WHY CHASING MONEY MAKES YOU POORER | Dag Heward-Mills

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills teaches that poor people are not an evil to avoid but the greatest source of prosperity for those called by God. He reads First Kings 17:9, where God commanded a widow woman at Zarephath to sustain Elijah, showing that God uses the poor to provide for His servants. He references Isaiah 1:3, where the ox knows its owner and the donkey its master's crib, yet God's people fail to recognize the blessings before them. He shares a vivid story of a proud pastor who treated visitors like flies in his air-conditioned office, displayed the same arrogance toward his own leader, was cast out, and is now going around begging. He declares that the anointing is for the poor, quoting the words of Jesus that the Spirit of the Lord anointed Him to preach the gospel to the poor. He testifies that the longest-standing faithful people in his ministry joined him when they had nothing and remain his greatest source of blessing. He warns that blessing does not come from trying to be rich, for the blessing of the Lord is what makes a person rich, and charges every listener to stop despising the poor and start recognizing where God has planted them. CHAPTERS 0:00 Why Chasing Money Makes You Poorer 1:02 Isaiah 1:3 - The Donkey Knows Its Master 2:05 He Is Going Around Begging Now 3:05 Poor People Are Not an Evil Thing 4:00 1 Kings 17:9 - A Widow to Sustain Thee 5:08 The Anointing Is for the Poor 6:15 They Joined Me With Nothing 7:50 The Blessing of the Lord Makes Rich KEY SCRIPTURES Isaiah 1:3 - "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider" 1 Kings 17:9 - "Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee" Luke 4:18 - "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor" Proverbs 10:22 - "The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich" 2 Corinthians 10:5 - "Casting down imaginations and every high thing" Full message:    • FIRST LOVE SERVICE  HE THAT HATH PART 2   If this spoke to you, subscribe for more. #DagHewardMills #WhyChasingMoneyMakesYouPoorer #BlessingOfTheLord #GenerosityToThePoor #ChristianSermon #Sermon2026