Breaking Financial Limitation - Part 2 by Pastor Philip Olubakin: MP3 Download & Sermon Notes

Poverty Destroys Dignity

Proverbs 10:15

The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty. Poverty is not a neutral state. It is active destruction. It removes the ability to protect what matters and exposes people to things that should never happen to them.

There is nothing to romanticize about poverty. You cannot tell God stories about it. You cannot use it as evidence of holiness. There is no shade of poverty from which God takes glory.

You have to hate poverty the way you hate a disease. Do not give it an excuse. Do not make peace with it. Fight it.

Stop Settling for Crumbs

Many believers are living the life of Lazarus — satisfied with what falls from the rich man's table, while others take all the juice, all the contracts, all the best positions. That is not God's will.

The first assignment of this message is to make you angry with your current level. Not with other people — with the level itself. Because anger creates movement.

Appearance Matters in the Natural World

Until Jesus comes, men look at the outward. That is what scripture says. God looks at the heart — but men do not. People will make up their minds about you before you open your mouth.

This is not vanity. This is strategy. If you are going to carry kingdom influence into places of power and culture, you have to manage how you present yourself. A wise man whose poverty is visible is a wise man whose words are not heard.

Create Value — Walk Like You Are in Demand

Nobody wants what nobody wants. People want what other people are competing to access. Build a reputation of being in demand. Do not be always available. Do not project your neediness. If you are given an opportunity, do not go in with stories of your struggle — go in with your solution.

Mordecai told Esther: do not tell them you are a slave. Walk in. Own the room. Favor is not given to those who beg for pity — it is given to those who demonstrate value.

When they call you, stand up. When you are given the platform, speak clearly. God gives you a mouth and wisdom that no one can resist.