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Momentum: The Key to Victory


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John Eckhardt

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Unless otherwise indicated, all scriptural quotations are from the

King James Version of the Bible.

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Contents( ;omentum Brings Impact.......................................................$

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Chapter (

1Momentum Brings Impact

he greater the momentum of a thing, the greater theimpact it will ha2e once it reaches its destination. If the

ordhat starts off as a small storm ends up as a +iller

hurricane.

6his is also true of re2i2als and different mo2es of 5od.1 mo2e of 5od is sometimes t&pified b& wind. It is the

mo2ing of the winds of the Spirit. 6he& usuall& start with asmall group of people and pic+ up momentum. 6he result

can be millions swept into the +ingdom of 5od o2er a

period of time.

1nother eample of momentum is a sports team that

wins a few games. Before long this team is on a winningstrea+. 1s the team wins, it pic+s up momentum. ne of thehardest things to do is defeat a team that is on a winning

strea+. Because the team has momentum, it becomes harder

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to stop the winning strea+. 6he rule in sports is the team

that gets momentum is usuall& the team that wins. The key

is to get and maintain momentum.

6he ord desires to gi2eyou momentum. It will carr&

&ou into realms of the spirit that &ou will ne2er enter

without it. Satan desires to stop &our momentum. ?e +nowsthat if &ou get momentum, &ou will ha2e a greater impact

on those around &ou. Churches that get momentum are

churches that will impact their cities. 6he Bod& of Christneeds a re2elation of how to get momentum, maintain it,

and use it to our ad2antage to fulfill the great commission.

Increasing Your Momentum

And aul said to !a"id# Thou art not able to go againstthis Philistine to $ight %ith him: $or thou art but a youth#

and he a man o$ %ar $rom his youth&And !a"id said unto aul# Thy ser"ant 'ept his $ather(ssheep# and there came a lion# and a bear# and too' a lambout o$ the $loc':

And I %ent out a$ter him# and smote him# and deli"ered itout o$ his mouth: and %hen he arose against me# I caughthim by his beard# and smote him# and sle% him&

Thy ser"ant sle% both the lion and the bear and thisuncircumcised Philistine shall be as one o$ them# seeing hehas de$ied the armies o$ the li"ing )od&

!a"id said moreo"er# The *ord that deli"ered me out o$the pa% o$ the lion# and out o$ the pa% o$ the bear# he %illdeli"er me out o$ the hand o$ this Philistine& And aul saidunto !a"id# )o# and the *ord be %ith thee&

1 amuel 1+:,,-,+

ne of the +e&s to getting momentum is to allow &our2ictories to thrust &ou into greater momentum. 3a2id


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Momentum Brings Impact

the bear before he went into battle against the giant. *ach

2ictor& the ord gi2es &ou increases &our momentum. @ou

should alwa&s go into battle with momentum from &ourpre2ious 2ictor&.

;omentum builds &our confidence. It increases &our

strength and s+ill for the net battle. 6rue championsunderstand momentum. 6he& +now how to get it and

maintain it to achie2e 2ictor&. 6rue leaders also understand

the importance of momentum.

5reat generals understand its importance in the field of

battle. 6he& +now how to capitaliAe on their opponent


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nce 3a2id had his enemies on the run, hepursued and

oertook them. ?e consumed them and beat them =as the

dust before the wind=. ?e allowed nothing to stop hismomentum. ?e +new his momentum came from the ord.

?e +new that once the ord ga2e it to him, he had to use it

to fulfill ?is purpose.

6here are too man& of the ordord of

5od occurred on the field of battle. )oshua spo+e and the

Sun and ;oon sta&ed. )oshua recei2ed an etra da& to

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defeat his enemies. )oshua understood momentum. nce he

saw the enem&orld >ar II. 6hrough a battle plan called=blitA+rieg,= the& were able to in2ade countries through theelement of surprise and win quic+, eas& 2ictories. 5erman&

was winning the war through momentum. ?owe2er, the

allies e2entuall& stopped ?itlerorld >ar II was the battle ofStalingrad in ussia. 6emperatures plunged to -80 degrees

Dahrenheit. 6roops lac+ed warm clothing and suffered

frostbite. 6an+s and weapons bro+e down. 6he ussianwinter stopped ?itler


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Napoleon


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the 7omans shall come and ta'e a%ay both our place andnation&

2ohn 11:0+-0/

Much people o$ the 2e%s there$ore 'ne% that he %as there:and they came not $or 2esus( sa'e only# but that they mightsee *aarus also# %hom he had raised $rom the dead&

But the chie$ priests consulted that they might put *aarusalso to death3

Because that by reason o$ him many o$ the 2e%s %ent

a%ay# and belie"ed on 2esus&

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perform signs and wonders b& the name of )esus E1cts

89"0F.

Signs and wonders not onl&gie us momentum but the&help us maintain momentum. 1 church with miracles is a

church that will continue to march triumphantl& throughout

the land.

ne deli2erance. ne miracle. ne healing. ne 2ision.ne prophetic word. ne relationship is all it ta+es to start

momentum. ne sermon &ou hear. ne conference &ouattend. ne prophetic word &ou recei2e....can brea+ &ou

through and gi2e &ou the momentum &ou need to go forth

and be a success

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!a"id(s Momentum

?o% there %as long %ar bet%een the house o$ aul and thehouse o$ !a"id: but !a"id 8A>! T7;?)>7 A?!T7;?)>7# and the house o$ aul %a


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=great=. ?is momentum not onl& carried him to the throne

to be +ing o2er Israel, but it carried him to 2ictor& o2er

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%aid&s Momentum

And the conspiracy %as strong3 $or the people increasedcontinually %ith Absalom&

amuel 19:1

6his shows us the power of momentum. nce an&thing

gains momentum, whether good or e2il, it is hard to stop.Because 3a2id was not able to =nip it in the bud=, the

conspirac& of 1bsalom grew stronger and gained

momentum.

And there came a messenger to !a"id# saying# The heartso$ the men o$ Israel are a$ter Absalom&

And !a"id said unto all his ser"ants that %ere %ith him at2erusalem# Arise# and let us $lee3 $or %e shall not elseescape $rom Absalom: ma'e speed to depart# lest heo"erta'e us suddenly&&&

amuel 19:1,#10

3a2id had to flee for his life. 6he momentum for e2il

was so strong that he did not ha2e the strength to stop it.nl& 3a2id


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!a"id tarried still at 2erusalem&

amuel 11:1

6his was the beginning of 3a2id


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%aid&s Momentum

emember, the +e& to impact is momentum. 6he greater

the momentum, the greater the impact. 6he ord wants to

gi2e &ou so much momentum that &ou literall& burst forthupon &our enemies.

>hen a dam brea+s, the momentum from the rushing

waters will destro& e2er&thing in its path. @our momentumcan be li+e a might& rushing ri2er, destro&ing and

o2erta+ing an& opposition from the de2il in &our path.

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Chapter "

,!unamis

And# behold# I send the promise o$ my @ather upon you:but tarry ye in the city o$ 2erusalem# until ye be endued%ith po%er $rom on high&

*u'e 0:0

6he Church started with momentum. 6he da& of

entecost was a da& of momentum for the Church.

%unamis is the 5ree+ word forpo#er. 3unamis gi2es theChurch momentum.

;omentum is the result of power. 6he more powerful a

thing becomes, the more momentum it carries, and themore momentum a thing recei2es the more power it has.

;omentum and impact are related to 6?US6. 6o thrust

means to push or dri2e with force. 6he force needed tothrust the Church forward was =dunamis=, the power of the

?ol& 5host.

6he da& of entecost ga2e the Church the momentum it

needed to in2ade the world with the gospel. Drom)erusalem, the Church mo2ed forward with and maintained

its momentum to impact the world with the message ofSal2ation.

&&&and the same day there %ere added unto them aboutthree thousand souls&

Acts :01

=o%beit many o$ them %hich heard the %ord belie"ed3and the number o$ the men %as about $i"e thousand&

Acts 0:0

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And belie"ers %ere the more added to the *ord# multitudesboth men and %omen&

Acts 9:10

There came also a multitude out o$ the cities round aboutunto 2erusalem# bringing sic' $ol's# and them %hich %ere"e


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%unamis

they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus )hrist" E1cts

#98/F. 6he& did not cease to teach and preach. nce &ou

gain momentum in an& endea2or, donhen the ord


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Acts 1:1-,

ne of the wa&s the enem& stops the momentum of a

mo2e of 5od is to attac+ its leaders. *2er& mo2e of 5od

has leaders. ?erod +illed )ames and was planning to +illeter. 6he church pra&ed da& and night for eter


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%unamis

&ou. Boldness will rise up in &our spirit to o2ercome

opposition. 1n&one who gains momentum will encounter

resistance.

6he enem& will not Gust sit bac+ and watch &ou go forth

and establish the +ingdom of 5od without resistance. ?e

will attempt to stop &ou through fear. Boldness helps usmaintain momentum. Instead of drawing bac+, the apostles

"#ere all filled #ith the *oly +host! and they spake the

#ord of +od #ith boldness" E1cts 89"(F.

6hrough boldness the& o2ercame the opposition of the

enem&. ;an& belie2ers gi2e up the moment the& encounter

resistance. 6he& lose their momentum and stop doing whatthe ord has commanded them to do. ra& for boldness.

ise up in courage and continue in spite of intimidation.

And %hen they had gone through the isle unto Paphos#

they $ound a certain sorcerer# a $alse prophet# a 2e%#%hose name %as Bar4esus:

Acts 1,:F

If the enem& cannot stop &ou through fear andintimidation, he will attempt to stop &ou through deception.aul and Barnabus encountered a sorcerer named BarGesus

on their first missionar& Gourne&. ?e withstood them E1cts

("9%F. aul called Gudgment down upon him, and he wassmitten blind.

aul called him, ,- full of all subtilty and all

mischief. 6he 6wentieth Centur& New 6estament sa&s9=@ou incarnation of deceit and fraud.= 6he >illiams

translation sa&s9 =@ou epert in e2er& form of deceptionand sleight-of-hand.=

Satan will use men to stop &our momentum. ne bad

relationship can stop &our momentum. ne good

relationship can gi2e &ou momentum.

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>hen Israel came out of *g&pt the& had momentum.

>hen Bala+ Ethe +ing of ;oabF saw Israel, he called for

Balaam to come and curse them. ?e tried to use witchcraftto stop their progress.

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Chapter 8

0Thie"es o$ Momentum

; $oolish )alatians# %ho hath be%itched you# that yeshould not obey the truth#&&&

)alatians ,:1

Ye did run %ell3 %ho did hinder you that ye should notobey the truth5

)alatians 9:+

6he 7no translation sa&s9 =Senseless 5alatians, who is

it that has cast a spell on &ou.=

Coming under the control of another is #itchcraft!

which puts &ou under a spell. 6he 5oodspeed translation of5alatians #9$ sa&s9 =@ou were ma+ing such progress.=

Beware of wrong relationships. Controllers and

manipulators will stop &our momentum. 6he 5alatians hadlost their momentum b& allowing themsel2es to come under

the control of legalistic teachers. Beware of egalism. It

#ill stop your spiritual momentum.

Stand fast in libert&. ;aintain &our libert& and freedom

in the Spirit. Sta& free in the Spirit. Dollow the cloud of

5od. Some people are stuc+ in pre2ious mo2es of 5od.6he& stopped to build a monument. 6he& refused to mo2e

on with 5od into the net mo2e. *2er& mo2e of 5od is

designed to gi2e &ou momentum for the net mo2e.

;omentum will carr& &ou from one mo2e to the net. etnothing stop &ou from obe&ing 5od.

eligious control will stop &our momentum. 6oo man&belie2ers allow religious control to stop them. Control

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spirits are of the de2il. elationships based on fear, control

and intimidation are of the de2il. elationships from 5od

will help &ou get and maintain &our momentum.elationships from the de2il will cause &ou to stop and lose

&our momentum.

in tops Momentum

o there %ent up thither o$ the people about threethousand men: and they $led be$ore the men o$ Ai&

And the men o$ Ai smote o$ them about thirty and si< men:$or they chased them $rom be$ore the gate e"en untohebarim# and smote them in the going do%n: %here$orethe hearts o$ the people melted# and became as %ater&

2oshua +:0-9

1i was the second battle Israel fought after the& entered

Canaan. 6he first battle was )ericho. 6he& destro&ed)ericho and seemed to ha2e the momentum the& needed to

defeat 1i. *2en though 1i seemed to be an eas& 2ictor& inthe natural, the& were turned bac+ in defeat. 1chan had

brought a curse upon Israel b& parta+ing of the accursed

thing.

1s a result, Israel could not stand before their enemies.

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Thiees of Momentum

hidden sin of 1chan stopped the momentum and forward

progress of )oshua and the armies of Israel.

)ericho was a great 2ictor&. 1fter )ericho fell, e2er&nation in Canaan heard of its defeat. 6his great 2ictor& ga2e

Israel the momentum it needed to go forth and possess

Canaan. emember, e2er& 2ictor& gi2es &ou momentum forthe net battle. Israel should ha2e had no problem with 1i.

It was a small cit& compared to )ericho. 6he Israelites were

so sure of 2ictor& until the& did not send their entire arm&against it. But the defeat b& 1i came as a result of a hidden

sin.

?idden sins will destro& &our momentum. 1n&thingthat can stop &our momentum, needs to be eliminated from

&our life. 1n& relationship, habit, or act that leads &ou into

sin, must be eliminated from &our life if &ou are to maintain

&ourspiritual momentum.1s+ &ourself this question9 /hat is the one thing that

al#ays stops my momentum0 Is it a particular habit that &ou

cannot seem to brea+ Is it a relationship that &ou cannotseem to sha+e Is it anger, lust, fear, discouragement,

depression, hurt, bitterness, unforgi2eness >hate2er it isthat stops &our momentum, &ou must isolate it and

eliminate it from &our life. 6here is no hidden sin worthstopping &our momentum.

1rocrastination is a thief of momentum. )esus +new atan earl& age that ?e must be about his Datherhat &ou do toda& will determinewhether &ou will ha2e momentum tomorrow. ;omentum is

a result of action.

rocrastinators are full of ecuses. @ou must eliminatee2er& ecuse that stops &ou from doing what &ou ha2e been

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his &outh. 6here is no ecuse worth stopping &our

momentum. 5odinners donord.

A double minded man is unstable in all his %ays&

2ames 1:/

%ouble mindedness will rob &ou of momentum. Somepeople ne2er get momentum because the& ne2er decide to

do an&thing. 6he& are too indecisi2e. 6he& can ne2er ma+e

up their minds as to which direction the& should go. 6he5ood-speed translation sa&s, =an irresolute person li+e him,

who is uncertain about e2er&thing he does.= 6he >e&mouth

translation sa&s, =being a man of two minds, undecided in

e2er& step he ta+es.=

;omentum will carr& &ou to &our destination, but &ou

must set &our course. @ou must ta+e the first step.;omentum alwa&s begins with a first step, a decision.

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against him. *itheryou ha2e momentum or &our enem& has

momentum. 3a2id


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n the other hand, if &ou ha2e lost &our momentum,

done must remember thatour 5od is the Dather of mercies E/ Corinthians (9"F. >e

can come boldl& to the throne of grace and obtain merc&,

and find grace, to help in the time of need E?ebrews 89(!F.

6he ord will hear &our pra&er, release ?is merc&,

restore &ou, and cause &ou to regain &our momentum. If

&ou ha2e lost &our momentum, spend some time in fastingand pra&er. @ou will begin to see &our spiritual and

ph&sical life in2igorated.

1lthough 3a2id fell, he +new the ord was merciful,and his repentance, pra&er and fasting caused him to regain

his momentum, and to be restored in 5od


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