God

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Gods Plan for Wealth

• But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it
  is He who is giving you power to make wealth,
  that he may confirm His covenant which he swore
  to your fathers , as it is this day Duet. 818

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Wealth and Prosperity comes through Gods
blessing..

• Much wealth is in the house of the righteous but
  trouble is in the income of the wicked Proverbs
  156
• Riches and honor are with me enduring wealth
  and righteousness Proverbs 818
• I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst
  of the paths of justice, to endow those who love
  me with wealth, that I may fill their treasuries
  Proverbs 820-21

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How does God see us? Let a man regard us in
this manner, as servants of Christ, and stewards
of the mysteries of God 1 Cor. 41-2

• Stewards of inheritances A good man leaves an
  inheritance to his childrens children and the
  wealth of the wicked is stored up for the
  righteous Prov. 1322
• Stewards of treasure for Gods Kingdom Do not
  lay up for yourselves treasures on earth.
  Matt. 619 resources we accumulate on earth are
  for Gods Kingdom purposes

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No servant can serve two masters for either he
will hate the one, and love the other, or else he
will hold to one, and despise the other. You
cannot serve God and mammon. Luke 1613
Mammon is not money but the driving force that
demands service or the highest place for money
in our life.
Your attitude toward money actually reveals your
attitude toward God Himself Derek Prince
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10 signs of the mammon spirit influence

• Worry and Anxiety over money Rich fear losing it
  and poor fear not having enough
• 2) Money mismanagement.. I dont know where it
  wentfaithful management of very little things
  brings freedom from mammon influence.
• Consistent Lack.. I dont ever have enough .
• But seek first His kingdom and His
  righteousness and all these things shall be added
  to you Matt. 633

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Signs of mammons influence

• 4) I Cant afford it mentality no matter how
  much you have you respond to purchases by saying
  I cant afford it we are saying God is not my
  source.
• 5) Impulse Buying .
• Shopping malls are the temple of mammon and
  ATMs are where we give offerings. Shopping
  malls exist by impulse buying and credit card
  purchases.

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Signs of mammons influence

• 6) Stinginess fear of giving or tithing.
  ..Ananias with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece
  of property, and kept back some of the price for
  himself
• 7) Greed an inordinate desire to acquire or
  possess Beware and be on your guard against
  every form of greed..Luke 1215
• A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but
  he who hates bribes will live Proverbs 1527

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Signs of mammons influence

• 8) Discontentment Through Christ we can be
  content in all circumstances ..For I have
  learned to be content in whatever circumstances I
  am in. I know how to get along with humble means
  and I also know how to live in prosperity.. Phil
  411-12
• 9) Bondage to Debt...mammon keeps people enslaved
  with interest payments and talks us into reasons
  to have more debt.
• 10) Exaggerated emphasis on money and its power
  If God is your source, money is to be your slave
  to accomplish Kingdom work

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And he sat down opposite the treasury and began
observing how the multitude were putting money
into the treasury and many rich people were
putting in large sums. And a poor widow came
and put in two small copper coins, which amount
to a cent. And calling His disciples to Him, He
said to them Truly I say to you, this poor widow
put in more than all the contributors to the
treasury for they all put in out of their
surplus, but she out of her poverty, put in all
she owned, all she had to live on Mark
1241-44
The Widows Mite
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The Widows Mite
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How Then Shall We Live?

• Instruct those who are rich in this present
  worldto fix their hope on God, who richly
  supplies us with all things to enjoy...to do
  good, to be rich in good works, to be generous
  and ready to share 1 Tim. 617-18

But just as you excel in everything-in faith, in
speech, in knowledgesee that you also excel in
the grace of giving 2 Cor. 87
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Gods plan for Wealth

• Acknowledge Him with our best and first You
  shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil
  into the house of the Lord your God Exodus 2319
  
• Honor the Lord from your wealth, and from the
  first of all your produce Proverbs 39
• Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast
  to Me...and none shall appear before me
  empty-handed Exodus 2314-15
• Offerings are part of Worship
• Give to the Lord the Glory due His name bring
  an offering and come into His courts Psalm 968

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Gods Plan for Wealth

• Provision for the Kingdom Now
• - Aceh training center Tsunami survivors
  3,000 for school. 40 new believers in last 6
  months
• - Hogar De Ninos for orphans and widows 3,000
  for teen missions trip led by Steve Golnick and
  Paul Greenman on 5/10/06
• - New pastors in India and Bible school 5,000
  will fund up to 10 new pastors to preach Gospel
  through CPs contacts
• - Christian Education with Biblical worldview
  15,000 to balance budget by year end 6/30/06
• - Translation of Christian books and material.
  Doing business Gods way in Chinese and Spanish
  10,000
• - Support of the persecuted church go to
  Persecution.com . 100 pastors were arrested in
  China last week as we entertained their head of
  state
• Provision for the Kingdom in the future
• - Pledge of 40k for one year for associate
  pastor
• - 100k for teacher endowment fund to raise
  average salary from 26k to 30k
• - 100k for scholarship fund for
  underprivileged kids