Churches are still broke is because they do not receive the prophetic word of the modern day prophets concerning finances. These men are not just preaching messages about finances, they are messengers of wealth that God sends to churches to impart a financial anointing on the churches and the people in the churches. If the churches do not receive the messages that these men are sent to minister, that church curses itself with a curse. These men of God will shake the dust of their heels off against that church and move on to another church in another city.. If the message is received there, then peace rests on that church and finances begin to flow. Note what Jesus said concerning this in the following scripture. God is not playing games with this last day message of wealth to fund the Body of Christ to finish the mission.

Mark 6:11, "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city." Every time that God blessed with finances in the old testament he first sent His prophets. The word says that God does nothing in the earth except He first show it to His prophets. When churches follow the instructions of God's prophets, they will prosper every time. For example, in the church that I attend, there is a man that God sends with the anointing of finances upon him and every time he comes and preaches, something supernatural happens in my families finances. Once, one of our businesses was pay off with in just a few months. And we owed quite a sum.

On the other hand, there was a large church that did not receive a certain man and his anointing, shortly afterwards the church begin dry up a wither away. Today the pastor is not alive and the church does not have the voice it had in the past.

Now lets look in the book of Acts concerning this. Acts 4:32-5:16. Here we see that believers were selling their lands, houses (not the houses that they lived in) and their possessions and bringing the money and laying it at the apostles feet. The money was divided among the people that none had lack.

There was a couple by the name of Ananias and Sapphia that sold a possession and kept back part of it for themselves, lying to the HOLY Ghost. As the Apostle Peter, confronted them about their lie to God, they fell dead in his presence.

This caused great fear to come on the church and the apostles, so much that no man would even get close to them, but would lay their sick folk in the street and as the shadow of the apostles passed by the sick would get healed. The scripture that God promise Abraham was being fulfilled. All nations of the earth shall fear thee. There was so much power of God on the Apostles that people were afraid to get close to them else they die too. Sin cannot exist in the presence of God and these people knew it.

That fear of the Body of Christ is coming back, just as soon we get sin and stinginess out of our hearts concerning the tithe and our possessions. The scripture must be fulfilled, All nations shall fear thee, before Jesus comes back. He is coming back for a glorious church, not a sin burdened, broke, stingy church.

Why did the Apostles do this? Was it because they were in pride and did not want to serve tables? God forbid! In order for the Apostles to keep the power of God on them as it was, they would have to give themselves continually to the word of God and prayer. Neither could they allow strife to enter in among the people.

This leads us to the third reason that churches are still broke. They fail to execute the ministry of Helps among the believers, leaving pastors to do it all. It is the pastor's responsibility to execute the ministry of helps in his church. He must set faithful people over the daily administration of the church and stay out of their business so he can give himself continually to the word of God and prayer.

That fear of the Body of Christ is coming back, just as soon we get our priorities right and get sin and stinginess out of our hearts . The scripture must be fulfilled, All nations shall fear thee, before Jesus comes back. He is coming back for a glorious church, not a sin burdened, broke, stingy church.

Read this entire article at: http://mcdonoughinfo.com/theblessing/id22.html or click my articles link below to read part I.