Sunday, September 09, 2007

09-09-07 AM Poverty vs. Prosperity

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The Missing Piece to Successful Living: Poverty or Prosperity

Three words to describe Owner/ Slave relationship.

1.CHOICE
2.CONTROL
3.CONFIDENCE

The calendar & checkbook = Reflections of our PRIORITIES

The problem with a poverty theology: (4 Issues)

1)PRESUMPTION
2)EXAGGERATES
When you give up ......., you’ll love God as much as I do.
3)Extremely NAÏVE
4)MANIPULATIVE

The problem with a prosperity theology:

1.Prosperity is the sign of God’s BLESSING
2.Produces GUILT (Divides the body)
3.Creates wrong MOTIVES

Errors that occur in Prosperity Theology.
1)Take CREDIT for prosperity
2)Ingratitude
3)Guilt
4)Dependence on prosperity