Prosperity Is a Choice: Make a Quality Decision for 2021
Dr RJ Sing, 41 min
Originally preached as “New Year Message, Part 1”
Sermon outline
2021 is a year of favour, abundance and overflow, but prosperity is a choice: you must make a quality decision to believe God and step into the blessing of Abraham.
Main text
- 3 John 2
- Psalm 35:27
- Deuteronomy 8:18
- Psalm 37:4
Opening
He welcomes viewers to the broadcast, prays for revelation knowledge, and gives the title of the New Year's message: 'Shafat', which he says means favour, abundance and overflow. He reads his foundational scriptures and tells viewers to meditate on them and on the title throughout the year. This is the first weekly broadcast expanding the word he declared at the crossover into 2021.
The word for 2021: a year of favour, abundance and overflow
God wishes above all things that you prosper and be in health, takes pleasure in the prosperity of his servants, and gives power to get wealth. The world has a carnal view of its circumstances, but believers must have a Word view and not be drowned by the negativity coming at them from every side.
“The year 2021 is a year of favor, abundance, and overflow.”
- 3 John 2
- Psalm 35:27
- Deuteronomy 8:18
- Psalm 37:4
What true prosperity is
Tradition says money is everything, but true prosperity is living in the blessing God spoke over Adam and letting God's power flow through you to meet the needs of mankind, creating a garden of Eden wherever you go. Money is the lowest form of power and prayer is the highest. Prosperity is a responsibility that needs good stewardship, because it takes money to get the gospel to every creature.
Illustration: The Greek word for prosper means to help on one's way, to succeed in reaching your destination, and to be led by a direct and easy way.
“The power of prayer is the highest form of power on the earth.”
- Genesis 1:28
- 1 Timothy 6:10
- 1 John 4:17
Prosperity is a choice
Many who love the Lord reject prosperity out of tradition, but living from one financial disaster to another is like living under the curse, and Christ has given us the blessing instead. To partake of it you must hear, meditate and do the Word, speak to your mountain in faith, and make a quality decision to prosper whatever the drought. Start where you are, believing God for rent and groceries, and build a financial foundation line upon line.
Illustration: Isaac prospered when everything was negative, and Joseph was led from the prison to the palace.
“According to God's word, prosperity is a choice.”
- Deuteronomy 28:15-68
- Deuteronomy 28:1-13
- Romans 10:17
- Mark 11:22-24
- Deuteronomy 28:8
The blessing of Abraham
Using Abraham's life as a case study, he reads God's covenant to multiply Abraham, who walked before God in obedience and became very wealthy. God blessed Isaac for Abraham's sake, and if you belong to Christ you are Abraham's descendant and heir to the same promise.
“You will experience the blessings of Abraham in your life.”
- Genesis 17:1-9
- Genesis 24:35
- Genesis 24:1
- Genesis 26:24
- Galatians 3:29
Favour, prosperity, overflow and abundance defined
Favour is grace, kindness and preferential treatment, and a person with God's favour ceases to struggle. You know you have favour when people give you freely what you could be charged for, hard things become easy and prayers are quickly answered. To prosper means to push forward and break out; overflow means to flood and wash over; and abundance means plenty, multiplication and being heavy with increase.
“You are pre programmed for success.”
- Ephesians 1:3
- Ephesians 1:4
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
- Isaiah 55:11
- Deuteronomy 33:19
- Job 22:11
- Ecclesiastes 5:12
Putting it into practice
- Meditate on the foundational scriptures and the word for 2021 all year.
- Make a quality decision to prosper and receive God's promises by faith.
- Start believing God at your current level, for rent, groceries and then increase.
- Become a doer of the Word and speak to your mountains.
- Find a church near you and feed on the Word through your devices.
Closing
He prophesies abundance, overflow and prosperity over viewers, telling them to get ready for expansion, contracts and good news, and prays for them using their device or raised hand as a point of contact. He leads a prayer of salvation, shares how his own quality decision to believe God for prosperity took him to another level, and invites viewers to the second part the following week.
Declarations he led
- Lord God, please forgive me my sins. Come into my heart. I believe it in Jesus' name.
- Father, I declare that my sins are washed away and that I now am a child of God.
In his words
- “Money is the lowest form of power that exists on earth.”
- “Start believing God for rent money, start believing God for grocery money.”
- “When a person finds favor in the sight of God, that man will cease to struggle for anything that he or she desires.”
- “God has a plan and it's better than your plan.”
- “That decision made a transition in my life. That decision took me to another level.”
Every scripture in this message
- 3 John 2
- Psalm 35:27
- Deuteronomy 8:18
- Psalm 37:4
- Genesis 1:28
- 1 Timothy 6:10
- 1 John 4:17
- Deuteronomy 28:15-68
- Deuteronomy 28:1-13
- Romans 10:17
- Mark 11:22-24
- Deuteronomy 28:8
- Genesis 17:1-9
- Genesis 24:35
- Genesis 24:1
- Genesis 26:24
- Galatians 3:29
- Ephesians 1:3
- Ephesians 1:4
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
- Isaiah 55:11
- Deuteronomy 33:19
- Job 22:11
- Ecclesiastes 5:12
- Proverbs 10:22