Steps to Greatness

©2014 DR. D. K. OLUKOYA

ISBN: 978-978-920-052-8

Published July, 2014

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CONTENTS

Cover Image

Title Page

Copyright & Permissions

CHAPTER 1. The Preparation

THE PERIOD

YEARS OF PREPARATION

DIFFERENT TENOR

HOW TO SUCCEED

PRAYER POINTS

CHAPTER 2. Eight Steps To Greatness

PRAYER POINTS

CHAPTER 3. Cry Your Way To Greatness

DO NOT WASTE TIME

WIGGLESWORTH'S EXAMPLE

LEARN TO CRY OUT

HAVE FAITH

DO NOT LET OTHERS KILL YOUR FAITH

PERSEVERANCE

VIOLENT FAITH

HOLY HASTE

CHAPTER 4. Strategy For Uncommon Greatness

HOLY STONES

PRAYER POINTS

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CHAPTER 1

THE PREPARATION

"Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for 1am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Then the LORD put forth his band, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant." Jeremiah 1:4-10

The above Bible passage makes it clear, that God knew you before you were born. He knew you, before and after your mother conceived you. People will call you great names after you have become great, but God made you great, before you were great. What matters, is what God has made you to be from the beginning.

Every man and woman of destiny, who is assigned to be great must pass through the school of God's preparation. Many people desire to function powerfully. They desire to do well, but they are not really ready to pay the price of being ready for the task. Only few people ate willing to pay the price of being ready for the task ahead of them. Men and women of destiny in the Bible were prepared by God before they could function well.

THE PERIOD

The period of preparation varies from person to person. Each man and woman of the Bible were trained differently. For each man and woman of destiny, God has prepared a ready made school for each person. He has prepared the school depending on the kind of work He wants you to do, or what He wants you to fulfill. The intensity of divine dealing with your life will now depend on the programme He has for your life.

To prepare, is to make ready. To prepare is to make something suitable. To prepare is to train for a specific task. To prepare is to rehearse ahead of time. Preparation precedes manifestation. When Noah was building the ark, there was no rain, but he prepared. It took God forty years, to prepare Moses for the task He had for him. It took God twenty-five years to prepare the heart of Abraham for Isaac.

It took Joseph thirteen years of preparation, before he became the prime minister. It took Joshua forty years, before he began to lead Israel. It took Samuel thirty years, before he began to manifest. It took David sixteen years of preparation before he became the king, It took our Lord Jesus Christ thirty years of preparation before He began his ministry. It took Paul fourteen years before he could start anything.

YEARS OF PREPARATION

Anybody who has produced anything worthwhile must have put in long years of preparation before achieving the goal. God's dealing takes time. He has to fortify you before He commits great thing into your hands. It is therefore a crime for a man who is not ready when his time comes.

It is your private preparation that will lead to public manifestation. The more successful you are in the school of divine preparation, the more impact you are going to make. When you are a failure in the school of preparation, you are likely to be a failure in the field.

Many people are grappling with the rehearsal now. A lot of people are faced with all kinds of problems. What you are calling a problem is just a rehearsal and not a destination. Before David could manifest he rehearsed in the field with his sheep. He fought with the lions and bears. He fought in the wilderness before he could face Goliath. David was already a small boy of warfare by the time he got to the war front and defeated Goliath. He did not wake up one day to fight Goliath. David was in the school of divine preparation in the wilderness.

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Be Prepared

Bewitchment must die

Biblical Principles of Dream Interpretation

Born Great, But Tied Down

Breaking Bad Habits

Breakthrough Prayers For Business Professionals

Brokenness

Bringing Down The Power of God

Can God Trust You?

Command The Morning

Consecration Commitment & Loyalty

Contending For The Kingdom

Connecting to The God of Breakthroughs

Criminals In The House Of God

Dealing With Hidden Curses

Dealing With Local Satanic Technology

Dealing With Satanic Exchange

Dealing With The Evil Powers Of Your Father's House

Dealing With Tropical Demons

Dealing With Unprofitable Roots

Dealing With Witchcraft Barbers

Deliverance By Fire

Deliverance From Spirit Husband And Spirit Wife

Deliverance From The Limiting Powers

Deliverance of The Brain

Deliverance Of The Conscience

Deliverance Of The Head

Deliverance: God's Medicine Bottle

Destiny Clinic

Destroying Satanic Masks

Disgracing Soul Hunters

Divine Military Training

Divine Yellow Card

Dominion Prosperity

Drawers Of Power From The Heavenlies

Evil Appetite

Evil Umbrella

Facing Both Ways

Failure In The School Of Prayer

Fire For Life's Journey

For We Wrestle ...

Freedom Indeed

Holiness Unto The Lord

Holy Cry

Holy Fever

Hour Of Decision

How To Obtain Personal Deliverance

How To Pray When Surrounded By The Enemies

Idols Of The Heart

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