BREAKING THE SPIRIT OF BACKWARDNESS AND STAGNATION – 

Sermons 1- 6

SERMON ONE: BREAKING THE LIMITATION OF YOUR NAME

1. Honor Is Not the Same as Progress.

2. A Name Can Carry a Verdict.

3. Hard Work Alone Cannot Break a Curse.

4. Pray Boldly for Blessing and Increase.

5. Refuse to Accept a Lowly Life as Normal.

6. The God Who Answers Jabez Still Answers Today.

SERMON TWO: EXPOSING THE SPIRIT OF BACKWARDNESS

1. A Habit of Chronic Procrastination.

2. Aversion to Work and Reliance on Others.

3. Love of Sleep, Entertainment, and Fruitless Activity.

4. Knowing What to Do but Avoiding It.

5. Living Below Your God-Given Capacity.

6. Neglect of Spiritual Things.

SERMON THREE: PULLING DOWN THE STRONGHOLDS OF NEGATIVE MINDSETS

1. Strongholds Are Arguments Against God's Knowledge.

2. Negative Mindsets Disable Before Circumstances Do.

3. Your Weapons Are Spiritual, Not Carnal.

4. Deal With the Root Before You Chase the Fruit.

5. Take Every Thought Captive to Christ.

6. Replace Negative Reasoning With God's Promises.

SERMON FOUR: THE SIX STEPS OUT OF STAGNATION

1. Recognize and Accept the Problem.

2. Recognize God as Your Only Source of Success.

3. Discover and Live Out God's Promises for Your Life.

4. Be Faithful in All Things.

5. Never Stop Praying the Prayer of War.

6. Count the Cost Before You Begin.

SERMON FIVE: THE POWER OF A DETERMINED PRAYER LIFE

1. Determine to Pray Before the Crisis Comes.

2. Pray Regardless of Opposition.

3. Pray With Thanksgiving.

4. Do Not Be Tempted to Give Up When Answers Are Delayed.

5. Understand That Warfare in the Heavens Resists Your Answers.

6. Pray Until the Breakthrough Comes Through.

SERMON SIX: COUNTING THE COST AND BUILDING WITH WISDOM

1. Sit Down and Count the Cost.

2. Ask: What Problem or Need Am I Solving?

3. Ask: How Much Capital Do I Need, and What Resources Do I Have Now?

4. Ask: Who Else Does This, and What Makes Me Different?

5. Separate Personal Spending From Business Money, and Control Debt.

6. Get Mentors and Partners Who Will Keep You Accountable.

Dr Lawi Mshana, WhatsApp: +255712924234, Tanzania