Bible Notes

Seek First the Kingdom

These are notes from a Creflo Dollar Full message. This version is very close to the Roku version I watch.

Seeking God

• Your faith is about appropriating what Jesus has already done; receiving what has already been done

• God, your Father has already made everything you will ever need available.

• The goal is to seek God, not prosperity; prosperity is a byproduct of seeking God.

• God wants to be the one that you lean on, the one you turn to.

• I'm not the source of the good, or prosperity in my life

• God wants you to trust him in all things.

• God wants to be involved in EVERY area of your life, even your playtime. In EVERYTHING you do.

• Its not about money, it’s about trusting God; it’s about proving to myself that I trust God.

• Your faith is lest used when during with money. Faith can do so much more than money; it’s just the very tip of the iceberg.

• Always seek God, never seek money

Evil Eye

• Matthew 6:22-23

  • Stay force on God only

• Proverbs 28:22

• Seeking to be rich more important than seeking God; poverty will come your way.

• (putting these two things together)

• If you force in divide between the things of God and getting rich, your whole body is full of darkness.

• FORCE gives strength to what you are forcing on.

• "Lord, help me not to force on things that will hurt me; help me to force on things that will give me sozo."

• You may not be able to stop incoming thoughts, but you don't have to force on them, or yield to them. Or allow them to build a stronghold in your mind. (not brain).

2 Corinthians 10:4-6

• I have the authority to pull those thoughts down.

• Forcing on God, God is my force.

1: God is my source; not me

• Seeking Force on God as my source and everything I do.

• God is the source of ALL (yes ALL) the Good in your life

• God is the source of all Good things

• Force on God, not you. Give God authority in your life in all areas

• God is my source; not me

2: Beware of a divide heart.

• Do one thing; seek God first

• Matthew 6:33

• Don't seek after things; God will cause things to seek after you.

  1. I'm the righteous of God; things seek me

• Grace will find you no matter where you all; don't worry

• Grace is Jesus

3: Change the way we thing about money and prosperity

• Give money to prove to yourself that you trust God.

• Money is the least;

  1. Can't trust God in the least

  2. How you trust God in big things

  3. Money is the smallest thing in the Kingdom

• "I don't need your help; I need you to Trust me"

  1. Trust God, and he will help you.

• Proverbs 23:7

  1. For he that thinks, in his heart he is. (comma in wrong place, comma after thinks, not heart)

  2. Root of all sin is not trusting God

  3. What ever you hang around with, watch, hear ( words) determine way you think

  4. The way you think will determine the way you feel

  5. I don't feel good; go back and see what you were thinking about

  6. Change the way you think; change the way you feel

  7. The way you feel will determine the decision you make

  8. Your decision will determine the actions you take

  9. The actions will determine your habits

  10. Your habits will determine your character

  11. Your Character will determine your destination

  12. Talent can get you to a place your Character can't keep you

• Romans 12:2

  1. Transform be the renewing of our mind

• What are you thinking about the most

• 1 Peter 5:8-9

  1. Be sober in you thinking; thinking in accordance to the word of God

  2. Like a lion, but he is not a lion

4: Understand the purpose of Work

• To give to those that are in need

• 2 Thessalonians 3 :10

• Ephesians 4: 28

5: Living to Give

• God prosperity is living to give; not maintaining what your have

• Sifting from getting to living to give

• Highest from of giving is sharing the gospel

• I live to Give

• Luke 6:38

  1. Give = Trust

  2. Trust and it should be giving to you

• Give your time and Trust God/Trust your time with God

6: Prosperity is not what you have; it’s what is flowing through you to other people

• It’s the flow of the river; not how much water is in your bank

• Genesis 12:1-3

  1. God blesses you to make you a blessing

  2. A blessing is a instrument of God's favor

  3. God can use you as a instrument to flow favor through you to someone else

  4. Instrument of Favor

7: God valuates Prosperity base on how must of a blessing you are to others/God being with you

• Genesis 39:2 (Amp)

  1. God was with Joseph and we was a success man

• 2 Corinthians 9:8 (amp)

  1. You have enough to generously give to others and every good work

8: Trust God over all things

• Proverbs 3:9-10

• Honor has weight, its trusted, it has value

• Make God more Valuable than your substance

• Use your money and substance to honor God

• I Trust God

• Trusting God To receive what He has already done

• Your relationship with money is getting in the way

• Money should not be your God

• Can't serve two masters verse

  1. Can't trust or rely on money

  2. Trust God with your money; he wants to be your supply house

• No matter what happens Trust God, and remind yourself to Trust God

• God's grace is more than your trouble

• God's grace is greater than your trailer

• God's grace is more abundant than your lack