13/04/2026
*Study: WAYS TO RECEIVE POWER*
📖 Anchor Text:
Acts of the Apostles 1:8
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you..."
🔥 *INTRODUCTION*
Power is not noise.
Power is not position.
Power is not title.
Power is the ability to produce results.
In Luke 10:19, Jesus said:
"Behold, I give unto you power…"
God never designed believers to live powerless lives.
Today, we answer one question:
How do we receive divine power?
1️⃣ RECEIVE POWER THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT
📖 Acts of the Apostles 1:8
Power comes after the Holy Ghost comes.
The disciples walked with Jesus for 3½ years — yet He told them:
📖 Luke 24:49
"Tarry… until ye be endued with power from on high."
🔥 Revelation:
Association with Jesus is not enough.
You must be filled with His Spirit.
When the Spirit came in Acts of the Apostles 2:1–4, fearful men became bold witnesses.
How?
Desire Him
Pray for infilling
Yield yourself completely
🗣 Prayer Point:
Holy Spirit, fill me afresh and empower my life!
2️⃣ RECEIVE POWER THROUGH PRAYER
📖 James 5:16
"The effectual fervent prayer… availeth much."
Power flows where prayer rises.
Even Jesus prayed before major manifestations.
📖 Luke 5:16 — He withdrew to pray.
Before Pentecost?
They prayed in one accord (Acts 1:14).
🔥 Revelation:
No prayer, no power.
Little prayer, little power.
Much prayer, much power.
Prayer charges your spiritual battery.
3️⃣ RECEIVE POWER THROUGH THE WORD
📖 Hebrews 4:12
"For the word of God is quick and powerful…"
The Word carries inherent power.
When Jesus was tempted in Matthew 4, He said, “It is written.”
The Word defeated Satan.
🔥 Revelation:
Ignorance weakens believers.
Revelation empowers believers.
📖 Hosea 4:6
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."
Power rises when revelation increases.
Feed on the Word daily.
4️⃣ RECEIVE POWER THROUGH FASTING AND PRAYER
📖 Matthew 17:21
"This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."
🔥 WHAT IS PRAYER?
Prayer is:
Communication with God
Petition, worship, intercession
Exercising spiritual authority
📖 James 5:16
Prayer connects you to God’s power.
🔥 WHAT IS FASTING?
Fasting is:
Abstaining from food (or legitimate pleasures)
To humble the flesh
To sharpen spiritual sensitivity
📖 Isaiah 58:6
Fasting does not move God — it aligns you.
📖 Jesus fasted 40 days, then returned in power
Luke 4:14
5️⃣ RECEIVE POWER THROUGH OBEDIENCE & HOLINESS
📖 Acts of the Apostles 5:32
"The Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him."
Obedience attracts power.
Sin leaks power.
📖 Judges 16
When Samson lost consecration, he lost power.
Holiness is not bo***ge — it is the preservation of power.
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🔥*Prayer Session*
1. By the power in the blood of Jesus, every accusation speaking against my destiny — be silenced now!
📖 Revelation 12:11
2. O Blood of Jesus, speak deliverance over my life and family!
3. Every power resisting my spiritual growth, scatter by fire!
📖 Matthew 11:12
4. As I fast and pray, let every stubborn mountain before me melt like wax!
📖 Mark 9:29
5. O Lord, empower my prayer altar; let my voice carry authority in the spirit realm!
📖 James 5:16
6. Every fleshly weakness limiting my power, die by fire!
📖 Galatians 5:17
7. By divine impartation, I receive fresh grace, fresh fire, and fresh anointing now!
📖 2 Timothy 1:6
8. Anointing that breaks yokes fall upon my life now!
📖 Isaiah 10:27
9. Every delay in my spiritual manifestation, expire now!
10. O Lord, open my eyes to fresh revelation from Your Word!
📖 Psalms 119:18
11. By the power of the Word, I break every chain of ignorance and limitation!
📖 John 8:32
12. From today, I walk in undeniable power — spiritually, physically, and financially, in the name of Jesus!
📖 1 Corinthians 4:20
🔥 Pray them loudly.
🔥 Pray them repeatedly.
🔥 Pray them until something happens.
Power
with God
until Something happens
. PAL Ladoja
