be a Christian country – a country that
in yesteryears blessed the world with
her myriad missionaries and power-
ful preachers like Finney, Moody, Billy
Graham, Oral Roberts, TL Osbourn,
Morris Cerullo to name a few – is now
advocate for almost every unthink-
able vice in our generation. As the
supernatural power of God left, the
fear of God went along with it. (Judg-
es 2:10,11)
Should we then be surprised that
few sinners are genuinely converted
when we try to win them over with
carefully calculated speech and en-
ticing words of man’s wisdom? Why
are we amazed that many are still sick
and weak in church, when the heal-
ing power of the Spirit has been cast
out from many churches, and both
Christian and unbeliever alike are
rushing in helplessness to seek solutions
from the world’s psychologists, psy-
chiatrists, and surgeons? How many
times do we hear that a church has
stormed into a community bound by
Satan through alcohol, drugs, and
prostitution, and has reached out with
the liberating power of God, not with
only tea and coffee and “Jesus loves
you”?
Indeed, it is a strange and sad
thing to find in the church leaders
who are appointed but not anointed,
much feasting without fasting, playing
games instead of praying, teaching
without demonstration, and doctrine
without experience. So, without ques-
tion, the supernatural in church and
for the work of ministry is imperative.
The Key to the
Supernatural: Prayer
But if the Church is going to experi-
ence the supernatural touch of God,
there must be one primordial element:
prayer. I remind you that struggling
and weak churches are not strength-
ened by only organization, admin-
istration, and good preaching, but
by prayer. It has been said, “Prayer
moves the hand of God”, “A prayer-
less Christian is a powerless Christian”,
and “No man is more powerful than
his prayer life”. Prayer is essentially the
source of supernatural power, wheth-
er for healing, salvation, deliverance,
or abundant supply and divine break-
through.
Throughout the Scriptures, it is unde-
niable that all those who knew God
and accomplished great things for
Him with supernatural power, without
exception, were people of prayer -
Abraham, Moses, Elijah, David, Jesus,
the Apostles, just name them. Without
prayer, every endeavor and activity
would be done in human strength,
and consequently will face human
limitations. No wonder Jesus took
prayer so seriously. And if the Son of
God, who had the Spirit without mea-
sure, had to pray, then you and I most
certainly have to pray!
I remember in the early stages
of my ministry, I was so dissatisfied
with the few results I was experienc-
ing: a few people saved after much
preaching; a few sick folk healed
here and there; and no awe-inspiring
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