Theological Status: ACTIVE HERESY
Biblical Parallel(Archetype): Thyatira
❓ What do these grades mean?
🔍 Biblical Discernment: The 7 Church Parallels
The Cold Orthodox Parallel
Ephesus
Teaching that upholds doctrinal precision yet parallels the loss of the "first love"—the vital, motivating power of the Gospel (Rev 2:4).
The Compromised Parallel
Pergamum
Teaching that parallels churches tolerating the "doctrine of Balaam" through cultural accommodation (Rev 2:14), characterized by weak boundaries, sloppy theology, and worldly compromise.
Why strictly "Mark & Avoid"?
We do not issue this rating to attack the speaker, but to protect the listener. This ministry's overall teaching trend consistently deviates from sound doctrine. As per Romans 16:17, we identify these patterns so believers can guard their hearts.
We do not issue this rating to attack the speaker, but to protect the listener. This ministry's overall teaching trend consistently deviates from sound doctrine. As per Romans 16:17, we identify these patterns so believers can guard their hearts.
🧐 Overview
Theological Verdict & Summary
Sermon Summary: A critical examination of a sermon that promises financial abundance through specific giving amounts, revealing a fundamental theological error that reduces God to a transactional vending machine.
Pastoral Analysis: While the sermon attempts to encourage generosity, it fundamentally compromises the Gospel by teaching that God's power is limited by human belief and that financial giving is a transactional mechanism to compel divine blessing. This 'Prosperity Gospel' approach replaces the sovereignty of God with human performance, leading to a distorted view of salvation and spiritual growth.
Biblical Parallel (Archetype): Thyatira — The sermon exhibits active heresy through the promotion of Prosperity Gospel and Transactional Soteriology. By teaching that God's actions are limited by human belief and that financial giving is a transactional mechanism to compel divine blessing, the message fundamentally distorts the nature of God and the Gospel, aligning with the deceptive teachings condemned in Revelation 2.
Big Idea: God honors financial obedience and generous giving by blessing the giver beyond their wildest dreams, as demonstrated by the pastor's personal journey from poverty to abundance through tithing and seed faith. 00:01:32 ▶️ 📄
📖 How they Handle Scripture & Jesus
- Primary Text:
- Usage Classification: Thematic
- Text-to-Talk Ratio: Low
- Pulpit Decorum: ⚠️ CAUTION - The sermon contains subjective authority claims and personal anecdotes that may be perceived as self-promotional or lacking in pastoral humility.
✝️ Christological Focus: Absent
"The sermon focuses on financial blessing and human effort rather than the finished work of Christ and the grace of God."
Scripture Saturation: Verses Read: 0 | Referenced: 1 | Alluded: 0
Key References: Malachi
🎙️ Sermon Content & Delivery
Word Count: 2,582 words
📌 View 7 Key Topics Addressed
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Divine Provision and Blessing
00:01:32 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor asserts that God notices every act of giving and will bless those who give, specifically promising to do whatever the believer is willing to believe for. -
Tithing and Giving
00:02:29 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor shares his personal journey from withholding money due to Catholic upbringing to tithing and giving all he had, resulting in financial breakthrough and debt freedom. -
Faith and Obedience in Giving
00:04:35 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor recounts being asked to give increasingly large sums of money (from $100 to $1 million) despite having little, emphasizing that God asks for what is available and provides the increase. -
Anointing of Increase
00:08:01 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor claims to have an 'anointing of increase' and encourages the congregation to listen to his words to receive this same anointing, citing examples of rapid financial gain. -
Divine Provision and Financial Seed
00:10:19 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor recounts a personal story of giving $100,000, $500,000, and $1 million to God, illustrating that God provides more than what is asked when one gives faithfully. -
Personal Discernment vs. Imitation
00:11:05 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor warns against imitating others' actions (like Jesse or Jonathan) and urges the congregation to act only when the Spirit of God speaks directly to them. -
Immediate Action in Giving
00:12:16 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor instructs the congregation to obey God immediately regarding their financial seeds, warning against waiting or seeking permission from others.
🖼️ View 6 Illustrations & Stories
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Sermon Illustration
00:00:34 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor recounts his time as a 'Glory Rider' with Kenneth Copeland, where they would stop on the side of the road to pray for the congregation, illustrating a culture of constant prayer. -
Sermon Illustration
00:02:29 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor shares a story about his conversion from Catholicism, where he initially misunderstood 'tithe' as 'tires' for a church bus, and later learned to tithe 10% and give over and above, leading to financial blessing. -
Sermon Illustration
00:04:35 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor describes a specific instance where God asked him to give all his money, including his wife's piggy bank, and within nine months, he was completely out of debt, illustrating the principle of sowing in good ground. -
Sermon Illustration
00:09:23 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor lists a progression of financial requests from God, starting with $100 and escalating to $1 million, noting that God always said 'that's all I asked for' until the final request where God said 'you got more than that,' illustrating the concept of 'Abraham moment' faith. -
Sermon Illustration
00:07:03 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor mentions a friend whose portfolio increased by $1.2 million after giving, and another instance where someone bought a house for over $1.5 million and became debt-free within three months, illustrating the 'anointing of increase.' -
Sermon Illustration
00:10:19 ▶️ 📄
> The pastor shares a personal anecdote about giving $100,000, then $500,000, and finally $1 million to God, noting that God provided more than requested each time, culminating in a continuous increase in resources.
🚀 View 4 Calls to Action
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Pastoral Charge
00:07:50 ▶️ 📄
> Give generously during the offering. -
Pastoral Charge
00:11:17 ▶️ 📄
> Come forward to the altar/platform to participate in the offering. -
Pastoral Charge
00:11:44 ▶️ 📄
> Asking the congregation to raise their hands if they wish to pay off their mother's house and to verbally declare their offering amount. -
Pastoral Charge
00:12:29 ▶️ 📄
> Asking the congregation if they are ready to give, and directing Brother Tim to collect the offerings.
🧭 Biblical Alignment Dashboard
Overall Verdict: Fundamentally in Error
| Category | Status | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| Gospel Framework | ❌ FAIL | The sermon presents a significant theological deviation by suggesting that God's actions are contingent upon human belief, specifically stating that 'God will do whatever you're willing for.' This perspective undermines the sovereignty of God and contradicts the Reformed understanding of the monergistic work of theHoly Spirit in salvation, where divine grace precedes and enables human response rather than being limited by it. |
| Soteriology | ❌ FAIL | The sermon promotes Transactional Soteriology, teaching that financial giving is a mechanism to compel God's blessing, which contradicts the biblical doctrine of grace and the sovereignty of God. |
| Bibliology | ❌ FAIL | The sermon misinterprets Scripture by using personal anecdotes and subjective authority claims to support a Prosperity Gospel narrative, rather than adhering to the clear teaching of the Bible on God's sovereignty and the nature of faith. |
| Hermeneutic | ❌ FAIL | The sermon employs a hermeneutic of subjective authority and personal experience over biblical exegesis, leading to a distorted understanding of God's character and the purpose of giving. |
| Theology Proper | ❌ FAIL | The sermon teaches that God is limited by human belief and that He is obligated to bless those who give, which contradicts the doctrine of God's sovereignty, omniscience, and goodness. |
| Sacramentology | ✅ PASS | No sacramental errors detected in the provided reports. |
| Confessional Depth | ❌ SHALLOW | The sermon lacks depth in biblical theology, relying on personal anecdotes and subjective authority rather than a robust understanding of Scripture and doctrine. |
⚙️ The Core Gospel Framework ⚠️ Incomplete / Compromised
What is the Gospel Framework? This section audits whether the sermon proclaims the essential foundation of the Gospel: Christ's substitutionary sacrifice, humanity's spiritual need, and salvation by sovereign grace alone.
How this is evaluated:
How this is evaluated:
- Essential Gospel Pillars: The framework is verified intact when the sermon substantively preaches Christ's atonement, declares human inability (articulated through either Total Depravity or the Law's condemnation), and guards salvation by grace alone against works-righteousness.
- Historic Confessional Depth: Deeper theological distinctives (such as the Active Obedience of Christ) enrich theological depth when expounded, but their absence in a focused topical or expository message is not an error and does not compromise the Gospel Framework.
🏛️ Essential Gospel Pillars
❌ The Cross & Atonement (Penal Substitution): Not observed in the sermon.
❌ Human Inability & Need: Not observed (neither human inability nor divine judgment was contextually proclaimed).
❌ Sola Gratia (Salvation by Grace Alone): Compromised
Soteriological errors detected regarding salvation by grace alone.
📜 Historic Confessional Depth
⚪ Active Obedience of Christ: Not explicitly expounded in this sermon.
Assessed under Confessional Depth diagnostic (SHALLOW). Its absence does not compromise the Gospel Framework.
⚠️ Theological Concerns
🔴 Critical Prosperity Gospel / Transactional Soteriology
Root Cause: Word of Faith Heresy
"God will do whatever you're willing to belief for." 00:01:44 ▶️ 📄
The Belief/Behavior: The sermon teaches that God's actions are limited by human belief and that financial giving is a transactional mechanism to compel divine blessing.
Why It's Dangerous: This teaching reduces God to a transactional vending machine, undermining His sovereignty and the sufficiency of Christ's work. It leads believers to rely on their own performance rather than trusting in God's grace.
Biblical Correction: Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."
📜 Full Sermon Transcript (Audit)
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[00:00:00] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_00]
[00:00:00] You know, ladies and gentlemen, I'm doing something tonight I hadn't done in all these years.
[00:00:06] You know, normally they give you, if you get a night slot, that's pretty nice, you know.
[00:00:10] And I mean, I've had my night slots from day one since I started here.
[00:00:15] But I'm doing two night slots this week. I thought, you gotta be kidding me.
[00:00:20] I said, you know, so I've been telling Courtney, when you get somebody else, Lord Jesus, my God, you know, and she said, No, no, we'll do it. So anyway, it's such an honor.
[00:00:29] I have the honor of receiving an offering.
[00:00:32] And I want to say this before.
[00:00:34] We used to have something called the Glory Riders.
[00:00:36] We would ride motorcycles and stuff like me, Kenneth, and, of course, Kathy and Gloria and Dennis and Vicki Burke and Happy and Jeannie Caldwell, Jerry and Carolyn Savelle.
[00:00:48] And how many times we would drive and drive.
[00:00:50] All of a sudden, Brother Copeland was just going to do this.
[00:00:52] We'd pull over on the side of the road, have no idea what he was stopping for.
[00:00:55] He says, it's time to pray for my partners.
[00:00:59] So here we are on the road, locking hands to pray for you.
[00:01:03] So you will never, ever will be a day without prayer.
[00:01:07] And I know he used to like to pray for the party when we eat.
[00:01:10] And I used to think, Lord, don't let him go too long for God's sake, man.
[00:01:15] But you're totally being prayed and saturated with prayer, all of you.
[00:01:22] And I mean that sincerely.
[00:01:23] And I'm not just saying that.
[00:01:24] I have seen it and seen it and seen it all these years.
[00:01:28] I want the ushers to get ready.
[00:01:30] And let me just tell you something about offerings.
[00:01:32] God notices everyone.
[00:01:35] And you may have thought, well, man, I have given a lot.
[00:01:37] I'm just about to play it out.
[00:01:39] Yeah, well, you're just about ready to receive something you ain't never received.
[00:01:43] And I'm going to tell you something.
[00:01:44] God will do whatever you're willing to believe for.
[00:01:47] And before I was born again, I made a lot of money in my life as a young man, being in the rock world.
[00:01:54] And I gave all of it away because I thought being Catholic that I had to be poor.
[00:01:58] So me and Kathy gave all our money away.
[00:01:59] and we were glad. We were just glad, you know, so we could go to, you know, just go to heaven or something. I didn't know much, you know, but I began to read the Bible. Kathy never read the
[00:02:09] Bible until we got born again. We were told it was Latin. Anybody been Catholic? You know, everything, any service was in Latin and things of that nature, and so we didn't know too much of anything, but I'll never forget, and it's kind of a funny story, I didn't know what tithe was.
[00:02:26] I'd never heard of that in my life.
[00:02:28] So we got born again.
[00:02:29] It took four months to get me out of the music business.
[00:02:31] You just don't walk away.
[00:02:32] When you're in that level, you know what I mean, that private, you're on a contract, baby.
[00:02:36] You just got to do it or whatever.
[00:02:38] Well, anyway, then we went to that church, and I was sitting next to Kathy.
[00:02:42] And when we went to that little church, I saw a big bus, you know, like a used, looked like Greyhound bus, something like that.
[00:02:51] I never thought of that.
[00:02:51] mighty. So the pastor got up and said, it's time to receive the morning tithe and offering. I thought he said tires. As I thought about that bus, I leaned over to Kathy and I said, does the church
[00:03:05] need some tires? She goes, no, I don't need it. It's tithe. Now she knew more because she was studying the word of God. I didn't know nothing. And I said, what is that? And she said, I said,
[00:03:18] first I said, is that in the Bible? And she went to Malachi, but in my neighborhood, it was Malachi. It was Italiano, you understand what I'm saying? Sicilian, you know? And he said, will a man rob God? And I said to myself, not in my neighborhood, but boom, you pop that and go,
[00:03:35] what about this? But I'm serious. I'm not playing games with that stuff. I said, you said you give 10% of your income. And I said, okay. See, I never minded spending money on the devil,
[00:03:51] giving him money. Why would I mind giving God money? You know what I'm saying? Because I was very, I was very truthful to Satan when I was a good sinner. Don't laugh. So were you. But when
[00:04:04] I became a Christian, I said, I'm going to be a good Christian. So we started tithing from that day forward, you know, and blessed beyond our wildest dreams, tithing and giving and in every which way, shape or form. And I heard this man say, give over and above. And I said, okay. You
[00:04:24] know, because I was so innocent, I guess you could say, I just wanted what God, what will you have me do, Lord? I don't know. And of course we had given all our money away. And, and, and then two
[00:04:35] and a half, three years later, the Lord said, give me all your money again. I'm saying this for a reason. We're going to save the orphan. And now at the first time, that was a ton of money. Good
[00:04:44] Lord. But this time it was not that much the second time, because I had mortgaged the house and finance the car. And some of you may have heard me say this and I didn't, I didn't say it,
[00:04:55] but I thought it, well, how I'm going to pay for this, um, this house and how I'm going to pay for this car. But, but I didn't say nothing because the Bible says, take no thought saying. And I
[00:05:08] said, okay, Lord, I'm going to do that. So I walked into the house and I never, and Kathy was, and she said, I said, Kathy, the Lord said for us to give all our money away. And she said, okay.
[00:05:18] and what I wanted to say was we can't do that Jesse then I would tell God it's that woman thou gave us me but she didn't I said we'll do it and that's when I got my Abraham moment many of you
[00:05:32] heard me say when I walked back out that house and God said because thou he did it in King James because thou has done this and not withheld from me and when I said give all we had that includes
[00:05:43] Jody's piggy bank quarters and nickels I'm telling you and I told Kath I said Kath there's no way we can go any lower the only way we can go is up and God said because thou has done this now I'm not
[00:05:55] telling you to do that because I did you have to pray ask what God have you to do he said I'll bless you beyond your wildest dreams and ladies and gentlemen I'm telling within nine months I
[00:06:04] was completely out of debt I don't know how I know I did some extra work but I don't think it was ever enough to pay that house we had but I mean and from then on it has been like this financially
[00:06:15] in every area of my life and it's a blessing because I know how to sow in good ground and I and I know and I look forward to things and I don't let people take advantage of me
[00:06:25] and things of that nature I won't do that you know but I say and God will bless you and the Lord told me to tell that story to you because see some of you have done some pretty big things
[00:06:34] financially this week because you've been here and some of you are withholding you know because I know you got stuff next week you got to do I got I understand that I mean I'm I don't live in
[00:06:46] deniable. You watch what God will do if you honor him. You know, like the brother Shutterworth was saying, you honor him in these next five months, some unbelievable things are happening. One of my friends told me that they gave and, and, and they looked at their portfolio and 1.2 million more was
[00:07:03] added. If I'm correct, just, I don't want to tell nobody, but, and I went, look at that. That's exactly what Jonathan was saying. This happened yesterday. You see what I'm saying? And so God wants you to be blessed beyond your wildest dreams. And for God's sake and my sake, don't
[00:07:17] let no church person talk you out of this stuff. Because there's so many people, you know, there are people in here, and I don't doubt it tonight, there's losses, a goose in the fog. They come here
[00:07:27] to see how we do these things. How can them guys get that kind of money? And then they wind up getting born again and saved. And I'm going to tell you something, when you give, I'm going to
[00:07:39] 100% goes into where they, where you give it to. And I've seen it for many, many years that I've been on that board. So I want you to do your best tonight. I know you've done your best,
[00:07:50] but you can do your best, best. And I mean that and God will honor you. Okay. Thank you. Holy God. Hey, Oh, thank you. And this may sound arrogant. I have the anointing of increase on me.
[00:08:01] Oh, you have no idea. I mean, I got to watch what I say. Cause I get it. I'm talking tons.
[00:08:07] and the Lord said if they'll listen to you because you're speaking because I told you to speak I'll put your anointing on them too and I won't tell you something you better get ready I've seen
[00:08:20] people that couldn't do nothing my anointing came on me and in two months had a house over a million and a half dollars and within three months from after they bought it it was debt free and it's
[00:08:30] the Lord Jesus I'm telling you and so people get mad they always want to jump on my case and all that kind of stuff, you know, all that prosperity stuff. No, you got to understand. I just preached
[00:08:40] the Bible. So I'm going to ask you to do your best. And if you hadn't, then I want you to do your best. And if you want to do whatever God tells you to do even more. And I, you know,
[00:08:49] I never get, I'll say this and then we'll receive the offering. You know, when you're born, when you're raised Catholic, you give a dollar. Anybody ever been raised Catholic? Hold your hand up.
[00:08:58] Do you remember those long poles with the, with the thing? Well, Catholic church, if you was in the back. They had a pole that could just swing over and get you off it. Anybody know what I'm
[00:09:09] talking about? Remember the poles? And they could get it. And I remember the Lord, the first time he asked me, he said, I want you to give me a hundred dollars. I said, a hundred dollars?
[00:09:23] Are you serious? A hundred dollars. And I remember I had given all my money away. I said, Lord, that's all I got. He said, that's all I asked for. That's true. So I did never think he'd ever give
[00:09:36] me, asked me to ask me for a thousand dollars. And Lord, I said, a thousand dollars. I said, Jesus, come here. That's all I got. He said, that's all I asked for. Never thinking to ask
[00:09:50] me to more. Then he asked me for $10,000. First time I ever gave that amount of money was to Kenneth Hagan ministry in Tulsa. Remember that, Kathy? You can come up here and shake his hand.
[00:10:00] I said, he can shake his own hand, Jack. I ain't paying no $10,000 to shake the guy's hand.
[00:10:04] I'm serious.
[00:10:07] Kathy goes, oh, that's not too loud, not too loud.
[00:10:10] But I did it.
[00:10:12] I did it.
[00:10:12] And I thought, you've got to be kidding me.
[00:10:14] And it was all I had.
[00:10:15] And he goes, that's all I got.
[00:10:16] Never thinking he would ask me for more.
[00:10:19] He asked me for $100,000.
[00:10:24] And that was at the Victory Church there, Frank Bailey's church, 100 grand.
[00:10:30] I said, that's all I got, Lord.
[00:10:31] He said, that's all I asked for.
[00:10:32] And I was going to use that for television time.
[00:10:34] This was many years ago.
[00:10:36] Then he asked me for $500,000.
[00:10:41] And I said, that's all I got, Lord.
[00:10:43] He said, that's all I asked for.
[00:10:46] And then he asked me for a million dollars.
[00:10:49] And you know what he said?
[00:10:50] Hey, Jesse, you got more than that.
[00:10:53] I said, that's right.
[00:10:56] I got more than that.
[00:10:57] And it's just climbed and climbed and climbed.
[00:11:01] That's a true story.
[00:11:02] So you go, don't be moved by what I say.
[00:11:05] Be moved by what you're hearing in your spirit from God.
[00:11:09] So a lot of people say, I'm going to do that because Jesse did it or Jonathan did it.
[00:11:13] No, you do that because Spirit of God speaks you to do that, and God will honor you.
[00:11:17] So are you going to come up here to do this, Oscar?
[00:11:20] Come on up here, Oscar.
[00:11:21] Praise God.
[00:11:21] This is Brother Tim Fox, and I want you to do your best because I want to tell you something.
[00:11:31] Well, your prayer was answered in less than a day.
[00:11:33] Am I correct?
[00:11:35] Now, I don't know what y'all gave, but that ain't none of my business, but that ain't too bad to get a little chunk of change like that, $1.2 million.
[00:11:41] What?
[00:11:43] I'm going to tell you.
[00:11:44] God will honor you. He'll give you insights, concepts, ideas like you've never seen before in your life. And don't let nobody talk you out of it. How many of you want to pay your mama's
[00:11:52] house off? Grandma? Hold your hand up. Be honest. Name your seed. Name your seed. I preached that in 1991 here. Remember that? Hey, that's my harvest. That thing went all over the world.
[00:12:06] Name your seed. Because if you don't know what you're sowing, how are you going to know your harvest? And God will honor you. Listen to Brother Tim as he tells you the instructions. And let's
[00:12:16] just obey God and don't wait for tomorrow morning. Just start looking. Don't walk up to people and say, would you give me something? No, no. And watch how God will draw finance to you in every
[00:12:29] which way, shape or form. You ready to give? Brother Tim, take it here. Thank you, sir.
[00:00:00] You know, ladies and gentlemen, I'm doing something tonight I hadn't done in all these years.
[00:00:06] You know, normally they give you, if you get a night slot, that's pretty nice, you know.
[00:00:10] And I mean, I've had my night slots from day one since I started here.
[00:00:15] But I'm doing two night slots this week. I thought, you gotta be kidding me.
[00:00:20] I said, you know, so I've been telling Courtney, when you get somebody else, Lord Jesus, my God, you know, and she said, No, no, we'll do it. So anyway, it's such an honor.
[00:00:29] I have the honor of receiving an offering.
[00:00:32] And I want to say this before.
[00:00:34] We used to have something called the Glory Riders.
[00:00:36] We would ride motorcycles and stuff like me, Kenneth, and, of course, Kathy and Gloria and Dennis and Vicki Burke and Happy and Jeannie Caldwell, Jerry and Carolyn Savelle.
[00:00:48] And how many times we would drive and drive.
[00:00:50] All of a sudden, Brother Copeland was just going to do this.
[00:00:52] We'd pull over on the side of the road, have no idea what he was stopping for.
[00:00:55] He says, it's time to pray for my partners.
[00:00:59] So here we are on the road, locking hands to pray for you.
[00:01:03] So you will never, ever will be a day without prayer.
[00:01:07] And I know he used to like to pray for the party when we eat.
[00:01:10] And I used to think, Lord, don't let him go too long for God's sake, man.
[00:01:15] But you're totally being prayed and saturated with prayer, all of you.
[00:01:22] And I mean that sincerely.
[00:01:23] And I'm not just saying that.
[00:01:24] I have seen it and seen it and seen it all these years.
[00:01:28] I want the ushers to get ready.
[00:01:30] And let me just tell you something about offerings.
[00:01:32] God notices everyone.
[00:01:35] And you may have thought, well, man, I have given a lot.
[00:01:37] I'm just about to play it out.
[00:01:39] Yeah, well, you're just about ready to receive something you ain't never received.
[00:01:43] And I'm going to tell you something.
[00:01:44] God will do whatever you're willing to believe for.
[00:01:47] And before I was born again, I made a lot of money in my life as a young man, being in the rock world.
[00:01:54] And I gave all of it away because I thought being Catholic that I had to be poor.
[00:01:58] So me and Kathy gave all our money away.
[00:01:59] and we were glad. We were just glad, you know, so we could go to, you know, just go to heaven or something. I didn't know much, you know, but I began to read the Bible. Kathy never read the
[00:02:09] Bible until we got born again. We were told it was Latin. Anybody been Catholic? You know, everything, any service was in Latin and things of that nature, and so we didn't know too much of anything, but I'll never forget, and it's kind of a funny story, I didn't know what tithe was.
[00:02:26] I'd never heard of that in my life.
[00:02:28] So we got born again.
[00:02:29] It took four months to get me out of the music business.
[00:02:31] You just don't walk away.
[00:02:32] When you're in that level, you know what I mean, that private, you're on a contract, baby.
[00:02:36] You just got to do it or whatever.
[00:02:38] Well, anyway, then we went to that church, and I was sitting next to Kathy.
[00:02:42] And when we went to that little church, I saw a big bus, you know, like a used, looked like Greyhound bus, something like that.
[00:02:51] I never thought of that.
[00:02:51] mighty. So the pastor got up and said, it's time to receive the morning tithe and offering. I thought he said tires. As I thought about that bus, I leaned over to Kathy and I said, does the church
[00:03:05] need some tires? She goes, no, I don't need it. It's tithe. Now she knew more because she was studying the word of God. I didn't know nothing. And I said, what is that? And she said, I said,
[00:03:18] first I said, is that in the Bible? And she went to Malachi, but in my neighborhood, it was Malachi. It was Italiano, you understand what I'm saying? Sicilian, you know? And he said, will a man rob God? And I said to myself, not in my neighborhood, but boom, you pop that and go,
[00:03:35] what about this? But I'm serious. I'm not playing games with that stuff. I said, you said you give 10% of your income. And I said, okay. See, I never minded spending money on the devil,
[00:03:51] giving him money. Why would I mind giving God money? You know what I'm saying? Because I was very, I was very truthful to Satan when I was a good sinner. Don't laugh. So were you. But when
[00:04:04] I became a Christian, I said, I'm going to be a good Christian. So we started tithing from that day forward, you know, and blessed beyond our wildest dreams, tithing and giving and in every which way, shape or form. And I heard this man say, give over and above. And I said, okay. You
[00:04:24] know, because I was so innocent, I guess you could say, I just wanted what God, what will you have me do, Lord? I don't know. And of course we had given all our money away. And, and, and then two
[00:04:35] and a half, three years later, the Lord said, give me all your money again. I'm saying this for a reason. We're going to save the orphan. And now at the first time, that was a ton of money. Good
[00:04:44] Lord. But this time it was not that much the second time, because I had mortgaged the house and finance the car. And some of you may have heard me say this and I didn't, I didn't say it,
[00:04:55] but I thought it, well, how I'm going to pay for this, um, this house and how I'm going to pay for this car. But, but I didn't say nothing because the Bible says, take no thought saying. And I
[00:05:08] said, okay, Lord, I'm going to do that. So I walked into the house and I never, and Kathy was, and she said, I said, Kathy, the Lord said for us to give all our money away. And she said, okay.
[00:05:18] and what I wanted to say was we can't do that Jesse then I would tell God it's that woman thou gave us me but she didn't I said we'll do it and that's when I got my Abraham moment many of you
[00:05:32] heard me say when I walked back out that house and God said because thou he did it in King James because thou has done this and not withheld from me and when I said give all we had that includes
[00:05:43] Jody's piggy bank quarters and nickels I'm telling you and I told Kath I said Kath there's no way we can go any lower the only way we can go is up and God said because thou has done this now I'm not
[00:05:55] telling you to do that because I did you have to pray ask what God have you to do he said I'll bless you beyond your wildest dreams and ladies and gentlemen I'm telling within nine months I
[00:06:04] was completely out of debt I don't know how I know I did some extra work but I don't think it was ever enough to pay that house we had but I mean and from then on it has been like this financially
[00:06:15] in every area of my life and it's a blessing because I know how to sow in good ground and I and I know and I look forward to things and I don't let people take advantage of me
[00:06:25] and things of that nature I won't do that you know but I say and God will bless you and the Lord told me to tell that story to you because see some of you have done some pretty big things
[00:06:34] financially this week because you've been here and some of you are withholding you know because I know you got stuff next week you got to do I got I understand that I mean I'm I don't live in
[00:06:46] deniable. You watch what God will do if you honor him. You know, like the brother Shutterworth was saying, you honor him in these next five months, some unbelievable things are happening. One of my friends told me that they gave and, and, and they looked at their portfolio and 1.2 million more was
[00:07:03] added. If I'm correct, just, I don't want to tell nobody, but, and I went, look at that. That's exactly what Jonathan was saying. This happened yesterday. You see what I'm saying? And so God wants you to be blessed beyond your wildest dreams. And for God's sake and my sake, don't
[00:07:17] let no church person talk you out of this stuff. Because there's so many people, you know, there are people in here, and I don't doubt it tonight, there's losses, a goose in the fog. They come here
[00:07:27] to see how we do these things. How can them guys get that kind of money? And then they wind up getting born again and saved. And I'm going to tell you something, when you give, I'm going to
[00:07:39] 100% goes into where they, where you give it to. And I've seen it for many, many years that I've been on that board. So I want you to do your best tonight. I know you've done your best,
[00:07:50] but you can do your best, best. And I mean that and God will honor you. Okay. Thank you. Holy God. Hey, Oh, thank you. And this may sound arrogant. I have the anointing of increase on me.
[00:08:01] Oh, you have no idea. I mean, I got to watch what I say. Cause I get it. I'm talking tons.
[00:08:07] and the Lord said if they'll listen to you because you're speaking because I told you to speak I'll put your anointing on them too and I won't tell you something you better get ready I've seen
[00:08:20] people that couldn't do nothing my anointing came on me and in two months had a house over a million and a half dollars and within three months from after they bought it it was debt free and it's
[00:08:30] the Lord Jesus I'm telling you and so people get mad they always want to jump on my case and all that kind of stuff, you know, all that prosperity stuff. No, you got to understand. I just preached
[00:08:40] the Bible. So I'm going to ask you to do your best. And if you hadn't, then I want you to do your best. And if you want to do whatever God tells you to do even more. And I, you know,
[00:08:49] I never get, I'll say this and then we'll receive the offering. You know, when you're born, when you're raised Catholic, you give a dollar. Anybody ever been raised Catholic? Hold your hand up.
[00:08:58] Do you remember those long poles with the, with the thing? Well, Catholic church, if you was in the back. They had a pole that could just swing over and get you off it. Anybody know what I'm
[00:09:09] talking about? Remember the poles? And they could get it. And I remember the Lord, the first time he asked me, he said, I want you to give me a hundred dollars. I said, a hundred dollars?
[00:09:23] Are you serious? A hundred dollars. And I remember I had given all my money away. I said, Lord, that's all I got. He said, that's all I asked for. That's true. So I did never think he'd ever give
[00:09:36] me, asked me to ask me for a thousand dollars. And Lord, I said, a thousand dollars. I said, Jesus, come here. That's all I got. He said, that's all I asked for. Never thinking to ask
[00:09:50] me to more. Then he asked me for $10,000. First time I ever gave that amount of money was to Kenneth Hagan ministry in Tulsa. Remember that, Kathy? You can come up here and shake his hand.
[00:10:00] I said, he can shake his own hand, Jack. I ain't paying no $10,000 to shake the guy's hand.
[00:10:04] I'm serious.
[00:10:07] Kathy goes, oh, that's not too loud, not too loud.
[00:10:10] But I did it.
[00:10:12] I did it.
[00:10:12] And I thought, you've got to be kidding me.
[00:10:14] And it was all I had.
[00:10:15] And he goes, that's all I got.
[00:10:16] Never thinking he would ask me for more.
[00:10:19] He asked me for $100,000.
[00:10:24] And that was at the Victory Church there, Frank Bailey's church, 100 grand.
[00:10:30] I said, that's all I got, Lord.
[00:10:31] He said, that's all I asked for.
[00:10:32] And I was going to use that for television time.
[00:10:34] This was many years ago.
[00:10:36] Then he asked me for $500,000.
[00:10:41] And I said, that's all I got, Lord.
[00:10:43] He said, that's all I asked for.
[00:10:46] And then he asked me for a million dollars.
[00:10:49] And you know what he said?
[00:10:50] Hey, Jesse, you got more than that.
[00:10:53] I said, that's right.
[00:10:56] I got more than that.
[00:10:57] And it's just climbed and climbed and climbed.
[00:11:01] That's a true story.
[00:11:02] So you go, don't be moved by what I say.
[00:11:05] Be moved by what you're hearing in your spirit from God.
[00:11:09] So a lot of people say, I'm going to do that because Jesse did it or Jonathan did it.
[00:11:13] No, you do that because Spirit of God speaks you to do that, and God will honor you.
[00:11:17] So are you going to come up here to do this, Oscar?
[00:11:20] Come on up here, Oscar.
[00:11:21] Praise God.
[00:11:21] This is Brother Tim Fox, and I want you to do your best because I want to tell you something.
[00:11:31] Well, your prayer was answered in less than a day.
[00:11:33] Am I correct?
[00:11:35] Now, I don't know what y'all gave, but that ain't none of my business, but that ain't too bad to get a little chunk of change like that, $1.2 million.
[00:11:41] What?
[00:11:43] I'm going to tell you.
[00:11:44] God will honor you. He'll give you insights, concepts, ideas like you've never seen before in your life. And don't let nobody talk you out of it. How many of you want to pay your mama's
[00:11:52] house off? Grandma? Hold your hand up. Be honest. Name your seed. Name your seed. I preached that in 1991 here. Remember that? Hey, that's my harvest. That thing went all over the world.
[00:12:06] Name your seed. Because if you don't know what you're sowing, how are you going to know your harvest? And God will honor you. Listen to Brother Tim as he tells you the instructions. And let's
[00:12:16] just obey God and don't wait for tomorrow morning. Just start looking. Don't walk up to people and say, would you give me something? No, no. And watch how God will draw finance to you in every
[00:12:29] which way, shape or form. You ready to give? Brother Tim, take it here. Thank you, sir.
