2004. 10. 3. Sunday Sermon at Yoido Full Gospel Church Seoul, Korea Speaker: Rev.

. Yonggi Cho, Senior Pastor Website: www.fgtv.com

When We Leave, We Can Receive Mark 10:2831 Introduction: The world tells us that when we grasp we can receive. However, the Bible teaches us that when we leave according to Gods will, we can receive. Adam was tempted by the devil and followed greed. As a result, he lost both God and Eden. It was a complete lie that Adam could be like God when he followed greed according to the temptation of the devil. 1. When Abraham left according to God's will, he received 1) When Abraham left his country, people, and his father's household, he received the land of Canaan (Ge 12:1-3). 2) When he had quarrels with his nephew Lot, he chose to leave his nephew for God, giving up his privilege as uncle. As a result, he received the land of Canaan (Ge 13:14-16). 3) When he left Hagar and Ishmael, he received peace in his home (Ge 21:12-14). 4) When he left his only son Isaac, he received the promise of God (Ge 22:16-18). When Jesus Christ left according to God's will, He received 1) When He left the throne in heaven, He saved the world (Jn 10:11, Ro 5:8). 2) When He was tempted by the devil (Mt 4:1-4,7, 10, Heb 2:18) He gave up (1) appetite (2) fame (3) wealth and vanity - He received the authority of the Son of God and Savior (Jn 10:17-18, 5:26-27). 3) When He gave up His life on the Cross, He received for humanity: (1) Forgiveness, righteousness, and peace (Ro 3:23-24, 5:1). (2) Holiness and the fullness of the Holy Spirit (1Co 6:11, Tit 3:6-7). (3) Healing and health.(1 Pe 2:24, 3Jn 1:2). (4) The blessing of Abraham and prosperity (Gal 3:13-14). (5) Resurrection, eternal life, and heaven (Jn 11:25, 14:2-3). 4) For Jesus himself, He received the seat of the right hand of the throne of God (Php 2:6-11, Ro 8:34). When we leave according to God's will, we can receive (Mk 10:28-31) 1) We must leave the world and the devil to receive salvation. (1) We can't have both the world and heaven (1Jn 2:15-16). (2) We can't serve both God and the devil (2 Co 6:14-18) 2) When we leave ourselves, we can receive the Lord (1) We must not take advantage of the Lord for ourselves (2 Ti 3:2, Php 2:21, Mt 6;33). (2) We must not be the lord of our lives and regard the Lord as a guest (Gal 2:20). (3) We must not love ourselves more than the Lord (Mt 10:37-39) 3) When we give up greed for money, we can receive it. (1) We can't serve both God and money (Mt 6:24). (2) A tithe and an offering are the key to remove greed (Mal 3:8-10). (3) When we use money for God, He blesses us (2 Co 9:8).

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Conclusion: The devil implanted greed in corrupt humanity. It is a lie that we can possess whatever we grasp with greed. God teaches us that when we leave something according to His will, we can truly receive and possess.