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Final Session Lecture: Apostle Joshua Selman

all right our second session which will be our final session AOS back in the evening with our next speaker also um I need to introduce our friend from Kenya Nairobi Kya Bishop ker from Nairobi stand your [Applause] fa his flight was delayed so he landed at 4:00 a.m. so we thank you for your sacrifice that are here right this morning amen all right our next speaker Apostle Joshua Selman all [Music] right I I don't want to repeat what I said um yesterday but after his ministration you understand what we are saying all right um he's bringing a perspective perspective to the message in this country that is very unique and you can't God puts people in certain locations so that they can interpret that you know it's called the manif manifold wisdom of God so the wisdom of God has many sides to it and so he's bringing a side and dimension of God's W wisdom to this generation that is is very bold that message you preached yesterday was a bold message all right he crossed boundaries you know when you get to a point you look at it and say let's not see he he he broke the boundaries there and he broke it in accuracy in the spirit and you should listen to that message over and over all right you should listen to that message over and over cuz that message in itself has real healing in it uh it explains a lot of things what he said in passing is very true covid made some people stop coming to church who have always wanted to stop coming and so when there was covid they just took it as an exit because they got to a point in their walk with God that some things were not being explained to them that they were experiencing and he went into that Dimension there all right and um and said it and the reason why he can speak like that is because of his background from where he's coming from I won't say more than that let's rise to our feet and welcome Apostle Joshua [Applause] Selman hallelujah hallelujah good morning Pastor puu thank you again thank you sincerely and um I want us to honor and appreciate Apostle Grace Lua I didn't I I sadly I thought I'll be able to follow his teaching I always like to connect with whoever speaks before me but then I can assure you that you were blessed am I right on that blessings to him again let's give him a big hand clap and then um it's good to see you Reverend ker thank you we really honor you sir in the name of Jesus Christ let's lift our hands one more time to the one who grants wisdom and the one who grants Grace let's ask him to speak to us this morning and challenge our hearts in the name of Jesus Remember the Bible says for everyone that asket receiveth thank you Jesus for [Music] understanding let your spirit Spirit of wisdom rest on me rest on me let your spirit Spirit of wisdom rest on me rest on me oh rest on me oh rest on me oh rest on me Spirit of wisdom rest on me let your power holy ghost power rest on me rest on me let your power holy ghost power rest on me rest on me oh rest on me oh rest on me oh rest on me holy ghost power rest on me let your power power to prosper rest on me rest on me let your power power to prosper rest on me rest on me oh rest on me oh rest rest on me oh rest on me power to prosper rest of father in the name of Jesus we pray that our speakings would not just be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God I pray that you grant us understanding and cause us to pray and Prevail in Jes Jesus name we pray amen and amen I felt stirred in my heart while preparing for this session that we'll be doing a lot of praying within the time that we have I just sense in my spirit that God truly wants to release something tonight H Allelujah and I believe that God is building momentum through all the teachings in the morning as we just prepare for a very serious release tonight Allelujah please be seated we pray once and again within the course of the time that I have and I hope that you do not mind in the name of Jesus Christ Allelujah I want to challenge Us in the area of prayer this um morning Mark chapter 11 23 and 24 Jesus was teaching he used the the event cursing the Fig Tree and then he began to establish the matters of Faith 23 says verily I say unto you that whatsoever that whosoever shall say to this mountain be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass the Bible says he shall have whatsoever he saith the next verse 24 therefore I say unto you what things soever ye desire when ye pray believe that ye receive them and thou shal have them so we see a straight line connecting desires prayers believing receiving and having it is the complete faith equation that Jesus gives there desires prayer believing while you pray receiving while you pray then having as a manifestation and so you cannot take prayer out of the faith equation it is a vital component in the faith equation Jesus himself is teaching and he says that the only way desires can become your having your manifestation a is that somewhere in the faith equation prayer has a role to play are we together very very powerful James chapter 5 we'll read 13 then we'll jump to 16 it says is any man among you Afflicted the word Afflicted there does not just mean plagued with infirmity alone experiencing any kind of constraint that impedes you walking in Victory he says let let him such an individual the moment you come into an awareness that there is any kind of constraint that can spy upon your Liberty in Christ the Apostle recommends that your first part of call is to pray Hallelujah but not any kind of prayer there is a recommended prayer that deals with this situation verse 16 he now says the effectual please give it to us it says confess your fault to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed then he says the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availed much the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man the Bible says availed much and I just want to charge our hearts along this line so prayer is a major component in manifesting Bible faith it is very important that we establish this prayer is a major component in manifesting Bible faith that anyone any believer in Christ whom will and must manifest Bible faith it is important for you to know that prayer is part of the faith equation that brings manifestation to the things that we desire are we together very quickly just for our understanding according to scripture prayer has four major assignments in the life of a Believer and if you allow me just run through them I'm not teaching on them but just for our understanding so that we understand the things that I say afterwards there are four biblical assignments of prayer it's important that you know to what end the believer is mandated to pray most people pray but they really do not know the assignment of prayer it's an uncomfortable truth but prayer is not the key to everything but prayer must be involved in everything the assumption that prayer is the key to everything simply because of the role it carries is not accurate we are emotionally connected to prayer in Africa for a very good reason but it's important to know that as potent as prayer is it is one of the Keys of the Kingdom but the unique nature of The Prayer Ministry is that when it is not the key it becomes the hand that holds a key so it is involved in every aspect of our lives are we together the Bible says be anxious for nothing then he says in everything so there is no matter in a man's life that prayer becomes unnecessary however there are Keys it connects to other components in the Kingdom to produce Victory if we are together say amen amen amen right so four assignments of prayer very quickly number one the first assignment of prayer which is a more Superior assignment of prayer is for your growth and transformation most believers do not understand this aspect of prayer it is the reason why our prayer lives are stunted in many ways because the most Superior assignment of prayer is not just for needs and petitions it's a system that was designed for our growth and our transformation Luke 9:29 the Bible says as he prayed the fashion of his countenance was altered and his rment became White and ging when we pray we evolve when we pray we become when we pray there is a transition that happens to us in the spirit that a weak you can become a strong you are we together a fearful you can become a bold you there is an exchange that happens in the place of prayer and most people have not understood this dimension of prayer number two the second assignment of prayer according to scripture is to make requests and obtain promises we considered a bit of that in passing yesterday prayer is a platform to make requests and to obtain promises Hallelujah the Bible says in Philippians chapter 4 and: 6 we read that I just quoted that not too long it says be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer that platform of prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving it says let your request be made known don't assume they are made known let your request be made known Hallelujah number three the third assignment of prayer according to scripture is for decrees and establishing spiritual realities we use prayer as the platform to make decrees to create possibilities to establish spiritual realities are we still together Job chapter 22 and verse 28 it says and thou shalt decree not assume not wish Thou shalt decree a thing and the thing that you decree not the thing that you want or wish shall be established unto thee thou shal decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee the fourth assignment of prayer according to scripture is for Warfare and intercession this is a dimension of prayer Warfare and intercession this is very important the Bible already told us in John chap 10 and: 10 that Satan is called the thief and that he comes with the singular goal of stealing killing and destruction Apostle Peter charged us in 1 Peter 5 and ver8 to be sober and to be vigilant he says for your adversary the devil like a roaring lion WTH about seeking whom he may devour Hallelujah and then of course Ezekiel chap 22 I believe verse 30 it says and I sought for a man I like that script scripture among them that he should make up the Hedge and stand in the gap before me for the land that I should not destroy it but I found none so prayer becomes a prophetic platform for Warfare what is Warfare engaging through the understanding of scripture and establishing the victory that is in Christ you see that now over the situations that attempt to fight and plague your Authority in Christ it's important that you understand this but you see when it has to do with prayer there are various kinds of prayer that the Bible identifies I'm not going into that this is a chge this morning so that we pray the Bible tells us there is something called praying a Miss am I right on that there are all kinds of prayer and the Bible is very clear as to the fact that not every kind of prayer produces power power there is a recommended kind of prayer and a pattern of prayer that produces power Hallelujah two conditions according to James chter 5 and verse 16 that must be captured in the prayer of the righteous to produce power I want you to please listen now there are two important components as revealed in chapter 16 of James 5 that if and when they are not captured in your prayer your prayer cannot produce power number one the Bible says the effectual fervent I like to reverse it for the sake of our understanding so number one the Bible talks about fervency that the prayer of the believer that produces power power to influence power to manipulate power to establish according to divine order must be prayer that is fervent what does it mean to be fervent it means from the heart it means with Zeal with passion and with truthfulness are we together very important Jeremiah 29 and verse3 in the dealings of God with men we learn from scripture and even from experience that God seems to respond to passion and sincerity and hunger it seems to me like the spirit of God does not pay so much resp respect to luxity and carelessness God wants to see in ttention and fire even in error he respects the passion and corrects you there is nowhere God sees passion that he ignores thou son of David have mercy on me I don't know whether what I'm doing is right or wrong but I'm not going to let you go if I may but Touch the Hem of His Garment every time God sees passion he interprets it as the person being serious even if in ignorance so the Bible says the fervent are we together the fervent from the heart Jeremiah 29:13 it says and you shall seek me and find me when ye shall search for me with all your heart there is a level of seriousness and intention that must be invested in the prayer of the righteous if it is to produce power second 2 Chronicles chap 15 we'll read verse 12 then for time we JN to we jump to 15 is God helping us already the Bible says and they the nation of Judah they entered into a covenant watch this to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul notice now all of them was plunged into that Covenant verse 16 the Bible says and all Judah rejoiced at the oath for they had okay thank you give us verse 15 just stop at verse 15 did I give you yeah 15 is fine and all Judah rejoiced at the oath for they had sworn with all their heart and the Bible says they sought him with their whole desire what was the result he was found of them and the lord gave them rest round about the Bible says the fervent you want the kind of prayer that changes things changes you and through you influences your world it is prayer that comes with fency Zeal passion seriousness there were people in the Bible God did not take serious and the Bible was not quiet about it it was clear that God did not have respect for them because there was no fervency and no passion invested in their commitment whether their relationship or their AC ity the first of such Expressions as we see um was in the life of Cain and Abel the nature of their investment in their sacrifices and the violation of patterns or the observance of patterns LED one sacrifice to be accepted and the other God did not have respect for it Allelujah fervency Zeal and passion the Bible said this about Jesus himself that the Zeal of the Lord's House had consumed him is that true yeah this is the reason why he frowns at lukewarmness in Revelation Chapter 2 he wrote to one of the churches I think to Ephesus or there about of Philadelphia one of them and he says I wish that thou art hot or at least cold if you are hot I commend you if you are cold I redeem you but now you are lukewarm you are you are in between every time God saw people who swung to one side of the pendulum if they needed Deliverance they admitted it and they were delivered if they were vibrant and full of fire he would commend them but he always frowned at people who were nonchallenged passive careless even about spiritual things someone say fervent f one more time say fervent that when Believers pray it is important for them to have this understanding that they are not praying to an idol and all of them must be invested in that prayer number two this is the part that I want us to look closely to because in in truthful submission especially within the continent of Africa I think we've done a good job in the area of feny in prayer the average African prays with Zeal with passion or at least a semblance of it am I right on that now the second word that must be captured in our prayer to produce power is called effectual effectual let me your attention this is my message what does it mean to be effectual effectual means to use or to engage in a way that avoids loss or waste of time and energy listen carefully if effectual by definition means to use or to engage in a way that avoids loss LS or waste of time and energy so you are effectual to the degree to which you are efficient and there is minimal loss of energy of time and resources am I right on that the Bible says the kind of prayer that produces power in the spirit is prayer that is number one fervent your heart condition your Zeal your passion but number two it says it must be effectual most Believers I observed here they pray fervent sincere heartfelt prayers but very few Believers pray effectual prayers remember we're going to pray what then makes prayers effectual it's important for us to understand at what point do you know that your prayer is effectual is it by the sound of your voice is it by the Motions that follow the prayer as well intentioned as they are let me show you from scripture are you ready yes what makes prayers effectual listen is the degree to which the will of God is captured in that prayer you have to understand this what makes prayer effectual is not the sincerity of the one praying alone the degree to which the will of God is captured in that prayer operation is what makes prayer effectual so the Bible says the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous if it is truly effectual and if it is truly fervent the Bible says it produces power are we learning now so what makes prayer effectual I repeat is the degree to which the will of God is captured in that prayer the word compliancy of your prayer is what makes it powerful not just the spirituality of the activity of Prayer the degree to which you are praying the will of God is where the guarantee for answer and power lies in if you're understanding me say amen amen now write this down please praying the will of God is beyond attaching scriptures to prayer just listen carefully you came to church praying the will of God is Beyond attaching scripture because you will be learning that the Bible is a prophetic book you can make it speak anything you want to hear so just because a scripture was connected to what you are saying does not mean when Satan wanted to bring Jesus down he started by just talking casually but when Jesus responded it is written from then on every other thing he said he connected to scripture yet it was not the will of God is that in your Bible yes so just because you found a scripture for what you want does not mean it's the will of God say amen amen I promis that we're going to be praying so we will soon pray maybe in the next 5 minutes we'll pray and then we'll continue are we learning now yes sir yes sir so when you pray consistent with the will of God the Bible leaves us with an assurance that your prayer becomes effectual effectual effectual this is very powerful I will talk a bit about this but let's go to 1 John chapter 5 and ver14 may I request that we read in concert when we have it projected ready one to read and this is the confidence that we have in him that if we ask anything according to his will he he heareth us one more time please and this is the confidence that we have in him that if we ask anything according to his will he heareth us verse 15 if you do not mind and if we know that he Hearth us whatsoever we ask we know that we have our petitions that we desired of him Hallelujah Ephesians chapter 5 when we read 15- 17 Paul makes a profound statement that I did not understand for many years he said see that ye walk circumspectly the word circumspect is accurately are we together accurately not as fools but as wise where is the wisdom in that statement he says you are wise when you redeem time because the days are evil are we together now that means according to Paul's understanding the most expensive commodity on Earth is time he says in all your living do not waste time and that you must Master the art of redeeming time and the wisdom to redeem time according to this scripture in verse 17 he says wherefore be ye not unwise but understanding what the will of God is that means the moment you know the will of God you redeem time because the time that you move in error and confusion and then you return back is minimized Discerning the will of God is one of the way we gain time because you walk accurately knowing that you are at the heart the epicenter of the will of God and the Apostle calls that wisdom are we together this is very important the entire kingdom system was built around the will of God it is important that we understand this Believers the entire system of the kingdom was built around the will of God when Jesus was teaching teaching what we call the Lord's Prayer he says when you pray you pray that your kingdom come and then he says thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven so you would notice that the entire economy of Heaven revolves around the will of God in fact this is the assignment of the power of God to maintain the will of God in the life of the believer and across the cosmos when the will of God is not in place the power of God has no assignment the assignment of the power of God is to enforce and to maintain the will of God the reason why the sick are healed is not because the power of God can heal is because sickness is inconsistent with the will of God so the power of God finds an assignment there what gives the power of God assignment are we together now is its ability to bring all things to to line up with the will of God if you understand the concept of the will of God then you will have power in your prayer are we together because you see the first assignment of the believer in approaching prayer is to understand the will of God concerning what you about to pray for or to understand how to find out the will of God making decreas is useless until you assertain you are in the will of God are we together now every time you are in ignorance as to the will of God your first assignment is to get to a point of understanding and I'm going to be showing you so you see that most believers do all kinds of things around the place of prayer and just because Sincere energy was dissipated we hope that God will sympathize with our passion and somehow anide you see God has bound himself to honor his word the Bible says he exalts his word even above his his office if you learning say amen amen so the Bible talks about the will of God as the secret that makes prayer powerful but in truth and in experience we learn that there are many aspects of the will of God that are clear and known from scripture but from a pragmatic standpoint there are times where unique to your destiny you will be at a loss as to the unique expression of God's will a provision was made in our dealings with God where men can tap into that intelligence are we together now that the will of God was that was prior to that time not known it can be known this is where the Holy Spirit comes in Hallelujah so very quickly two ways to pray the will of God are we learning yes sir number one perhaps let me back down a bit and just establish a few things and then we will understand there are three layers to scripture and I want you to please listen this Bible you see essentially has at least three layers there could be more but there are three layers to the Bible number one there is a historic SL archaeological layer to scripture that means this book you see is also a piece of archaeological and historic material are we right on that there are people who are not Christians and have had to make reference to the Bible in writing their thesis and in building up their points for whatever Faith practice so this is an archaological material when you read the Bible you see history captured when you read the Bible you see a theology captured that is a layer the second layer to scripture is called a doctrinal layer now this one you have to be a believer to have the eyes that sees and understand the doctrinal layer to scripture are we together this is where the intelligence and the wisdom of God is derived from scripture when a historian who is not born again reads the Bible he cannot see the doctrinal sense that is connected in it the Bible just looks like a gap of events that were put together canonized together but there is the doctrinal layer of scripture this is where um the system of intelligence of the believer is built around is built around Doctrine are we together now the third layer is called the prophetic layer of scripture this one um it is enhanced when you have a sound understanding of Doctrine but it is the holy spirit that opens you up to that layer and you can have Revelations that are not General to everybody it is given to you as a unique weapon of victory that comes to you as Rama that you will engage and produce results another person may use it and it may not work for the person you can be praying in scripture for instance trusting God where do I establish myself and a scripture will come to you you have compassed this mountain long enough turn not words that's not a word for everybody it to you it has ministered the answer to what you are looking for and you will follow with literally and it will open a door for you but another person may apply that scripture and it will not work for the person there is a prophetic layer to scripture do you understand this now yes this is very powerful it is the reason why the study of scripture outside of the ministry of the holy spirit will lead to a lot of imbalances because you will find many many scriptures and not be able to connect con them intelligently to produce the will of God he said ye search the scripture for in them you think that you you see what Jesus was saying those guys were studious but they did not respect the ministry of the holy spirit so when Jesus who was the word incarnate when he came they could not even connect him with the things they were studying they had the knowledge of scripture but the word incarnate the logos of God was standing before them and yet how do you have such a rich Bank of scripture and then the logos is standing and you cannot connect two of them hallelujah praise the name of the Lord huah number one the two ways that we pray the will of God in the place of prayer is number one by praying scripture based prayer you just write scripture based prayer scripture based prayer I made a statement earlier on and it's time to bring it balance that just because you found a scripture does not mean you are in the will of God that is true but generally speaking when your prayer is word compliant you must find a scripture according to the written word are we together now a scripture that supports this is how the technology of Heaven works just saying God do it you said it where he said present your cause he said bring forth your strong reasons are we together now when blind bimu you notice blind btim never said Jesus have mercy on me he said thou son of David Jesus understood what he was saying you have a covenant with David there was a covenant that God had with David and I'm standing to invoke that Covenant the woman in Luke 12 who had suffered the issue of blood he said is this ought not this woman be being a daughter of Abraham there is a basis not just that she has suffered 18 years she's a daughter of Abraham and I left Abraham a promise that in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed and part of the component of that blessing is wholesomeness wholeness So This Woman's state is a demonstration that God is Not faithful and when Jesus saw it being the express image of God he had to change it to represent the will of God correctly there that was the basis for her healing are we together now this is very powerful scripture based prayer it is the reason why Believers must be equipped with sufficient understanding of scripture so that in the place of prayer you pray with authority knowing that the written word of God has a very rich capture a rich expression of his will so for instance you are praying and trusting God for healing just saying God heal me I know are you not powerful don't be watching me like that that is sympathetic prayer but it is not fervent it is not effectual because there is no scriptural basis for your demand you see how we pray an average believer prays this way and not to be sarcastic but just quite honestly father thank you the whole preambles you are the lion of the Trib of Judah the rose of Sharon King of Kings Lord of lords and once we pass that then we go straight to the fact that God I'm here again is it that you are not you cannot hear me you are hearing this one you are doing this one in the name of Jesus Christ I'm telling you now you you know and so on and so forth and then just because we say Amen at the end of what we're saying honestly it may be sincere prayer but as mature Believers we must learn that not every kind of prayer God is Almighty but he has bound his himself to the operation of his word it is the reason why as powerful as God is he did not cast sin out of man there was a protocol he had to submit to until man was redeemed because it is written that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin and God who created man and created the law submitted himself not even him could Cast Away Sin from man when you understand this about God that God did not spare his own son he also allowed him to submit to what the word said prophetically that must be the condition for Redemption if he did not spare Jesus God is touched with the feelings of our infirmity it's called compassion but he's moved with his word by his word to be touched does not mean he would just act he's touched and when God wants to help you by being touched he sends you his word if someone learn now scripture based prayer scripture based prayer scripture based prayer scripture based prayer that every time you are praying making your petitions you take the time as a responsible believer to find scriptures that supports that which you know God wants to do in your life blindly assuming that God you said you will prosper me God I know you you are too good to allow me this way those things are very sincere but you will not get result that way are we together number two the second way we pray the will of God Is by praying in the spirit engaging the wisdom of the spirit in praying so as to birth the will of God this is very powerful the Bible says in Romans chapter 8 when you read 2 26 and 27 Romans 826 and 27 likewise he says the spirit helpeth in our infirmity what is infirmity there contextually the word infirmity there does not mean sickness it means limitations by reason of wearing IM moral body we are limited in our understanding we see imp part and we prophesy in part because of that limitation now there are three dimensions of God's nature he did not share with man I don't have the time to explain this here but it's important for us to know when the Bible says we are partakers of his divine nature it is not every part of his nature he gave man I hope you know that there are certain dimensions of God's nature that are exclusive to him three of them number one his omnipresence he did not share that with man number two his omnipotence the ability to be all powerful and then number three his ability to be omniscient know all knowing these three dimensions of God he did not share with man they brand him in a class all by himself yes sir are we together now so man is not all powerful our power is derived that's why we have authority authority is the legitimacy to use power God does not have authority because Authority demands that you must be regulated every time you give a man Authority there must be a system above that man that supervises the management of that power and authority are we together now yes I know the Bible says all authority has been given notice Jesus is speaking as a man all authority authority is given it is not derived it is given given by one higher than you God was willing to submit if he found someone greater than him but he did not find any and so that's what makes him all powerful you get it now yes sir yes demons have power but they do not have authority authority is the legitimacy to use power an Amber has a gun a military man has a gun they both have power but one has Authority that's why he will not be jailed for shooting the other guy does not have authority are you getting the point now Believers were not just given power if the only thing God gave us is power we're in trouble it means we operate just like demon Spirits what gives us an edge is that we have authority is the reason why he honors us when we when we we make declarations in the spirit because we have power and authority how did I get here praise God are we together now yes this is important praying in the spirit so the Bible says we're looking at Romans chapter 8 from verse 26 the spirit helped our limitations what is the limitation we know not what we should pray for as we ought this is a limitation this is what the Holy Spirit helps that there is a deficiency in all men by reason of wearing a moral body and by reason of the Fallen nature that we do not have accurate perception of what the will of God is in all matters this is why God gave us the Holy Spirit to become that advantage to that limitation then the Bible says whoever is aware of such a limitation we'll now recognize that the spirit makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered the next verse please 27 the Bible says he he being the spirit that searched the heart knoweth what is the mind of the spirit because he maketh intercession for the Saints how according to the will of God so the recommended approach to pray over a matter where the will of God is not clear is to pray in the spirit and that the Bible says there is a transaction that happens when you pray in the spirit eventually the spirit of God who is also the revealer of the Heart Of God are we together now he will meet you at the point of your passion where the will of God is revealed then on the basis of scripture we can pray and make petitions with authority knowing that this is the confidence we have that when we ask anything when I'm praying for the sick I don't verify whether it's the will of God it's been established from scripture by his Tripes we are healed he is called Rafa are we together now I am come that he may have life and to have it more abundantly that is sufficient basis for my confidence so when I minister to the sick I minister with confidence not in my own sufficiency but that the words of God his promise is a y and amen this is what gives us confidence to pray and to minister by the spirit but then there are matters in life and Destiny where should I be where should the church be planted are we together and all those kinds of things it is not directly written in the Bible for you even though when the holy spirit gives you his word you will find a scripture that relates to it so what you do is to engage in the spirit and continually engage in the spirit you are doing two things in one one is you are already communic with God according to the will of God but number two because you are the one who needs to act out his will the holy spirit will search the mind of the father and transport to you the will of the father for your destiny you don't stop praying until the knowledge of the will arrives that was the goal of the prayer at what point do you stop praying in the spirit when the will of God concerning your life is revealed you don't stop praying when you are tired you don't stop praying after 1 hour or after 5 Hour what governs the prayer is not chronological time what governs the time is travailing until the knowledge of the will arrives if it takes 21 days you keep going if it takes 2 hours you keep going you see that now mechanically selecting time for your prayer it may help you in terms of giving you spiritual discipline but there are times for many reasons that I may not discuss here you will need to travail when a woman goes to the hospital to give birth she doesn't give the the doctor's 2 hours she goes there knowing that her goal is until the child arrives sometimes she gets there and in 30 minutes the child is out but there are times she's there one week she stays patiently with the confidence that my goal is to Beth this child how about the time she's carrying twins how about the time she's carrying triplets other women may come and go and leave her there because of the kind of thing she's birthing the fent and if effectual prayer of the righteous availed much most Believers are sincere and passionate but they do not respect the will of God as a vital component in prayer most people will not understand the advantage God gave us in giving us the Holy Spirit and giving us the prayer language it's been an agong argument as to whether praying in the spirit in tongues as we know is necessary for believers it is because we do not understand the way the kingdom works that as compassionate as God is he only acts with respect to his will are we together so when we pray in the spirit it is an edge he has given us and Apostle Paul was teaching the church in Ephesus and he says you are wise When you pray in the spirit because in praying in the spirit you will eventually gain the advantage of knowing the will of the Lord and with it you will execute with precision and you will save time not to go around 10 years doing several things you think are the will of God only to find out at the 11th year that you were not in the will of God and you have to come back you have wasted time he says you redeem time when you know the will of God let it not be that I'm roaming around Lagos for 15 years then finally when I get serious with God I find out that it was designed for me to have been in the US and now you have to trust God you see this is why God created systems of Advantage like restoration and speed because he knows that most men will not believe him are we together now if it is God's in God's intent for you to probably have started the work of the ministry and you've been arguing with the spirit for the last 15 years imagine how many Souls have been tied to you they have suffered because of your carelessness that is why when God Reveals His will to you in addition to it he opens you up to his systems of Advantage like restoration and speed these are his various ways of bringing you up to speed with life and Destiny but my assignment is to charge you we'll use the remaining 10 minutes to pray now you pray with understanding Hallelujah in the name of Jesus you are making Declarations of protection and you are saying well all I know God forbid I know nobody will touch me you are joking no no the Lord is my light and my salvation of whom shall I be afraid of the Lord is the strength of my life are we together that when men say there is a casting down for me I decree and declare that there is a lifting up I like what the Bible calls them he calls them exceeding great and precious promises it says that by them we might be the partakers of his divine nature in experience having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lost show me a believer that is full of the word and knows how to engage it with understanding I show you a man who has mastered the art of effectual prayer prayer that produces power are we together so how do you pray over 2024 in the name of Jesus the Bible declares this is the day that includes the year that the Lord has made who made it it didn't say the Lord and Satan the Lord has made Satan also waits for the day to be made to to be part of it if God makes the day I go to Genesis 1 what happens when God is the one who makes he makes all things beautiful and when he makes he saw that it was good on the basis of that my day must be good on the basis of that my year must be good everything that is inconsistent with the design of God for my life in this season now you can take authority over it with confidence because you are praying fervent you are praying effectual prayer Hallelujah your children are misbehaving you don't just call them and say God but I have served you that looks sincere but it's not a very wise prayer Psalm 11:12 said blessed is the man that fearth the Lord who delighted greatly in his commands he said his seed shall be Mighty the generation of the upright shall be blessed it says wealth and riches shall be in his house and his righteousness endures forever that becomes the basis of your prayer Hallelujah when the Centurion came to Jesus he said you do not need to come to my house speak the word only he said I am a man under Authority I know the power of authority there is a government the government of Rome they back me and by reason of the authority I say to one go not because of the sound of my voice not because of my stature I am under Authority I say you too I know you did not come on your own you came representing the government of Heaven speak the word only and Jesus said who taught you have not found this faith not in Israel who mentored this man to have this understanding is someone listening now the name of Jesus you rebuke sicknesses and diseases you don't just say sickness go to where why why does it go is it not in your Bible that a few people said we are jooy you by Jesus whom Paul preaches what did the demon say Jesus I know Paul I know what is the basis of obeying you and they beat the children this is this is not the Old Testament oh produce your strong reason why should God lift you because I know he loves me too much where did you find that don't assume even Satan said it is written I hope you know what is written concerning you the Bible says when Jesus came to the temple in Luke chapter 4 he found he opened the book of asias and he found where it was written concerning him have you found where it was written concerning your job have you found where it was written concerning your children can I tell you in this Kingdom it is written is greater than I saw it is written is greater than I heard you can use it is written to change what you saw you can use it is written to change what you heard I had a dream that you would die I respect your dream but it is written I shall not die but live and declare the works of the Lord that becomes the basis of my engaging are we together I see that this year may not be very good for you generally as a prophetic word that is fine but uniquely I Define my realities it is true it says through faith we understand do you believe this we're about to pray the Bible says the path of the just not in 2023 not in 2024 the path of the just is as a Shining Light It Shines more and more more and more is my Heritage not I don't know about you but it is my Heritage this is not just blind confession honestly you ignore this you will be surprised that you will be a victim I hope you know that before Jesus died he declared that he will come back to life if he kept quiet the grave will not open let the redeemed of the Lord not think so not wish so not assume so if the redeemed of the Lord says so then the healed of the Lord will say so the Blessed of the Lord will say so the lifted of the Lord will say so you have been thinking so wonderful but it's time to say so say what what God has said it is the word confession homologo to repeat as you have heard consistent with what he has said Hallelujah when men say there is a casting down we decree and declare that there is a lifting up is that true Gentiles come to my light they Kings to the brightness of my rising in the name of Jesus where I have been deserted so that no man would pass through me I become an eternal Excellency a joy of many generations the wisdom of God is at work in my spirit in the name of Jesus Christ go in from glory to glory this is not Pentecostal giberish is how we create realities in the spirit you see let me tell you this listen before we pray Papa Copeland is in his 80s now he is one of the fathers today that represents the pillars of what we know to be the word of faith and one time I heard him making a statement when he was younger he believed the word in the Simplicity of faith and he would declare over his body and speak and do a lot of things and there were people who laughed at him most of those people have long gone in his 80s he's still standing today moving uned and there were many arrogant people who who are how did the Bible put it I I cannot remember the scripture he says but I fear Paul was speaking he said less as Satan begal Eve I think he was speaking to the church in Corinth or so through suity a deception inventing a strategy that deviates you from the Simplicity of the Gospel it takes childlike approach to the things of the spirit there are times that they look decept fully childish and yet the power of God is hidden in those practices for instance there is heat that scatter it and yet increaseth it does not make economic sense yet that is the wisdom of God that is hidden the Bible said it was ordained for our Glory I told you yesterday that the end of the believer's journey is that your life eventually becomes a manifestation of the glory of God and one of these platforms and these weapons that I share with you in addition to all you have heard this morning is the power of fervent effectual prayer not just emotional prayer are we together now not just TR African prayers sincerely saying without any sense of um mockery and and and all of that most of us need to redefine our understanding about prayer probably we have been mentored by sincere people but we view The Prayer Ministry from the lens of a defeated Del if your prayer is not effectual it cannot produce power the amount of time and energy that is invested in prayer in Africa with all due respect and honor to all of us believers who pray if there was fervency and efficiency in our prayer we would have shifted the climates of the continent by now so in addition to our Zeal one of the things that the Lord is reintroducing to The Prayer Ministry of the believer is the word compliancy respect for the ministry of the Holy Spirit as we pray respect for the supremacy of the word as we pray that emotional prayer does not change climate it is the degree of the word compliancy honor to the spirit of God I sense in my heart that there are people in this place and together as the body of Christ we have come into a state of maturity by the spirit thanks to Apostolic conferences like this where God helps us to sharpen one another by the spirit to gain ascendance and come to a point of maturity and to be circumspect in our understanding where we begin to pray from Lagos to Abuja to South Africa to Kenya to Uganda to Malawi prayer with understanding and you see that fire of Revival and feny rising and spreading are we together one man who knew how to pray kept the will of God to walk in a land regardless how many prophets of ba prayer is powerful but it must be fervent it must be efficient if we take 2 minutes to pray would that be fine my apologies for stretching I 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