At the gate of your house stands three old bearded men, with the underlisted inscriptions: Wealth, Success & Love. Which of them will you invite home? Read, share and download this beautiful sermon by Bro. E. P. James of the Church of Christ, Sangotedo.

1. A Sermon By Bro. E. P. James
29/03/2015 1
CHURCH OF CHRIST, SANGOTEDO

2. AT THE GATE OF YOUR HOUSE, HOME OR AT
THE DOOR OF YOUR ROOM,
STANDS THREE OLD BEARDED MEN,
WITH THE UNDERLISTED INSCRIPTIONS:-
•WEALTH
•SUCCESS
•LOVE
WHICH OF THEM WILL YOU INVITE HOME ?
INTRODUCTION

3. SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF
WEALTH
1. If you have wealth, you can
travel all over the world and
make many friends,Prov.19:4
2. You can have unscheduled
appointment with any
president in the world.
3. You can buy justice for
yourselves.
4. You can eat whatever you like,
Drive anything you want to
drive.
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I AM WEALTH

4. SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF
WEALTH (CONT’D)
1. Even in the church you’ll have
some preferential treatment.
2. Earned respect from every
quarters/ aspect of life.
Eccl.6:2
3. Wealth is good, when gotten
in the right way, Prov. 13 :11,
4. But it is intoxicating, Acts.
19:23 - 30
5. I BELIEVE MANY OF US WILL
LIKELY INVITE “WEALTH”
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I AM WEALTH

5. AN ATTRIBUTE OF SUCCESS.
• 1.where there is success there is
wealth.
• Every married man and woman,
want success in their homes.
• Every business man and woman
want success in their business.
• Every student want success in
their academic careers.
• Maybe up to 70% of us will go
success, as we all need it in all
our endeavors .
I AM SUCCESS

6. I AM LOVE
1 JOHN 4:8 • AS GENTLE AS THE MAN,
SO IS LOVE.
1. WHERE LOVE IS, SUCCESS
WILL BE THERE.
2.WHERE LOVE IS, WEALTH
WILL BE THERE.
WHICH OF THEM DO WE
INDIVIDUALLY OR
COLECTIVELY NEEDED IN
OUR HOMES.?

7. IN THIS 2015 WHICH OF THIS GOD’S
FAVOUR DO WE NEED IN OUR HOMES?
A woman once open her gate and saw
three bearded old men standing, she asked
you must be hungry come inside and eat,
The men asked, is the man of the house in?
she reply no, then they said go when he is
back, come and call us.

8. IN THIS 2015 WHICH OF THIS GOD’S
FAVOUR DO WE NEED IN OUR HOMES?
When the man is back, the woman return to
them, he is back, And they stood up with an
introductions:-
(1) I am WEALTH,
(2) I am SUCCESS,
(3) I am LOVE, go and ask him which of us will he
need?

9. IN THIS 2015 WHICH OF THIS GOD’S
FAVOUR DO WE NEED IN OUR HOMES?
Then, the argument in the home: the man need
wealth, and the woman needs success, after a
long protracted argument ; The sister in-law
who was at the dinning, preparing table for
guests, came to their rescue, sir, may I come in?
she inquired, I think we should invite LOVE so
that our home will be fill with Love ! They both
ponder over it and in one voice they said, you
are right, go and invite LOVE

10. IN THIS 2015 WHICH OF THIS GOD’S
FAVOUR DO WE NEED IN OUR HOMES?
She once again open the gate and asked who is
LOVE? Love stood up and carried his bag,
wealth and success also carry their bags, she
said I only invite LOVE, not all of you, again they
said if you had invited wealth or success, two of
us will stay away but wherever LOVE goes all of
us must go with him.

11. LET LOOK INTO OUR HOMES,CHURCH,
WHICH OF THESE MEN OR CHARRACTERS DO
WE WISH TO INVITE HOME?
1. WEALTH ?
2. SUCCESS ?
3. LOVE?

12. LET LOOK INTO OUR HOMES,CHURCH,
a) Many young men today eyed wealth than other
ones, this is why they always aspire for oil
company Jobs, Bank Jobs and many lucrative
jobs that can create wealth easily for them.
b) Success is only needed during academic or exam
time and others during their weddings or
traditional marriages
c) LOVE is one of the commandment from GOD.
Duet. 6:5
But today many of us gives God condition, If God do
this or that for me I will serve him, Ps. 50:12,
1Kings. 3:4 - 11

13. IN OUR CHURCH HERE, WHICH ONE
DO WE NEED?
• Is it wealth? Before we can built a church of
our choice, we need enough wealth to carry
us through,
• But that cannot come without the collective
love of all the members, only strong love
toward another can give us success to that
Gold. Heb. 13:1, 1 Thess. 4:9

14. IN YOUR HOMES, AS THE MOTHER OF
THE HOUSE WHAT DO YOU NEED?
• Success?
• Love?
• If love is what you need as wife, how do you
seek it?
a) By changing your sleeping positions or Bed
with tight and shorts?
b) By refusing to cook or wash for your
husband, disobeying him?

15. IN YOUR HOMES, AS THE MOTHER OF
THE HOUSE WHAT DO YOU NEED?
• Fighting, quarrelling, Rejecting cannot attract
Love. Eph. 5:24, 1pet.3:1 -2 NKJV
• Love brings Success, Success brings wealth
and wealth brings a happy home, so try to
change your game plan today, and see if the
man you say does not love you will not
change.

16. AS THE MAN OF THE HOME –WHAT IS
YOUR NEED?
• Is it wealth, that you need most, at the
expense of others?
• What about Love? – Eph 5:25
• Running after wealth daily at the expense of
love and affection, will mar your success at
the end of tunnel.

17. AS A CHILD, HOW DO YOU SEEK LOVE?
• The young sister in-law knows what is lacking
in their home – THAT IS LOVE
• She humbly seek it with respect, and
submissiveness – May I come in Sir?

18. AS A CHILD, HOW DO YOU SEEK LOVE?
• How so you seek yours?
• With pride and arrogances?
• With disobedience?
• With disrespect and insult?
• With stubbornness or with vengeance?
1 Cor. 13:4, Love is humble, peaceful, kind and
tolerance, etc.

19. TO OUR VISITORS –WHICH OF THEM
DO YOU NEED? WEALTH, SUCCESS OR
LOVE?
• If success is your need, Then you must embrace
the principles of success which is LOVE, John.
3:16,for God so Love world,
• John 14:15, If you Love me keep my
commandment.
• John.15:6-7, If you abide with me and my word
with you, ask what you will and it shall be given
to you

20. TO OUR VISITORS –WHICH OF THEM
DO YOU NEED? WEALTH, SUCCESS OR
LOVE?
• Titus 2:11- 15 For the grace of God that brings
salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us
that, denying the ungodly--------
• Heb.11:6 - God is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek him.
• Seek God first, Love Him, keep his
commandment, then success and wealth shall be
yours . Matt.6:33
• You to go into water of baptism today in other to
show your Love to Him. Mark 16:16

21. SUMMARY
• Abraham choosed Love by entertaining the (3)
three messengers of god and that brought him
wealth and all the blessings in life
Gen.18:1-15.