“THE JOURNEY INTO A PROSPEROUS LIFE” Part 1 Pastor Jim Cobrae 4/2/14 Psalm 35:27 (NKJV) 27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. Things to know about prosperity… 1) The source… Joseph in: Genesis 39:2-3 (NKJV) 2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand. We forget… Deuteronomy 6:10-12 (NKJV) 10 So it shall be, when the LORD your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, 11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant--when you have eaten and are full-- 12 then beware, lest you forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Things to know about prosperity… #2) The Relationship… Deuteronomy 29:9 (NKJV) 9 Therefore keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do. 2 Chronicles 26:5 (NKJV) 5 He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper. Things to know about prosperity… #3) The responsibility… 1 Chronicles 22:13 (NKJV) 13 Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed. Things to know about prosperity… #4) The connection… In John 15 Jesus says I am the true vine.....you are the branches....abide in Me and I will abide in you... Psalm 1:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
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