DATE: 12TH OF MAY, 2013 PREACHER: PASTOR MICHAEL BABATUNDE TOPIC: PROSPERITY TEXT: 3 JOHN1:2 It is a disater if your life

is not prospering. Prosperity is about you organising your life and everything working out well. For you to gain the prosperity that God has ordained for you, you must first prosper spiritually. Everything that we see belongs to God, if you do not know what you carry then you will not get it. 3John1:2, Deuteronomy6:23. Your possession is when you prosper, it is not until you have been brought in that you will possess your possession. Do not envy the prosperity of the wicked. You must pursue the prosperity that has a good end, only the righteous get that. Genesis12:2. The prosperity that God is directing towards you is not one to be abused. God is looking for someone who will pursue righteousness, if you are not pursuing righteousness and expect the grace to be there then you are a fraud. If you give your life to Christ and continue in sin, then you will end up in hell. Proverbs10:22. When you gain prosperity out of wickedness then your seed is bad. Psalm37:35-37. There is the type of prosperity that ends in turmoil and there is the one that ends in peace. Spiritual prosperity starts form harmony in the home, 1Peter3:7. Do not treacherously with anybody. 1. The chief among how to get prosperity is the knowledge of God Romans10:7. If there is no knowledge it will end in nothing. Ephesians1:1719, prosperity is when God is beginning to show forth his work through you. Wisdom is the principle thing. In all your getting get understanding. You need wisdom in everything that you do. The principle of divine prosperity is not by power or by might. You are the image of God and so carry his life and power inside of you. Luke5:5. You need to follow God to result in success. Ignorance can only lead to frustration, the more knowledge you seek the more you acquire. 2. Dedication: There must be somethign that propels you to want to prosper. You must have a vision of what you want your life to be, It is that vision that you see that will make your life prosperous. Daniel did not become prosperous all of a sudden there was something pushing and propelling him. Nehemiah1:3-6. Philippians3:13. You must forget everything that is behind and press on. Luke9:62. Look at what is meant to be achieved and not what you've done. Those who are focused on God, goals and the vision given by God for their life wil prosper. As you sow dedication you will reap prosperity.

3. Divine Positioning: Where you are placed must be God's plan for your life. Wherever God has commanded you to be is where you will prosper. 1King7:9, Isaiah33:24, 1Kings17:4. You must look for your land of milk and honey, a chuch where your spirit will prosper. If you move away from the land destined for you, you will suffer. 4. Time and Chance: Ecclesiastes9:11, there is a time to sow and a time to reap. There is time for everything, chance is opportunity to do well and succeed. it is not by power nor by might but by the grace of God. Ecclesiastes3:1. Whatever that you plant to prosper will die first, you have to wait and believe that it will succeed. The time to plant is when you are young, you must gain knowledge. Read voraciously. Planting may not look glamorous but it will in the end succeed.