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I S M Y SOURCE GLORIA COPELAND PASTOR GEORGE PEARSONS CONTENTS DAY 1 Our Source of Supply..................... 5 DAY 2 The Lord Is Our Provider................... 9 DAY 3 The Goodness of God.................... 13 DAY 4 THE BLESSING Makes Us Rich............. 17 DAY 5 Our Source of Everything................ 23 DAY 6 The Blessing of Abraham................. 27 DAY 7 Our Covenant of Provision............... 33 DAY 8 Our Inheritance in Christ................. 37 DAY 9 Seek God First............................ 41 DAY 10 Blessed to Bless.......................... 47 The Garden of Eden in You............................... 51
SOURCE 1 OUR SOURCE OF SUPPLY A. 1 CORINTHIANS 8:6 GOD IS OUR SOURCE 1. So many people are facing overwhelming financial challenges. 2. They look at their paycheck, then look at their needs and wonder, How are we going to pay for this? Where will the money come from? What are we going to do? 3. Don t look to the government for your supply. Don t look to other people for your supply. No, no, pastors, don t look to your congregation for your supply. Jesus is our Source. THE BLESSING of Abraham is our supply. The Word is our supply. Word from the Lord through Kenneth Copeland, Nov. 11, 2010 4. AMPC: Yet for us there is [only] one God, the Father, Who is the Source of all things. 5. The purpose of this study: to renew our minds and become fully persuaded that God is our Source for everything we need. B. PHILIPPIANS 4:19 GOD S RICHES IN GLORY 1. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 2. BBE: And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of His glory in Christ Jesus. 3. AMPC/GK: My God will liberally supply, fill to the full, cram, furnish, satisfy, finish and complete all of your needs, employment, requirements, lack and business according to His riches, His money and His possessions in Glory by Christ Jesus. 5
4. MSG: You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need. 5. JBP: My God will supply all that you need from his glorious resources in Christ Jesus. C. JAMES 1:17 OUR SUPPLY FROM HEAVEN 1. AMPC: Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light. 2. JBP: Every good endowment that we possess and every complete gift that we have received must come from above, from the Father of all lights, with whom there is never the slightest variation or shadow of inconsistency. 3. Deuteronomy 28:12: The Lord shall open unto thee His good treasure, the heaven... a. BBE His storehouse in Heaven... b. CEB His own well-stocked storehouse... c. MSG God will throw open the doors of his sky vaults... 4. Heaven always has a good economy. That is where we receive from. It doesn t matter what is happening in the earth. We are not receiving it from the earth. We are receiving it from heaven. Gloria Copeland 5. Psalm 121:2 (NIV): My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 6
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SOURCE 2 THE LORD IS OUR PROVIDER A. 1 CORINTHIANS 8:6 GOD IS OUR SOURCE 1. We are becoming fully persuaded that God is the Source of everything we need. 2. AMPC: Yet for us there is [only] one God, the Father, Who is the Source of all things. 3. Don t look to the government for your supply. Don t look to other people for your supply. No, no, pastors, don t look to your congregation for your supply. Jesus is our Source. THE BLESSING of Abraham is our supply. The Word is our supply. Word from the Lord through Kenneth Copeland, Nov. 11, 2010 4. Philippians 4:19 (BBE): And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus. 5. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all that gives light. B. GENESIS 22 THE LORD WILL PROVIDE 1. Verses 7-8: But where is the lamb for the burnt offering?... My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering. 2. Verse 13: Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. a. He lifted up his eyes. 9
b. By faith, he looked away from the natural into the realm of the supernatural. c. He looked to his Provider. 3. Verse 14: And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh. a. MSG: Abraham named that place God-Yireh (God-sees-to it). b. AMPC: So Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide. And it is said to this day, On the mount of the Lord it will be provided. 4. The act of Abraham s willingness to offer up his only son for God initiated a covenant obligation by God to offer up His only Son for us. 5. Thus, Jesus became the Source of everything we would ever need. C. TESTIMONY OF GOD S SUPERNATURAL PROVISION Since he was little, Anthony had been believing God to attend a particular college. As his high school years passed, he became discouraged about the expensive tuition. He started looking for less expensive schools. The Lord challenged him to kick his faith into gear and believe for his dream school. He applied by faith and received a full ride scholarship of over $60,000 per year. He will also receive $40,000 for flights, a computer, books and supplies. DON T LET THE DEVIL STEAL YOUR DREAM. Gloria Copeland 10
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SOURCE 3 THE GOODNESS OF GOD A. PSALM 31:19 GOD S GREAT GOODNESS 1. NIV-84: How great is your goodness which you ve stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men, on those who take refuge in you. 2. The more we realize how good God is, the easier it will be to see Him as our ultimate Provider and Source. a. He is Jehovah the Good. b. God s goodness is His nature. 3. Great (HEB) = Abounding, abundant, exceedingly 4. Goodness (HEB) = Prosperity, good things, goods, property, supply, provision a. Good in the widest sense of the word; good to the furthest extreme b. Everything God is, has and desires for us 5. The abundance which God will bestow upon the righteous is beyond the power of mortal man to describe. The Psalmist can but exclaim: How abundant! Tehillim B. EXODUS 33:18-19 ALL GOD S GOODNESS 1. NKJV: And he said, Please, show me Your glory. Then He said, I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 2. Think about the greatest thing God could do in your life and His goodness is greater still. 13
3. Ephesians 3:20 (AMPC): God will do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]. 4. Psalm 16:2 (NLT): Every good thing I have comes from you. 5. Psalm 34:8-10: O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. C. GOODNESS OF GOD SCRIPTURE 1. Psalm 23:6 (NKJV): Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. a. Follow (HEB) = Pursue, chase after b. He is pursuing and chasing after us with His goodness, which is His provision and supply. 2. Psalm 65:11 (NKJV): You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance. 3. Psalm 107:8-9 (NKJV): Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness. 14
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SOURCE 4 THE BLESSING MAKES US RICH A. PROVERBS 10:22 THE BLESSING OF THE LORD, IT MAKES RICH AND HE ADDS NO SORROW TO IT. 1. Rich (HEB) = Accumulate, grow rich, become wealthy 2. GNT: It is the Lord s blessing that makes you wealthy. 3. BRENTON: THE BLESSING of the Lord is on the head of the righteous; it enriches him, and grief of heart shall not be added to it. B. GENESIS 1:27-28 THE BLESSING CONFERRED ON MAN 1. AMPC: So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it [using all its vast resources in the service of God and man]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth. 2. With those words, God imparted to Adam and Eve and to all mankind The Blessing. a. He told them who they were: the lords of the earth created by God in His image as rulers and royalty. b. He told them what they were supposed to do: replenish (or fill up) the earth, subdue it and bring it into line with the perfect will of God. c. He also gave them the power to carry out that assignment. Kenneth Copeland, The Garden of Eden in You 3. To bless actually means to empower. So the first words Adam ever heard, the first 17
sound that ever struck his eardrums was the sound of God s voice empowering him with the divine, creative ability to reign over the earth and make it a perfect reflection of God s best and highest will. Kenneth Copeland, The Garden of Eden in You C. GOD IS THE SOURCE OF OUR WEALTH 1. Genesis 14:22-23 (NKJV): But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich. 2. Genesis 15:1 (AMPC): After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great. 3. Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV): And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 4. 1 Chronicles 29:12 (NKJV): Both riches and honor come from You. 5. 1 Timothy 6:17 (NKJV): Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. D. SUGGESTED RESOURCES Teaching Series by Gloria Copeland and Pastor George Pearsons 50 Days of Prosperity Vol. 1 CD/DVD 50 Days of Prosperity Vol. 1 Study Notes 50 Days of Prosperity Vol. 2 CD/DVD 50 Days of Prosperity Vol. 2 Study Notes The Blessing of Abraham CD/DVD The Blessing of Abraham Study Notes Heirs of God CD/DVD Heirs of God Study Notes Prospering in Tough Times CD/DVD Prospering in Tough Times Study Notes Supernatural Provision DVD and bonus CD Supernatural Provision Study Notes Books by Gloria Copeland Build Your Financial Foundation 18
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SOURCE 5 OUR SOURCE OF EVERYTHING A. 1 CHRONICLES 29 OFFERINGS FOR THE TEMPLE 1. It was in David s heart to build the temple. 2. Verses 3-4 David s offerings 3. Verses 5-8 The leader s offerings 4. Verse 9 The people s offerings 5. David realized the Source of the offerings. a. Verse 12 (NLT): Wealth and honor come from you alone. b. Verses 14-15 (NLT): Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us. B. GOD IS THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING 1. Genesis 9:3 (ESV): Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. 2. Psalm 34:10 (AMPC): The young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but they who seek (inquire of and require) the Lord [by right of their need and on the authority of His Word], none of them shall lack any beneficial thing. 3. Psalm 62:15 (MSG): Everything I hope for comes from him. 4. Matthew 6:33 (NLT): Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 5. Romans 11:36 (AMPC): All things originate with Him and come from Him. 6. Ephesians 1:3 (NLT): All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has 23
blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 7. 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV): His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. C. PSALM 23 HE SUPPLIES EVERYTHING WE NEED AND MORE! 1. Verse 1 (AMPC): The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. 2. Verse 5 (NLT): You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. 3. Verse 5 (NLT): You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. 4. I have plans that you have never dreamed of, saith the Lord. They are beyond your wildest imagination. I did it just for you. Heaven is overloaded with things that I have prepared for your enjoyment, if you will simply come to that place where you just say, God, I am so grateful, and give Me an opportunity. Word from the Lord through Kenneth Copeland, Aug. 7, 2009 5. Ephesians 3:20 (MSG): God can do far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! 24
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SOURCE 6 THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM A. THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM DEUTERONOMY 28:1-14 1. Verse 1: And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth. a. Ephesians 2:6 (AMPC): And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus. b. MSG: He picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah. 2. Verse 2: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. a. All these blessings include everything it will take to empower us to succeed and prosper in everything we do. b. MSG: All these blessings will come down on you. c. Overtake you (HEB) = take over your life, overwhelm you, engulf you, pile up on you, cover you over and load you up with an excessive amount; avalanche, heap, swamp, overflow, flood 3. Verses 3-6: Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. a. Blessed in the city and field wherever you are 27
b. Blessed in the fruit of your body, ground, cattle, kine, flocks whatever you do c. Blessed in basket and store whatever you have d. Blessed when you come in and go out wherever you go 4. Verse 7: The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. a. Smitten (HEB) = Sudden, quick, decisive fate with the intent to utterly conquer and destroy b. MSG: God will defeat your enemies who attack you. They ll come at you on one road and run away on seven roads. c. The enemies of lack, sickness, failure, worry, confusion, condemnation and fear flee before you. 5. Verse 8: The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. a. NLT: The Lord will guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. b. Psalm 128:1-2 (NIV-84): Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. 6. Verses 9-10: The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee. a. Establish (HEB) = Raised up to become a powerful people b. Holy (HEB) = Set apart, consecrated, purified, protected from ruin c. Verse 10 (MSG): All the peoples on Earth will see you living under the Name of God and hold you in respectful awe. 7. Verse 11: And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee. a. Plenteous (HEB) = Abundance, to have more than enough, excess, too much with much left over b. AMPC: And the Lord shall make you have a surplus of prosperity. c. MSG: God will lavish you with good things. 8. Verse 12: The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 28
a. CEV: The Lord will open the storehouses of the skies. b. CEB: The Lord will open up for you his own well-stocked storehouse. c. MSG: God will throw open the doors of his sky vaults. 9. Verses 13-14: And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. a. Verse 13 (NIV): You will always be at the top, never at the bottom. b. You don t need other gods. You have Me. I am the Source of your prosperity. I will supply every need in your life. 29
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SOURCE 7 OUR COVENANT OF PROVISION A. 2 CHRONICLES 16:9 FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD RUN TO AND FRO THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH, TO SHOW HIMSELF STRONG IN THE BEHALF OF THEM WHOSE HEART IS PERFECT TOWARD HIM. 1. God has a covenant determination and passion to find His covenant people and prosper them beyond their greatest imagination. 2. It is an undying covenant devotion that propels Him to extend Himself to us with everything He is and with everything He has. 3. Covenant = An unbreakable agreement between two parties that have joined together as one to support, provide, protect and defend each other 4. Show Himself strong (HEB) = Bestow, grant and extend wealth 5. God has extended His wealth to us. B. DEUTERONOMY 8:18 GOD GIVES US THE POWER TO GET WEALTH IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH HIS COVENANT WITH US AND HIS COVENANT ON EARTH. 1. NLT-96: Always remember that it is the Lord your God who gives you the power to become rich, and He does it to fulfill the covenant He made with your ancestors. 2. Verse 19: Do not forget the Lord your God and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them. 3. You don t need other gods when you have Me. a. I will take care of you. b. I will supply you with everything you need according to My riches in glory. 33
4. Look to God as your Covenant Source. 5. Psalm 111:5 (AMPC): He has given food and provision to those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever and imprint it [on His mind]. C. COVENANT PROVISION IN PSALMS 1. Psalm 34:10: The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. 2. Psalm 36:8 (AMPC): They relish and feast on the abundance of Your house; and You cause them to drink of the stream of Your pleasures. 3. Psalm 66:12: Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 4. Psalm 68:19: Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits. 5. Psalm 84:11: No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 6. Psalm 85:12 (AMPC): Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase. 7. Psalm 103:2: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. 8. Psalm 107:9 (NIV): He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. 9. Psalm 115:12-15: The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great. The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children. Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. 10. Psalm 116:12 (AMPC): What will I give to the Lord [in return] for all His benefits toward me? [How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?] 34
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SOURCE 8 OUR INHERITANCE IN CHRIST A. GALATIANS 4:4-7 WE ARE HEIRS OF GOD 1. NIV-84: But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, Abba, Father. So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir. 2. Heir (GK) = One who receives an inheritance by right of birth 3. We have been born again into the royal family of God. B. ROMANS 8:15-17 WE ARE JOINT HEIRS WITH JESUS 1. Verse 17 (AMPC): And if we are [His] children, then we are [His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His inheritance with Him]. 2. NLT: Together with Christ we are heirs of God s glory. 3. When you were born again, Jesus moved in with everything He has. Gloria Copeland, Heirs of God C. GALATIANS 4:7 WE ARE HEIRS OF EVERYTHING 1. NLT-96: Since you are his child, everything he has belongs to you. 2. MSG: If you are a child, you re also an heir, with complete access to the inheritance. 3. The inheritance is the full scope of God s provision that encompasses everything we would ever need. 37
4. Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things. 5. If we are joint heirs with Jesus and Jesus is heir of all things, that must mean we are heirs of all things as well. D. COLOSSIANS 1:12 WE ARE HEIRS OF EVERYTHING NOW! 1. We don t have to wait until we get to heaven to claim our inheritance. 2. Verse 12 (AMPC): Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints. 3. Proverbs 8:17-21 Our inheritance includes whatever supply we need. a. Verse 21 (NLT): Those who love me inherit wealth. I will fill their treasuries. b. Verses 20-21 (NIV): I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full. 38
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SOURCE 9 SEEK GOD FIRST A. MATTHEW 6:25-32 (NLT) GOD IS YOUR SOURCE, SO DON T WORRY 1. Verse 25: That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 2. Verse 26: Look at the birds. They don t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren t you far more valuable to him than they are? 3. Verse 27: Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? 4. Verses 28-30: And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? 5. Verses 31-32: So don t worry about these things, saying, What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear? These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. B. MATTHEW 6:33 SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM 1. NKJV: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 2. NLT: Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 41
3. AMP: But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. 4. Proverbs 21:21 (NIV): Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. 5. Psalm 37:4 (NIV): Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. C. SEEK GOD FIRST BY GLORIA COPELAND Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33 Whenever Ken and I talk about living by faith, I know there are some people who think, Oh, that s easy for you. You re preachers. You have it made! And, in some ways, we do. We have it made because our calling demands that we give God our attention, and giving God your attention always brings success. But we haven t always lived that way. In fact, the first time I ever saw Kenneth Copeland he was about as far from a preacher as I figured you could get. He flew planes and sang in nightclubs. As for me, I was a college girl who said she would never marry a preacher and who had never even heard about the new birth. Right after we got married, Ken went into a business enterprise that we thought was going to make us rich. So I quit my job and went to work for this new company. Two weeks later it folded. We ended up sleeping on a rented rollaway bed that sagged in the middle. We had a wrought-iron coffee table Ken made in high school and a black and white TV. Nothing else. No refrigerator. No stove. I cooked in my coffeepot and an electric skillet and used a cardboard box on the porch to keep our food cold. We were flat broke. Unemployed. Deeply in debt. I had nowhere to go. No furniture. No nothing. Then one day I picked up the Bible Ken s mother had given him for his birthday. In the front she d written this verse, Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. I turned and read Matthew 6. It said God cared for the birds. For the first time in my life it got into my heart that God cared where I was and what I was doing. I figured if He cared for birds, He cared for me! I knelt in that bare room and told Jesus that if He could do anything with my life, He could certainly have it. That s all I remember saying. 42
I had no idea I d just been born again. Two weeks later Ken found a new job. We moved to a new furnished apartment and bought a better car. In the midst of it all, something else happened Ken got born again. Don t worry if you don t have it made. We certainly didn t when all this started. Just stick with God and let Him make you. He is a good God who is good to all (Psalm 145:9). Make a decision in your heart to seek HIM first. Then all the other things will be added. 43
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SOURCE 10 BLESSED TO BLESS A. GENESIS 12:2 YOU SHALL BE A BLESSING 1. AMP: And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you [with abundant increase of favors] and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing [dispensing good to others]. 2. Abraham s reason for being blessed was to be a blessing. 3. Our motivation for accumulation is distribution. B. ZECHARIAH 8:13 WE ARE A SOURCE OF THE BLESSING 1. NLT-96: Among the other nations, Judah and Israel became symbols of a cursed nation. But no longer! Now I will rescue you and make you both a symbol and a source of blessing. So don t be afraid. Be strong, and get on with rebuilding the Temple! 2. Psalm 37:21 (NIV): The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously. 3. Psalm 37:25-26 (NIV-84): I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed. 4. Proverbs 11:25 (NIV-84): A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. 5. Galatians 6:10 (Knox): Let us practice generosity to all, while the opportunity is ours; and above all, to those who are of one family with us in the faith. 6. 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (NLT): Remember this a farmer who plants only a few seeds 47
will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves a person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 7. 1 Timothy 6:17-18 (NLT): Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. C. LUKE 10:30-35 THE GOOD SAMARITAN WAS A SOURCE OF BLESSING 1. Verse 33 The love of God rose up in him when he saw the man in trouble. 2. Verse 34 He laid down his life for this man. 3. Verse 35 (NLT): The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I ll pay you the next time I m here. 4. God was the Samaritan s Source and he became a source to another. 5. 1 John 4:17: Because as he is, so are we in this world. 48
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The Garden of Eden in You BY KENNETH COPELAND I f you spend much time at all around a group of believers, there s one word you re sure to hear. It s a good word. A Bible word. A word we toss back and forth in conversation with ease and frequency. But there s one problem with it. Scripturally speaking, we don t fully understand what it means. We have very little idea of the real power and history behind it. The word I m talking about is blessing. Most of us think that word simply refers to something good that God gives us a gift He bestows. But the blessing of God actually extends far beyond that. It includes not only His gifts, but the creative power behind them. It speaks not only of what we have been given but of who we are and what God has anointed us to do. If you are a born-again child of God, The Blessing encompasses your identity, your capacity and your call. Such a statement might sound to some like an exaggeration, and it would be if I were using the word blessing like we usually do to mean an isolated outbreak of God s goodness in some area of life. But I m not talking about a blessing like that. I m talking about The Blessing and that is a far greater thing. A Dramatic Moment in Divine History To understand the true scope of The Blessing, we must trace its origin back through the Bible to the first chapter of Genesis. There, in what I believe was one of the most dramatic moments in divine history, The Blessing made its first appearance. In the six days leading up to it, God had spoken the earth If you are a born-again, child of God, The Blessing encompasses your identity, your capacity and your call. 51
into being. He had said, Light be! and light was. At His command, the sun, moon, stars and sea had all been set in place. Plant, animal and marine life had all been brought forth by God s Word. Everything had been made ready for His crowning creation: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth (Genesis 1:26). Personally, I believe at that moment a hush fell over the universe as all the angels and heavenly host waited in anticipation to see this God-like being who was about to be created. Their attention was riveted upon this being called man who was to be given authority over the earth. What would this creature be like? What kind of power would he possess? What work would God give him to do? All those questions were answered in an instant with what happened next. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth (verses 27 28). The First Words Adam Ever Heard With those words, God imparted to Adam and Eve and to all mankind The Blessing. He told them who they were: the lords of the earth created by God in His image as rulers and royalty. He told them what they were supposed to do: replenish (or fill up) the earth, subdue it and bring it into line with the perfect will of God. He also gave them the power to carry out that assignment. To bless actually means to empower. So the first words Adam ever heard, the first sound that ever struck his eardrums was the sound of God s voice empowering him with the divine, creative ability to reign over the earth and make it a perfect reflection of God s best and highest will. How did Adam know what God s perfect will for the earth was? All he had to do was look around him. He was living in the Garden of Eden a place created and ordered by God Himself. That Garden was a perfect demonstration of God s plan for this planet. It was a prototype of what He wanted the whole thing to be. Adam s job was to exercise his God-given authority and expand that Garden until it encompassed the entire earth. That s what The Blessing was for! It provided Adam with the power to carry on the work God began in creation. It equipped him with the divine resources he needed to follow God s example Adam s job was to exercise his God-given authority and expand the Garden until it encompassed the entire earth. That s what The Blessing was for! 52
and, by speaking anointed, faith-filled words, transform the uncultivated parts of this planet into a veritable Garden of Eden. In other words, The Blessing empowered Adam to be a blessing wherever he went. The Garden of Eden was literally inside Adam. Adam had once had enough power to subdue the entire earth and bless it; after sin entered the picture, he could hardly make a living in his own garden. The God Who Never Quits Of course, we all know that Adam and Eve messed things up. Instead of operating in The Blessing they d been given and becoming a blessing to the whole earth, they disconnected from God through disobedience. They bowed their knee to the devil and gave him access to their Godgiven authority. When they did, the whole deal was twisted. The Blessing was turned into a curse. Instead of prospering under their oversight, the earth resisted them and became their enemy. Instead of speaking to it and reigning over it as kings, Adam and Eve worked it like slaves, sweating and laboring just to eke out a living. Talk about a long fall! Adam had once had enough power to subdue the entire earth and bless it; after sin entered the picture, he could hardly make a living in his own garden. Even so, God didn t give up on His original plan. He never does. There s no variableness or shadow of change in Him. Once He sets out to do something, He stays with it until it s done. So it s no surprise that just a few chapters later, in Genesis 12, we find Him reestablishing The Blessing that Adam threw away. We find Him offering it again to a man who was willing to obey Him and enter into a covenant relationship with Him. We find Him saying to a man named Abram: Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father s house, unto a land that I will show thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed (Genesis 12:1-3). From Generation to Generation There s no question about it. That wasn t just any blessing God was offering to Abram. It was The Blessing the same one Adam was given, the same divine ability and creative anointing that caused goodness and prosperity to spring forth everywhere Adam went. Once again, as He did in Genesis 1, God was offering to a man the power to bless the whole earth. Abram responded differently to that blessing than Adam did. He didn t blow it off. He received 53
it with respect and began to operate in it by faith. He even taught it to his children and passed the blessing along to them. What was the result? Eden-like conditions began to blossom in Abram s life. Just as God showed up in the Garden to fellowship with Adam and Eve, God began to visit Abram and talk with him. Their relationship was so strong and close that God referred to Abraham (Abram s God-given name) as His friend. Abraham s physical body began to reflect the conditions of the Garden as well. The Blessing so renewed and regenerated him that he and his once-barren wife, Sarah, were able to have a son when she was 90 and he was 100 years old. The great material abundance that marked the Garden of Eden began to manifest in Abraham s life too. He became very rich in cattle, silver and gold. Everywhere he went, he prospered financially. Because of The Blessing, Abraham and the members of his household learned how to do things they couldn t do before. Without any formal military training, for example, Abraham s servants became expert warriors. They fought so effectively that when a coalition of foreign armies attacked, Abraham whipped the whole bunch with just 318 of his servants. Then he freed all the captives and walked away with all the spoil. Those are the kinds of results The Blessing produced again and again in Abraham s life. They didn t stop with him, either. They continued in the lives of his descendants because God had specifically said, I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee (Genesis 17:7). Because of that promise, The Blessing can be traced down through generations in the pages of the Bible. We can see it in the life of Abraham s grandson Jacob as he prospered and increased against all odds. Even when people intentionally cheated him in business, Jacob just kept getting richer. His household eventually grew so big the region he lived in couldn t contain it. Jacob s son Joseph experienced the same kind of success in the face of even greater obstacles. When his brothers sold him into slavery, for example, The Blessing empowered him to become the overseer of his owner s entire estate. Later, when a loose woman s lies landed him in prison, The Blessing promoted him until he was in charge of the whole place. Finally, when the prison couldn t hold him anymore, The Blessing brought him to the palace where he ended up as Pharaoh s right-hand man and prime minister over the entire land of Egypt. Who Is Abraham s Seed? After Joseph died, the revelation of The Blessing began to dim and Abraham s descendants slipped into 400 years of Egyptian slavery. But God who never quits raised up a man named Moses, breathed fresh life into that revelation and taught an entire nation of Israelites to walk once again in The Blessing of Abraham. That Blessing was what split the Red Sea for them. It was what guided them and kept them for 40 years in the wilderness. It was The Blessing that demolished the walls of Jericho and launched the 54
Israelites into the Promised Land. It was The Blessing that gave Samson the strength to single-handedly slay a thousand Philistines, and gave David the guts and grace to kill Goliath. It was The Blessing on Daniel that kept the lions mouths shut when he was in their den. All those people enjoyed the benefits of The Blessing because of what God said to Abraham. They all experienced some of its effects because He had promised to give The Blessing not only to Abraham himself but to his seed. That s all great, Brother Copeland, you might say, but I m not Jewish. So what does it have to do with me? If you re a believer, it has everything to do with you because the New Testament says that when God gave The Blessing to Abraham and his seed, He [God] saith not, and to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ (Galatians 3:16). In other words, when God spoke to Abraham and his Seed, He was speaking directly to Jesus. He was giving to Jesus (through Abraham) The Blessing that was originally bestowed on Adam. That s why Jesus is called the last Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45). He was the true inheritor of that Blessing. His whole earthly ministry was a demonstration of it. Everywhere He went, He brought blessing. That s why, when sick people came to Him, He healed them. He was carrying out the mission Adam had been given. He was releasing the power of The Blessing within Him to expand God s kingdom and reproduce God s perfect will as it was first manifest in the Garden of Eden. There wasn t any sickness in the Garden of Eden, so healing is part of The Blessing and Jesus healed at every opportunity. There wasn t any poverty or hunger in the Garden, so prosperity is part of The Blessing. Therefore He multiplied loaves and fish to feed the hungry crowds who came to hear Him. There was no harmful weather in the Garden, so when a storm threatened destruction, He spoke to it and calmed it down. That was The Blessing in action. It s Our Inheritance But Jesus didn t stop there. After demonstrating the power of The Blessing in His own life, He went to the cross and paid the price for the sin of all mankind. He defeated the curse, rose again and took The Blessing back so that you and I could inherit it. As Galatians 3 says: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. And if ye be Christ s, then are ye Abraham s seed, and heirs according to the promise (verses 13-14, 29). Do you realize what that passage is saying? It s telling us that through Jesus, you and I have become heirs not just of a blessing, not just of some blessings, or even many blessings. We ve 55
inherited The Blessing! We ve been given the power of God to create, to make available, and to overcome anything necessary to bring into manifestation the conditions in the Garden of Eden not only in our own lives but in the lives of others. That s our inheritance! We are heirs to everything God did in that Garden. Our job now is to help expand it and do our part to fill the earth with its blessing. That was God s will for the first Adam and today His will is back in place through Jesus, the last Adam. Some people say we need to get our minds off The Blessing and back on Jesus. But the truth is, you can t separate Jesus from The Blessing. It s what He came to restore. It s what He walked in and made available to others when He ministered on the earth and it s what He has called us, as His disciples, to walk in and make available to others in His Name. Today, I believe the angels are once again waiting with anticipation, watching this new-creation race of reborn men who have been given authority over the earth in the Name of Jesus. They re waiting to respond to our command as we go into all the world, doing the works of Jesus, and telling everyone who will listen that He has paid the price for us all to inherit The Blessing. We are heirs to everything God did in that Garden. Our job now is to help expand it and do our part to fill the earth with its blessing. 56
GLORIA COPELAND & PASTOR GEORGE PEARSONS HEN FACING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES, it s easy to succumb to overwhelming pressure and stress. When you add up your bills and compare your paycheck to your needs, you may wonder... How am I going to pay for this? Where will the money come from? What am I going to do?! The good news is, the Bible provides a clear answer to these questions: God is your Source! Don t look to the government. Don t look to other people. Pastors, don t look to your congregation. Jesus is your Source and the Word is your supply! Philippians 4:19 (AMPC) says, And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. and that s just one of the 70 scriptures Gloria Copeland and Pastor George Pearsons explore in these study notes, an accompaniment to the CD or DVD series. Now is the time to dive into this total-immersion course. Discover how to get your eyes off yourself and look to God your Source for everything you need! STUDY NOTES Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth, TX 76192 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) +1-817-852-6000 kcm.org ISBN 978-1-60463-313-9 10-6067 9 781604 633139 >