The answer to that question may depend on how you define blessing.

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Overview

The excesses represented by those preaching a “health and wealth” gospel make many believers cautious about asking for blessing. Yet Scripture frequently attests to God’s desire to bless his people. In this study, we will consider the concept of “good success”—how God blesses the people he uses.

Table of Contents

SCRIPTURE: 1 Chronicles 4:9–10; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 73; Matthew 5:5; 6:19–24; Luke 18:18–25

LEADER'S GUIDE

    • Identify the Current Issue

    • Discover the Eternal Principles

—Teaching point one: God blesses whom he chooses.

—Teaching point two: God has expectations of those he blesses.

—Teaching point three: Those God blesses he also warns.

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