Message Outline

Five Blessings

Pastor Larry Stockstill
Sunday, Jan 2, 2022

Revelation 22:2, ESV - “…on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month.” 

Psalms 112, NLT - “1 Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands. 2 Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed. 3 They themselves will be wealthy,  and their good deeds will last forever. 4 Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous. 5 Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly. 6 Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered. 7 They do not fear bad news;  they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. 8 They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly. 9 They share freely and give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will be remembered forever. They will have influence and honor. 10 The wicked will see this and be infuriated. They will grind their teeth in anger;  they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.”

Five branches of the tree of blessing:

1. “Blessed CHILDREN”

“His offspring will be mighty in the land.  The generation of the upright will be blessed”

2. “Blessed FINANCES”

“Wealth and riches are in his house”

3. “Blessed RELATIONSHIPS”

“He is gracious, merciful, and righteous…he deals generously and lends”

Psalm 133:  “How good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together IN UNITY…there the Lord commanded the BLESSING, even life forevermore.” 

4. “Blessed EMOTIONS”

“The righteous will never be moved…he is not afraid of bad news.  His heart is firm, trusting in the Lord”

“Casting the whole of your care, once and for all, upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7)

5. “Blessed PURPOSE”

“He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor”


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