The Store

Promised Blessings

  

I.                   What is God setting you up for?

A.    To connect you to your future

1.     To release your blessings from his storehouse

2.     Blessing are stored before you are born 

3.     You were created to represent God

Jeremiah 1:4-5 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 5 before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

B.    You are

1Peter 1:2-4 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,     

Deuteronomy 28:11-13 The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.  12 The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail

II.               What is a Storehouse?

The currency to obtain items from the store is. “In Jesus Name.” Jesus made the payment for all items upon Calvary.

A.  OWTSAR- Is a Hebrew word meaning storehouse or treasury.  From root word Atsar to store up or lay up

o   Treasure is where gold, silver and other minerals are stored

o   A Store for supply of food or drink, (storehouse of God rain, wind,)

o   God’s Armory Magazine of weapons

Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 

B.    You have to believe

1.     Shift your mindset from lack to a place of more than enough

2.     Don’t be like Mephibosheth

2Samuel 9:3-4  And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. 

III.              What is a covenant?

A.    A Covenant is an agreement

1.      Jonathan had a covenant with David

2.      Abraham had a covenant with God

God realized man has nothing to contribute. So, God swore by Himself.

Isaiah 64:6 we are all unclean, our righteousness is like filthy rag

Hebrews 6:13-14 for when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 

Psalms 89:34 my covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David?

You are David seed through Jesus

Micah 7:8   Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. 

IV.              Promises Attach to the Store

 Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit

Philippians 4:19   But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Psalms 31:19   Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Proverbs 2:7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.  

Answer Key:

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(Part IV)

John 14:25-26

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. ²⁶ But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

Ephesians 1:13

¹³ In whom ye also trusted, after that, ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.

John 16:13

¹³ However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

Psalm 139:7-12

⁷ Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? ⁸ If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. ⁹ If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, ¹⁰ Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. ¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; ¹² Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

I.                   MOSES

Exodus 2:5-10

⁵ Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it. ⁶ And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” ⁷ Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?” ⁸ And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden went and called the child’s mother. ⁹ Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. ¹⁰ And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, saying, “Because I drew him out of the water.”

II.               JESUS

1 Corinthians 2:7-8

⁷ But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, ⁸ which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

III.            THE SAINTS

The Power of Favor

 I.            Definition of Favor

a)    Webster:

To prefer (someone) especially in an unfair way:

To show that you like or approve of (someone) more than others: To approve of or support (something):

To regard (someone or something as most likely to succeed or win.

b)   Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology:

Means gaining approval, acceptance, or special benefits or blessings.

c)    Means gift, grace, divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life, including gratitude

II.           Where does favor come from? It comes from the love, grace, and mercy of God.

a)    John 3:16- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

b)   Proverbs 8:17-1 love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.

c)    1 John 4:16-And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

d)   Psalms 86:15 - But thou, 0 Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

e)    1 Corinthians 16:14- Let all your things be done with charity.

f)     Ephesians 2:4-5 -(4) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, (5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

g)   Romans 8:35-39-Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation,

_     Or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness,

or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of.God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ill.      The Power of Favor

a)    Supernatural Increase and Promotion!

Genesis 39:21,23- (21) But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Restoration of all the enemy stole! (23) The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it prosper.

b)   Restoration of all the enemy stole!

Exodus 3:21 -And I will give these people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.

c)    Honor in the midst of adversaries!

Exodus 11:3 - And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

d)   Increased Real Estate and or Income!

Deuteronomy 33:23 - And of Naphtali he said, 0 Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south.

e)   God is with you!

Joshua 1:9 - Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

f)     Recognition before authorities!

1 Samuel 16:22 -And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.

g)   Prominence or Status!

Esther 2:17 -And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

h)   Petitions Granted!

Esther 5:6 - And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? And it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? Even to the half of the kingdom, it shall be performed.

i)     Written laws changed and reversed!

Esther 8:4-5- (4) Then the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, (S) And said, If it please the king and if I have favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:

j)     Win battles you didn't even fight!

Psalms 44:33 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou had a favor unto them.

To Sum Up the Power of Favor

It promotes, opens and closes doors, protects, gives victory over your enemies, transfer the wealth of the wicked to you, positions you to have needs met, gives you special preference, elevates you, gives you a supernatural advantage over others. More than anything it causes you to walk in the love and will of God!

IV.         How to get God's Favor!

a)   Romans 10:9-10 -Accept Jesus

(9) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

b)   Luke 10:27- Love

And he answering said Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

c)    Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

d)   Hebrews 11:6- Faith

But without faith, it is impossible to please him: for him that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

e)   Isaiah 66:2 - Our Positioning toward God.

For all those things hath my hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

f)     Luke 11:28 (NIV) - Obedience

He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

1 Samuel 15:22 - And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Explain the acronym for:

1)    Show

      2)    Fog

Deuteronomy 7:9- Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;