Sermon Tone Analysis

We're going to continue our teaching on "*The Prosperity of the Lord*."

*I) *We've been *ministering* for the last few weeks *on* *what has been holding up* the *body of Christ* *from receiving* the *prosperity* of the Lord.

*A) **The answer to that* was *we must qualify*.

*Before* *we're going to tap into the blessings of the Lord* *we must qualify*.

*1) *But *now* *that we qualify* *we are going to* *MULTIPLY*.

*a) *But *first* of all our *heavenly Father* *has to know* that *money won't destroy us*.

*Money*, *in the wrong hands*, *can lead us away from God* *and* lead us *into destruction*.

*b) *So *before God can bless you*, *you have to qualify*.

*2) *Let *me say this* before we get into the Word*, "Yield what you have to God and he will multiply."*

*B) *In *(Deuteronomy 8:13)* it says, *"And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied."*

*1) **Three times* in this verse it *refers to* our *goods* *being multiplied*.

*If we* would *surrender* our *goods* *to God*, *then God* *can* begin to *multiply our finances*.

*2) *Turn to *Genesis chapter 8*.

*a) **God's ways of doing things* *are by faith*.

In (*Hebrews 11:6*) it says, *"Without faith it is impossible to please Him."*

*(i) *So *God's ways of doing things* *are* *first of all* *by faith*.

*3) *But in (*Genesis 8:22*) we see *another way* *the kingdom of God operates*.

Let's read it *Genesis 8:22*.

*a) **As long as the earth* *is* still *here* *SEEDTIME AND HARVEST shall not cease*.

*(i) **There's no harvest without seedtime*.

*That's God's way of doing things* *first* of all *by faith* and *then* *seedtime and harvest*.

*4) *Now turn with me to *Job 36*.

*a) *Now *this verse* is also *a qualifying verse*.

*You have to qualify* *before* you can *enter into the blessings of the Lord*.

*(i) *Well *this verse tells us about qualifying*, *but also* *tells us about the blessings* that belong to us.

*b) **Job 36:11*.

*(i) **Notice* it says *"DAYS,"* *not just one day* but *all your days*.

*(ii) *The *NIV* translation says, *"They will spend the rest of their days in prosperity."*

*c) *But *the verse right after* that *tells us* *what will happen if we don't obey* the Lord.

*Job 36:12*.

*(i) **Obeying not the Word* of God *can bring someone into bondage*, *destruction*, *poverty*, and can *even destroy you*.

*5) **Isaiah 48:17*.

*a) **We have to be taught to profit*.

*You don't just slide into it*.

*You don't just receive it* *because you're a godly man or woman*.

*b) **You have to be taught the Word* of God *then* *you have to stand on that Word*, *expecting God to do what he says* in the Word.

*c) **Psalms 35:27*.

(*Favor*; *obey me*, *serve me*, and that *put my kingdom 1st,* *those* *that do what I tell them to do*.)

*(i) *(*Isaiah 1:19*) says, *"If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land."*

*(ii) **Notice* the *middle of* (*Psalms 35:27*), *"Let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified."*

*(iii) **These are the servants of God* *and* *not only* were they *obedient to his voice* *and* *do what he says to do*, *but* *they* *also* *spent time in God's presence* by *worshipping* Him and *praising* Him.

*d) **Notice* the *last portion* *of* *this verse*, *"Which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servants."*

*(i) *There are *2 things there*.

*1st*, If *God has PLEASURE IN THE PROSPERITY of his servants*, *he has DISPLEASURE IN POVERTY*.

*(ii) *And *2nd*, *If he has* *pleasure* in the *prosperity* of his *servants* *how much more* *pleasure* *will he have* *in* the *prosperity* of *his* *SONS and DAUGHTERS*.

*II) *A want to *look at* now at *the freedom in obeying God*.

Turn with me to *Haggai 1:5-7*.

*A) **We have to consider our ways*.

*We have to obey* *and serve Him*.

*If you're not a tither* *you've got a bag with holes in it* *because you're UNDER THE CURSE*.

*1) **There is confidence in obeying God*.

*B) **2nd Kings 4:1-2**.*

*1) **He's asking her* *what kind of seed do you have* *that you can sow?*

*2) **2nd Kings 4:3-4*.

*a) **So she followed the orders*, *she followed the Word* of God *and* *obeyed it*.

*b) *That's the *KEY TO SUCCESS right there*.

*She obeyed the Word* of God.

*3) **2nd Kings 4:5*.

*a) **She kept pouring and pouring and pouring*.

*I'll tell you this* *when you get the hand of God on something* *it will be multiplied*.

*(i) **She followed orders*.

*4) **2nd Kings 4:5-6a*.

(It came to pass.)

*a) **Notice that*, "*It came to pass*."

*(i) **And it will come to pass for you* *that your debtors will no longer be hounded you* and *knocking at your door* *because ye shall be living by cash*, *if you obey the voice of the Lord*.

*5) *Look again at *2nd Kings 4:6-7*.

*a) **It came to pass* that *she was debt free*.

*b) **Not only* *did he do it for this widow*, *but he'll do it for you*.

*If you're obedient to the voice of the Lord* *and* *serve Him* *he will cancel your debt*.

*(i) **Whatever God says*, *do it*.

If it's to give a dollar here or one thousand dollars do it.

*(ii) *It *doesn't take a great deal of money* *to get out of debt*.

*This widow woman came and gave all* that she had and it was *just a little oil*.

*God used that oil* *to turn her whole situation around*.

*(iii) **Why did it happen?*

*God* *through his prophet* *got his hand on that oil* *through that woman's obedience* *and* *she did what God told her to do*.

*(iv) **You don't have to struggle and figur it* all *out*.

*All you have to do* *is listen to the voice of God* *and obey* it *and you'll be debt free*, *living in Jubilee*.

*c) *Look at *2nd Kings 4:7*.

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*(i) *There *must have been surplus*.

*God doesn't just give you enough *to get along *he gives* you *more than enough*.

*C) **Your giving is God's ticket to prosper you*.

*Learn to put 1st things first*.

*Go and do*.

*1) **John 2:5*.

*This is the verse that brought the widow woman out* *and* *this is the verse that'll bring you out*.

*a) **Your head will rob you if you let it*.

*You can't be led by your head*.

*You have to be led by your heart* *and* *by the Holy Ghost.*

(*Widow woman* *and* *turning the water into wine*).

*2) *Let's read this passage *John 2:5-7a*.

*a) **When Jesus asked them to fill up the water pots*, *they did it exactly* to what he said.

*John 2:7*.

*b) **If you want the blessings of God* *it's so very simple*, *just do exactly what he says in his Word*, *and he'll bless you* *with more than enough* *and* *you'll have a very best*.

W. O. L. C. C. Sunday, November 15, 1998 testing 12345 poor fellow test 123 testing 123 Hi honey, for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might have life.

For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might have life.