but he resisted the evil of his day and
was the light of God in the high places of government.
Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of
accusation against Daniel in r...
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l notice what the elder brother
later said to the father; that was the order in the house.
’Look! For so many years I have been serving you, and I have never
neglected a command of yours…’ Luke 15:29
The brother was what the Bible calls a serving son, and they are a special
class among children of...
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CHAPTER 1
The importance of Man in God’s plan
If we understand how important we are in the plan of God we will handl...
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d to derive his courage
through reading and meditating on words—the words of Moses. That
was not hard to do, unless of course we consider reading and
concentrating on the book of the Law a hard thing.
The strength Joshua needed was in the words of Moses. He was to use
the little strength he had as ...
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life for specific assignments. We
cannot do just anything and expect the Lord to be pleased with us. He is
concerned specifically about what He created us to be and the work He
said we should perform.
Paul was not an apostle because he loved apostleship. He was not an
...
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ld be their own
masters without dying. Unfortunately, they only became slaves of the
devil who tempted them. They wanted to be free of the control of God
but they ended up being slaves of a false god.
Even today, we see this principle operating as ’modern’ men and women
shake off the lordship of Go...
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t thinking I was; he was just thinking of the allure of
the US for the average Nigerian. But it was not my calling.
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A brother told me that once he was trying to make a decision concerning
moving from one city to an...
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ink one of
my best verses in the whole Bible is that written by Paul to the
Philippians in chapter 4 verse 11. I will quote from a little known
translation of the Bible known as the Way’s translation.
No, I have learned in whatever condition I am, to be independent of
circumstances. I am schooled t...
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d never return. After her prayers he recovered rapidly and ended up
dying only after about 50 years later, having touched the body of Christ
worldwide and serving the purpose of God in his generation.
I have used this story to show that loving the world, and serving
mammon, doesn’t have to be those...
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sent them two and
two ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to
come. Luke 10:1
Without the presence of God’s people, His visitation can’t happen. We
must never forget this.
Please don’t go
A young lady went to see her pastor; she was excited that she just got a
new job in...
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Loving the world
Please let’s clarify something here which we often overlook as
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Christians. Loving the world is not fornication, adultery, murder and
such things; those things are ...
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phesying are the methods by which we routinely give our
’power and authority’ to the Lord. As we can see in the portion of the
book of Revelations quoted at the beginning of this chapter, the kings of
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the earth do the...
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hurch but to go around as a prophet and teacher holding
meetings in various churches, and for this reason he would be away for
weeks at a time with only brief visits home in between those
engagements.
Because of their growing children it was difficult for Oretha Hagin to go
with him most of the tim...
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gnty, but the truth is not like that at all.
It surprises many to learn that we as humans can adversely affect God’s
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plan for our lives and for the earth. I do not intend to go into explaining
in details the meaning...
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ould have said no,
but he would have had to face the issue on the day of judgment; that is
the same with your life and mine. We have to be careful to say yes to
Him; we have to be deliberate about it.
Like Paul we were all called for our own specific purposes, and the Lord
did not think of our comf...
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resist him. If we do not do
so, no matter how long we pray, he will not go away. When people do
not realize this, they waste a lot of time in prayer thinking they are doing
something about the devil.
God is not the one to remove the devil from your life; you are the one
who is supposed to resist hi...
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g effect primarily
for just being present and being pure. It is not dependent on whether
the salt is trying to work; it just needs to be there and remain the salt
God made it to be.
What am I saying?
As salt-soldiers of Christ, our very presence is often what the Lord needs
to make the changes and...
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fellow realizes that this
life is being wasted away. The possessions have shown themselves to be
vanity after all. It is indeed a terrible experience.
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CHAPTER 11
Van...
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e will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.” 1 Cor 10:13 TEV
Hey, even blessed people have had those disappointments! Read the story of one of them here.
“23 ...
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hard only for the man who is cursed. The fact that life can be hard is the reason why Jesus promises His reward only to the overcomer. Why should He talk about overcomers if things will not be tough?
The promises of God for your life are real, but there are many obstacles and adversaries on the way...
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Many times I see people who tell me they had or have Typhoid fever. I laugh most of the times and tell the people simply, “you don’t have Typhoid, and believe me, you don’t want to have Typhoid.” What the persons have most of the time which they call Typhoid fever is nothing more than an improperly ...
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any of us would rather start a process of deliverance, praying all night and sowing seeds that are supposed to break the yoke. Ignorance!
A Christian can have challenges; it is not a sign of a curse!
There are 3 sources of 'problems' in the life of the believer.
1. Ignorance. This can be as it aff...
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d we get
spent right out. If we are doing things inside God's
arrangement for us, the natural exhaustion is so quickly
recuperated by the resurrection life of Jesus that we do not feel
the exhaustion.
There is a joy and drive that keeps a person that is in the
centre of the call of God for his life...
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Zipporah circumcising her son so as to keep
Moses alive (Exodus 4:25).
SPANNERIN THE WORKS
This leads me to one last point, and this is still talking
about how one may know he isin the wrong calling.
Now, sometimes God just throws the spanner, like we
often say, into your works just to point out t...
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their
shoulders, with the poles thereon as Moses had commanded
according to the word of the LORD. 1 Chron 15:12-15
So we see that problems sometimes can be that of the
methods that one is employing.
Once, I heard a message preached by a seasoned elder
in the faith, and he was talking on this calli...
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ough our outer man is
decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For
momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal
weight of glory far beyond all comparison... 2 Cor 4:16-17
So you see, people who easily lose heart are very likely
in the wrong place (except of course for ...
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s
purposes. You will deny yourself certain pleasures and
human promotions so that you can take hold of the
Spirit. It is those things that are the real tests of your
seriousness.
FAKE CONSCIENCE BALM
I have found out that many people use this working-
for-God thing as a form of atonement for their...
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hoice
making process, then God is second or maybe even last,
and once God is not first, consider Him totally absent. In
the words of Oswald J. Smith, “He is either Lord of all or
Heisnot Lord at all.”
Callings demand sacrifice, and if you are not willing to
make the necessary sacrifices you will mi...
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explaining things that were
happening even before He died and went to the cross.
This tells me He was already taking these infirmities
and carrying the diseases in the days of His flesh. How
was that?
He would pray all night for the sicknesses and the
troubles of the people that were to meet Him th...
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his times to explain away his
actions. God says, “Only acknowledge your iniquity!”
The man committing adultery uses his wife's bad
attitude as his excuse. God says, “Only acknowledge
your iniquity!”
One major reason why people try to justify their actions
is that they do not know how to stop doing...
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ally show in our inability to do many things even
though we might be willing still. Itis so easy to overlook
imbibing your vitamins, but the effect will eventually
manifest.
LIKE VITAMIN TO YOUR SOUL
Just like vitamin deficiency in the body, the
manifestation of lack of rest is often not so quickl...
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down the king alone. 2
Sam 17:1-2
Notice that he understood the fact that David was most
vulnerable in the time of tiredness.
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This was a strategy of physical war but which also
applies to the warfare our lives are in as Chri...
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people or a place. It may
also be an assignment that is imposed upon you as you
prove faithful in your all-round walk with God.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's
sake. Ps 23:3
What the Lord does is to lead us in our everyday life
until we find ourselves in our calling. That...
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you simply
do not enjoy the work that you are doing, and there is no
real reason for this that a natural person should easily
understand, it is possible that's a sign that you are in the
wrong place.
When the Lord calls someone to do something, the
passion for that thing tends to grip the soul so t...
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THE START
uard your steps as you go to the house of God, and
draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice
of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
Eccl 5:1
THE ART OF LEARNING
Learning is the foundation of real spiritual work; our
first emphasis must be to learn. It must no...
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teacher and prophet.
He had been a pastor for about twelve years and had
pastored different kinds of churches. At this point he
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was the pastor of the best church he had ever pastored
and was living more comfortably than he had...
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e by the teaching of the word.
Believe me, it worked.
The word of God is interesting; it first shows us our
shortcomings, where we are living below the glory of
God, before it begins to transform us.
For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than
the sharpest knife, cutting deep i...
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wer, you are rewarded by the Lord
separately from the answer.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
“May peace be within your walls,
And prosperity within your palaces.”
For the sake of my brothers and my friends...
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God...
Ps ...
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to be able to make petitions before
God. Situations sometimes come in life when you are
just without strength even to pray. Like David once said,
the heart can be overwhelmed (Ps 61:2). Eli was tired.
Spiritual exhaustion was what led Solomon to support
idolatry in his latter days. He was never an ...
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fulfilment.
Give Him no rest until He establishes...
Pray for your nation.
Pray for your local church.
Pray for your friend.
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Pray for your husband or wife.
Pray for your fiancée.
Pray for those that you love.
It is difficu...
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ady
accepted by Him. That is what it means to be made
righteous by faith. Paul wrote this thing clearly in his
letter to the Romans thus:
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But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him
without keeping the requirements of the l...
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God in a manner
pleasing to Him. Among the things explained are:
* Transformation into the image of Christ as the first work of
God for everyone.
* How our secular jobs relate to the service of God.
* Howto pray as a service to God.
* The true role of giving in serving God.
* The place of resti...
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e direct instructions of God. He had begun to forget;
the flesh was beginning to gain the upper hand in his
life. His disobedience was the symptom of a deficiency
disease that was beneath the surface.
The Lord saw that and decided that a radical treatment
was needed. His favourite man, Moses, had t...
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ur time; abide within the realm of
your calling.
IT's A MATTER OF LONG LIFE
When I say ‘don't die before your time’ I mean it literally.
One of the greatest teachers in my life in the matters of
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ministry is the departed Kenneth E....
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ain is dulled
temporarily, the wounded person is deceived into
thinking that the wound is completely gone. But, of
course, the day will come in which the effects of a deep
unhealed wound will be felt.
THE PROBLEM WITH RELIGION
Religion heals our wounds superficially. We do what we
think pleases God...
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is my point: root, or seed, is easy to tackle, but fruit
is outside our control. Whatever we desire, we must
observe to tackle it from the root. So it is with working
for God.
THE ROOT OF GOOD WORKS
In all endeavours of life, Jesus declared, only one thing
is needful. It was that thing that Mary c...
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st rule to apply to this thing
so as to make prayer unnecessary; all the things I have
explained are to help each person know how to
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approach the throne of God, as Solomon said in
Ecclesiastes 5. The Bible says you are to take word...
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ons. They think it is
a sign of commitment but it is totally rubbish. These
things offend the Lord.
Read here the verdict of the Lord Jesus on such things.
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But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents,
‘Sorry, lca...
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ce.
And I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the
grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground
produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your
hands.” Hag 1:9-11
If you read the whole portion of that book of Haggai
you will see that the people were suffering a...
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before which we must all
appear, you will be judged a failure. In all the parables
of Jesus about talents and minas, the Lord always asked
the servants to show what they did with what He gave
to them.
In the New American Standard Bible rendering of Luke
19:13, the thought is so beautifully expresse...
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WHAT A CALLING IS
trictly speaking, the word 'calling' is used in the
New Testament to reflect the life and purpose
which the Lord brought us all into according to
His plan. For example, all believers are said to b...
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ptance. They are done as a natural manifestation of
the new life in Christ. You are doing works you were
created to do; they are not done to gain acceptance. Let
me use the following story to explain.
Many years ago my friend and I attended the same
church (that was the church I mentioned that the ...
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o not
come only to those who want to do them but also to
anyone engaged in things which constitute their roots.
This is what Paul was explaining to Timothy when he
was warning concerning covetousness.
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by
longing for it have wandered awa...
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and expect God to bless it. It is still the
work of God to take care of your parents. We'll see a bit
more about this as we examine the matter of 'widows of
your household.'
WIDOWS OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD
This expression, widows of your household, is derived
from the instructions concerning church
admin...
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it means to work for God and
be free from every kind of bondage to human ideas. I
pray that no one will exercise himself or herself
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needlessly thinking that they are pleasing God. I also
pray that those who may have been going the ...
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to a lonely place and rest a while.” (For there were
many people coming and going, and they did not even have
time to eat.) And they went away in the boat to a lonely place
by themselves. Mark 6:30-32
The passage above describes what happened upon the
return of the twelve apostles of the Lord after...
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egularly for the teachings
which we hold twice a week at the ministry office, and
that it is as they do this that the external work will
eventually manifest. That is the way it works.
GOOD CO-WORKERS
I like the kind of men that I have, people who love the
teaching more than the work. I have severa...
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from
him. He was not just spontaneous, rather he took time
to prepare. Let us follow this example of David.
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THE ZIPPORAH
PHENOMENON
hen I said that he, Kenneth Hagin, almost
died in the process I am referring to when
he decided to pull out of itinerant ministry
and settle down like 'everybody else.’ Now this was i...
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is word, simply go to Him in prayer and acknowledge
that you have a problem in that area. He said all you
have to do is acknowledge (Jer 3:13), and He will take
care of the spiritual healing.
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from putting in the necessary effort into his studies to
make him succeed. He was thankful the man left.
At other times we are trying to be something to please,
say, our parents. Some are doctors just be...
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nd
the cares of this world, we will find Him leading each
one of us automatically into the right place. That is part
of what is meant by ‘He leads me in the path of
righteousness for His name’s sake.”
The Spirit of God will lead you concerning the steps to
take so as to progress from whichever stat...
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amous but mostly misinterpreted
statement:
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for
those of his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse
than an unbeliever. 1 Tim 5:8-9
We usually quote this to instruct men to take care of
their wives and children, but that is a misi...
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the world in his
temptation of Jesus, but God in His wisdom is
honouring the faith which the Lord Jesus showed when
He refused to bow down; He is doing that by handing
over everything to Him forever.
Now, in everything the Lord wants to do on this earth
He uses people, and to take over all the king...
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e to go and pray and get the
assurance again that we are in the right calling. If that is
certain, by various means, then we can check the matter
of timing and that of method.
CALLING, TIMING, METHOD
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chmen; all
day and all night they will never keep silent. You who remind
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until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
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in his life, but more importantly it was to keep him
talking while I connected in my spirit with the word of
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THE GIVING MINISTRY
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ssure from a
preacher who wants him to quickly make a
commitment. If what you will receive is what is in your
mind as you are giving, you are not giving to God but
are essentially throwing away money.
ACHANNEL OF BLESSING
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It is the work of God and the work of ministry to put
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SOUL-WINNING TOOLS
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Derek Prince said when he heard the report about this
prayer of the General, a cold shiver went through him as
he recollected his prayer, and the Holy Spirit said, “That
is the answer to your prayer.”
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close relatives who are
inneed. It is all those poor close relatives that I refer to as
‘widows of your household.’ Please bear in mind that
we, as Christians, are to practice piety in regard to them.
It’s not an accident, or the fact that you are smarter than
all else, that made you richer and ear...
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his word and it would be
very wrong to take that away from them. The strength
to do anything meaningful for God comes by this very
word and so we must not take it away from Mary or any
other disciple.
The word of God transforms us as we sit in its presence.
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r regular jobs and duties. We cannot feign
faithfulness to God by doing well in church because He
does not look there only. He would have first checked
us out at our regular jobs before anywhere else.
One of the things we Christians must learn is that the
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n his serving; or he who
teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation;
he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he
who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Rom 12:6-8
In the previous section, my emphasis was to help us
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les that they should freely ask
God for whatever they needed and expect answers
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me the only help, but he was careful to let the king
know where the answer was actually coming from.
That is how to testify about God.
For the world to see the gospel of Christ, we must be
witnesses.
Awitness tells of what he has seen, what he personally
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hildren from giving to their parents. Gifts stimulated
by need are different from those stimulated by honour.
When you are honouring God by honouring your
parents, it has little to do with their need.
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your responsibility now has a double-barre...
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e in
Him. Believing in Jesus allows you to be called a
righteous person, even though you are not perfect; all
the shortcomings are covered by the blood of Jesus, as
long as you remain of faith in Him.
Now, this righteousness begins to generate in your life
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SPIRITUAL CONFLICT
Derek Prince taught an audio message series titled
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ome. Concerning our
God the Bible testifies,
He is the Rock; his work is perfect. Everything he does is just
and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and
upright heis! Deut 32:4 NLT
The decision to kill Moses and take him completely out,
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THE PRAYER OF DANIEL
n the first year of Darius... in the first year of his reign I,
Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years
which was revealed as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah
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e would not be much effect to your
prayer because it is not being backed by a fervency of
spirit. It is the earnest, heartfelt, continued prayer of the
righteous man that avails much (James 5:17 AMP).
The Lord Jesus kept awake in intercession for people,
and He is still doing that today. The Bible ...
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meone
who he hardly knew. I charged him to forget all about
church work and to begin to concentrate on learning,
not for the purpose of working or preaching, but simply
for the purpose of knowing God.
God was calling him to come closer to Him, but he had
been coming closer to service; he had missed...
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prophets. We just need opened
eyes, and we will see the truth about the Christ in
everything in the Law and the Prophets. After this I
read the book of Isaiah until the pages in my Bible
became brown.
I learnt the role of sufferings in the life of the believer. I
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t was always with him. The zeal was consuming
him. He initially tried by his own hands and failed;
afterwards the Lord sent him with His mighty hand.
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we all do that. But to look beyond the current
circumstances and focus on the promise and plan of
God, and determine to pray until something changes,
that is work. Itis work for God and He rewards it.
The promises of God are interesting, especially when it
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nd to persons he is
commanded to honour, such as parents. We will see
more of this in the next chapter.
A similar law to the law of tithing is to be found in the
law of gleaning.
THE LAW OF GLEANING
‘When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall
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blood of Jesus. I
do good works because it is my nature to do them. It is
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is a holy man of God. Let's build a small
room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a
chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever
he comes by.” 2 Kings 4:9-10 NLT
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in those accounts
happened literally in the course of everyday life. Let us
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many.
It is interesting to note that the people who Jesus called
and made apostles were all doing something when he
called them. They were not idle people who were
supposedly waiting upon the Lord.
What I have tried to explain in this chapter is that
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A PERSONAL HISTORY
hile I was a student in the university, I was
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ritance, where to thread and where not to thread (Dt
11:24). There were places He specifically warned them
not to provoke the inhabitants thereof because if they did
they were on their own (Dt 2:4-9).
People often do not know that God has a predetermined
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they minister to prepare ministers. Every believer is a
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to know God personally. It is that knowledge and
relationship that provokes the work that you do. You do
Christian work out of love for the brethren and out of
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As an example, I am a te...
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tried to
correct, who claim they have a particular gift and I
wonder who lied to them. That very thing that they are
trying to do is what turns people off from them, and yet
they think they can doit.
Ona personal note, before I began to think I could teach,
I heard other people, mostly my seniors, ...
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The
functional word here is learn. The proper way to serve
God does not come naturally; it is something that we
must make the effort to learn. He said to 'draw near to
listen.' David said it this way:
Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of
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He was saying i...
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THE RIGHTEOUS
INTERCESSOR
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outward
work that we might ever do. Once it is being well done,
then outward works will come out without much effort
and without the risk of running contrary to the order of
God.
DOING THE MAIN WORK
To be transformed into the image of Christ is the main work
which we have to do as believers. When ...
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paid.
But he is forbidden from charging for his services (even
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reasons); God expects Christians to voluntarily pay the
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e people to go
visit other churches may mean the membership will
reduce. But they are wrong; a man can receive nothing
except it is given to him from above. If God gave them to
you, they will be back.
Let me conclude by saying that there is a duty to rest as
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today were written in those days, and
as at the time of writing this I still have so many
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The point I am making is that the main work of God is
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get a new car, what I
would have obtained is an answer. But if lasked God for
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prayer, that pat on the back is a reward. A rew...
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es for exercising your gift. | remember the
story told by Ben Carson, renowned American
neurosurgeon, formerly of Johns Hopkins.’ In his book
Gifted Hands, he told of how he honed his surgical skills.
Immediately after his residency the Lord led him to
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both alike will be good. Eccl
11:6 AMP
Whenever you give there is a reward, that is if you do it
with the right motive and in obedience to God's due
order.
So, what are the right motives?
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MOTIVES FOR GIVING
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Chapter 7: The Word and Spiritual Progress............. 63
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Chapter 8: God’s Plan for the World
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t must be in the heart of every
child of God as they seek to do any business in this life.
We must forsake the doctrine of I-don't-want-much
which we had held on to supposedly as a matter of
humility.
In my book, Grace to Prosper, [explained that wealth and
prosperity are not about self-pleasure bu...
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m during the Full Gospel
Businessmen's Fellowship meetings. He learned to
recognize this manifestation of the Spirit and would
always buy the animal so indicated. That was how he
always gota good buy.
When people came to ask how he did it, it became a
witnessing point. In answering the question abo...
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ysical
law does not accept spiritual seed; for example you
cannot sow words into your farm, or good deeds or
prayer, and expect corn to come to fruit. You must sow
physical corn to reap physical corn.
On the spiritual side the same principle applies; you
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listened to
The Gospel of Abundance by David Oyedepo more than
70 times before I lost the tape. Yet at this time I was
having a craving for something more. I did not even
know what this something was.
It was about this time I told myself that I had to get
involved in ministry work. I must have thou...
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tly pursue it. Our giving
must be as instructed in the word of God. You are
working for God when you give as He instructed in His
word.
So, how has He instructed us believers to give?
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WHERE TO GIVE TO GOD
n talking about how to give t...
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sonal
and managerial discipline on the part of the minister,
we will discover that begging is not necessary.
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This is why I never push for offerings or make pleas for
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See, I understand
that their lives do not have to revolve around me, but if
they are not willing to make the sacrifice to come and
listen to me, then they cannot be serious about what
they are asking.
I have learnt over the years that you do not have to go
and ask someone to be your mentor. If you ...
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sleep. Ps 127:2
The productivity of the earth is tied to our allowing the
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sabbath-rest. If we do not allow things enjoy sabbath we
soon lose them. The Lord gave the Promise...
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n of resources
according to the situations we are faced with. This is as
long as we consciously put the knowledge of truth into
our hearts (which is what you are doing right now by
reading this book).
As I mentioned earlier, many insist that every Christian
must give a tenth of their income to thei...
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We all need this because
there must be no end to the increase of the government
of Christ; that is the only way by which peace, real and
enduring peace, will come to the earth.
THE HOPE OF THE WORLD
The hope that the world has is for the sons of God to
increase and by their increase drive out the ...
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ification of our beings from all defilement
of flesh and spirit. It is done with the instrument of the
word of God which we pay the greatest attention to.
That is the first and primary work.
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We'll answer that in a short while but first let me explain
the meaning of these words: gift, calling, and ministry.
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GIFTS, CALLINGS
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Opportunity to minister the word was produced as a
result of teaching a medical subject.
ALIGHT SHINING
You see why it is ministry to live an honest and decent
life, to abhor what is evil and to succeed...
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hatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the
presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your
household. Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is in
your town... Deut 14:26,27
Many times when we celebrate in thanksgiving to the
Lord (like when there is a new child), and we ...
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ernment affairs; but they could find no ground of
accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was
faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be
found in him. Dan 6:3-4
WHERE IT MATTERS
It is interesting to note that the place that the people
around (the unbelievers, as we call them)...
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o God on their behalf, put the Lord to
remembrance concerning His promises and request a
fulfilment.
You who remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves; and
give Him no rest until He establishes...
It does not require the speaking of big words or much of
praying in tongues (unless the Spirit com...
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res, both in your mind and brain, which
you have and others don't. This gift, though spiritual in
foundation, affects your physical body. David
explained it thus:
For Thou didst form my inward parts;
Thou didst weave me in my mother's womb.
I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonde...
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people
obviously expected to hear what they were supposed to
do as outward works, but the Lord turned their
attention to the place that the work of God really starts
from — inside.
THE WORKIS BELIEVE
Jesus said that the work of God is to believe. Believing is
something that has to do with the stat...
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e said to the Master, “your mina has made ten
more!” And the Lord called him a good and faithful
servant.
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us and we foolishly believe
them, and as a result we start pursuing things that only
men approve but which are not of God. How many
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times have people tried to tell me how to run my
ministry ina way that is ‘befitting’? Kenneth E. H...
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e ability to teach (a gift) may be
called to teach secular academic work, or to teach the
word of God. The ability to teach is one thing; the field
in which to use it is another.
ITUs NOT IN THE NAME
From what we have seen here, it is obvious that it is
easier to identify a gift than to locate a c...
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oever else their sponsor is. (This is
the problem with legalism; it easily entraps in
arguments about letters of the law which nobody can
truly win.)
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nds of copies in the initial period of some
months. The tracts were distributed free. The summary
is that my guiding attitude was to exercise my gift as I
am given the opportunity.
EXERCISE YOUR GIFT
This is the point where many people miss it, especially
when their gifts are more secular than spi...
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eople; it
is then that the Lord will move you into your ministry.
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for
that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. 1
Tim 1:12 KJV
Ministry simply means that God has committed a
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s:
1. The work of the ministry of the Word.
2. The ministers of the word of God.
3. Those who God commanded us to honour,
especially parents.
4. 'Widows of your household.’
5. The poor and needy.
When you divide the portion of your money that is
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. Love for God is actually defined
by obedience to His commandments and His precepts;
therefore a person who is serving God in the area of
giving is using his money as the Lord desires that he
should.
One thing many Christians do not realize is that the
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budget,
just like you budget for your other obligations. Don't
wait till a special offering is being collected. The man
blesses you or has blessed you; go to him and settle your
debt.
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think he deserved to
be answered as he hardly did anything for God. That
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laughed very much. He was someone who knew me
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n. The Lord is
watching and is judging us in how we are handling our
secular duties.
And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is
another's, who will give you that which is your own?
True riches is given to those who have proved faithful in
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Him (Dt 14:23). Anyone there who wanted to serve God
had to run the errand of delivering the tithes to the
proper places.
It is that spirit behind the law of tithing that Christians
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allowed people to ask
questions and raise issues so I could help answer them.
As one person after another spoke, I noticed that the
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greater number of the people claimed they had a gift of
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giving is because you have not made it a
matter of importance. I believe that is one of the
ungodly attributes of the natural man which every
Christian must strive to overcome with the Spirit of
God.
That same depraved human nature is expressed often
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doing much. Why not?
My answer was simple; I explained that everything has
it’s time and that God has made everything perfect in
it’s own time. As far as I felt then, it was not the time for
activity.
Then I got one of the greatest insults of my life. She
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tian.
I think it will be perfect to end this chapter with a
Biblical example of secular work as God's work.
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GOD AND POLITICAL POWER
We all acknowledge and take example from the life of
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rking For God ¢
of Luke; you will see that what the Lord said is “Give
and it will be given...” and not “Give, so that it will be
given...” There is a world of difference between the two
expressions.
“Give and it will be given...” is describing a law of life
while “Give, so that it will be given.....
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ugh them in the Church, and number
three, what He wants to do through them in the world.
The way by which we do outward work for God is to
use the gifts that He placed inside us so as to bless
people.
There is something that other people need that is found
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to relax and to take His meals whenever He was in
Bethany. John's gospel testifies of how He loved
Lazarus.
On this particular day the Lord Jesus was around and
Martha was up and about trying to fix a meal ...
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ow God. He needed to realize that
becoming acquainted with God is actually the real and
fundamental work of God.
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FAITH IN GOD'S LOVE
Christians must understand that God does not require
their works for Him to love them. He loves th...
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n and
many other outward shows of dedication even if there
is no proof of character improvement and increasing
godliness in the lives of the people. They are interested
in the outward and little else.
Yes, it feels good to have people all around you running
up and down at your command, but you are ...
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ong and
does not produce any profit with God. Unfortunately it
is that wrong motive that is being taught in many places
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ians in Phil 4:19.
Every Christian who has anything must be actively
financially involved in the propagation of the word of
God as one of the fundamental things in their lives. It is
the work of God!
Next, let us see the second way of giving as working for
God.
THE MINISTERS OF THE WORD OF GOD
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The senior pastor of the
church called me one day and asked me to choose
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ch one of us take a good portion
of the money in our pockets and make the sponsorship
of the gospel a project.
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LET US PREPARE
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CHAPTER 11
MIND THE BOUNDARIES
here is one problem that exists in the body of
Christ today, and which many do not realize is a
problem, and this is the problem of breaking of
ranks.
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k the word of God concerning that affliction. When we discover the word of God, we hold it up and declare it over our lives and then receive the manifestation because it is truth. It dispels darkness.
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ng, and all other things he didn’t seek were added to him. Let us not mess up the order.
SEEKING THE REAL THING
What are we to seek therefore? In answer to this Paul gave us the example of his life.
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saying to them that the intolerant spirit inside them is the problem. When the disciples went this way, Jesus Christ said to them, “you should understand that you have a different spirit.” (Luk 9:55)
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rning, fellowship, personal prayer must be on the discovery of the face of Christ and our personal transformation into that image. That is progress in Christianity. All other things are added to that.
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rist is formed by the entrance of His word into that area.
“And God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.” Acts 2:24 NASB
Once Christ is allowed to be formed in your life in any area, it is not possible to be held any lo...
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lked the path of obedience all the way to death — his death on the cross.” Phil 2:5,8 TEV
CHRIST FORMED IN YOU
My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you. Gal 4:19 NASB
When Christ has been formed in you, you will have a different drive from the people around you. Yo...
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their lives to Christ so that he might totally change them. They just want their healing and their prosperity. When they do get it, it doesn’t last, and this because they missed the real gift of God.
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ifesting His character in every aspect of life. We are each to be the modern day Jesus, who was thus spoken of:
“The Son radiates God's own glory and expresses the very character of God…” Heb 1:3 NLT
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the church … 28 So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies… 29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church.” Eph 5
Did we notice that God expects that husband-hood should be patterned after Christ, and not after a...
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Now what am I talking about? Look, I'm trying to explain a particular perspective to life. So when people come and start telling me stories, this and that, I say, no, you don't understand. That's not what God is doing. God is using me. I'm talking about Christianity and suffering. Remember? That's w...
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That's what Christianity is. It's that rugged, dogged attitude. That is an assignment. That's what Paul was trying to say here. So Paul explained that to bring people to the knowledge of Christ, to bring them to completeness in Christ Jesus. Remember, Jesus began this on the cross. The Bible says, i...
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It's still faith, don't get me wrong. It's still faith, but it's not the kind of conjure of faith, make up your mind to believe kind of thing. No, what was going on was that Peter and Cole, they had seen Jesus. So when John was going to speak, he said, that which was in the beginning, which we heard...
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Hallelujah! In Jesus name we are prayed. Alright, the Lord is good. Please take your seats, the Lord is good. The book of Colossians chapter 1, we will start with that. There are three portions of the scriptures I want to start with. First of all, the book of Colossians chapter 1. Paul was writing h...
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And what's the decision about? About self-preservation. The preservation of the flesh. Not realizing that it is not that that God is doing in their lives. What is God doing? He wants to present them perfect in Christ. He wants them to be complete. And Paul said, it's a struggle. He said, it's a suff...
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Incidentally, it's not now that Nigeria trains a lot of doctors and surgeons, specialists. These people were trained those days in the maybe late 70s, early 80s, right abroad. He also came back from the UK. But Nairil Village Man, who is village-ness, had not yet left him. He had been there before. ...
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The person I'm quoting used other words, okay? How the woman said it, he said, righteousness is the normal way Christians behave, don't expect any reward for it. He said, I didn't tell a lie, and I got the job. I said, no, no, no, don't expect the job. Just don't tell the lie, you don't lie. He said...
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We proclaim him, I mean verse 28, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. For this purpose also I label, striving according to his power, which mightily works within me. We have two other scriptures we are going to read to st...
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Was he being punished? No. Same thing with Caleb. They believed God. Are you getting my point? Well, God said to Joshua, in effect, do you know why I gave you life? He said it to him, no? Literally. So that you will help these people inherit the land. So until they are ready to inherit, you will sta...
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I do. I accept his sufferings. In 2019, I accept the sufferings of Christ. I will know the meaning of the sufferings of Christ. I want to be conformable, Paul said, unto his death. Yes, my life will count. I accept that suffering of Christ. For the sake of his people, for the sake of his purpose on ...
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So when Donald Trump arrived, since he came into office, not one person has been sued stupidly like that. Have you noticed? In fact, he's the one causing all the trouble. Nobody else has a party to cause trouble. The big boss is busy with all the trouble. We can't have two people causing trouble. Bu...
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and God's, you know what God will be saying? If only they will have located the house that they are supposed to focus on. I will have caused the rain to start in April and end in, sorry, start in February and end in December. They will have had three cycles of rain. This one that they are doing, I'l...
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What he's doing is perfect in who? In Christ, that's what he's doing. Perfecting us in Christ. And that is why, if you don't have money, it's not a problem as far as it's concerned. If that lack of money will make you pray, and in that process, you hear a word and lets you know that, ah, oh boy, thi...
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Each person, God has given him or her work that he can judge him by, judge her by, so that when it has been burnt with fire, it will not be destroyed. It has to be a spiritual thing if it will not be destroyed by fire. Because even gold would be destroyed by fire. Mountains will melt like wax when t...
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Amen. Father, we thank you. Thank you for your goodness. Thank you for a new season. Thank you for your goodness and your mercy. They are following us. Thank you because we are stepping into a new season of divine manifestation. Amen. Lord, we give you praise. Amen. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen...
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Don't worry, you'll enjoy it. Doesn't mean you have a Land Cruiser. You may go on a KK. But I'm telling you the truth, you will enjoy it. Because when you go on that mission, you will raise the dead. Listen, if they bring you a man that they said died yesterday, you pray for him, he wakes up, you wi...
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Like, play like joke, I've been in Enugu for almost 20 years now. Yes. Came to Enugu in the year 2000. This is 2019, right? Next year to be 20 years. This life is not long ago. For that reason, it is precious. I hope I get my point. For that reason, it is precious. So ask yourself, what are you goin...
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Now I want you to, I don't know why I'm thinking cancer. That's what I want you to think of. Somebody who's dying from cancer. Because if malaria gets healed, eh, somebody's dying, it could have gotten healed. But you will see somebody who has no chance of being healed. And this year you will place ...
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understand the testing of God. They did not understand that for a
while, before the final manifestation, God may appear
unrighteous. They simply did not understand.
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Some of you reading this today are in this same position.
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ess of his heart
rewarded him in due season; I witnessed his promotion above all
those his mates.
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The Righteousness of God
Chapter 3. Temporary Afflictions
Are you wondering about your present situation in life? I
think you should read this!
"You s...
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ne that
procedure.”
The scripture says, “when a man’s ways are pleasing to the
Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”(Prov
16:7)
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Chapter 5. A Test Period
Are you maintaining your integrity before God in your place
of work while others make money and yo...
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me to frustrate Satan with your determination. It is
not the time to look for a quick way out of the pain. It is the time
to wait.
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All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change
come. Job 14:14 KJV
Allow me t...
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enter into because you have chosen to obey God. It is
reserved only for the people that have chosen to leave Egypt
(spiritually and by not being conformed to the world's standards).
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In this season, there is little physically to boast of, you
seem to go hungry once in a while. No!...
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m."
What are you to do? You are to go ahead, knowing that
God is only testing to see what is in your heart so as to make you
humble. He is righteous and so will do you good.
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Chapter 4. Patience, My Friend
"For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the
love whic...
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t it.
Now, if God is the one that will set you on high, it makes
good sense therefore to endeavour to be pleasing unto Him.
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Whatever you are doing, do it with the realization of God's
presence and this principle of Daniel....
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he
earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart are
perfect towards Him". 2 Chr. 16:9 (KJV).
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Chapter 7. In Summary
God is set to lift people up. He is just using this season to
know those who are serving Him and t...
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omise but a promise from God must be activated by the
works that the faith in them provokes. His conduct in Portiphar’s
house, especially with Mrs. Protiphar, was his work of faith.
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Because of the righteousness of God, the Lord gives
everyone a season of life in which to do thing...
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get that oil company
job, or because you did not study a particular course in school. If
you are walking with God, you are on your way up and none of
these things can keep you down.
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Your destiny is not tied to any degree, any company, or any
economy. When God swore to Abraham, th...
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God will not forget you. All the choices you made with Him
in mind will definitely be rewarded; your change will come in due
season. This due season comes at the fullness of time.
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Chapter 6. Due Season
Let's conclude this discussion by looking briefly at the issue
of due season....
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Everything spiritual is in measures and until the necessary
measure is filled the next event will not happen. The point is this:
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there is a purpose for your particular situation, until you full-fill it,
you are not moving. This...
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Acquire Life
8. Grace to live by
9. Grace to Prosper
10. How to Work for God
11. So, Who Will Pay For This?
Minibooks by Pastor Bankie include
1. The Righteousness of God
2. Prophesy!
3. Your Greatness Has Been Prepared
4. What is God’s Will Here?
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ks that are righteous. These works
are manifestations that the faith that you profess is real. (For
more, please see my book ‘He That Believes’).
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Chapter 2. Unrighteous For A While!
In examining further on this issue of the righteousness of
God, let us briefly look at 2 Corinthia...
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Paul was explaining in 2 Corinthians 5:21 that it is the
product of this ‘unrighteous’ act that justifies it. He was saying
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... increase
the harvest of your righteousness.”
(Please bear in mind as we go on that 'just' and 'righteous'
mean the same thing. To justify means to set forth as righteous.)
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To be righteous therefore means to do right, that is, to do
what is morally and legally (spirituall...
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Now, note that not every season is your season.
Before examining further the issue of due season, I'll love
us to look a bit at what I call 'the principle of Daniel'.
THE DANIEL PRINCIPLE
Daniel, a Hebrew name, means ‘God, my Judge.’
What does it mean when God is called Judge?
"B...
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or have not even entered, something like that, that the way this country is going. Thank you. Nigeria don't suffer. Every man, no open mouth. Talk rubbish. Oh, the Lord is good. What am I saying? That's a promise of your life. Give me an amen. Amen. You have a need of what? endurance, patience, the ...
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Lord, I thank you. Indeed, you are working patience in me. James said, count it all joy. Say to the Lord this evening, Lord, I count it all joy. James said, when you fall into diverse trials, why, the testing of your faith works patience. Faith is often tested. You see here, Paul made it clear to us...
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for you have need of endurance or patience, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. I want you to understand that. In verse 36, it says you have need. That is something that is crucial. It is something you must have. You have need, it says, of endurance. The ab...
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He said, now faith is the assurance of things hoped for. Literally, faith is the assurance of hoped for things. That is, what he was saying is basically, is that faith is the assurance of hope. He said, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understa...
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How would you like your child to go to a school because it is an easy school? Everybody passes there. Is that why people go to special exam centers to go and write exams? You know what they call special centers? When a child has SATA in a normal school with normal exam. fail mass, fail English, then...
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He leads me beside still waters. Anywhere He makes me lie down, that's green pastures. Say, whether I see it or not, I trust Him. He sees what I can't see. Say, I lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul. He guides me in the path of righteousness. for His name...
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There's no way these guys won't take everything over. Why? They are ready to endure hardship. And look at it. You get down to it. I'm not saying what they do is right, but they're the ones that have produced people who died deliberately for their religion. And what gave me confidence and hope, like ...
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You don't remove their neck. So Lord, please don't remove the neck. Just remove the tip of a finger. Because I know that's how he behaves. I pray we understand the God we are dealing with. So overcoming for Joseph was not now I enter the throne. Overcoming for Joseph is what? He saw his brothers and...
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What happens? Grace much more abounds. Sometimes people try to scare me. This generation, there's pornography, just a click of the button away. This generation, there's drug abuse everywhere. What will happen to our children? I say, my friend, stop trying to scare me. Where sin abounds, what happens...
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Now, I'm not going to say this. These men recognize that our problems are. And they are saying, no, boy, if you can just manage to overcome the challenges, the rewards are good. Yeah, Christians, this is more challenge. This country, this is the problem with this country. You cannot even say constan...
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So there was one, I think, a Greek doctor that was there. So that one called him, or an Israeli doctor called him and said, listen. He said, just come to the side. He said, boy, this is your attitude to get into trouble. He said, this man you're looking at, they can make or make you. So better cool ...
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It would have been like if it was effortless, they would have stepped into the promised land. The giants were in there. They should have known that to turn and face the Lord is worse than turning and facing the giants. Then they would have charged at the giants. And they would have realized that the...
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That's just all it is. We want life to be easy, but God says, I want it to be tough. Like Robert Schuller would say, tough times never last. But what lasts? Tough people. So God says, I want you to be tough. You need to be tough. For that reason, I exercise you in toughness. How do I do that? I don'...
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You do the will of God. You receive that promise, you are doing the will of God. That which he has promised will definitely come to pass. He said, I will make prosperity flow towards you like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream. It therefore makes it forbidden that you ...
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Today, I saw a link. They said more than 50% of American, no, more than 50 million, let me see if I can find, American families cannot afford to pay for food. I need to get that information out. When I read it today, I said, what? This is CNN Money. This is not somebody trying to do something. I nee...
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No, really. What is overcoming, therefore? As I'm explaining. Those of us who have overcome, as Christians, are people that despite everything that has happened, the faith in God has not been shaken. Our trust in Him is not moved. That's what it means to overcome. That's what it means to overcome. T...
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They were the ones who said, ah, we don't die. I don't die. I don't die. He said, no, no, no, no, no. Don't worry, don't worry, don't worry. How's my father? He's still alive. That was overcoming for Joseph. It's not, uh-huh. The first shall be the last. Tie them up. Look how we came. No. My enemies...
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It will give you light. Amen. It will give you direction. Amen. Healing is coming to you in every area. Amen. And that will make you more and more like the Lord Jesus. Amen. In your character, you become more like Jesus Christ. Amen. In your faith, you become more like Jesus Christ. Amen. And in the...
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Say, no matter what the enemies are, no matter who the enemies are, the table of the Lord is before me. And I will feast from the table of the Lord. Say, my head is anointed. I have ability. The Spirit of God is upon me because He has anointed me with His oil. Therefore, I can run through a troop. I...
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If you have had disappointments, especially that you overcame. And when I say overcame, I don't mean that you lost 10 million, you now got 20 million. That's not what I mean by overcame. I mean you lost 10 million, your head is still correct. That's what I mean by overcoming. You lost 10 million, an...
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That's how we pray. We magnify the Lord. We magnify the Lord. We magnify the Lord. That's how we pray. Prayer is magnifying God. When there's trouble, instead of shouting like everybody, go and say, in the midst of this trouble, who is God? When I traveled home, you know, you hear all kinds of stori...
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So his promises will come to pass. Thank you, we say, Lord, I am not discouraged. Begin to declare, Lord, I am not discouraged. I refuse to be discouraged. I am not discouraged. I refuse to be discouraged. I encourage myself in the Lord. I am encouraged in the Lord. I rejoice at your word, Lord, as ...
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Because of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, surely we have passed out of death and we have passed into life. We have passed out of darkness into the light of Christ. We have passed out from under the curse into the blessing. All things have passed away in our lives. We are now filled with the Spi...
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He said, let destruction overtake them. Say, therefore I dwell in the land of security. The fountain of my life is secluded in a land of green and new wine. And the heavens over me also drop down to you. Say, favor falls upon me. No matter where I am, favor falls upon me. I am in a land of grain and...
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then you know what will happen. They will now all come out and they will do what? They will fail. Why? Because the real test of life does not care which school you went to. I hope you are getting my point here. And that is how God is also. So like I was saying, look, a child of God cannot just wake ...
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He kept them in one place and was checking whether they would quarrel. No, go and read that story. He kept on checking, would they quarrel? Then when he saw that, he decided that, okay, he will keep one of them behind while the rest will go. And they were like, okay, no, let me stay, let me stay. Th...
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