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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Today we embark on

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<v Speaker 1>a journey through a powerful series called God's Amazing Promises.

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<v Speaker 1>In the upcoming lessons, you'll discover some of the most

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<v Speaker 1>profound promises that God has made to you. These promises

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<v Speaker 1>are not mere words. They are the keys to a

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<v Speaker 1>renewed life, inner peace, and a hopeful future. But before

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<v Speaker 1>Rick Warren with part one of a message called God's

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<v Speaker 1>Promises about giving.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want to begin by telling you that the

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<v Speaker 2>words promise and promises are actually used over a thousand

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<v Speaker 2>times in different English translations of the scripture. One scholar

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<v Speaker 2>did a study and he counted over eight thousand different

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<v Speaker 2>promises of God in the Bible. The Bible tells us

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<v Speaker 2>that God is a promise making and a promise keeping God.

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<v Speaker 2>He makes promises in the Bible to literally everybody. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>God's promises are like a divine insurance policy. And in

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<v Speaker 2>an insurance policy, when you know what's covered, then you

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<v Speaker 2>don't sweat it when that circumstance happens in your life

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<v Speaker 2>or that illness of that accident. When you know what's

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<v Speaker 2>covered in the policy, you relax. On the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't know what's covered in the insurance policy,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're ignorant of it, you worry. And one of

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<v Speaker 2>the problems that we have today is people don't know

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<v Speaker 2>the promise of God, so they spend a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>time worrying. Today, we're going to begin a new series

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm calling God's Amazing Promises, and each week We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to look at a different set of God's promises

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<v Speaker 2>to you. We'll look at promises of God's help, promises

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<v Speaker 2>of wisdom, of power, promises of forgiveness and guidance, promises

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<v Speaker 2>of salvation and blessing and heaven, promises of guidance, and salvation,

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<v Speaker 2>of success, of victory, and many many other benefits. You

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<v Speaker 2>can't afford to miss this series on God's Amazing Promises. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to begin the series by explaining three fundamental

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<v Speaker 2>facts about the promises of God. The first one is this,

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<v Speaker 2>God wants me to build my life on his promises.

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<v Speaker 2>God doesn't want you to live a life built on

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<v Speaker 2>petty rules. He wants you to live a life built

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<v Speaker 2>on great promises. And we're going to look at many

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<v Speaker 2>of these eight thousand promises in God's Word to you,

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<v Speaker 2>God's Insurance Policy to you. Number two. God makes two

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of promises in scripture, and we're going to look

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<v Speaker 2>at both. First, he makes unconditional promises, and then he

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<v Speaker 2>makes conditional promises. The unconditional promises there are no strings attached,

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<v Speaker 2>and no matter what you do, when God promises something unconditionally,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to happen. For instance, God has made an

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<v Speaker 2>unconditional promise about the second coming of Jesus Christ. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be dependent on anything that you or

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<v Speaker 2>I do. That's an unconditional promise, and we'll look at

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<v Speaker 2>many of those. But God also makes conditional promises, and

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<v Speaker 2>these promises are based on your faith and your obedience,

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<v Speaker 2>and God says, if you do this, then I will

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<v Speaker 2>do this. It's not automatic. These promises aren't automatically yours.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to meet a requirement or a circumstance or

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<v Speaker 2>a condition. And if you don't meet that requirement and

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<v Speaker 2>you forfeit the promise. In other words, there's a premise

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<v Speaker 2>to every promise that's conditional, and we'll look at what

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<v Speaker 2>some of those conditions are now. The third thing I

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<v Speaker 2>want to say about God's promises is that God makes

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<v Speaker 2>promises for us for two different reasons. The first reason

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<v Speaker 2>God gives us all these eight thousand promises in the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible is to teach us to trust Him in difficult times.

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<v Speaker 2>To teach us to trust Him in difficult times. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says in Psalm one nineteen, verse fifty, when I'm hurting,

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<v Speaker 2>I find comfort in your promises that lead to life.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if you weren't in ever bad circumstances, you

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't need the promises of God. If everything went great

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<v Speaker 2>in your life, you wouldn't need the promises of God.

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<v Speaker 2>Psalm one nineteen one fourteen says this you God, You're

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<v Speaker 2>my refuge and shield, and your promises are my only

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<v Speaker 2>source of hope. So, as I said, if things always

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<v Speaker 2>went great in your life, and everything always looked great,

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<v Speaker 2>you wouldn't need any promises. It's when the situation looks

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<v Speaker 2>hopeless that's when you need a promise of God. It's

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<v Speaker 2>when situations seem like they're all falling apart, that's when

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<v Speaker 2>you need a promise of God. So God first gives

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<v Speaker 2>us promises to help us get us through the tough

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<v Speaker 2>times in life, the difficult times, the times when we're hurting,

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<v Speaker 2>or it just looks like maybe he's not even around,

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<v Speaker 2>we hold on to his promises. The second reason God

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<v Speaker 2>gives us promises is to make us more like him.

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<v Speaker 2>We've talked about this many times that God's number one

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<v Speaker 2>goal in your life is to make you like Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the ways that he does that is through

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<v Speaker 2>the promises. In this book. The Bible says that God,

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<v Speaker 2>and first excuse me, second Peter, Chapter one, verse four,

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<v Speaker 2>God has made great and marvelous promises so that his

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<v Speaker 2>nature would become part of us. Look at that verse again.

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<v Speaker 2>God has made great and marvelous promises. Okay, all of

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<v Speaker 2>these promises are in the Bible, so that here's the

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<v Speaker 2>reason his nature would become part of us. The more

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<v Speaker 2>you trust in God's promises, the more it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>change your life. That's where we're going to do the

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<v Speaker 2>series on God's amazing promises. You grow more like Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>through God's promises. In fact, I'll just be real, Frank,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't become like Jesus without trusting God's promises. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible tells us that God works in our lives through promises. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me give you a quiz. Can you guess what

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<v Speaker 2>subject in the Bible God makes more promises about than

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<v Speaker 2>anything else? Can you guess what subject in the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>God makes more promises about than anything else. It's not faith,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not prayer, it's not love, it's not patience. It

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<v Speaker 2>may surprise you that God makes more promises in the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible about generosity or giving than anything else.

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<v Speaker 2>God makes more promises in the Bible about generosity or

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<v Speaker 2>giving than anything else. Why is that? Why does God

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<v Speaker 2>make more promises about being generous and being giving? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a couple of reasons. First, because God is generous

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<v Speaker 2>and he wants us to become like him. God wants

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<v Speaker 2>his children to take on his qualities. Everything we have

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<v Speaker 2>in life is because of the generosity and grace and

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<v Speaker 2>giving of God. In John Chapter one, verse sixteen, I

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<v Speaker 2>love this In the message prayer phrase look up on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen, it says we live off his generous bounty.

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<v Speaker 2>Gift after gift after gift. Everything you and I have

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<v Speaker 2>in life is because of God's generosity. So God just

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<v Speaker 2>wants us to become like him. He wants his children

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<v Speaker 2>to be like father, like son, like father like daughter.

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<v Speaker 2>Second reason God wants us to learn generosity is because

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<v Speaker 2>giving is hard. And the reason giving is hard is

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<v Speaker 2>because it challenges our selfishness. I don't want to give

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<v Speaker 2>anything to anybody else or to God. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>spend it all on me, So it's hard. So God

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<v Speaker 2>gives rewards for us learning to be like him. God

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<v Speaker 2>is a generous God. Everything you have in life is

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<v Speaker 2>because of the generosity of God, and he wants us

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<v Speaker 2>to become like him. So to kick off this series

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<v Speaker 2>on God's amazing promises, We're going to start with the

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<v Speaker 2>most frequent promises in the Bible, the promises about generosity.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, there are so many of them we couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>possibly cover the hundreds and hundreds of promises about this.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've just picked out nine categories. That's all we

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<v Speaker 2>have time for. We're gonna have to go through this

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<v Speaker 2>fairly quickly anyway, But let me give you nine rewards

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<v Speaker 2>that God promises to me and promises to you if

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<v Speaker 2>we learn to be generous with our money. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>let's look at nine different rewards that God promises to

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<v Speaker 2>us if we learn to be generous with our money.

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<v Speaker 2>As I said, I could give you hundreds of promises

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<v Speaker 2>about generosity, but we only have time for these nine.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to go through the pretty quickly, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>So write these down fast. Number one, God promises good

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<v Speaker 2>things will happen to me when I'm generous. When I

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<v Speaker 2>learned to give like God gives. God promises that good

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<v Speaker 2>things will happen to me. Psalm one twelve, verse five

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<v Speaker 2>says good will come to him who is generous. Good

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<v Speaker 2>good things come to him who is generous. Proverbs twenty two,

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<v Speaker 2>verse nine, Generous people will be blessed. That's a promise

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<v Speaker 2>of God. So if you want God's blessing in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>and you want God's goodness in your life, and you

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<v Speaker 2>want good things to happen to you, the Bible says

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<v Speaker 2>giving generosity unlocks the key. God promises that good things

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<v Speaker 2>will happen to me when I'm generous. Number two, God

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<v Speaker 2>promises my children will be blessed if I learned how

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<v Speaker 2>to give like God gives. That's covered in Psalm thirty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>verse twenty six. It says they're in the NIV translation,

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<v Speaker 2>the Godly are always generous. That's a mark of Godliness.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not generous, you're not Godly Because God is generous.

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<v Speaker 2>The Godly are always generous, and notice their children will

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<v Speaker 2>be blessed. I want you to notice that when you

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<v Speaker 2>learn to be generous, when you learn to be to

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<v Speaker 2>give the way, God gives that blessing. Not only blesses you.

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<v Speaker 2>Now good comes into your life, but God that says

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<v Speaker 2>it gets passed on to the next generation. Now, do

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<v Speaker 2>you want your kids to be blessed by God? Do

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<v Speaker 2>you want the next generation in your family to be blessed?

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<v Speaker 2>Then you need to learn how to be generous. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>We learn generosity early on. God says, I will bless

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<v Speaker 2>your kids if you are generous. Third promise of God.

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<v Speaker 2>God promises he will bless my work and my business

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<v Speaker 2>if I learned to be generous, not just my family,

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<v Speaker 2>but also my business. Let me show you a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of verses about this. Proverbs three, verse nine says, this

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<v Speaker 2>honor the Lord by giving him the first part of

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<v Speaker 2>first part of all our income. That's called tithing. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>the premise. Here's the promise. Then your barns will be

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<v Speaker 2>saying here is if you learn to be generous. God says,

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<v Speaker 2>that goes right along with that, as Proverbs eleven twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five that says a generous man will prosper, will prosper.

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<v Speaker 2>A generous man will prosper. And he who refreshes others

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<v Speaker 2>will himself be refreshed. Question, those of you who have

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<v Speaker 2>be more profitable? Of course you do. Well. If you

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<v Speaker 2>want God's help in your business, not just your family,

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<v Speaker 2>but in your business, you have to fulfill the premise

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<v Speaker 2>of his promise. And God says, the person who is

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<v Speaker 2>generous will profit, will be blessed in what he does.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me show you another verse here on the screen, Deuteronomy,

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<v Speaker 2>chapter fifteen, verse ten. I love this in the message,

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<v Speaker 2>it says this, give freely and give spontaneously. Okay, that's

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<v Speaker 2>the premise. Don't have a stingy heart. The way you

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<v Speaker 2>handle matters like this triggers God's blessing. Look at that

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<v Speaker 2>generous with your money, you're not a stingy art. It

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<v Speaker 2>triggers God's blessing in everything you do, in all your work,

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<v Speaker 2>that's your job, that's your business, and ventures. Some of

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<v Speaker 2>Do you want God's blessing to be triggered in your work,

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<v Speaker 3>Well?

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says generosity triggers God's blessing on your work.

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<v Speaker 2>These are amazing promises. God says good will come to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Your kids will be blessed, and your work, your career,

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<v Speaker 2>your job will be blessed. Generosity triggers God's blessing on

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<v Speaker 2>your job. Let me give you a fourth promise. God's

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<v Speaker 2>promises that if I learned to give like he does,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be happier. Now, everybody knows this except people with

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<v Speaker 2>the stingy heart. You already know this already, Sesus said

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<v Speaker 2>in Acts, chapter twenty, verse thirty five. Paul R. Lucas

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<v Speaker 2>talking here, and he says, remember the words of our

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<v Speaker 2>Lord Jesus himself, who said there is more happiness in

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<v Speaker 2>giving than in receiving. You know, when I was a

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<v Speaker 2>little kid, I honestly didn't believe that verse because I'd

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<v Speaker 2>than when I was older. I didn't want to give him.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to get them. But that's a mark of maturity,

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<v Speaker 2>and maturity comes when you realize that they're actually more

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<v Speaker 2>happiness in giving than in receiving. So here's the fourth promise.

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<v Speaker 2>If you learn to give generously, God says, you'll be happier.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll be happier you get your your business blessed, you

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<v Speaker 2>Good will come to your life. Number five, God promises

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<v Speaker 2>that if I learned to give like he does generously,

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<v Speaker 2>my influence will increase. My influence will increase. Here's another promise,

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<v Speaker 2>Proverbs eleven twenty four. The message says this, the world

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<v Speaker 2>of the generous gets larger and larger, the world of

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<v Speaker 2>the stingy gets smaller and smaller. If you want your

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<v Speaker 2>world to get larger, learn to be generous. If you

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<v Speaker 2>want your world to get smaller and more compact and harder,

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<v Speaker 2>heart and build walls around you and just be a

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<v Speaker 2>stingy person. But if you learn to be generous, the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says, the more generous you are, the larger and

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<v Speaker 2>larger your world will get. I could give a personal

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<v Speaker 2>testimony about this one, how that God teaching me generosity

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<v Speaker 2>in my life actually expanded my influence into areas I

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<v Speaker 2>never ever thought would be possible, into fields and into

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<v Speaker 2>countries and around the world, simply because I was faithful

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<v Speaker 2>in little things. Then God gave me more, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was faithful in that God gave me more, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was generous with that and more and more. And I

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<v Speaker 2>could tell your personal you a personal testimony that this

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<v Speaker 2>promise is true. Your world expands the more generous you become.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. Number six, God promises that if I learned

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<v Speaker 2>to give like he gives, and if I learn to

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<v Speaker 2>be generous, I will end up with more. This is

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<v Speaker 2>part of the economy of God. Now, we don't give

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<v Speaker 2>to get. I don't give to get a blessing. I

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<v Speaker 2>actually give to be a blessing. But the truth is

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<v Speaker 2>you can't outgive God. And God plays this little game

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<v Speaker 2>and says, let's see who who can outgive the other person.

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<v Speaker 2>You give to me, and I'll give to you, and

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<v Speaker 2>you give to other people and I'll give you, and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see who wins. God says, I promise you, and

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<v Speaker 2>he says this over and over and over in scripture,

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<v Speaker 2>that I will end up with more if I learned

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<v Speaker 2>to be generous. Let me show you some verses Luke six,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus says, give and it will be given back to you.

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<v Speaker 2>And notice in full measure. You don't get a little back,

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<v Speaker 2>you get it all back and more given. It will

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<v Speaker 2>be given back to you in full measure. God's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>make sure he out gives you given. It will be

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<v Speaker 2>given to you in full measure, and what you receive

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<v Speaker 2>else into that sack. And he's saying, God wants to

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