Section 1
1. Does God intend us to prosper financially?
2. Who did God make the earth for?
3. Is anything in this world really free?
4. What causes a seed to multiply?
Section 2
1. How does the law of use work?
2. Is it possible to prosper without making investments?
3. How can you invest your time?
4. Why is work a limited investment?
5. Why is investment in training and study so powerful?
Section 3
1. Which kinds of investments yield a return?
2. What ways can you invest with wealth?
3. What is the best asset to invest it?
Section 4
1. Where is your financial provision going to come from ultimately?
2. What is the first source God will use to provide for you?
3. What is the final source that God uses?
4. How should God's blessing affect your work?
5. How will it affect your investments?
6. How can we claim our inheritance?
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Prosperity was God's original plan
1. He made a beautiful garden for man
2.
There were no restrictions except the Tree of
Knowledge of Good and Evil.
3.
The world and its treasures were made for man.
a.
God pronounced them good.
b.
They were not made for Satan and his followers.
c. God intends us to enjoy them.
Natural Financial Laws
1. Law of Sowing
and Reaping
2. You get nothing
for nothing.
3. What you put in
is what you get out.
4. A seed is
multiplied
a. Not from the
seed but from the soil.
b. What you get is
from both the seed and the soil.
5. Law of Use
a. What you use
grows and increases
b. You have to add
something to it
c. You put in
energy
 This develops a
potential energy for future use.
The Principle of Investment
1. Three questions
to ask
a. What do I have
to invest?
b. How can I
invest it?
c. What kind of
return can I expect?
2. What you can
invest
a. Time - a free
resource you get every day.
Investing time in
work - you get paid by
quantity.
Investing time
in study and training - you get paid by
quality.
b. Money
In physical
needs and desires
 The return is
immediate - pleasure.
The return is
temporary - once only.
You have to
keep investing - it does not give lasting satisfaction.
In Recreation
and Entertainment
It gives an
emotional release only.
It does not
last long.
In Practical
Objects and Implements
The return is
repeated every time you use it.
It lasts as
long as the object can be used.
It can make
your work more efficient.
In Savings
It increases
with interest
There is
actually a loss because of inflation and taxes.
Long term
investments can accumulate with time.
They are
subject to the world system.
It creates a
larger potential power
 You create a
cash reserve.
You can buy
larger things.
You can
increase your investment capacity.
In
Competitions, Lotteries and Gambling
This puts it at
risk - it is under Satan's control.
It is like
throwing your seed on the ground.
In Assets that
increase in value
Stock Market
Shares could
increase in value.
But you make
yourself partner to unbelievers.
Fixed property
It can produce
income from rental and use.
It increases in
value over time.
But it also
depends on the world system.
In Assets that
reproduce
Livestock were
important in Bible times.
They required
minimal maintenance.
They reproduced
continually and grew.
Wives and
children were assets
They reproduced
and grew.
They would
support the parents.
c. Investing in
people
The world says
destroy the opposition
The Bible says
pour into others.
When you give
to others you are investing wisely.
They will be
there for you when you need them.
Giving to the
poor is lending to God.
The early
church gave to each other in love.
Ministry is
investment.
c. Heavenly
currency
Covered under
spiritual transmutation.
The return is
hundredfold.
Reversing the Curse
1.
The curse of Adam is still in effect
2.
It can be overcome in Christ.
a.
Your work should be more efficient.
b.
You should get a greater return on the same
investment as others.
c. Your employer should be blessed by your presence.
God's Order of Prosperity and Provision
Your provision will come from this world.
1.
It is already here and does not need to be
created.
2.
It will come via people.
a.
From believers first
Family and relatives.
Friends and acquaintances.
From distant contacts and associations.
b. From unbelievers and the world.
The same kind of people as before, but
unbelievers.
The wealth of the Egyptians.
Miraculous provision
Only when absolutely necessary.
A last resort.
Being a Carrier of Blessing
1.
You carry a blessing with you.
2.
You do not need to grovel to the world
3.
Your employer is not your source.
4. Your investment returns should prosper.
Taking the Land
1.
You must overcome Pharaoh.
2. You must take the land by putting your foot on
it.
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