the Church at Spring Hill

Teachings

God's Provision ~ for Prosperity, Success & Healing

God has provided everything we need for health, deliverance, power, and prosperity. It is within our reach, but yet we do without because we do not know how to receive it ~ appropriate the promises. GOD WANTS US TO PROSPER FINANCIALLY because it takes money to bring in the Kingdom! And that's what the prosperity is for! Money definitely helps to bring in the work of the Kingdom.                                                      "Beloved, I pray that you may PROSPER IN EVERY WAY and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers." [III John 2 AMP]

This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe AND DO according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success." [Joshua 1:8 AMP]

"He who conceals his sins DOES NOT PROSPER, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy." [Proverbs 28:13]

It is in the area of prosperity that God dares to challenge us to TEST HIM!  Back to top    

And I will rebuke the devourer [insects and plagues] for your sakes and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shall your vine drop its fruit before its time in the field, says the Lord of hosts." [Malachi 3:10-11 AMP]

It is only in the subject of money that God assures you that He wants you to test Him! "Dare to test Me!" He says. It has been the experience of those who dared to do it God's way, that He did exactly what He said! [God is not a man, that He should lie!] HE WILL literally open the windows of heaven and POUR OUT blessings more than you can hold!!!

Not only does the Lord promise to pour out blessings, He also PROMISES to rebuke the devourer FOR YOU. He will not allow the devourer to rob, steal and kill in your household.

"Will a man rob or defraud God? Yet, you rob and defraud Me. But you say, 'In what way do we rob or defraud You?' [YOU HAVE WITHHELD YOUR] tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, even this whole nation." [Malachi 3:8,9]

Obedience begins with the tithe, the FIRST tenth of your income. After that, come offerings. The tithe goes into the "storehouse" or local church that you attend. The offerings [the amount you give above and beyond your tithe] go to specific ministries [to your own church i.e. outreach, building, children's ministries, etc. or to ministries outside your church i.e. Joyce Meyer, Feed the Children, etc. ]Back to top      

When we are faithful to do things God's way, His promises begin. When appropriating any of God's promises, there is usually a TEST OF FAITH. "Without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE GOD." [Hebrews 11:6] 

It takes faith to believe that God's Word is true and that your 90% is going to go farther than the 100% ~  JUST BECAUSE GOD SAID SO. Because it is a step of faith, you can be sure THERE WILL BE A CHALLENGE. We have an enemy. He is the enemy of our faith. He brings doubt and unbelief. But God's Word is true and He is faithful. Once we take that step of faith, we must stand firm NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS ~ UNTIL THE ENEMY IS DEFEATED.

TITHING IS A SUPERNATURAL WALK by FAITH. It is believing God ~ NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES. But God is faithful to watch over His word to perform it. 

When you begin your prosperity walk, and have taken the first step in tithing, don't be surprised if "something comes up" to rob the Word from you. We must "CONTEND FOR THE FAITH" [Jude 3].  There is a fight for our faith and we must stand firm in our decisions. 

"Give and [gifts] will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]. For with the measure you deal out [with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others], it will be measured back to you." [Luke 6:38 AMP]

If you plant spasmodically, you will reap spasmodically. If you tithe this week and then skip a couple of weeks ~ robbing God during that time ~ you can not expect to have a continuous flow of "reaping" or overwhelming blessings, or continuous protection for the devourer. We must have a consistent walk by faith in whatever area we are believing God. 

"I said, Lord be merciful and gracious to me; heal my inner self, for I have sinned against You." [Psalm 41:4 AMP]  Back to top     

"Bless...the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits ~ Who forgives [every one of ] all you iniquities. Who heals[ each one of] all your diseases." [Psalm 103:3 AMP]

II IS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU TO BE HEALTHY.                                                     You cannot expect to abuse your body through drugs, overeating, improper nutrition, smoking, disobedience, alcohol, bitterness, unforgiveness, etc. and "claim the promise of healing." We must obey God is we expect to ask anything of Him.

ASK WHATEVER YOU WILL                        "If you live IN ME [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ASK WHATEVER YOU WILL, and it shall be done for you." [John 15:7 AMP]

HEALING THROUGH COMMUNION ~ DISCERNING THE BODY                           "Let a man thoroughly examine himself, and [only when he has done] so should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup.                              For anyone who eats and drinks without discriminating and recognizing with due appreciation that [it is Christ's] body, eats and drinks a sentence [a verdict of judgment] upon himself. That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason many of you are weak and sickly, and quite enough of you have fallen into the sleep of death." [I Cor.11:28-30 AMP] Back to top     

If a person is born again ~ no matter how you might not appreciate his particular personality ~ YOU MUST DISCERN [or "see" or "recognize"] him as part of and treat him as ~ Christ Jesus' body! Taking communion MEANS to RECOGNIZE and ACCEPT  the rest of the body of Christ ~ that is, whoever is in right relation to Him ~ is your brother and your sister because they are a PART of the BODY of JESUS CHRIST. When you have ought against or are harboring resentment toward ANYONE in the body ~ there is a danger that YOU BRING UPON YOURSELF sickness and death...according to this Word.

"So, come out from among [unbelievers] and be separate [severe] yourselves from them, says the Lord, and touch not [any] unclean thing; then I will receive you kindly and treat you with favor." [I Corinthians 6:17 AMP] Back to top  

GOD WANTS TO HEAL YOU             "And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: In MY NAME...they will lay hands on the sick, and THEY WILL GET WELL." [MARK 16:17a, 18B]

"Is anyone among you sick? He should call in the church elders [the spiritual guides]. And they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Lord's Name. And the prayer [that is] of faith will save him who is sick, and the Lord will restore him; and it he has committed sins, he will be forgiven." [JAMES 5:14-15 AMP]

"He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]." [PSALM 147:3 AMP]

"....Whatever you ask for in prayer, BELIEVE [trust and be confident] that it is granted to you and YOU WILL GET IT.                                  And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop [leave it, let it go], in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop." [MARK 11:24-25]   Back to top