The Secret to Every Break Through

With Bishop Ronald K. Powell

THE SECRET

I-PRAY

Our Proof Text
1 Chronicles 14: 1-6

David Established at Jerusalem

»     1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. ² So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

»     ³ Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters. ⁴ And these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, ⁶ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁷ Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

1 Chronicles 14: 8-11

»     The Philistines Defeated

»     ⁸ Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them. ⁹ Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim. (Giants) ¹⁰ And David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?”

»     The Lord said to him, “Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand.”

»     ¹¹ So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. (Master of Breakthroughs)

Luke 5:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
¹⁶ So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

Romans 10:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

THE SECRET

II- OBEY

1 Chronicles 14:13-16

»        ¹³ Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. ¹⁴ Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. ¹⁵ And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” ¹⁶ So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. (about 18 miles)

The Take Away

»     “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. (Master of Breakthroughs)

If we’ll pray and obey , the place in your life where the enemy thinks he has the strongest hold, is the place where God will give you a break through this year.

You must not rely on your Intellect, or Skills!
1- Pray
2- Obey

Closing & Prayer

Zechariah 4:5-7 King James Version (KJV)

5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.