TRUST
SUCCESSFUL
STEWARDSHIP
Foundational Principles
 God wants each of us to be
prosperous and successful
 God Owns Everything
 Humans manage what God
owns
 Your attitude is more important
than your ability
Hurdles to Prosperity
and Successful
Stewardship
 Matthew 13:53-58
Principle
 God is not against his people
being happy and blessed
God’s Plan for Prosperity
 Successful stewardship and the
accompanying blessings of
prosperity are biblical benefits
that belong to every born again
believer in Christ.
God’s Plan for Prosperity
 I Cor 9: 8
– And God is able to make all grace
abound to you, so that in all things
at all times, having all that you
need, you will abound in every
good work.
God’s Plan for Prosperity
 Luke 6:38
– Give and it will be given to you. A
good measure, pressed down,
shaken together and running over
will be poured into your lap. For
with the measure you use, it will
be measured unto you.
God’s Plan for Prosperity
 Psalm 37:25
– I was young and now I am old, yet
I have never seen the righteous
forsaken or their children begging
bread.
Principle
 God is no respecter of persons
when it comes to blessing and
success
 Acts 10:34-35
• Opening his mouth Peter said, “I now
realize how true it is that God does
not show favoritism but accepts men
from every nation who fear him and do
what is right.
God’s Promise of
Prosperity
 Joshua 1:1-9
Prosperity is not
automatic.
 Obstacles
 Objections
 Opposition
Hurdles to Prosperity
 Satan
John 8:44
… He was a murderer from the
beginning, not holding to the truth,
for there is no truth in him. When
he lies he speaks his native
language, for he is a liar and the
father of lies.
Hurdles to Prosperity
 Satan
John 10:10a
The thief comes only to steal and
kill and destroy…
Hurdles to Prosperity
 Our Response to Satan
– Professing that we will not listen
to the voice of the devil (Jn 10:4-5)
– We will rebuke and resist the evil
one by faith (James 4:7, I Pet 5:89a)
Hurdles to Prosperity
 Our Response to Satan
– We will stand firm in God’s
promises of prosperity (Eph 6:11)
– We will rejoice, that in Christ, we
always triumph over the devil (Rev
12:11)
Hurdles to Prosperity
 Humans and their thinking
– Prosperity thieves
• #1 Doubt and Unbelief
• #2 Poverty Theology
Principle
 People who don’t believe in
being prosperous, aren’t!!!
Prosperity Thieves
 # 1 Doubt and Unbelief
– James 1: 5-8
– Without faith it is impossible to
please God.
Prosperity Thieves
 # 2 Poverty Theology
– Poverty or Poor me mindset
– Worm theology
Summary
 God’s plan is that His people
will live in prosperity
 There will be obstacles and
hurdles
 We are more than overcomers
through Jesus Christ our Lord!!
Confession of faith
 I choose to be prosperous and
successful in this life. I will not
allow the thieves of doubt,
unbelief or poverty theology to
steal the prosperity that
belongs to me.
Confession of Faith
cont.
 By faith I declare with my
mouth that I believe in biblical
prosperity. If I wrestle with
doubt, I will honestly seek the
Lord and ask Him to help my
unbelief. I trust God to help me
turn unbelief into belief.
Parting Declaration
 Donnie Mcclurkin’s “I’m Walking”
 I'm walking in authority, living life without
apology
It's not wrong, dear, I belong here
So you might as well get used to me
I'm walking in prosperity, living life the
way it's meant to be
It's not wrong, dear, I belong here
So you might as well get used to me