MAXIMIZE ICC SERMON SERIES MAY & JUNE +

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MAXIMIZE PERCEPTION: ON WEALTH Your perception depends on your up bringing, your background, or where you come from.

MAXIMIZE Prov 30:7-9 (NKJV) Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die): 8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches-- Feed me with the food allotted to me; 9 Lest I be full and deny You, And say, "Who is the L ORD ?" Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.

MAXIMIZE PRAISE THE LORD – HE WILL PROVIDE

MAXIMIZE WE must never LIMIT GOD – on what he will give (Bread and Meat), how he will provide, who he will use (Raven), when he will deliver (Morning and evening) and where he will perform (By the brook Cherith).

MAXIMIZE What is Wealth? WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES US WEALTHY? Proverbs 10:22 “The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.”

MAXIMIZE HOW DO WE ACCURATELY DEFINE WEALTH? It is not just a accumulation of MONEY. IT IS LIKE A KEY – there are few cuts on the key. One cut is money. Maximizing your righteous living for God.

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MAXIMIZE Matthew 6:33 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matt 6:33 (NKJV) If you seek the wrong thing then you may miss the kingdom of God.

MAXIMIZE Haggai 1:1-9 On August 29 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the L ORD gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel …. and to Jeshua, the high priest. 2 “This is what the L ORD of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the L ORD.’” 3 Then the L ORD sent this message through the prophet Haggai: 4 “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?.....

MAXIMIZE The Israelites were taken captive while coming out of Babylon in the year 586. SOME 70 YEARS LATER, Haggai, the prophet said “now God is giving you a second chance…the first time you used God to bless you and you ended up in captivity…now when you escape this captivity make sure you do it right the second time round. Haggai said…”PLEASE CONSIDER or GIVE CAREFUL THOUGHT TO YOUR WAYS..

MAXIMIZE 5 This is what the L ORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! 6 You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes! 7 “This is what the L ORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! 8 Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the L ORD. 9 You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the L ORD of Heaven’s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses.

MAXIMIZE DECIDE WHAT YOU TREASURE AND WHAT IS NOT FOR SALE AT ANY PRICE!...for me regarding ICC …it is the VISION GOD HAS GIVEN ME! Luke 12:34 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

MAXIMIZE JOB…. Job lost everything….but he could say, “Praise the Lord…God is able to provide…I am just going to keep my integrity….he was loyal to God that that is not for sale.

MAXIMIZE Parable in Matthew 13 – the Great Priceless Pearl The kingdom of God is like a pearl of great price.

MAXIMIZE WHAT IS STOPPING US FROM BEING WEALTHY? NO ABSOLUTE SURREDER AND SUBMISSION TO GOD’S WILL

MAXIMIZE Luke 22: Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. 40 When He came to the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." 41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." Luke 22:39-42 (NKJV)

MAXIMIZE Paul did it ACTS And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 When he had come to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.' " 12 Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." 14 So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done." Acts 21:10-14 (NKJV)

MAXIMIZE 1 Kings 20:1-4 1 Now Ben-Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his forces together; thirty-two kings were with him, with horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, and made war against it. 2 Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, "Thus says Ben-Hadad: 3 'Your silver and your gold are mine; your loveliest wives and children are mine.' " 4 And the king of Israel answered and said, "My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours." 1 Kings 20:1-4 (NKJV)

MAXIMIZE Ruth 1: Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. 15 And she said, "Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law." 16 But Ruth said: "Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. 17 Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The L ORD do so to me, and more also, If anything but death parts you and me." Ruth 1:14-17 (NKJV)

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