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Living a Victorious Life
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Pastor Vince Allen, Senior pastor of
The Bridge Church. |
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 A native of
Columbus, Georgia, with more than twenty years
in ministry, Vince Allen is committed to
impacting the lives of people all over the world
with the good news of Jesus Christ. He is a
speaker known for his unyielding approach to
teaching believers how to live a life of faith.
He and wife Marcia have three children,
Victoria, Mariah and Vincent II.
Exerts
from his seminar given at GBBC on Dec. 6-7,
2011, entitled - VICTORIOUS LIVING |
What does the
Bible say about Victorious Living?
ll Cor 2:14 - "Now thanks be to God, which
always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and
maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by
us in every place." |
Victory
Defined
Conquest; the defeat of an
enemy in battle; a gaining of the superiority in
war or combat. Victory supposes the power
of an enemy or an antagonist to prove inferior
to that of the victor. Victorious living
is when every part of your life is influenced
and directed by God, yielding the outcomes God
desired. |
Opposing
forces to Victorious Living
Death versus Life; John 10:10 - "The thief
cometh not but for to kill, steal and
destroy..."; "... but I have come that you might
have life and have it more abundantly." |
Total
Victory includes: Spiritual, Mental, Social,
Physical and Financial Victory
Spiritual, John 3:7 - "Marvel not that I said
unto thee, Ye must be born again"
Mental, Mark 5:15 - "And they come to Jesus,
and see him that was possessed with the devil,
and had the legion, sitting and clothed, and in
his right mind: and they were afraid."
Social, Matthew 22:39 - "And the
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself."
Physical,
l Peter 2:24 - "Who his own self bare our
sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being
dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by
whose stripes ye were healed."
Financial, Ecclesiastes 5:19 - "Every man
also to whom God hath given riches and wealth,
and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to
take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour;
this is the gift of God." |
Myths about
money
- Money brings
happiness;
- Money is the
root of all evil;
- Money is hard to come
by;
- You can only save if you have a
lot
of money;
- Money defiles people;
- Money controls everything
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What
does the
Bible say about money?
Ecclesiastes 7:12 - "For wisdom is a
defense, and money is a defense: but the
excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth
life to them that have it."
Ecclesiastes
10:19 - "A feast is made for laughter, and
wine maketh merry: but money answereth all
things."
l Timothy 6:10 - "For the
love of money is the root of all evil: which
while some coveted after, they have erred from
the faith, and pierced them selves through with
many sorrows." |
What is money?
- Money is
neither good nor evil
- Money is a
tool
- Money gives
you options and access
- Money will
magnify who you really are
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What is my Financial Responsibility as a
Christian?
Deuteronomy 8:17-18 - "And thou say in
thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand
hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt
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 Owns
Everything!
- I Own
Nothing!
- I am only a
Steward!
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Understanding
Tithing
Tithing is a basic biblical principle given by
God, and when acted upon in faith, it will bring
great rewards. The word tithe means the
tenth portion or one-tenth. It is
one-tenth of all legal income (earned or
unearned). The Bible says in Malachi 3:10,
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be meat in mine house and prove
me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I
will not open you the windows of heaven, and
pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be
room enough to receive it."
The key to
receiving the benefits of tithing is this: do
not treat it as debt you owe, but as a seed you
sow. Your tithe represents you (your life,
your work and your time). The Bible says,
"Where your treasure is, there your hearth be
also." When you tithe you are saying to
God, "I put my trust in You as my source and my
supply." When you tithe, you are hooking
up to God's divine prosperity plan for your
life. |
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DVDs available upon
request |
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