USING FASTING AND PRAYER TO ENCOUNTER THE SPIRIT OF POWER - Apostle Joshua Selman
Summary
TLDRThis transcript emphasizes the spiritual importance of prayer and fasting, highlighting their role in unlocking divine power. It references biblical examples, particularly Jesus' experience in the wilderness from Luke 4, to illustrate how consistent prayer and fasting lead to spiritual strength and miracles. The speaker stresses that these practices require discipline and are essential for anyone seeking genuine spiritual authority. Additionally, the transcript encourages Christians, including worship leaders and ministers, to embrace these practices as crucial elements in their spiritual journey and ministry.
Takeaways
- 🙏 The primary goal of prayer and fasting is to connect with spiritual power.
- 📖 Biblical references to prayer and fasting are found in Luke chapter 1 and chapter 4.
- 🔑 Prayer and fasting are seen as irrefutable biblical keys to accessing spiritual power.
- 🚫 Fasting is not everything, but it plays a major role in the ministry of power.
- ⏳ Consistency in prayer is required to become a 'slave' to the power dimension.
- 🌟 The power that comes through prayer is not immediate but comes with dedication and submission.
- 🤔 The capacity to receive spiritual power is not just about being around anointed individuals but also about personal spiritual discipline.
- 🥗 Food can be dangerous if one does not have the spiritual discipline to control their appetite.
- 🧘 Fasting affects the spirit, soul, and body, and it requires discipline and commitment.
- 🎤 For worship leaders, prayer is essential to carry a powerful anointing that goes beyond just melodies.
- 📚 The speaker challenges Christians to fast at least once a week for spiritual growth and revival.
Q & A
What is the primary goal of prayer and fasting according to the speaker?
-The primary goal of prayer and fasting is to access spiritual power and be endued with the power of the Holy Spirit.
What role does the Holy Spirit play in Jesus' time in the wilderness?
-The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness where He fasted for 40 days and was tempted by the devil, emphasizing the role of the Spirit in spiritual preparation.
Can one-time or short-term prayer and fasting lead to spiritual power?
-No, according to the speaker, spiritual power requires consistent prayer and fasting until it becomes a lifestyle.
Why is capacity important in receiving anointing or spiritual power?
-Capacity is crucial because even if someone meets the most anointed person, they may receive nothing if their spiritual capacity has not been enlarged to contain the power.
What is the connection between prayer life and encountering spiritual power?
-The speaker says that anything that attacks a person's prayer life is attacking their potential to encounter the power dimension of the Holy Spirit.
How does fasting affect one's ability to access spiritual power?
-Fasting helps tame the appetite for food and facilitates the deepened focus and commitment needed to access spiritual power.
Why is consistency in prayer and fasting important for spiritual growth?
-Consistency in prayer and fasting builds spiritual stamina and prepares one to handle the responsibilities of anointing and ministering effectively.
Why is it insufficient to focus only on voice training for worship leaders?
-Voice training alone is insufficient because worship leaders also need a strong foundation of prayer to carry the presence and anointing of God during worship.
What should accompany fasting to make it effective?
-Effective fasting should be accompanied by prayer, word study, and worship; otherwise, it is merely abstaining from food and not a true fast.
What kind of discipline is required for effective fasting?
-Effective fasting requires discipline, as it involves feeling tired and hungry, yet remaining committed to the spiritual value and the desired outcome.
Outlines
🙏 The Importance of Prayer and Fasting for Spiritual Power
This paragraph emphasizes the significance of prayer and fasting in acquiring spiritual power. It references Jesus' experience in Luke 4:1-14, where He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness and fasted for 40 days. The speaker stresses that prayer and fasting are key biblical principles for accessing spiritual power, requiring dedication and consistency. The notion that power cannot be acquired through sporadic prayer but through a disciplined lifestyle is highlighted. Additionally, it addresses misconceptions about receiving power simply by being in proximity to anointed individuals.
🍽️ Discipline and Sacrifice in Prayer and Fasting
This section discusses the need for self-discipline and sacrifice in fasting and prayer. It touches on the challenges people face with fasting, such as cravings and spiritual attacks on their prayer life. The speaker refutes the idea that fasting is easy or that some people have a special grace for it. They emphasize that fasting demands physical and spiritual discipline and that neglecting this practice can lead to spiritual weakness. The paragraph critiques overindulgence in food as a hindrance to spiritual power and urges believers to prioritize spiritual growth over comfort.
🎶 The Role of Prayer in Worship and Ministry
This paragraph focuses on the vital connection between prayer and effective ministry, particularly for worship leaders and ministers. The speaker warns against relying solely on vocal training or natural talent for ministry. Instead, they encourage worship leaders to dedicate time to prayer, as true spiritual impact comes from anointing that is cultivated through prayer. The paragraph underscores how prayer empowers worship and ministry, enabling worship leaders to touch lives and bring healing beyond just singing songs.
🎤 The Spiritual Significance of Worship and Fasting
This section continues the discussion on the relationship between prayer, fasting, and worship. It explains how spiritual authority in worship comes from an active prayer life, with the speaker using examples of worship leaders whose prayer-filled songs bring healing. The paragraph also explains that some songs are divinely inspired through prayer and fasting. It urges serious Christians to embrace a regular fasting routine, emphasizing that fasting without prayer and worship is incomplete. The speaker calls for a deeper commitment to spiritual disciplines for anyone seeking revival and spiritual power.
👶 Involving Families in Prayer and Fasting
The final paragraph advises parents not to exclude their children from fasting and spiritual training. The speaker reassures pregnant women and mothers that others can fast on their behalf but insists that children can safely fast for shorter periods, which builds their spiritual discipline. It warns against overindulgence and letting worldly spirits influence children. The speaker compares spiritual growth to the gradual invasion of spirits, implying that regular fasting and prayer can help prevent spiritual decay in children and families.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Prayer
💡Fasting
💡Spiritual Power
💡Consistency
💡Discipline
💡Sacrifice
💡Holy Spirit
💡Temptation
💡Glory
💡Worship
Highlights
The ministry of prayer and fasting is directly connected to spiritual power.
Praying and fasting are irrefutable biblical keys to access power.
Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness after being full of the Holy Spirit.
Fasting and prayer require consistency to access spiritual power.
Prayer and fasting are essential for a generation that understands how to pray with understanding.
A man of God who commands spiritual power honors the ministry of prayer and fasting.
Prayer and fasting are necessary for the operation of the Spirit of God.
Fasting is not just abstaining from food; it involves discipline and commitment to prayer and worship.
Food can be dangerous if one doesn't have the spiritual power to tame it.
The day you don't want to fast is the day your spirit is attacked.
Prayer and fasting are necessary for spiritual growth and power.
Prayer and fasting are not just for those in trouble but for all who seek spiritual power.
Fasting should be a regular practice, at least once a week, for serious Christians.
Fasting without prayer, word study, and worship is not true fasting.
Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit after praying and fasting.
Fasting is for all men, including those with medical conditions, with proper guidance.
Children can also participate in fasting, with proper guidance and support.
The ministry of prayer and fasting is essential for spiritual power and should not be overlooked.
Transcripts
the primary goal of lifting use it
quickly
let your mind
prayer and fasting
the ministry of prayer and fasting is
directly connected to spiritual power
prayer
with fasting
Luke chapter 1 for the sake of time will
read 1 2 and 14.
look
chapter 4 1 2 13.
or 1 to 14.
the Bible says and Jesus being full of
the Holy Ghost return from the Jordan
and was led by The Same Spirit he was
full of Into the Wilderness you would
think the coming of the holy spirit will
be the end of it he was full of the Holy
Spirit and by the leadership of the Holy
Spirit he was led verse two
the Bible says and been 40 days tempted
of the devil in those days he did eat
nothing and when they were ended
afterwards
he was hungered
fasting praying are irrefutable biblical
keys as far as access to power is
concerned
now I tell you fasting is not everything
prayer is not everything they have their
roles the major roles they have to play
but when it has to do with the ministry
of power forget it if you do not submit
yourself to the ministry of prayer and
fasting
praying one day will not bring you power
praying six months will not bring you
power the the power that comes through
prayer requires consistency until you
become a slave to that Dimension then
you are end cued with power
please hear me believe us this is how we
started I know you have heard me say I'm
a product of many anointings don't think
I was just lying down and various hands
were laid on me no sir
you can meet the most anointed man in
the world and receive nothing when your
capacity has not been enlarged
was Jesus not around Judas
was Jesus not around Farmers why didn't
they receive
power
prayer and fasting a generation that
understands how to pray with
understanding
is a generation that will access power
show me a man of God that commands
spiritual power with no honor to the
ministry of prayer and fasting I show
you a dimension of an operation of a
spirit not the spirit of God
if he's the spirit of God it will
respond
to the ministry of Prayer
and fasting
prayer
and fasting whatever attacks your prayer
life has attacked your potential to
encounter the power dimension of the
spirit of God he spake a parable to the
end that men ought always to pray and
not to faint there are men of God who do
not submit themselves to intense moments
and seasons of prayer and wonder why
certain spiritual possibilities don't
happen and just generalize it and think
everybody who works in power is just
faking it no
there are there is an investment of
prayer sacrifice with fasting let me
tell you
food is good but food can be dangerous
if you don't have an appetite you don't
have the power to tame it
are we together
I know there are all kinds of arguments
in the body of Christ about fasting
that's not my assignment tonight but I'm
telling you if it is authentic spiritual
power power as of all you are looking
for the ministry of Prayer with fasting
there are people if by 7 am in the
morning you don't eat
it will be as if you are having headache
it's a spirit I assure you even
medically it's not even absolutely
correct
the day you don't want to fast you can
stay even by 4 pm and forget but the day
you say I will fast
7 30
and some of you will use TomTom or zobo
to break that fast is that normal is
that what will satisfy your hunger just
spirit
let me tell you the truth there is no
gift of fasting fasting all kinds of
fasting take discipline
let no one make you feel that there's an
extra Grace there is no record of any
unusual Grace for fasting in the Bible
fasting affects your spirit soul and
body you will feel tired you will feel
the weight of hunger but it takes you
placing value who for the joy that was
set before him endured the cross and
despise the shame
for someone God is speaking to you
Glutton is what is eating your potential
for genuine spiritual power
talk to spirits and talk back to you
they keep quiet
even we are spirits we are not eating
you who wants to come
you don't just tell somebody come you
don't just speak and you see people are
just shouting it takes more than laying
on of hands my brother that is a
testament
praying
many of us if we check your prayer
account
you don't have up to one thousand naira
how much
and yet
you want to buy houses in the spirit you
want to buy estate you are joking with
one thousand
even in a credit system the bank will
not give you money with that kind of bad
account you need to up your game wake up
in the night
wake up in the night wake up in the
night Shake Slumber out of your body
wake up in the night pray
pray with seriousness don't pray while
browsing you are playing
don't pray while running around
answering a call and coming back if it
is time to pray shut down everything
else matters
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nothing else counts
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Lord I pray concerning this assignment
that you have for me who but you can
Empower a man to take the Nations Lord
there are sick bodies that need to be
healed there are lives and destinies
only God knows how many dead bodies have
been allocated for your anointing to
raise back only God knows how many
wheelchairs are the mercy of your
Spiritual Development Lord For my sake
for for the sake of your name move move
in and through my life
and one night he will go to pray like
every other night
except that while you are praying
something happens to you that did not
happen before
and you will know something has come
upon you
the next time you stand before people
God's people
he will honor you
you run away from him in the secret and
want to play church and think he will
just honor you in the presence of people
you are playing games you see we keep
making a fool of ourselves because we
think that God plays all kinds of games
and gamings you think you just stand
before people talking and you see people
shouting up and down you try it
you must pray
you must pray
there are times you need to settle down
pray
your vision what God has given you place
it on the ground and pray
ERS Lord you told me my assignment is to
raise my five children they will not
fail Mata
father you sent me as as an apostle as a
prophet as an evangelist For Your Glory
as I travel from Nation to Nation Lord I
pray in the name of Jesus let the two
lift gates of the Cities be open for the
gospel Let There Be healings Lord you
have made me a worshiper listen hold on
one minute let me talk to you my dear
worship people pray oh don't just have
good voices for songs you see let me
tell you why many many many people who
sing don't bless people they don't pray
they only train their voice voice
training without a track record of solid
prayer that efficiency will show on
stage no matter how you twist your voice
you are leading praise and worship you
don't just riyaze and clear your voice
and take Lebanon and honey and come and
sing you are dealing with Spirits you
are dealing with Destinies take out time
and pray from that place of Prayer
the difference will be very clear that
you are carrying something on your head
please my dear people pray worshiped him
pray God is Raising you is not only your
songs it is prayer that puts something
on that sound more than melodies
and you stand to lead worship and as you
just raise one song The Glory that
emanates from your prayer altar through
your voice just sweeps across the place
and your sincod is getting healed you
are not even aware just one song and
they say what kind of a worship are you
Beyond songs
Beyond songs
it is in the place of prayer you will
receive many songs there are songs you
don't have the brain to compose they
will come by the spirit
sometimes you will fall asleep while
praying and then you will hear
the angels are singing oh
happy angels
me
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you will not hear any angel with
spiritual unseriousness no
foreign
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fasting
please pray
I will not give you rules but let me
challenge you
if you are a serious Christian this is
my personal opinion at least there
should be a day once a week for you to
fast if that is too much
then forget about Revival
believe me
this is not a Doctrine I'm giving you
there's no place like that in scripture
but I'm telling you any as if you are
called into Ministry let me challenge
you and and admonish you by the mercies
of God except you want to make more
clear of yourself and make more clear of
the name of the Lord through your life
there is a level of stamina
you have to trust God for Grace to tame
food it is good to eat I'm not one of
these people that Advocate people have
died through carelessness and died the
death of fools that's not what I'm
teaching you
you want to lay hands on the sick
and see Miracles you want to speak the
word of God and let it come with power
man of God pray there are some of us who
are young who are just starting and
already we are careless one month no
prayer no fasting and I hope you know
that fasting is not just a time where
you abstain from food and sleep you are
not fasting all be that is important for
your health
but that is not fasting
when there is no prayer word study and
worship you did not fast let me repeat
when there is no prayer word study and
worship you did not fast no matter even
if you do 48 Hours 72 hours that was
spent sleeping if there is no prayer
what study
and worship you did not fast
so just because you slept by nine and
woke up by four
and slept back again and woke up quarter
to five
and already started arranging your food
waiting for six on the DOT
of course God will honor you he's
merciful but I am telling you
that's not fasting
and we will never
settle for less
we know
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foreign
please give us verse 14 look
4 14. let's hurry up Luke 4 14.
and Jesus returned
in the power of the spirit
in verse 1
he was driven by the spirit full of the
spirit but the Bible does not mention
power
verse 14 haven't prayed and fasted even
though with the spirit he returned in
the power of the spirit into Galilee and
the Bible says they went out a Fame of
him throughout all the region round
about
I believe in the ministry of fasting and
prayer
please submit yourself fasting is not
for men of God for sin is not for those
in trouble fasting is not for those that
the doctors say they have diabetes or
they have you know something that is
wrong with them medically fasting is for
all men I truly believe that prayer with
fasting
prayer with fasting prayer with fasting
Hallelujah
if you are pregnant and you have
children don't worry we'll fast for you
our fasting will cover you
and even children too come fast let me
tell you don't over pamper your children
until Spirits enter them children come
fast you can they can fast and end by
12. it does not kill them
don't say my child is too small let him
grow by the time he grows he already has
do you think that it was a legion that
entered the madman in gathering one day
they kept coming and calling themselves
and said this man is unavailable to
until they became a leader
forget about acquisition acquisition is
a primary goal of lifting use it quickly
let your mind
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