INTRODUCTION

A. Proverbs 10:22-The Blessing of the Lord, It Makes Rich, and He Adds No Sorrow With It

1. AMP: "The Blessing of the Lord-it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it [neither does toiling increase it]."

2. NIV: "The Blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it."

3. Brenton: "The Blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches him, and grief of heart shall not be added to it."

4. GNB: "It is the Lord's Blessing that makes you wealthy...."

5. Psalm 112: The Bible definition of rich

B. Rich Is Not a Dirty Word-It Is a Bible Word

1. Rich (HEB) AWSHAR = accumulate and grow; wax great

2. "If you will learn to follow the inward witness, I will make you rich. I will guide you in all the affairs of life, financial as well as spiritual. I am not opposed to my children being rich; I am opposed to them being covetous. To be rich is to have a full supply and abundant provision." -word from the Lord to Kenneth E. Hagin

3. "You don't live in the spirit just to keep your bills paid and your body well just so you can lay around and watch TV in comfort. God is not prospering us to get us out of debt so we can get into bigger debt. He is not prospering us so we can buy and buy and buy. He is prospering us so we can give and give and give." -Kenneth Copeland

4. "My priorities for prosperity are God first, others second, and me last. We prosper for covenant reasons-not for covetous reasons." -Dr. Leroy Thompson

5. "I am convinced in my mind by my heart that the reason I want money is to do the work of the gospel! Thank You, Lord, for the peace of that revelation. Satan, you will never be able to make me believe, ever again, that the reason I want money is for selfish gain. My God is my provider." -Jeremy Pearsons, 5/6/98 (age 20)

6. My motivation for accumulation is distribution.

C. 1 Timothy 6:17-18-Charge Them That Are Rich

1. Don't be high-minded

2. Don't trust in riches, but in the living God

3. Do good

4. Be rich in good works

5. Be ready to distribute, willing to give

D. Even the World Knows Better

1. "I have never believed that prosperity is bad or something to be shunned."

-Donald Trump

a. The Road to Wealth

b. 9 Steps to Financial Freedom

c. The Guide to Becoming Rich

d. The Science of Getting Rich

e. Millionaire Maker

f. Start Late, Finish Rich

g. Retire Young, Retire Rich

h. Zero Debt

i. Rich and Happy

j. Why We Want You to Be Rich

k. Dare to Be Rich

l. Think and Grow Rich

m. Smart Women Finish Rich

n. Rich Women

3. How much more should we be walking in The Blessing of God's covenant wealth?

4. 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NLT): "You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he

could make you rich."

5. He wants us to get way beyond a "paycheck-to-paycheck, barely surviving" lifestyle

E. Ezekiel 16:7-Our God is THE "Millionaire Maker"

1. "I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and

waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments...."

2. Excellent ornaments (HEB) = fine outfits

3. I have caused you to multiply (HEB) = I have made you a million

4. Proverbs 8:17-21 (AMP): Riches and honor are with the Lord, enduring wealth,

(KJV-durable riches) and righteousness. The Lord causes those who love Him to

inherit true riches and He fills my treasuries.

5. Deuteronomy 8:18 (NLT): "Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives

you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed with your

ancestors with an oath."

F. Genesis 14:22-23: "And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich."