My Financial Breakthrough Pt 2: Smells Like Money By Pastor Micaiah Irmler Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel:“I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. John 12:1-8 NKJV 1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. 2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. 7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. 8 For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.” Key Thought: A Financial Breakthrough is Hard because it’s about a change in a behavior. Recap from last Sunday's message: I. it God’s Way vs. 3 & 6 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. it God’s Way it God’s Way it God’s Way it God’s Way vs. 4-8 "4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. 7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. 8 For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.” Note: It’s easier to people that have finances than to deal with our financial mismanagement. A.Your greatest resource is . B.God doesn’t give based on what He has but on what you can . C.Money without Management equals . D.The reason you don’t have money is because you lack of your money. E.Management teaches you to live with margin so you can stay on . Management's biggest threat is . Remember: God wants you to practice the following: Earning Honoring Enough Emptying Enjoying Takeaway: