Speaker: Brad Mullins

What is Prosperity?

Prosperity is the state of thriving, flourishing, and experiencing success or good fortune. While it is most commonly associated with financial wealth and economic abundance, a broader definition encompasses health, happiness, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind.

3 John 1:1-2 NKJV The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: (2) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2 AMPC Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.

3 John 1:2 TPT Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.

There is a connection between your soul prospering and your natural material man prospering.

Prosperity does not begin in your bank accounts. Prosperity does not begin in your wallet or purse.

Prosperity begins in your spirit and soul.

This is the problem with programs that try and help people financially and materially. It might temporarily address natural circumstances but does not change anything on the inside of the people they help. Therefore, in the long term, people are not helped to get out of their current circumstances.

How does your soul prosper? The Word of God is what makes your soul to prosper.

God is not about pushing people down – He is about pulling people up!

We are going to prosper outwardly as we prosper inwardly!

Do we think poor, believe poor, act poor, talk poor?

Being a good steward is not the same as being poor or having a poverty mindset.

There are such things as poor people who don’t have any money, and there are poor people have a lot of money.

You can be rich and don’t have a lot of money yet!

Prosperity Defined:

2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

2 Corinthians 9:8 TPT Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

Kenneth Copeland – True prosperity is the ability to use the power of God to meet the needs of mankind in every realm of life: spirit, soul, body, financially and socially.

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)

Malachi 3:6 (NKJV) “For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

We have a New Covenant!

Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV) Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE”), [14] that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Hebrews 7:22 (NKJV) by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.

Hebrews 8:6 (NKJV) But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.

A hundred dollar bill is better than a fifty dollar bill because the fifty is included in the hundred plus more.

The New Covenant contains all of the good of the Old Covenant plus more.

Hebrews 9:15 (NKJV) And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Hebrews 12:24 (NKJV) to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

Hebrews 13:20-21 (NKJV) Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, [21] make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

What was the first covenant?

Genesis 15:1-21 (NKJV) After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” [2] But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” [3] Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!” [4] And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” [5] Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” [6] And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. [7] Then He said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.” [8] And he said, “Lord GOD, how shall I know that I will inherit it?” [9] So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” [10] Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. [11] And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. [12] Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. [13] Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. [14] And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. [15] Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. [16] But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” [17] And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. [18] On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates— [19] the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, [20] the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, [21] the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”

Genesis 15:14 (NLT) But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.

Psalms 105:37 (NKJV) He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.

Deuteronomy 29:5 (NKJV) And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet.

Exodus 3:13-22 (NKJV) Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” [14] And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” [15] Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’ [16] Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt; [17] and I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ‘ [18] Then they will heed your voice; and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’ [19] But I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. [20] So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go. [21] And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. [22] But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”

Exodus 3:22 (NLT) Every Israelite woman will ask for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and from the foreign women in their houses. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth.”

Exodus 12:29-42 (NKJV) And it came to pass at midnight that the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock. [30] So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead. [31] Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the LORD as you have said. [32] Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also.” [33] And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.” [34] So the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes on their shoulders. [35] Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. [36] And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians. [37] Then the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children. [38] A mixed multitude went up with them also, and flocks and herds—a great deal of livestock. [39] And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves. [40] Now the sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. [41] And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that all the armies of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. [42] It is a night of solemn observance to the LORD for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This is that night of the LORD, a solemn observance for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.

Why did God do this?

Exodus 6:1-8 (NKJV) Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. For with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” [2] And God spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the LORD. [3] I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name LORD I was not known to them. [4] I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, in which they were strangers. [5] And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. [6] Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. [7] I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. [8] And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the LORD.’ ”

Leviticus 26:3-10 (NKJV) ‘If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them, [4] then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. [5] Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing; you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. [6] I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land. [7] You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you. [8] Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you. [9] ‘For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply you and confirm My covenant with you. [10] You shall eat the old harvest, and clear out the old because of the new.

Deuteronomy 7:6-9 (NKJV) “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. [7] The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; [8] but because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. [9] “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

Deuteronomy 7:11-15 (NKJV) Therefore you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the judgments which I command you today, to observe them. [12] “Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. [13] And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. [14] You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or among your livestock. [15] And the LORD will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.

Deuteronomy 8:11-20 (NKJV) “Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, [12] lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; [13] and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; [14] when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; [15] who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; [16] who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end— [17] then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’ [18] “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. [19] Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the LORD your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. [20] As the nations which the LORD destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God.

What is our part?

1 John 3:22-23 (NKJV) And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. [23] And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

Romans 13:9 (NKJV) For the commandments, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,” “YOU SHALL NOT MURDER,” “YOU SHALL NOT STEAL,” “YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS,” “YOU SHALL NOT COVET,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”

What is Prosperity?

Prosperity is the state of thriving, flourishing, and experiencing success or good fortune. While it is most commonly associated with financial wealth and economic abundance, a broader definition encompasses health, happiness, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind.

3 John 1:1-2 NKJV The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: (2) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2 AMPC Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.

3 John 1:2 TPT Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.

There is a connection between your soul prospering and your natural material man prospering.

Prosperity does not begin in your bank accounts. Prosperity does not begin in your wallet or purse.

Prosperity begins in your spirit and soul.

This is the problem with programs that try and help people financially and materially. It might temporarily address natural circumstances but does not change anything on the inside of the people they help. Therefore, in the long term, people are not helped to get out of their current circumstances.

How does your soul prosper? The Word of God is what makes your soul to prosper.

God is not about pushing people down – He is about pulling people up!

We are going to prosper outwardly as we prosper inwardly!

Do we think poor, believe poor, act poor, talk poor?

Being a good steward is not the same as being poor or having a poverty mindset.

There are such things as poor people who don’t have any money, and there are poor people have a lot of money.

You can be rich and don’t have a lot of money yet!

Prosperity Defined:

2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

2 Corinthians 9:8 TPT Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

Kenneth Copeland – True prosperity is the ability to use the power of God to meet the needs of mankind in every realm of life: spirit, soul, body, financially and socially.

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)

What kind of God did Abraham know?

Genesis 17:1-4 NKJV

Did God multiply Abraham?

“I am the Almighty God” – “El Shaddai” – “El” emphasizes God’s might and power. “Shaddai” – the root of this word is “breast” like a woman’s breast.

Genesis 49:25-26 NKJV

Shaddai – signifies nourishment, supply, and satisfaction. An infant’s total source of supply is the breast of his mother. That is what God is to us.

He is mighty to nourish, supply, and satisfy.

He is our complete source and supply.

God is our complete source and supply. You have one Source but may have many channels.

Another Thing Abraham Saw in God

Genesis 22:7-14 NKJV

“Jehovah” – the name of God meaning “the self-existent One”

“Jireh” – Sees

Pre-vision and Pro-vision – God is the Provider that makes provision for what He sees before

BDB Definition:

Jehovah-jireh = “Jehovah sees”

1) symbolic name given by Abraham to Mount Moriah in commemoration of the interposition of the angel of Jehovah who prevented the sacrifice of Isaac and provided a substitute

yehōwāh yir’eh: A proper noun designating Jehovah Jireh, a name given to designate the Lord by Abraham for providing a sacrifice in place of Isaac (Gen_22:14). It means “the Lord will see to it” literally but also means “the Lord will provide.”

God saw ahead what was going to be needed and provided the supply.

God is never surprised by your need!

Abraham knew a God Who is a blesser.

Abraham knew a God Who is a multiplier.

Abraham knew a God Who was his protector and defender.

What kind of man did God know?

1. God knew a man that would obey Him. He would go anywhere and give anything that was asked of him.
2. Abraham was a man that believed God could do anything and was not afraid!
3. Abraham was a man of generosity and put others first; he was unselfish.
4. God also knew a man who is a tither, who put God first!
5. Abraham was a man given to hospitality!

Be the kind of person who loves to bless people, help people, make people feel comfortable.

God refers to Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

What kind of God did Isaac know?

Genesis 24:35-36 NKJV The LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. (36) And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has.

Isaac knew a good life because of his father’s relationship with God.

Genesis 25:5 NKJV

Genesis 26:1-6 NKJV

God will bless you in the place you are supposed to be.

Being led by the Spirit is so important where prosperity is concerned.

Romans 8:14 NKJV For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

If you want the perfect will of God blessings, you must be in the perfect will of God for your life.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 (NKJV) If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 (AMPC) If the temper of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place [or show a resisting spirit]; for gentleness and calmness prevent or put a stop to great offenses.

Genesis 26:12-14 NKJV

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)

Isaac prospered because he was obedient to the direction of the Lord. His blessing was in that place and nowhere else.

There is only one place where the highest level of God’s protection, blessing, and prosperity and that is the perfect will of God.

Isaac knew the God of the hundredfold harvest!

Jacob stole the birthright through deception. Deception is never right.

Gen 27:28-29 (NKJV)
28 Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine. 29 Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, And let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!”

Genesis 28:13-17 (NKJV) And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: “I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. [14] Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. [15] Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” [16] Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” [17] And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”

Gen 28:20-22 (NKJV) Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, [21] so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God. [22] And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”

Jacob found God was a covenant God with him just like He was with his father and grandfather.

Jacob was a man who was willing to change.

Jacob was a man who was willing to honor God first.

Gen 30:43 (NKJV) Thus the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

Jacob had been a deceiver and unfortunately he reaped deception through his father in law, Laban.

Jacob became a hard worker and was faithful where he was in the moment.

Jacob grew to become a finisher.

God brought Jacob from a place of being a deceiver with nothing but a staff and a bed roll to being a man that He could bless and honor.

Ultimately, the twelve tribes of Israel came out of Jacob because God had blessed him.

What is Prosperity?

Prosperity is the state of thriving, flourishing, and experiencing success or good fortune. While it is most commonly associated with financial wealth and economic abundance, a broader definition encompasses health, happiness, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind.

3 John 1:1-2 NKJV The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: (2) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2 AMPC Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.

3 John 1:2 TPT Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.

There is a connection between your soul prospering and your natural material man prospering.

Prosperity does not begin in your bank accounts. Prosperity does not begin in your wallet or purse.

Prosperity begins in your spirit and soul.

This is the problem with programs that try and help people financially and materially. It might temporarily address natural circumstances but does not change anything on the inside of the people they help. Therefore, in the long term, people are not helped to get out of their current circumstances.

How does your soul prosper? The Word of God is what makes your soul to prosper.

God is not about pushing people down – He is about pulling people up!

We are going to prosper outwardly as we prosper inwardly!

Do we think poor, believe poor, act poor, talk poor?

Being a good steward is not the same as being poor or having a poverty mindset.

There are such things as poor people who don’t have any money, and there are poor people have a lot of money.

You can be rich and don’t have a lot of money yet!

Prosperity Defined:

2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

2 Corinthians 9:8 TPT Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

Kenneth Copeland – True prosperity is the ability to use the power of God to meet the needs of mankind in every realm of life: spirit, soul, body, financially and socially.

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)

What kind of God did Abraham know?

Genesis 17:1-4 NKJV When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (2) And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” (3) Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: (4) “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

Did God multiply Abraham?

“I am the Almighty God” – “El Shaddai” – “El” emphasizes God’s might and power. “Shaddai” – the root of this word is “breast” like a woman’s breast.

Genesis 49:25-26 NKJV By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. (26) The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

Shaddai – signifies nourishment, supply, and satisfaction. An infant’s total source of supply is the breast of his mother. That is what God is to us.

He is mighty to nourish, supply, and satisfy.

He is our complete source and supply.

When you understand this, you no longer look to people to meet our needs. You no longer put pressure on people to meet our needs.

This is the God Abraham knew.

I will always be fed because He can never and will never run out.

God is our complete source and supply. You have one Source but may have many channels.

Another Thing Abraham Saw in God

Genesis 22:7-14 NKJV But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” (8) And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. (9) Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. (10) And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. (11) But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” (12) And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” (13) Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. (14) And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”

“Jehovah” – the name of God meaning “the self-existent One”

“Jireh” – Sees

Pre-vision and Pro-vision – God is the Provider that makes provision for what He sees before

BDB Definition:

Jehovah-jireh = “Jehovah sees”

1) symbolic name given by Abraham to Mount Moriah in commemoration of the interposition of the angel of Jehovah who prevented the sacrifice of Isaac and provided a substitute

yehōwāh yir’eh: A proper noun designating Jehovah Jireh, a name given to designate the Lord by Abraham for providing a sacrifice in place of Isaac (Gen_22:14). It means “the Lord will see to it” literally but also means “the Lord will provide.”

God saw ahead what was going to be needed and provided the supply.

God is never surprised by your need!

Abraham knew a God Who is a blesser.

Abraham knew a God Who is a multiplier.

Abraham knew a God Who was his protector and defender.

What kind of man did God know?

1. God knew a man that would obey Him. He would go anywhere and give anything that was asked of him.
2. Abraham was a man that believed God could do anything and was not afraid!
3. Abraham was a man of generosity and put others first; he was unselfish.
4. God also knew a man who is a tither, who put God first!
5. Abraham was a man given to hospitality!

Be the kind of person who loves to bless people, help people, make people feel comfortable.

God refers to Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

What kind of God did Isaac know?

Genesis 24:35-36 NKJV The LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. (36) And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has.

Isaac knew a good life because of his father’s relationship with God.

Genesis 25:5 NKJV And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

Proverbs 13:22 NKJV A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

The wealth of the sinner will not continue on.

Where is it in the Bible that teaches us that it is not a good thing to raise rich children? Is our thinking such that we think that young people will not appreciate wealth unless they work for it?

Children can be taught how to have a strong relationship with God, and how to believe God and be generous and experience God’s blessing.

Genesis 26:1-6 NKJV There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. (2) Then the LORD appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. (3) Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. (4) And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; (5) because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” (6) So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

God will bless you in the place you are supposed to be.

Being led by the Spirit is so important where prosperity is concerned.

Romans 8:14 NKJV For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Genesis 26:12-14 NKJV Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him. (13) The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; (14) for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)

Isaac prospered because he was obedient to the direction of the Lord. His blessing was in that place and nowhere else.

There is only one place where the highest level of God’s protection, blessing, and prosperity and that is the perfect will of God.

Isaac knew the God of the hundredfold harvest!

Jeremiah 33:6-9 NKJV Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. (7) And I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places as at the first. (8) I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me. (9) Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.’

Jeremiah 33:9 AMPC And [Jerusalem] shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth that hear of all the good I do for it, and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace, prosperity, security, and stability I provide for it.

Jeremiah 33:9 NLT Then this city will bring Me joy, glory, and honor before all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see all the good I do for My people, and they will tremble with awe at the peace and prosperity I provide for them.

God performed SIGNS by means of prosperity just like He does with signs of healing and the miraculous.

Psalms 35:27 NKJV Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, “Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

Genesis 26:15-18 NKJV Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth. (16) And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.” (17) Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. (18) And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He called them by the names which his father had called them.

Genesis 26:19-23 NKJV Also Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found a well of running water there. (20) But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they quarreled with him. (21) Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name Sitnah. (22) And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.” (23) Then he went up from there to Beersheba.

Genesis 26:24-32 NKJV And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake.” (25) So he built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants dug a well. (26) Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Phichol the commander of his army. (27) And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?” (28) But they said, “We have certainly seen that the LORD is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you, (29) that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD.’ ” (30) So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. (31) Then they arose early in the morning and swore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. (32) It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”

Deuteronomy 8:7-18 NKJV (7) For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; (8) a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; (9) a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. (10) When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you. (11) “Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, (12) lest–when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; (13) and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; (14) when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; (15) who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; (16) who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end– (17) then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’ (18) “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.

What is Prosperity?

Prosperity is the state of thriving, flourishing, and experiencing success or good fortune. While it is most commonly associated with financial wealth and economic abundance, a broader definition encompasses health, happiness, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind.

3 John 1:1-2 NKJV The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: (2) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2 AMPC Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.

3 John 1:2 TPT Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.

There is a connection between your soul prospering and your natural material man prospering.

Prosperity does not begin in your bank accounts. Prosperity does not begin in your wallet or purse.

Prosperity begins in your spirit and soul.

This is the problem with programs that try and help people financially and materially. It might temporarily address natural circumstances but does not change anything on the inside of the people they help. Therefore, in the long term, people are not helped to get out of their current circumstances.

How does your soul prosper? The Word of God is what makes your soul to prosper.

God is not about pushing people down – He is about pulling people up!

We are going to prosper outwardly as we prosper inwardly!

Do we think poor, believe poor, act poor, talk poor?

Being a good steward is not the same as being poor or having a poverty mindset.

There is such thing as poor people who don’t have any money, and there are poor people have a lot of money.

You can be rich and don’t have a lot of money yet!

Prosperity Defined:

2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

2 Corinthians 9:8 TPT Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

Kenneth Copeland – True prosperity is the ability to use the power of God to meet the needs of mankind in every realm of life: spirit, soul, body, financially and socially.

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)

2 Kings 3:14-19 NKJV And Elisha said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you. (15) But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. (16) And he said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ (17) For thus says the LORD: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’ (18) And this is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. (19) Also you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall cut down every good tree, and stop up every spring of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones.”

Proverbs 4:18 NKJV But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

What kind of God did Abraham know?

Genesis 17:1-4 NKJV When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (2) And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” (3) Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: (4) “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

Did God multiply Abraham?

“I am the Almighty God” – “El Shaddai” – “El” emphasizes God’s might and power. “Shaddai” – the root of this word is “breast” like a woman’s breast.

Genesis 49:25-26 NKJV By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. (26) The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

Shaddai – signifies nourishment, supply, and satisfaction. An infant’s total source of supply is the breast of his mother. That is what God is to us.

He is mighty to nourish, supply, and satisfy.

He is our complete source and supply.

When you understand this, you no longer look to people to meet our needs. You no longer put pressure on people to meet our needs.

This is the God Abraham knew.

I will always be fed because He can never and will never run out.

Another Thing Abraham Saw in God

Genesis 22:7-14 NKJV But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” (8) And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. (9) Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. (10) And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. (11) But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” (12) And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” (13) Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. (14) And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”

“Jehovah” – the name of God meaning “the self-existent One”

“Jireh” – Sees

Pre-vision and Pro-vision – God is the Provider that makes provision for what He sees before

yehôvâh yir’eh

BDB Definition:

Jehovah-jireh = “Jehovah sees”

1) symbolic name given by Abraham to Mount Moriah in commemoration of the interposition of the angel of Jehovah who prevented the sacrifice of Isaac and provided a substitute

yehōwāh yir’eh: A proper noun designating Jehovah Jireh, a name given to designate the Lord by Abraham for providing a sacrifice in place of Isaac (Gen_22:14). It means “the Lord will see to it” literally but also means “the Lord will provide.”

God saw ahead what was going to be needed and provided the supply.

God is never surprised by your need!

Abraham knew a God Who is a blesser.

Abraham knew a God Who is a multiplier.

Abraham knew a God Who was his protector and defender.

What kind of man did God know?

1. God knew a man that would obey Him. He would go anywhere and give anything that was asked of him.
2. Abraham was a man that believed God could do anything and was not afraid!
3. Abraham was a man of generosity and put others first; he was unselfish.
4. God also knew a man who is a tither, who put God first!
5. Abraham was a man given to hospitality!

Be the kind of person who loves to bless people, help people, make people feel comfortable.

God refers to Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

What kind of God did Isaac know?

Genesis 24:35-36 NKJV The LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. (36) And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has.

Isaac knew a good life because of his father’s relationship with God.

Genesis 25:5 NKJV And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

Proverbs 13:22 NKJV A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

The wealth of the sinner will not continue on.

Where is it in the Bible that teaches us that it is not a good thing to raise rich children? Is our thinking such that we think that young people will not appreciate wealth unless they work for it?

Children can be taught how to have a strong relationship with God, and how to believe God and be generous and experience God’s blessing.

Genesis 26:1-5 NKJV There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. (2) Then the LORD appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. (3) Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. (4) And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; (5) because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Genesis 26:12-14 NKJV Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him. (13) The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; (14) for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.

What is Prosperity?

Prosperity is the state of thriving, flourishing, and experiencing success or good fortune. While it is most commonly associated with financial wealth and economic abundance, a broader definition encompasses health, happiness, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind.

Prosperity Defined:

3 John 1:1-2 NKJV The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: (2) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2 AMPC Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.

3 John 1:2 TPT Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.

There is a connection between your soul prospering and your natural material man prospering.

Prosperity does not begin in your bank accounts. Prosperity does not begin in your wallet or purse.

Prosperity begins in your spirit and soul.

This is the problem with programs that try and help people financially and materially. It might temporarily address natural circumstances but does not change anything on the inside of the people they help. Therefore, in the long term, people are not helped to get out of their current circumstances.

How does your soul prosper? The Word of God is what makes your soul to prosper.

God is not about pushing people down – He is about pulling people up!

We are going to prosper outwardly as we prosper inwardly!

2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

Kenneth Copeland – True prosperity is the ability to use the power of God to meet the needs of mankind in every realm of life: spirit, soul, body, financially and socially.

2 Corinthians 9:8 TPT Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)

The first step that is going get you headed to Godly Prosperity is to be rooted and grounded in the will of God (for you).

Romans 4:20-21 AMPC No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God, (21) Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.

You can never get too assured or confident in the will of God for your life.

What Kind of God Do We Serve?

Is He a God of poverty or prosperity?

What kind of God did Abraham know?

Genesis 17:1-4 NKJV When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (2) And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” (3) Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: (4) “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

Did God multiply Abraham?

“I am the Almighty God” – “El Shaddai” – “El” emphasizes God’s might and power. “Shaddai” – the root of this word is “breast” like a woman’s breast.

Genesis 49:25-26 NKJV By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. (26) The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

Shaddai – signifies nourishment, supply, and satisfaction. An infant’s total source of supply is the breast of his mother. That is what God is to us.

He is mighty to nourish, supply, and satisfy.

He is our complete source and supply.

When you understand this, you no longer look to people to meet our needs. You no longer put pressure on people to meet our needs.

This is the God Abraham knew.

I will always be fed because He can never and will never run out.

Another Thing Abraham Saw in God

Genesis 22:7-14 NKJV But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” (8) And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. (9) Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. (10) And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. (11) But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” (12) And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” (13) Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. (14) And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”

“Jehovah” – the name of God meaning “the self-existent One”

“Jireh” – Sees

Pre-vision and Pro-vision – God is the Provider that makes provision for what He sees before

yehôvâh yir’eh

BDB Definition:

Jehovah-jireh = “Jehovah sees”

1) symbolic name given by Abraham to Mount Moriah in commemoration of the interposition of the angel of Jehovah who prevented the sacrifice of Isaac and provided a substitute

yehōwāh yir’eh: A proper noun designating Jehovah Jireh, a name given to designate the Lord by Abraham for providing a sacrifice in place of Isaac (Gen_22:14). It means “the Lord will see to it” literally but also means “the Lord will provide.”

God saw ahead what was going to be needed and provided the supply.

God is never surprised by your need!

Never water down the Scriptures to match your experience. Some water down the book of Acts because they do not have the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

What kind of God did Abraham know?

Genesis 12:1-3 NKJV Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. (2) I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. (3) I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Abraham knew “God the Blesser.”

He is the same God I serve!

What kind of man did the Blesser know?

Prosperity is not just one sided. There is a God-ward side and a man-ward side just as there is in all things.

What kind of man was Abraham that God could bless him the way that He did?

God knew a man that would obey Him. He would go anywhere and give anything that was asked of him.

Faith is believing and obeying Him when you can’t see how.

Genesis 13:1-2 NKJV Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. (2) Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

God did all of this!

God has not changed!

Genesis 24:1 NKJV Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

Genesis 24:1 NLT Abraham was now a very old man, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

Genesis 24:35 NKJV The LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

Galatians 3:13-14 NKJV Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE”), (14) that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Abraham was very rich but never owned any land or a house just like Jesus.

Matthew 8:20 NKJV And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

Genesis 13:3-11 NKJV And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, (4) to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD. (5) Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents. (6) Now the land was not able to support them, that they might dwell together, for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together. (7) And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt in the land. (8) So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. (9) Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.” (10) And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. (11) Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other.

Abraham was a man of generosity and put others first; he was unselfish.

Genesis 14:11-16 NKJV Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. (12) They also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. (13) Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram. (14) Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. (15) He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. (16) So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.

Abraham was a man that believed God could do anything and was not afraid!

Genesis 14:17-24 NKJV And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him. (18) Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. (19) And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; (20) And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all. (21) Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.” (22) 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, (23) 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’— (24) except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”

God also knew a man who is a tither!

Genesis 18:1-6 NKJV Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. (2) So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, (3) and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. (4) Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. (5) And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant.” They said, “Do as you have said.” (6) So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes.”

Abraham was a man given to hospitality!

Romans 12:13 NKJV distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

Romans 12:13 AMPC Contribute to the needs of God’s people [sharing in the necessities of the saints]; pursue the practice of hospitality.

Romans 12:13 TLB When God’s children are in need, you be the one to help them out. And get into the habit of inviting guests home for dinner or, if they need lodging, for the night.

Be the kind of person who loves to bless people, help people, make people feel comfortable.

1 Timothy 3:2 TPT Yet an elder needs to be one who is without blame before others. He should be one whose heart is for his wife alone and not another woman. He should be recognized as one who is sensible, and well-behaved, and living a disciplined life. He should be a “spiritual shepherd” who has the gift of teaching, and is known for his hospitality.

Genesis 18:17-18 NKJV And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, (18) since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

What is Prosperity?

Prosperity is the state of thriving, flourishing, and experiencing success or good fortune. While it is most commonly associated with financial wealth and economic abundance, a broader definition encompasses health, happiness, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind.

Key Dimensions of Prosperity

• Financial & Material: Having sufficient resources, meeting needs with surplus, and experiencing economic success.
• Health & Well-Being: Physical vitality, mental clarity, and emotional balance.
• Personal Growth & Peace: A sense of purpose, positive life experiences, and the freedom to pursue joy.

God is not opposed to His people being prosperous, but He is opposed to His people being covetousness.

Covetousness is a strong, often excessive desire to possess wealth, material goods, or something that belongs to someone else. It is rooted in discontentment and is often accompanied by envy, acting as an intense longing for what others have.

Core Characteristics of Covetousness

• The “I want it” factor: An insatiable eagerness to acquire things.
• Discontentment: A feeling that what you currently have is never enough, often fixated on the property of others.
• Lust for ownership: Desiring material goods without a willingness to do the proper, honest work to earn them.

For something to be Scriptural, you must be able to find it in the Scriptures. AND you must be able to find it in more than one place.

Matthew 18:16 NKJV But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY WORD MAY BE ESTABLISHED.’

Prosperity Defined:

3 John 1:1-2 NKJV The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: (2) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2 AMPC Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.

3 John 1:2 TPT Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.

There is a connection between your soul prospering and your natural material man prospering.

Prosperity does not begin in your bank accounts. Prosperity does not begin in your wallet or purse.

Prosperity begins in your spirit and soul.

This is the problem with programs that try and help people financially and materially. It might temporarily address natural circumstances but does not change anything on the inside of the people they help. Therefore, in the long term, people are not helped to get out of their current circumstances.

How does your soul prosper? The Word of God is what makes your soul to prosper.

God is not about pushing people down – He is about pulling people up!

No matter how bad your natural circumstances are, God wants to make them better.

No matter how good your natural circumstances are, God wants to make them better.

I have never seen anyone in the Scriptures, that had a true heart-felt encounter with the Lord, stay the same.

We are going to prosper outwardly as we prosper inwardly!

2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

Kenneth Copeland – True prosperity is the ability to use the power of God to meet the needs of mankind in every realm of life: spirit, soul, body, financially and socially.

2 Corinthians 9:8 TPT Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

2 Corinthians 9:8 TLB God is able to make it up to you by giving you everything you need and more so that there will not only be enough for your own needs but plenty left over to give joyfully to others.

2 Corinthians 9:8 20^th CENTURY TRANSLATION – God has power to shower all kinds of 8 blessings upon you, so that, having, under all circumstances and on all occasions, all that you can need, you may be able to shower all kinds of benefits upon others. (As Scripture says — (9) ‘ He scattered broadcast, he gave to the poor ; His righteousness continues for ever.’

2 Corinthians 9:8 (Moffatt) God is able to bless you with ample means, so that you may always have quite enough for any emergency of your own and ample besides for any kind act to others;

Prosperity is having ability.

Prosperity is having options.

More Definitions: Poverty –

Hebrew: destitution, want, to ruin, disinherit, dispossess, expel,

Inadequate, insufficient, scarce, scant, small

Greek: beggary, indigence (If you experience indigence, you have a critical need for food, money, and other resources.) that which is behind; Penury: a noun that means extreme poverty, destitution, or a severe and oppressive lack of resources.

Psalms 37:25 NKJV I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.

You have to despise (to regard someone or something with a deep, intense dislike, combined with a total lack of respect) that which you want to come out of!

• You must despise sin!
• You must despise strife!
• You must despise sickness and disease!
• You must despise poverty!

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)

There is a misbelief that if you begin to accumulate things materially, that you are destined to backslide and lose your salvation.

1 Timothy 6:5-10 AMPC And protracted wrangling and wearing discussion and perpetual friction among men who are corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, who imagine that godliness or righteousness is a source of profit [a moneymaking business, a means of livelihood]. From such withdraw. (6) [And it is, indeed, a source of immense profit, for] godliness accompanied with contentment (that contentment which is a sense of inward sufficiency) is great and abundant gain. (7) For we brought nothing into the world, and obviously we cannot take anything out of the world; (8) But if we have food and clothing, with these we shall be content (satisfied). (9) But those who crave to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish (useless, godless) and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction and miserable perishing. (10) For the love of money is a root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have been led astray and have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves through with many acute [mental] pangs.

The first step that is going get you headed to Godly Prosperity is to be rooted and grounded in the will of God (for you).

Romans 4:20-21 AMPC No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God, (21) Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.

You can never get too assured or confident in the will of God for your life.

What Kind of God Do We Serve?

Is He a God of poverty or prosperity?

What kind of God did Abraham know?

Genesis 17:1-4 NKJV When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (2) And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” (3) Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: (4) “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

Did God multiply Abraham?

“I am the Almighty God” – “El Shaddai” – “El” emphasizes God’s might and power. “Shaddai” – the root of this word is “breast” like a woman’s breast.

Genesis 49:25-26 NKJV By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb. (26) The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

Shaddai – signifies nourishment, supply, and satisfaction. An infant’s total source of supply is the breast of his mother. That is what God is to us.

He is mighty to nourish, supply, and satisfy.

He is our complete source and supply.

When you understand this, you no longer look to people to meet our needs. You no longer put pressure on people to meet our needs.

This is the God Abraham knew.

I will always be fed because He can never and will never run out.

Another Thing Abraham Saw in God

Genesis 22:7-14 NKJV But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” (8) And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. (9) Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. (10) And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. (11) But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” (12) And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” (13) Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. (14) And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”

“Jehovah” – the name of God meaning “the self-existent One”

“Jireh” – Sees

Pre-vision and Pro-vision – God is the Provider that makes provision for what He sees before

yehôvâh yir’eh

BDB Definition:

Jehovah-jireh = “Jehovah sees”

1) symbolic name given by Abraham to Mount Moriah in commemoration of the interposition of the angel of Jehovah who prevented the sacrifice of Isaac and provided a substitute

yehōwāh yir’eh: A proper noun designating Jehovah Jireh, a name given to designate the Lord by Abraham for providing a sacrifice in place of Isaac (Gen_22:14). It means “the Lord will see to it” literally but also means “the Lord will provide.”

God saw ahead what was going to be needed and provided the supply.

God is never surprised by your need!

What is Prosperity?

Prosperity is the state of thriving, flourishing, and experiencing success or good fortune. While it is most commonly associated with financial wealth and economic abundance, a broader definition encompasses health, happiness, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind.

Key Dimensions of Prosperity

• Financial & Material: Having sufficient resources, meeting needs with surplus, and experiencing economic success.
• Health & Well-Being: Physical vitality, mental clarity, and emotional balance.
• Personal Growth & Peace: A sense of purpose, positive life experiences, and the freedom to pursue joy.

God is not opposed to His people being prosperous, but He is opposed to His people being covetousness.

Covetousness is a strong, often excessive desire to possess wealth, material goods, or something that belongs to someone else. It is rooted in discontentment and is often accompanied by envy, acting as an intense longing for what others have.

Core Characteristics of Covetousness

• The “I want it” factor: An insatiable eagerness to acquire things.
• Discontentment: A feeling that what you currently have is never enough, often fixated on the property of others.
• Lust for ownership: Desiring material goods without a willingness to do the proper, honest work to earn them.

For something to be Scriptural, you must be able to find it in the Scriptures. AND you must be able to find it in more than one place.

Matthew 18:16 NKJV But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY WORD MAY BE ESTABLISHED.’

Prosperity Defined:

3 John 1:1-2 NKJV The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: (2) Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:2 AMPC Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.

3 John 1:2 Moffatt NT Beloved, I pray you may prosper in every way and keep well — as indeed your soul is keeping well.

3 John 1:2 Moffatt NT Beloved, I pray you may prosper in every way and keep well — as indeed your soul is keeping well.

3 John 1:2 TPT Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.

There is a connection between your soul prospering and your natural material man prospering.

Prosperity does not begin in your bank accounts. Prosperity does not begin in your wallet or purse.

Prosperity begins in your spirit and soul.

This is the problem with programs that try and help people financially and materially. It might temporarily address natural circumstances but does not change anything on the inside of the people they help. Therefore, in the long term, people are not helped to get out of their current circumstances.

How does your soul prosper? The Word of God is what makes your soul to prosper.

God is not about pushing people down – He is about pulling people up!

No matter how bad your natural circumstances are, God wants to make them better.

No matter how good your natural circumstances are, God wants to make them better.

I have never seen anyone in the Scriptures, that had a true heart-felt encounter with the Lord, stay the same.

We are going to prosper outwardly as we prosper inwardly!

2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 AMPC And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

Kenneth Copeland – True prosperity is the ability to use the power of God to meet the needs of mankind in every realm of life: spirit, soul, body, financially and socially.

There is not a dollar amount that defines prosperity. You can have $100 in the bank or $1 million dollars in the bank and that does not define whether you are prosperous or not.

You can have $5 million dollars in the bank and be prosperous if you need $10 million to do whatever it is you need to do.

It is all relative to purpose.

2 Corinthians 9:8 TPT Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

2 Corinthians 9:8 CEV God can bless you with everything you need, and you will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others.

2 Corinthians 9:8 ERV And God can give you more blessings than you need, and you will always have plenty of everything. You will have enough to give to every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 MSG God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you’re ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done.

2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.

2 Corinthians 9:8 TLB God is able to make it up to you by giving you everything you need and more so that there will not only be enough for your own needs but plenty left over to give joyfully to others.

2 Corinthians 9:8 20^th CENTURY TRANSLATION – God has power to shower all kinds of 8 blessings upon you, so that, having, under all circumstances and on all occasions, all that you can need, you may be able to shower all kinds of benefits upon others. (As Scripture says — (9) ‘ He scattered broadcast, he gave to the poor ; His righteousness continues for ever.’

2 Corinthians 9:8 (Moffatt) God is able to bless you with ample means, so that you may always have quite enough for any emergency of your own and ample besides for any kind act to others;

Prosperity is having ability.

Prosperity is having options.

More Definitions: Poverty –

Hebrew: destitution, want, to ruin, disinherit, dispossess, expel,

Inadequate, insufficient, scarce, scant, small

Greek: beggary, indigence (If you experience indigence, you have a critical need for food, money, and other resources.) that which is behind; Penury: a noun that means extreme poverty, destitution, or a severe and oppressive lack of resources.

Psalms 37:25 NKJV I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.

You have to despise (to regard someone or something with a deep, intense dislike, combined with a total lack of respect) that which you want to come out of!

• You must despise sin!
• You must despise strife!
• You must despise sickness and disease!
• You must despise poverty!

Prosperity (Hebrew and Greek): to advance; to push forward and make progress; to help down the road, to succeed in reaching, successful; thriving; abundance (John 10:10)