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2005 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2005
Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15

Blessings vs. Riches
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches,
but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
I Timothy 6:17
Blessings
Does God give us all things we enjoy?
Riches
Does God give us all things to enjoy?
Old Testament Blessings concept - Great Commission concept, etc. also see Acts 2:43, etc. New Testament - Paul - riches
Blessed be / Blessed are / Blessed is / Blessings of... by following Christ, but also by giving up everything...  Matthew 19:21; Mark 20:21; Acts 2:45 Romans 10:12,13 - For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Earthly blessing by following Christ - giving it all away, etc.
Spiritual Blessings
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Unsearchable riches
Ephesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
God is blessed, not us:
II Corinthians 1:3 - Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
II Corinthians 11:31 - The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
I Timothy 1:11 - According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
I Timothy 6:15 - Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Titus 2:13 - Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
riches of his glory

Romans 9:23 - And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Ephesians 3:16 -  That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

Imputation - a great spiritual blessing!
Romans 4:6-9
Spiritual Circumcision
Colossians 2:11-13
Not dead in sins anymore
Ephesians 2:1,5
I Peter 2:24
riches of his mercy

Ephesians 2:4 - But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Romans 11:30 - For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
Titus 3:5 - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Gospel of Christ
Romans 15:29 - And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
riches of his goodness, forebearance, longsuffering
Romans 2:4  Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
No longer have the middle wall of partition with the Jews
Galatians 3:8,9 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.  So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Ephesians 2,3
riches of his wisdom and knowledge of God!
Romans 11:33 - O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
BE a blessing
Romans 12:14 - Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
riches of his grace
Ephesians 1:7 - In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Tribulation Blessing, Not Today
Revelation 1:3 - Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Revelation 22:7 - Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
riches of the glory of his inheritance
Ephesians 1:18 - The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
riches of our need always being supplied
Philippians 4:19 - But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
riches of the glory of Christ in me!
Colossians 1:27 - To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
riches of his full assurance of understanding
Colossians 2:2 - That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
riches of us doing good works
I Timothy 6:18 - That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
riches of his Word of God
Colossians 3:16 - Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
II Timothy 3:16 - All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Christians today think they have it so great - so everything together, etc.

Just remember Revelation 3:17,18

 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

And see part II - Puffed Up Christians Today