An adaptation of a Bible Study entitled Vertically Inclined Power - the ability or right to control people or things Power - the ability or right to control people or things An adaptation of a Bible Study entitled Vertically Inclined by Mary A. Kassian

Mt. Abundance

Abundance – a great or plentiful amount; fulness to overflowing. Mt. Abundance Definition Abundance – a great or plentiful amount; fulness to overflowing. You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake. Psalm 65:11 (ESV) Psalm 36:8 ESV They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,

Ephesians 1:17-23 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might

Ephesians 1:17-23 20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

God is an EXTRAVAGANT KING! His realm is “far above all”. v. 21 Mt. Abundance God is an EXTRAVAGANT KING! His realm is “far above all”. v. 21 “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.” Rule - exercise ultimate power or authority over  Authority - the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience Dominion - the power to rule  Power - the ability or right to control people or things

God is an EXTRAVAGANT KING! 2. He is unbelievably extravagant. v. 23 Mt. Abundance God is an EXTRAVAGANT KING! 2. He is unbelievably extravagant. v. 23 “the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” The Wall Street journal expressed the abundance of Bill Gates wealth with the following illustration. Bill Gates spending $250,000 on a Ferrari is equivalent to the average American spending 63 cents!

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly Mt. Abundance Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

God bestows an EXTRAVAGANT Inheritance! Mt. Abundance God bestows an EXTRAVAGANT Inheritance! An EXTRAVANGANT Hope. v. 18 “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,”

When faced with bleak circumstances….. Open your eyes to HOPE. When faced with discouragement….. Open your eyes to JOY. When faced with anxiety….. Open your eyes to PEACE. When faced with bleak circumstances….. Open your eyes to POWER.

God bestows an EXTRAVAGANT Inheritance! Mt. Abundance God bestows an EXTRAVAGANT Inheritance! 2. EXTRAVANGANT Riches v. 18 “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,”

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God bestows an EXTRAVAGANT Inheritance! 3. EXTRAVANGANT Power v. 19 Mt. Abundance God bestows an EXTRAVAGANT Inheritance! 3. EXTRAVANGANT Power v. 19 “and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might,” Imagine you are one of Bill Gates children. You have an inheritance coming but you do not have to wait until you fully receive the inheritance to enjoy your father’s provision. You are rich because he is rich.

PRINCE or PAUPER; your choice Remain unaware or embrace Mt. Abundance PRINCE or PAUPER; your choice Remain unaware or embrace “give to you..wisdom and revelation” v. 17 2. Disbelieve or minimize “know Him better” v. 17 3. Ignore or accept ‘eyes closed” v. 18 4. Pass or claim “fills all in all” v. 23

The Witch of Wall Street There are many tales (of various degrees of accuracy) about Hetty Green's stinginess. She never turned on the heat nor used hot water. She wore one old black dress and undergarments that she changed only after they had been worn out[citation needed]. She did not wash her hands and rode an old carriage. She ate mostly pies that cost fifteen cents. One tale claims that she spent half a night searching her carriage for a lost stamp worth two cents. Another asserts that she instructed her laundress to wash only the dirtiest parts of her dresses (the hems) to save money on soap.[6] Green conducted much of her business at the offices of the Seaboard National Bank in New York, surrounded by trunks and suitcases full of her papers; she did not want to pay rent for an office. Later unfounded rumours claimed that she ate only oatmeal, heated on the office radiator. Possibly because of the stiff competition of the mostly male business environment and partly because of her usually dour dress sense (due mainly to frugality, but perhaps ascribable in part to her Quaker upbringing), she was given the nickname the "Witch of Wall Street". She was a successful businesswoman who dealt mainly in real estate, invested in railroads, and lent money. The City of New York came to Hetty in need of loans to keep the city afloat on several occasions, most particularly during the Panic of 1907; she wrote a check for $1.1 million and took her payment in short-term revenue bonds. Keenly detail-oriented, she would travel thousands of miles – alone, in an era when few women would dare travel unescorted – to collect a debt of a few hundred dollars. Her frugality extended to family life. Her son Ned broke his leg as a child, and Hetty tried to have him admitted in a free clinic for the poor.[3] According to Green's biographer Charles Slack, the oft-repeated story that when she was recognized she stormed away vowing to treat the wounds herself is only half true. He relates that having been found out (and perhaps also after procrastinating about seeking treatment for the boy in the first place), Green paid her bill and thereafter brought him to other doctors (while also trying home remedies).[3]Similarly, Slack relates that it is not true that the leg had to be amputated because of gangrene.[3] Rather, it was amputated after years of unsuccessful treatment. In any case, Ned ended up with a cork prosthesis. Hetty Green, The Witch of Wall Street 1834-1916

God the Father’s Grace Gifts He richly blesses us (v. 3) Mt. Abundance ABUNDA NT GRACE God the Father’s Grace Gifts He chooses us (v. 4) He adopts us (v. 5) He richly blesses us (v. 3) He chooses us love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, He adopts us 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, He richly blesses us 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In

God the Son’s Grace Gifts He reveals His will to us (v. 17) Mt. Abundance ABUNDA NT GRACE God the Son’s Grace Gifts He redeems us (v. 7) He forgives us (v. 7) He reveals His will to us (v. 17) He redeems us In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace He forgives us He reveals His will to us 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.

God the Spirit’s Grace Gifts Mt. Abundance ABUNDA NT GRACE God the Spirit’s Grace Gifts He seals us (v. 13) He verifies our inheritance (v. 14) He enables and empowers us (v. 19) He seals us In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, He verifies our inheritance who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. He enables and empowers us and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might