How To Prosper in the New Year (Outline)

Introduction

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Our past can be a very important tool in helping us learn how to live in the present and to be prepared for the future. God had delivered the Israelites from Egypt so they could inherit the promised Land. Their disobedience caused them to wander 40 years in the wilderness. Then Moses rehearsed with them their past failures and their promised future before their entrance into the promised land. Moses gave them a strong warning not to forget the Lord.

I. PAST REVIEWED

A. PURPOSE OF THE LORD.

1. Testing of the Israelites. (Deut. 8:2)

2. Chastening of the Israelites. (Deut. 8:5)

3. Blessing of the Israelites. (Deut. 8:16b)

B. PROVISION OF THE LORD.

1. Deliverance of Israel from Egypt. (Deut. 8:14b)

2. Providing for Israel in the wilderness. (Deut. 8:4, 15-16)

II. PROMISE REPEATED

A. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. (Deut. 8:7-9)

B. POWER OF GOD. (Deut. 8:18)

C. PRESENCE OF GOD. (Deut. 9:3a)

III. PRIDE REBUKED

A. DANGER OF PRIDE. (Deut. 8:14a)

1. Self-willed. (Deut. 8:14b; 9:6)

2. Self-sufficient. (Deut. 8:17)

3. Self-indulgence. (Deut. 8:12-13, 18)

4. Self-righteous. (Deut. 9:4-5)

B. DEALING WITH PRIDE.

1. Feed on the Word of the Lord. (Deut. 8:3:b; Matthew 4:4)

2. Fear of the Lord. (Deut. 8:6, 11; Phil. 2:12)

3. Faithfully give thanks to the Lord. (Deut. 8:10; 1 Thess. 5:18)

4. Focus on the grace of the Lord. (Deut. 7:7-9; 9:4-6; Eph. 2:1-10)

Conclusion

SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR SPIRITUAL PROSPERITY:

1. Accept the testing and discipline of the Lord to keep you humble.

2. Feed on the Word of God for spiritual nourishment.

3. Obedience is essential for a relationship with God and spiritual growth.

4. Learn to depend upon the Lord in everything.

5. Give thanks to the Lord in everything.

6. Ask the Lord to help you recognize the sin of pride and then confess it.

7. Remember God is faithful to complete the work He has begun in your life.