Man, the title of my sermon tonight is Rich Preachers, Rich Preachers.
And let me just start out by making something very clear, and I'm going to prove this
in the sermon, I'm going to go through a lot of scripture, is that every single
rich preacher is a false prophet 100% with no exception, I mean the only possible exception
could be if they got wealthy some other way before they became a preacher, but any preacher
who becomes rich while being a preacher, while being a pastor, while supposedly being
a minister of Jesus Christ, anybody who becomes rich in the process of that is a
false prophet, period. And you know if people would just understand this basic truth, it
would avoid all of the televangelist radio TV preachers from influencing them if they
would just give this quick acid test, is this guy a multimillionaire, filthy rich?
Well then I should just automatically assume that this guy is a false prophet. Now when
I say things like that, some people they get offended or they think that I'm wrong
about this, but you know I'm going to show this to you from scripture, but let's just
use a little logic before we approach the word of God here and stop and think about this.
This is just like a politician, you know when you see somebody go into politics and
they're not rich, they're just middle class or whatever, but then they come out of
politics a multimillionaire, billionaire, well then that tells you that there's corruption
going on there. Well it's the exact same thing with going into the ministry, you
know you go into the ministry and you come out filthy rich, there's corruption there, okay.
Now here's the thing, like I said, you know the only way I could see in theory a pastor or a
preacher being very rich without being a false prophet would only be because he made money in
business or something, like let's say somebody started a plumbing business or something and
just made a fortune in the plumbing industry or in the landscaping industry or whatever the
industry, the drywall industry, real estate, whatever, and then later started preaching or
something, then okay, maybe he's not a false prophet, but how can you legitimately be
serving God, preaching the word of God, living for Christ and come out filthy rich.
There's no legitimate way to do that, just like there's no legitimate way to do that in
politics either, and people fall for these guys and we need to just stop and examine
whether it's reasonable for a pastor or a preacher to be just super rich, it's unbelievable
that people would fall for this. So let's look at the scripture here beginning in
Colossians chapter 3 and what the Bible says here, give me a second to get there
myself, but it says in verse number 1, if ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things
which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on
things above, not on things on the earth, for ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ
in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with him
in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, unclean,
cleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
So the Bible tells us here to set our affection on things above, not on things of the earth.
Think about where the Bible says lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, lay
up treasures in heaven, for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
So let me ask you this, if I see some preacher with the super expensive cars, super expensive
homes, super expensive clothing, where is his treasure? It s right here on this earth
because I m looking at it, so then answer me this, where is his heart? Oh no no no,
his heart is on the things of God, I mean his heart is in heaven, his affections are
in heaven, really that s funny because it looks like his affections are in his garage.
It looks like his affection is in his three luxury homes. It looks like his affection
is in his wardrobe because that s where his treasure is, that s where his heart is
because where your treasure is there will your heart be also. Jesus didn t say hey
where your treasure is you might have your heart there. He said where your treasure
is there will your heart be also. So if you have some huge amount of wealth on this
earth, your heart is going to be on this earth, your affections are going to be on
the things of this earth and you re not going to preach the same way as a guy whose
affections are on heavenly things and whose affections are not of this world. So
we re to set our affections on things above, not on things of the earth and I believe
Christ when he said where your treasure is there will your heart be also.