Wealth!! The very word wealth to many believers especially preachers seems so vain and inappropriate. But let's take a good look at this concept from a Biblical perspective. The Bible says in (Deuteronomy 8:18) "Thou shall remember the Lord thy God for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day."
God's Word says that He would give the power to get wealth. Now what is wealth? In this verse, wealth is "haiyl" which means a force, whether of men, means or resources that give strength, ability and power to accomplish any necessary thing.
Now I don't know about every body, but I see some very necessary things that need to be accomplished in this world. The corrupt world has no problem building night clubs, strip joints, and places to go drink spirits; but the Church has become a place where the preacher has to beg his people to give just to keep the lights turned on. I will try to constrain my tone but come on people, something is wrong with that picture!! Think about this a minute. I don't nor have I ever been a night club person. But in those places you will find state of the art sound and lighting, paid staff to keep the crowd controlled and calm, and a line outside the building an hour before opening just to get in the place. Plus they literally have to run every body out at closing time just so the staff can rest a while before doing the same thing again a few hours later.
Go inside some Church facilities you find sound equipment squeaking and sounding like you are in a barrel trying to tell a story, lights blinking off and on (not because they are strobe) but because they are so old but we just trying to get all we can out of it. Hey, it's a light bulb, they sell them at the dollar tree for all of you that have a problem with a quality lighting system. Staff and crowd control? Well, first of all there are no staff paid or volunteered because we don't care that much about the crowd, we just want to get our blessing and get out ASAP. Don't worry about the line out front before service. Be more concerned about the line of people walking in tipping a finger an hour after service started and leaving 30 minutes before it's over!!
Ok, I will stop right there, but I hope we get the scenario.
The Church is God's House!! If any facility should have state of the art equipment and people serving to create a welcoming and inspiring atmosphere it should be the Church House.
Now please understand something, I just described only one scenario that reveals how a lot of Christians view wealth. The American media has criticized and persecuted most ministries that function totally opposite of what I have described. What's worse is a majority of Christians have agreed with secular media and have discredited the truth concerning wealth. I have never heard anyone criticize a Bill Gates or Warren Buffet for having their own airplane or jet. But let a traveling preacher purchase a jet to get him or her to their Divinely assigned place and the Church goes crazy!! If the preacher has a nice car or a nice house he must be a crook because God wouldn't endorse such a thing. Wrong!! God has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. (Psalm 35:27) It is well pleasing to God to see His servants prospering. It brings Him pleasure. Because He is a rewarder to those that diligently seek Him.
So by now you probably have realized that I believe in being blessed and walking in the blessing that God has provided. But please understand, greed, the love of money, and the deceitfulness of riches are a harmful thing to His people. Great wealth and prosperity would absolutely kill some people. We have even seen this when people have won lottery money. Misusing finances, improper stewardship and immaturity has kept many Believers from advancing in wealth. This is a major issue that needs to be addressed. But for now I want to take a turn and look at wealth from a Biblical perspective. I want to make just a few observations for you to ponder and meditate upon.
God's will in Earth as it is in Heaven must be our prayer. The Earth doesn't belong to Satan. He has ruled in it for thousands of years as a deceptive thief. God promised His people through Abraham that He would give them all the land that they could see. (Gen.13:14,15) His will wasn't just to bless them with His presence and fellowship. His perfect will was and is to use them to possess what is rightfully His.
The Church is God's extension on Earth. What belongs to Him in the Earth must be possessed by His created people. Now I'm not a master at economics, but I have a great friend and a mentor named Bishop Marcus Benjamin that is. But I believe in the garden of Eden we see the origin of corrupt economics. God made Adam to rule and have dominion in the Earth, but through Satan's deception the exchange was made. He sold Satan his authority for what he thought was something good. It wasn't good. God said, don't eat of this fruit. (Gen. 2:17). Since then Satan has ruled and used that authority to corrupt and pervert and build a kingdom of darkness and death.
But Christ came as the last Adam with a three-fold purpose. 1. Redeem Man 2. Build His Church 3. Establish His Kingdom.
If we keep this three-fold purpose in order we will see a tremendous thing happen in the Earth. In fact, I will say prophetically that alignment is taking place. There are a remnant of people that have not given up or given in but are standing up and pressing in to see His Kingdom authority established again in the Earth.
Now again, it's only a remnant. That's why many will be deceived. Because they are looking for this huge, instantaneous transfer and activity that just blows our mind. That's not His plan. He has never had the masses to agree with His plan. But He has always had a reserve of people that could hear, discern and obey.
Now to connect this thought with wealth, you have to see the big picture. In order for the necessary things to be accomplished in the Earth we as Believers must have the right revelation and mindset concerning wealth.
I believe as we get closer to the Lord's return there will be a major invasion on the plans of the enemy. God is raising up a winning warriors generation. A people that will not give in to the religious mindset of poverty. A people that will walk in the revelation of divine wealth with a heavenly assignment.
The Lord has given me an assignment to preach this and declare this over His people. He has also given me specific instructions that I will share in a moment.
I need to prophesy to people right now; you will begin to have a vision and a plan that will bring you out of poverty and into the arena of wealth. You will have wisdom behind your years to even create and invent solutions to present problems. The demand for the solution and divine wisdom to create the answer or the supply will be (Deut. 8:18) in acton. There will be an increase of bold authority in the pulpit. Not tyranny but skillful artisans of the Word of God that will break the stronghold of poverty that hovers over the people. There will be an increase in obedient giving. I hear the Lord saying that we have even grieved Him by limiting our giving to a tithe. We are not bound by the law. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death. (Rom. 8:2) Decay and death has mingled with your liberty to cause you to distrust and disobey Him with your giving. This shall be broken as you hear this and a new level of liberty shall flow into your life. You will no longer despise the receiving of the offering but will become an example to others to the Way of the Lord. You shall no longer hold on to what I have ask for, but shall scatter it as seed and you shall increase. Your liberality in your sowing shall make you fat with my blessing says the Lord. Praise God!! Lord I bless your Name!!!
The wealth of the wicked will come into the hands of the people that are preparing for the transfer.
(3John 2) "Beloved, I would above all things that thou amy prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers." Divine wealth and prosperity has little to do with money initially. It all starts in the soul of the Believer. That's the area that has to be renewed by the Word daily. Soul is the mind, will and emotions.
We have to get this area in line with our spirit man, then we shall see the manifested blessing.
(Ephesian 1:3) Declares we are already blessed with ALL spiritual blessings in heavenly places. We have it already in our spirit. His Kingdom is in us. We must sync our soul with our spirit in order to see the manifested blessing. To borrow my Spiritual father's quote: we need a "MIND MIGRATION."
For now, spend time speaking His Word over your life, family, Church and Nation. Renew your thinking to a Biblical manner not one that is out of line with Scripture.
We will continue these thought later, or join me Wed. night at FWWOC I'll be teaching on this subject.
The assignment that God gave me came many years ago. He said to me, "I have anointed you to prosper and to teach my people to prosper." He went on to instruct me to allow and even encourage people to sow into our ministry. (Marty Mason Ministries Inc) As we did this we say so many wonderful things happen in the lives of people. For a season, I have not said much about this, until now. The Lord has instructed me again to do this. His blessing is attached to an assignment. This is one of my assignments. I must do this. Therefore, as you pray ask the Lord are you to be a partner with Marty Mason Ministries. I trust you all will keep us in prayer. But I know He has assigned many to fund this Ministry. If you are one of our partners that God is creating this connection of transfer, then I simply would ask you to be obedient to His voice. Pray for us daily, we have a mandate to carry and spread the Revival Glory. We don't follow after money. Money always follows after obedient ministry. Our mailing address is Marty Mason Ministries PO Box 436 Angier, NC 27501. We are having our web site rebuilt so that people can give online. We can do it now even over the phone.
We are endeavoring to obey His command on our life. We thank you for all you do for the Kingdom of God.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
The Necessity of Spiritual Fatherhood
1 Corinthians 4:15
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
It could be correctly stated that the Church in Corinth was a very gifted Church. They were tongue talking, prophesying, giving words at every possible opportunity. Now that isn't a bad thing necessarily. However, in Paul's writing to this Church we gain a great deal of insight. His teaching is primarily focused around the functionality of the gathering of the Saints.
We all love or rather should love the gathering together of the Saints. The scripture says, (Hebrews 10:25) "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together." In plain country talk, the people of God should love having some Church!! As for me and my house, we love having Church. We love Praising and Worshipping the King of Glory. We love looking into the mirror of the Glory on His face, and being consumed by that glory until we are transformed into that very image. (2Cor. 3:18).
But Paul takes an interesting path in His teaching. The Church at Corinth had no problem having Church. In fact, they would be considered in our day a real charismatic, vibrant group of folk. The problem however exist in the proper protocol in the public assembly. You see, Church isn't just a gathering of people. There is a difference between an audience and a congregation. The audience is a gathering of various kinds of people for a short lived attraction. The Church is the gathering of the Saints for the worshipping of the King. An audience is a crowd. The Church is a family. An audience is a gathering. The Church is a fellowship. An audience is a heap of stones. The Church is a temple. The ordained Men and Women of God are not called to build or gather an audience but to build His Church.
Any gifted, coarse or worldly person can attract an audience; only a person given totally over to the Lord Jesus Christ and filled with the Holy Ghost can build a Church.
So here we start seeing the problem in the Church of Corinth. I should stop and also interject that we see a parallel problem in the 21st century Church as well.
They gathered, they were gifted, they were excited, they were enriched by Him in all knowledge; so they came behind in no gift. Wow!! This looks like the most happening place in town!! These are those unreligious radical rascals!!! Just what everyone today are looking to hook up to. So what's the problem Pastor Marty? Thanks for the question!!
1. THEY WERE A GROUP OF BACKBITING, DIVISIVE DISPUTERS
They were more concerned about who baptized them rather than the significance of the baptism. They tone of the text in (1Cor. 1:11) makes me think they would be willing to fight over who baptized them.
(Mason's Paraphrased Version) (MPV). "hey I'll pop a cap in you if you don't allow me to choose who baptizes me." "Shoot, I'll cut a saint over who signs my baptism certificate."
Just humor of course, but the scripture says there were contentions among them. Furthermore, who made Sister Chloe's house the Church police. They were the ones that felt it so necessary that the Apostle knew this information. Hmmm!!! I think I've met that family!!
2. THEY WERE A GROUP OF IMMATURE BABES
These folk that were so enriched that they came behind in no gifts were actually very shallow in their maturity level. In (1Cor.3) the Apostle says, he couldn't even talk to them on a spiritual level at all. He said, my communication was actually on a carnal level. Why? They had no understanding of spiritual growth. They got saved, filled, and flaky!!
In order to get his message across the Apostle had to use language that wasn't even spiritual. Sound familiar? There are seminars being taught all over America today on how to communicate the way the Apostle Paul did in Corinth. Hey America!!! LISTEN!!! This was a rebuke not a method.
It's time to grow up spiritually. How? Quit eating the worlds fruit and start feasting on the Eternal Word of God.
I could share several more points of interest concerning this matter, but I want to sum it up here with what I believe was the real underlying problem with the whole Church.
It's found in our opening text. (1Cor. 4:15) "For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers."
To preserve the integrity of the text, we must say that the ten thousand instructors were not a literal number of instructors. The Apostle was saying you folks have way too many people telling you to do this and that and no one birthing real spiritual growth.
We must be guarded against this activity. This is a time that many false teachers and false prophets will surface to offer instructions that will sound right, feel right and even be accurate occasionally. But BEWARE!!! The motive is totally corrupt.
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING A BELIEVER CAN DO IS IDENTIFY HIS/HER SPIRITUAL FATHER.
A father will nurture, guide, discipline and pour into your life that will result in spiritual growth and maturity.
Always remember any preacher can get a word. But fathers are seed planters. Seed produces after its kind. A father will pray for those under his charge and plant proper seed for specific results. Anyone can deliver a bible lesson, but only a father can plant the engrafted Word.
In the 21st Century we have a two-fold problem.
1. Men with the fathering assignment that are sitting dormant with a bag of seed by there seat.
REASONS:
-intimidated by the assignment
-improper mentoring that has given them no direction
-too selfish to reproduce themselves, due to fear of there own importance
2. Believers that refuse to seek out and submit to their God-given spiritual father
REASONS:
-this message is not being preached or demonstrated nearly enough
-the 21st century Church has learned short-cuts to build large
organizations, fancy buildings, raise lots of money, pack out
multi services; and they go home entertained BUT EMPTY!
-submission to spiritual authority is a curse word to people today
**Burger King has spoiled the Church. We have drive through services. In fact you don't even have to assemble watch it from the Web.
And you can have it your way. In fact, 21st century modernized leadership principles have shifted from self denial, cross bearing and Christ following, to learn how todays people think and live and build a Church to accommodate them.
What's worse is we still expect the world to change!!
I believe it can and will. But the true Prophets of God and Leaders that are assigned as fathers must rise up and take our stand. I say let us rise. Let us rise, let us rise.
Pastor Marty Mason
Fathered by: Bishop Robert Christopher Brown III of KFM
Kingdom Fellowship of Ministries.
www.facebook.com/kingdomfellowshipofministries
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
It could be correctly stated that the Church in Corinth was a very gifted Church. They were tongue talking, prophesying, giving words at every possible opportunity. Now that isn't a bad thing necessarily. However, in Paul's writing to this Church we gain a great deal of insight. His teaching is primarily focused around the functionality of the gathering of the Saints.
We all love or rather should love the gathering together of the Saints. The scripture says, (Hebrews 10:25) "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together." In plain country talk, the people of God should love having some Church!! As for me and my house, we love having Church. We love Praising and Worshipping the King of Glory. We love looking into the mirror of the Glory on His face, and being consumed by that glory until we are transformed into that very image. (2Cor. 3:18).
But Paul takes an interesting path in His teaching. The Church at Corinth had no problem having Church. In fact, they would be considered in our day a real charismatic, vibrant group of folk. The problem however exist in the proper protocol in the public assembly. You see, Church isn't just a gathering of people. There is a difference between an audience and a congregation. The audience is a gathering of various kinds of people for a short lived attraction. The Church is the gathering of the Saints for the worshipping of the King. An audience is a crowd. The Church is a family. An audience is a gathering. The Church is a fellowship. An audience is a heap of stones. The Church is a temple. The ordained Men and Women of God are not called to build or gather an audience but to build His Church.
Any gifted, coarse or worldly person can attract an audience; only a person given totally over to the Lord Jesus Christ and filled with the Holy Ghost can build a Church.
So here we start seeing the problem in the Church of Corinth. I should stop and also interject that we see a parallel problem in the 21st century Church as well.
They gathered, they were gifted, they were excited, they were enriched by Him in all knowledge; so they came behind in no gift. Wow!! This looks like the most happening place in town!! These are those unreligious radical rascals!!! Just what everyone today are looking to hook up to. So what's the problem Pastor Marty? Thanks for the question!!
1. THEY WERE A GROUP OF BACKBITING, DIVISIVE DISPUTERS
They were more concerned about who baptized them rather than the significance of the baptism. They tone of the text in (1Cor. 1:11) makes me think they would be willing to fight over who baptized them.
(Mason's Paraphrased Version) (MPV). "hey I'll pop a cap in you if you don't allow me to choose who baptizes me." "Shoot, I'll cut a saint over who signs my baptism certificate."
Just humor of course, but the scripture says there were contentions among them. Furthermore, who made Sister Chloe's house the Church police. They were the ones that felt it so necessary that the Apostle knew this information. Hmmm!!! I think I've met that family!!
2. THEY WERE A GROUP OF IMMATURE BABES
These folk that were so enriched that they came behind in no gifts were actually very shallow in their maturity level. In (1Cor.3) the Apostle says, he couldn't even talk to them on a spiritual level at all. He said, my communication was actually on a carnal level. Why? They had no understanding of spiritual growth. They got saved, filled, and flaky!!
In order to get his message across the Apostle had to use language that wasn't even spiritual. Sound familiar? There are seminars being taught all over America today on how to communicate the way the Apostle Paul did in Corinth. Hey America!!! LISTEN!!! This was a rebuke not a method.
It's time to grow up spiritually. How? Quit eating the worlds fruit and start feasting on the Eternal Word of God.
I could share several more points of interest concerning this matter, but I want to sum it up here with what I believe was the real underlying problem with the whole Church.
It's found in our opening text. (1Cor. 4:15) "For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers."
To preserve the integrity of the text, we must say that the ten thousand instructors were not a literal number of instructors. The Apostle was saying you folks have way too many people telling you to do this and that and no one birthing real spiritual growth.
We must be guarded against this activity. This is a time that many false teachers and false prophets will surface to offer instructions that will sound right, feel right and even be accurate occasionally. But BEWARE!!! The motive is totally corrupt.
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING A BELIEVER CAN DO IS IDENTIFY HIS/HER SPIRITUAL FATHER.
A father will nurture, guide, discipline and pour into your life that will result in spiritual growth and maturity.
Always remember any preacher can get a word. But fathers are seed planters. Seed produces after its kind. A father will pray for those under his charge and plant proper seed for specific results. Anyone can deliver a bible lesson, but only a father can plant the engrafted Word.
In the 21st Century we have a two-fold problem.
1. Men with the fathering assignment that are sitting dormant with a bag of seed by there seat.
REASONS:
-intimidated by the assignment
-improper mentoring that has given them no direction
-too selfish to reproduce themselves, due to fear of there own importance
2. Believers that refuse to seek out and submit to their God-given spiritual father
REASONS:
-this message is not being preached or demonstrated nearly enough
-the 21st century Church has learned short-cuts to build large
organizations, fancy buildings, raise lots of money, pack out
multi services; and they go home entertained BUT EMPTY!
-submission to spiritual authority is a curse word to people today
**Burger King has spoiled the Church. We have drive through services. In fact you don't even have to assemble watch it from the Web.
And you can have it your way. In fact, 21st century modernized leadership principles have shifted from self denial, cross bearing and Christ following, to learn how todays people think and live and build a Church to accommodate them.
What's worse is we still expect the world to change!!
I believe it can and will. But the true Prophets of God and Leaders that are assigned as fathers must rise up and take our stand. I say let us rise. Let us rise, let us rise.
Pastor Marty Mason
Fathered by: Bishop Robert Christopher Brown III of KFM
Kingdom Fellowship of Ministries.
www.facebook.com/kingdomfellowshipofministries
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
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