I Want The Blessing - Sermon Only (Podcast Edition)

Main message: God’s blessing is not synonymous with money; the Jubilee principle in Leviticus shows that blessing is owned and ordered by God, requires trust and obedience, and is meant to bless whole communities—not just individual bank accounts.

Key points:

• The Jubilee (Leviticus 25) is a divinely ordained economic and social reset: sabbath years, release of slaves, restoration of land, and care for the poor—grounded in the claim that everything belongs to God.
• Tithing and giving are about trust and covenantal stewardship, not a transactional “pay-to-get-blessed” prosperity scheme; leaders’ abuses have damaged that trust.
• Blessing has an order: production and rest, obedience and alignment with God’s ways—God will not bless disobedience or disorder as a long-term strategy.
• True blessing extends beyond the individual: it reaches servants, residents, neighbors and the vulnerable; a blessing that stops with personal accumulation has not fulfilled God’s purpose.
• The black church as an institution, despite flaws, has historically been a vehicle for communal blessing and justice; the sermon calls people to reconnect, commit to covenant community, and receive God’s commanded blessing.

Scriptures mentioned: Leviticus 25:8-10,18-21,23, Luke 4, 3 John 1:2