Worship And Warfare Service - May 2026 by Apostle Joshua Selman: MP3 Download & Sermon Notes
With Pastor Nathaniel Bassey
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Possessing Your Possessions
When the mysteries of the kingdom are engaged with understanding, God is ever faithful, ever committed to deliver. His word is true. Heaven and earth will pass away, but His word stands sure. Anchor your faith in this: you have not bowed before an idol. You have bowed before the King of Kings. The Bible says they looked unto Him and their faces were lightened.
Obadiah 1:17 declares: "But upon Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness, and the house of Jacob shall possess her possessions."
Deuteronomy 2:24 says: "Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon. Behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it and contend with him in battle."
The theme is possessing your possessions — that prophetically, the final delivery comes in the name of Jesus Christ.
Like placing an order and receiving an email confirming the parcel has arrived. That email assures you it is there. But there is still the knock at the door — when it is finally delivered into your hands. In the name of Jesus, the King of Glory moving by the Spirit knocks on doors and delivers prophetic parcels.
God's Desire for Believers
Point One: It is God's desire for believers in Christ to walk in the reality of everything Jesus died for.
Revelation 5:12 lists a plethora of blessings Jesus procured in redemption. The Lamb that was slain received — not for Himself, but for us — power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
2 Peter 1:4 declares that God has given us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these promises we might be partakers of His divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
It brings joy to the heart of the Father to see all believers walk in the reality — the experience — of everything Jesus died for.
Healing and blessing are not merely add-ons. He died to redeem and reconcile. However, that faith-walk has bare benefits. It can be illustrated this way: if someone comes to your house to discuss a serious matter, it is not unusual to prepare a little reception for them. The purpose of the visit is not to eat and drink, but the host will still serve a meal or a drink in the course of the discussion. So whilst one is serving God's purposes, He desires that life be lived victoriously. He put systems of advantage in place. The Bible calls them His benefits.
Psalm 103: "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits."
There are benefits to serving God.
Two Dimensions to Manifesting Spiritual Realities
Point Two: There are two dimensions to manifesting divine promises.
As much as it is God's desire for believers to walk in the fullness of all Christ died for, not many are able to walk in that reality. There is a reason for that.
- Dimension One — Knowing what the promises are and knowing they are available in Christ.
- One cannot receive any divine reality of whose availability one is unaware. The first step to possessing your possession is knowing what the promises are and that they are available.
- There is salvation in Christ. There is health and healing. There is deliverance. There is protection and preservation. There is growth and increase on all sides. These are called exceeding great and precious promises.
- One must believe they exist in Christ and that they are available personally. As simple as this sounds, one can spend all one's days hoping for the manifestation of God's blessing and never see it revealed — because this belief is the foundation.
- Dimension Two — Knowing how to translate those realities and make them manifest in life here and now.
- There is a technology in the spirit allocated for converting spiritual realities. Ephesians 1:3 declares that God has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ — but they are needed here, manifested in life now.
- This is what John 1:14 calls the "word made flesh" dimension — a system of conversion where spiritual realities are translated and find their visible manifestation in experience here and now. Healing made manifest. Deliverance made manifest. Advancement, destiny, protection, liberty — made manifest.
God is not a fraudster. These promises are not a scam. Do not let pain or discouragement preach otherwise. The Bible says, "Let God be true and every man a liar." These blessings, exceeding great as they are, are already a reality in Christ. They will not become a reality — they already are. One must believe they are there and that they are available.
Converting Spiritual Realities Demands Exact Kingdom Keys
Point Three: Converting spiritual realities to their physical expressions demands engaging specific and exact kingdom laws and keys.
Wishing is not a strategy. "I wish to be healed" does not produce healing. "I wish to be great" does not produce greatness. There are exact spiritual keys. Once it is known that these realities are available in Christ, the task is not to create them — it is to engage with the Holy Spirit and transport those realities from where they reside in Christ to manifestation in life here and now.
The Five Keys
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Key One — Illumination
In the school of dominion, the currency for transaction is light. The higher the level of illumination, the higher the level of dominion. Illumination here refers to the knowledge of the promises of God.
John 1:5, Colossians 1:9–11, Ephesians 1:16–21 — Paul's prayer for both the church in Ephesus and the church in Colossae was identical: that they would be flooded with light, comprehending with all the saints. In Ephesians 1:18 he prays that the eyes of understanding would be enlightened — to know the hope of His calling, the riches of the glory of the inheritance of the saints, and the exceeding greatness of His power toward those who believe. In Colossians 1:9 he prays to be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that they might walk worthy of the Lord, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
There is no dominion in the presence of ignorance.
The strength of darkness over a believer's life is the absence of light. When one is bankrupt of the requisite spiritual knowledge, one remains a victim of the assault of darkness.
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Key Two — Knowledge of Participatory Conditions
Knowing the promises are available is important — but not enough. One must know the participatory conditions connected to manifesting those promises.
In Genesis 4:5–7, when God rejected Cain's offering, He said: "Why are you angry? Why is your countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shall thou not be accepted?" God was not choosing Abel arbitrarily against Cain. He is consistent in character — the same Lord is rich unto all. Abel offered according to the demands; Cain did not. If you engage well, will your prosperity not manifest? If you engage well, will your deliverance not manifest? If you engage well, will your influence not be unstoppable? God created a level playing ground through the lens of His word.
Leviticus 9:6 declares: "This is the thing the Lord commanded that ye should do, and the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you." There is always something done in righteousness — then the glory appears. The glory can appear as healings, miracles, and advancement.
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For every manifestation of the glory of God — whether salvation, healing, protection, financial prosperity, or influence — there is a body of knowledge, a pattern, a requirement. There is how one must engage to allow that outcome to manifest.
When one believer is prospering whilst another is not, it is because that person discovered that prosperity in Christ is available and has found out how to engage by faith. Wishing spiritual outcomes alone will leave one disappointed. One must find out what it takes.
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Key Three — Engage with the Word in Prayer
Mark 11:24: "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray — not if ye pray, when ye pray — believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
Now that it is known that healing is one's portion, that lifting is one's portion, that advancement is one's portion — one engages the word in prayer.
Paul and Silas, bound hand and foot in prison, did not grumble or complain. At midnight they prayed and sang praises to God, loud enough that the prisoners heard them. God did not bring their deliverance in secret — the gates and doors opened and everyone saw. Being bound is not an excuse not to pray. It is the very means of freedom.
When prayer is engaged, many things happen:
- Angels are activated — they are ministering spirits sent to minister for the heirs of salvation.
- Acts 12:5–6 — while Herod planned to kill Peter, the saints prayed. In response, an angel came to the prison, brought Peter out, and gave him liberty. When the saints pray, angels move.
- God is committed to bringing His word to pass.
Engage the word for healing in prayer. Engage the word for deliverance in prayer. Do not say, "But things should not be this way," and stop there. The Bible says we do not yet see all things under His feet. It takes faith and the operation of God's word to make it settled in one's life, not just in heaven.
There are many who hope that because something is written it will automatically happen. No — because it is written, it can happen. It should happen. But it may not, unless one engages with faith.
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Key Four — Releasing Faith Through Obedience
Deuteronomy 30:15–16
Faith, defined in one word, is obedience. Believing is not faith — it is part of the process that leads to faith. God said: "In that I command you this day to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply, and that the Lord your God will bless you."
James 5:13: "Is any man afflicted? Let him pray." If one is afflicted and does not pray, one is in disobedience. If one prays when afflicted, the equation of obedience is completed.
- A diligent soul shall be made fat — a lazy person will not see the reality of God's word at work, because laziness is walking in defiance of the provisions made for one's rising.
- He that wants friends must first show himself friendly. A wrong attitude is not merely being unpleasant — it is disobedience, and the consequence is that helpers remain far.
- Those who desire influence must first hide and let Jesus be exalted. As long as one wants to be the face of everything, rising is blocked. But if He is lifted, there is no limit to how far He can take one. Do not desire influence while refusing to hide behind the cross and let Jesus be revealed.
- Those desiring advancement must embrace an excellent spirit — not just a godly heart. Daniel had an excellent spirit. One can have a godly heart without an excellent spirit and still not rise, regardless of how much anointing oil is poured. Do not embrace holiness and throw away excellence. Both are reflections of God's nature. How excellent is His name. The glory given to believers is the glory that excels.
The prosperity of fools destroys them, but the prosperity of the wise lifts them. The Bible says there is treasure and oil to be desired in the house of the wise.
God's way is not the only way available — but it is the only way that guarantees victory. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man. It looks intelligent, sounds reasonable. But following that way for many years leads around the same cycle. The one who has tried their own way for decades is invited: give up that way, follow God's way, and watch the wonder of His wisdom — the simplicity of His way. If He says pray, pray. If He says give, give. If He says honour, honour. If He says trust Him, trust Him. If He says shout, shout. If He says stand, stand.
The hymn-writer captured it: "When we walk with the Lord in the light of His love, what a glory He sheds on our way. While we do His good will He rewards us still — trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus."
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Key Five — Engaging the Mystery of Thanksgiving
Psalm 67:5–7
After the people praise God, He gives the earth an instruction: begin to bring what was buried inside. The earth here is not just soil — it is every person upon the surface. The help being sought is trapped in an earthen vessel. When praise goes up, God instructs: "You who carry favour, arise and find this person. You who carry blessings, go." Then the earth — not just as soil, but as men and systems — yields its increase.
Verse 7: "Our God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him." Others would not know how it is happening. When others are saying there is a casting down, one who engages the mystery of thanksgiving experiences open blessing — to the point that the earth takes notice.
This can be observed in many cultures. A dignitary steps out of his vehicle and those who understand the power of praise begin to sing his name, calling out his accomplishments. The man wants to ignore them — but cannot. He turns back and releases something. Men understand how to bring increase through praise. How much more with God.
Six Areas of Prayer for Progress
Success and progress are measurable. There are six areas where, until success is achieved, true progress cannot be claimed. No matter how one advances in other areas, failure in these represents a standstill.
- Spiritual Life — Father, let there be a resurrection in my spiritual life. Let there be deliverance over spiritual laxity, over prayerlessness, over wordlessness. I war over my prayer life, my fasting life, my word study life. Every power contending with my spiritual vibrancy, I come against you by the blood of the eternal covenant. I receive the grace to pray, the grace to fast, the grace to study, the passion for the house of God. I advance spiritually — on fire for God. The gifts of the Spirit flowing through my life. My prayer life on fire. Growing in the knowledge of God.
- Belief Systems — A loser's mentality cannot produce a victor's destiny. The belief system is one's official contribution to failing or succeeding — it outpaces even the works of one's hands. One can work correctly but under a wrong belief system, all the work is cancelled out. Father, I receive a sound mind. Superior understanding. Superior decisions. Every belief system sponsoring mediocrity, fear, low esteem, laziness, and irresponsibility — your time is up. Every belief system trivialising ability in Christ — your time is up. God has not given a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. I have the mind of Christ. I make destiny-advancing decisions with my life.
- Health and Vitality — When the body deteriorates beyond a certain threshold, the spirit must leave. From the crown of the head to the soles of the feet, every stranger in the body not planted by God — whether called cancer, HIV, sugar diabetes, or any other name — come out now. Health is my portion. Healing is my portion. Longevity is my portion. Blindness, deafness, migraine, lumbar spondylosis, hepatitis — you are not my portion. By the blood of the eternal covenant, the Lord rebuke you.
- Destiny and Purpose — Hebrews 10:7: "Lo, I come in the volume of the book as it is written of me." Go forward. No more delay in destiny. That which has been ordained — it is time to walk in it. Every power stopping forward movement, clamping progress — be removed now. I come in the volume of the books. I make progress. I march forward. I evolve, I become, I manifest. No more delay. I step into my destiny prophetically. I stand to fulfil destiny. For this cause I was born.
- Financial Growth — Vision advances at the rate of the availability of resources. Financial resources are a major requirement for destiny actualization. One can be as visionary as desired — but without the needed resources, one marks time at the level of limitations. Father, I ask for the wisdom, the relationships, and the grace to produce profit. I cry for wisdom — wisdom to be valuable, to invest in knowledge and skill. Send strategic, profitable, pro-destiny relationships. I receive grace. The empowerment from heaven. The wisdom, the relationships, and the grace that can transact my financial destiny.
- Strategic Relationships — Proximity is not relationship. Relationship is connection that leads to profit — advantageous connections. Nobody has the power by himself to draw the people needed for destiny. It is the hand of God that cherry-picks them from across the globe. The same way Noah prepared the ark and God brought the animals — if relationships are chosen by self alone, the wrong ones will be chosen. Father, in this season I cry that you send the right people — destiny relationships, ministerial relationships. Send the gift of good people, the gift of destiny helpers, the gift of trusted allies. Make me one of such people too. Who hates does not matter — but who likes can define the next season of life.
Prophetic Declarations and Impartations
Whatever has hindered forward movement, whatever has been an obstacle to breakthroughs — in the name that is above every other name, every such obstacle crumbles now in the name of Jesus.
Receive the grace to go forward. The grace to break new grounds. The grace to do exploits.
Every divine connection that needs to happen so that life takes a new turn for the better — receive it now.
Everyone who has gone ahead: receive grace to catch up. Receive grace to overtake.
From the four corners of the earth, help is sent — from strange sources. Receive help in the morning. Receive help at noon. Receive help at night. Receive help wherever you turn. And where men fail, may God send help.
Everything that has stopped a place in destiny from being reached — it loses its hold now in the name of Jesus.
Your turn has come.
The kind of grace that distinguishes a person even in the marketplace. The kind of wisdom. The kind of favour that causes shining in the midst of darkness. May that grace and favour rest from this day forward.
This day marks the turning point. Where they have said no, they will begin to say yes. Every door knocked that had not opened before now — from today they open on their own accord.
Receive the grace for divine speed. Receive the grace to conceive ideas for witty inventions. Receive grace to birth what is conceived. Receive grace and wisdom to grow it. Receive grace to be established. Receive grace to sustain.
Staying power — be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man. The grace to give God glory — for those who give God glory receive more opportunity to give God glory. You will not declare yourself a legend too soon.
Anything that will last in this kingdom goes through five stages: conceiving, birthing, growing, establishing, and sustaining. The grace for all five rests upon you now.
By the favour of God — step into strange possibilities, strange relationships, strange environments. Access unusual resources. What should take one year will not take ten years. What should take one day will not take one month.
Arise and shine. Come out from a life of shame, disgrace, and embarrassment. Come out from the pit, from the lowest point — come out now. In the name of Jesus: arise and shine.
Visibility and influence are two graces needed to make impact. Being visible does not mean being influential — both are needed. May God take you from where you are and announce you to your generation — from Europe to Asia, from America to the Caribbeans to Australia to Africa. May your products be announced. May it be noised abroad that you are there, in the name of Jesus.
I declare you are a tree planted by the rivers of water — a cedar tree. The cedar tree, when it begins to grow, first grows downward, finding its roots in the streams of water. When other trees are growing in three months, a cedar can take fifteen months to find its root. This is the nature of what lasts. The humility, the purity, the discipline, and the mercy of God required to last long — receive it now.
I declare ease to your life. I declare favour. They got not the land in possession by their own swords, neither did their own arms save them — but by the favour of the Lord.
May God announce you. May your week be blessed. May the lines fall for you in pleasant places. Every grace received, let it speak evidently in life. Let this be a week of progress, a week of encounters. Men will look and say, "Show us your God" — because God will so surprise you. May your hand not wax down. May it go forward and upward in the name of Jesus.
I declare: you are eternally blessed. Go forward. Make progress. Advance. In Jesus' mighty name.
Apostle Joshua Selman
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