O THER B OOKS B Y T. D . J AKES
Why? Because You Are Anointed
Why? Because You Are Anointed Workbook
Can You Stand to Be Blessed?
Woman, Though Art Loosed!
Naked and Not Ashamed
Help Me, Ive Fallen and I Cant Get Up!
Water in the Wilderness
The Harvest
The Harvest Workbook
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C ONTENTS
F OREWORD
E ver since his early days as a small-town preacher, T.D. Jakes has understood the power of the anointing. He learned the secrets of embracing the love and power of God for his life and ministry. As his current ministry attests, he still embraces the anointing to deliver the most life-changing messages spoken anywhere in the world today.
If you are like most believers, you want to learn these secrets so that you, too, may pour Gods anointing into a thirsty and dying world. Like Bishop Jakes, you have learned that the worlds only hope is the refreshing and healing power of Gods Presence that flows from those who yield themselves to this anointing.
God has a calling and a place for every person, including you! T.D. Jakes discovered his callingand anointingearly in his life, and it has led him to free the captives, heal the wounded, and be a voice in the wilderness for millions of desperate and hungry Christians worldwide.
Here, for the first time in a single volume, you can learn from T.D. Jakes the secrets to releasing the anointing within you. Its not hard. It only requires understanding why the anointing works. With choice wisdom from the best-selling Woman, Thou Art Loosed!, Can You Stand to be Blessed (also available under the title Insights to Help You Survive the Peaks and Valleys), Naked and Not Ashamed (also available as Its Time to Reveal What God Longs to Heal), and Anointing, Fall on Me, you can become all that God has planned for you, no matter what your present circumstances say you can or cannot do.
Take a bold step into the anointing-filled future awaiting you.
Don Nori Sr., Publisher
Destiny Image Publishers
I NTRODUCTION
I feel compelled to present scriptural truth on the power of the anointing of the Holy Ghost that is simple, timely, and applicable to your life. I believe this is a very timely bookone that will equip you to meet the devils end-time onslaught to thwart the plan of God.
I believe that were in the beginning stages of the greatest revival this world has ever known. In order for us to carry out the plan of God, we must realize that divine intervention and not human effort will usher in this end-time revival. Christians must know that their lives with God can be full of new experiences every day. Instead of merely enduring our salvation, we can enjoy the fullness that God has provided in the Holy Ghostby releasing our anointing.
If you have been saved by the grace of God, you have a calling on your life. God may want you to be a pastor, an evangelist, or a missionary. He may call you to be a light in the business world. You may have been apprehended by the hand of God to write books, lead people in worship, or raise godly children.
You need to realize that these gifts and callings were not placed in your life to lie dormant. Only by the power of the Holy Ghost will you see them fulfilled. This book will show you how to meet challenges, realize your full potential, and release your anointing.
If you apply these practical truths in your life, you will begin to experience a new freshness in God. The plans that you have hoped to fulfill all your life will become reality. Do you long for certain things in God? Does your sanctified soul stir at the thought of doing exploits for God? A sense of destiny causes you to determine, No matter what I must go through, I can and will make it!
These truths on the Holy Ghost will take you to higher heights and deeper depths in God. Get ready to experience a new joy and power that will change your lifeand the lives of others.
Chapter 1
P OWER FOR L IVING
W hy is it so important to pray with the power of the Holy Ghost? All too often, our spirit is willing, but our flesh is weak. We need Gods help to overcome the tug of our carnal nature.
Being filled with the Holy Ghost places the power of God at our disposal to carry out the work of the Kingdom. Soon after being baptized in the Holy Ghost, most believers notice a marked change in their ability to pray and walk in Gods anointing.
Humankind Is Body, Soul, and Spirit
Apostle Paul wrote: And I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thess. 5:23). This Scripture shows us the three parts of humankind: body, soul, and spirit.
If these three parts were the same, Paul never would have prayed that they each would be wholly preserved. If we want to have a successful prayer life and reach our full potential with God, then each of these parts must be understood and put in their place.
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