Precursors Of Enlargement by Apostle Michael Orokpo: MP3 Download & Sermon Notes

God Is Enlarging You

God is enlarging His people — and it is important to be reminded of this. Your expectation of enlargement must be grounded in this reality, because expectation is what connects you to the manifestation.

The areas in which God is enlarging you must be known, because they inform the direction of your faith. When you know where God is working, you can exercise targeted faith rather than vague hope.

A Review of the Areas of Enlargement

• Territories — Genesis 13:14–17: "Lift up your eyes — north, south, east, west. As far as your eyes can see, I have given you." Isaiah 54:1–2: enlarge the place of your tent, stretch forth the curtains, spare not, lengthen the cords, strengthen the stakes. Territory is demographic, geographical, and every sphere of influence.
• Authority and Influence — Authority is not popularity. It is a voice that influences decision-making. It is credibility upon which others build their convictions. It is the capacity to inspire, to lead, to shape ideologies and philosophies. Daniel 6:3: the king thought to make Daniel president over all the realms. When Jesus returned in Luke 4:14–15, His fame spread, but beyond fame, He was shaping people in the spirit and in the natural.
• Capacity — Internal ability shaped by the Holy Spirit and the Word, expanded so that God's purpose finds a vessel large enough to be entrusted with it.

What Are Precursors?

Precursors are the conditions that precede enlargement — the spiritual realities and postures that God uses as a basis for activating expansion. They are not the result; they are the gateway. When these conditions are in place, enlargement is not a coincidence — it is the inevitable fruit.

Soul Winning as a Precursor to Enlargement

One of the primary precursors of enlargement is a heart and life devoted to soul winning. Soul winning is not merely an activity of ministry — it is a spiritual force that unlocks expansion.

When you engage in soul winning:

• Your territory enlarges — every soul won represents a new sphere of influence entered.
• Your authority increases — a man who carries the power to bring people into the kingdom commands a different measure of spiritual authority.
• God's agenda through you becomes more fully expressed — He entrusts larger commissions to those already executing the smaller ones.

Proverbs 11:30: "He that wins souls is wise." Wisdom is not just intellectual ability — it is the alignment of a man's life with eternal priorities. And God honors that alignment by expanding the man's capacity, territory, and influence.

Daniel 12:3: "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever." The eternal reward of enlargement — shining forever like the stars — is tied to soul winning.

Other Precursors of Enlargement

• Faithfulness — Luke 16:10: faithful in little, faithful in much. God will not expand what He has not tested in the small. Faithfulness in your current assignment is the precursor to a larger one.
• Sacrifice — God consistently uses those who have paid a price. The person who has sacrificed — time, resources, comfort — for the kingdom is positioned for enlargement, because sacrifice clears the way for a greater entrusting.
• Prayer and Intercession — Those who carry a burden for others in prayer create a spiritual atmosphere that invites expansion. Intercession is not just caring for others; it is enlarging your own heart to carry what God carries.
• Revelation and Understanding — Enlargement follows revelation. You cannot go where you cannot see. Those who give themselves to the Word and to the understanding of God's ways enlarge their mental and spiritual territory ahead of the physical manifestation.

God is enlarging you. Know it. Expect it. Cooperate with the precursors — and watch the expansion come.