Smith Wigglesworth on Prayer

240 Pages·2006·12.34 MB·English

by  Smith Wigglesworth

S
MITH
W
IGGLESWORTH
On Prayer,
Power, and Miracles
Compiled by Roberts Liardon

© Copyright 2006 – Roberts Liardon
Smith Wigglesworth: The Complete Collection of His Life Teachings
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wigglesworth, Smith, 1859-1947.
Smith Wigglesworth on prayer, power, and miracles / Smith Wigglesworth; compiled by
Roberts Liardon. -- 1st ed. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-10: 0-7684-2315-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-7684-2315-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Spiritual life--Pentecostal churches. I. Liardon, Roberts. II. Title.
BV4501.3.W5424 2005
252'.0994--dc22
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Contents
7 . . . . . . . . Foreword
9 . . . . . . . . Introduction
SECTION ONE: The Heavenly Order of Faith
13 . . . . . . . . Rocked in God!
17 . . . . . . . . Dethroning Unbelief
23 . . . . . . . . Finding the Higher Order of Faith
33 . . . . . . . . Preparing Yourself to Receive From God
39 . . . . . . . . Enlarging Yourself by the Word
53 . . . . . . . . Faith That Leads to the Treasures of God
67 . . . . . . . . The God Kind of Faith
71 . . . . . . . . Learning to Trust a Wonderful God
77 . . . . . . . . What God Gives, No One Can Take Away
85 . . . . . . . . Seeing With God’s Eyes
91 . . . . . . . . The Breath of God
95 . . . . . . . . Perpetual Divine Motion
101 . . . . . . . . The Rock Faith
105 . . . . . . . . The Word That Comes With Power
113 . . . . . . . . A Power Greater than Nature’s Power
SMITHWIGGLESWORTHON PRAYER, POWER AND MIRACLES
117 . . . . . . . . Living Faith, Dead Faith
123 . . . . . . . . The Laugh of Faith
125 . . . . . . . . The ‘Much More’ of Faith
131 . . . . . . . . The Life That Ventures on the Word of God
135 . . . . . . . . Heavenly Intoxication
139 . . . . . . . . A Power, Beyond and Within
147 . . . . . . . . Two Kinds of Faith
SECTION TWO: THE WORKING OF MIRACLES
155 . . . . . . . . Instructions for the Sick
163 . . . . . . . . Healing and Miracles—The Way of God
171 . . . . . . . . Divine Life Brings Divine Health
177 . . . . . . . . Jesus Can Heal You, Jesus Wants to Heal You
183 . . . . . . . . Stories of Healing
185 . . . . . . . . Do You Want to be Healed?
193 . . . . . . . . Pentecostal Manifestations
SECTION THREE: ULTIMATE POWER
199 . . . . . . . . Stunned by the Power of God
203 . . . . . . . . The Power of the Name
211 . . . . . . . . How to Act on God’s Word
217 . . . . . . . . The Pentecostal Power
223 . . . . . . . . Heavenly Power
231 . . . . . . . . Living in the Power
233 . . . . . . . . Power From On High
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Foreword
I am privileged to be the granddaughter of the “apostle of faith,”
my grandfather, the late Smith Wigglesworth. I remember him as a
stately old gentleman immaculately dressed. His shoes were specially
made—size six—and were always highly polished.
In the home, Grandfather was gentle and would weep as the
younger grandchildren came in to greet him after one of his preaching
tours in Britain or abroad. He would sit in his easy chair with a rug over
his knees and the New Testament in his hand. He brought each of us a
Newbury Bible and wrote on the front page: “Trusting that this will be
the choicest of all books to you.”
On Wednesday evenings my father, who was Grandfather’s eldest
son, and Father’s two younger brothers, Ernest and Harold, would meet
to sit and listen to Grandfather expound the Scriptures. He would
recount some of his experiences concerning his healing ministry abroad.
I was privileged to be present at some of these sittings. The presence of
the Lord was so intense that I would prefer to leave the house quietly
and walk through the Park, taking the quiet road home, in order not to
meet people and by conversation break the holy presence of God.
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At the age of 17 Grandfather asked me to stand by his chair and
said, “If you surrender your life to God, He will send you all over the
world.” I am surprised in looking back over my life now to find how
many countries I have actually visited— including New Zealand. In that
beautiful country I realized my grandfather’s greatness in God, through
the testimonies being given. Many healings had taken place, and after 40
years the privileged people were still well. A number of people wanted to
give me a hug because they were so thrilled to meet the offspring of
Smith Wigglesworth—the man of God.
Grandfather died as he lived, without complaint, leaving us all a
legacy of tried faith. It is my heart’s desire that all who read this excellent
book will be inspired to have the same fervent faith in God.
Alice Berry
Neé Wigglesworth
Granddaughter of Smith Wigglesworth
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Introduction
Dr. Lester Sumrall once told me a personal story about Smith Wig-
glesworth that illustrates his bold and unashamed personality. He told
me how Wigglesworth would frequently travel with his daughter Alice.
She had a hearing problem and would often sit and listen to her father’s
sermons with a “hearing horn.” Once, a man yelled from the audience:
“Wigglesworth! If you are such a healer in the power of God, then why
does your daughter need a hearing horn?” Unshaken by the question,
Wigglesworth looked to the man and said, “When you can tell me why
Elijah was bald, I’ll tell you why Alice needs a hearing horn.”
Smith Wigglesworth never minced his words, and he was never
shaken by religious persecution. I admire that quality in Smith Wig-
glesworth. In fact, I’ve always loved his ministry. I am continually blessed
by the mixture of his boldness, his faith, and his compassion. As I’ve
traveled throughout the world, I’ve found that others have never grown
tired of his ministry. Smith Wigglesworth had a true Pentecostal ministry
with no man-made strings attached. Walking in an astounding measure
of anointing, Wigglesworth never waited for special camp meetings to
show the power of God. Instead, he daily demonstrated the book of Acts,
producing countless salvations and miracles in his ministry.
While on earth, we will never have the opportunity to sit in a Wig-
glesworth meeting. That’s one reason I am publishing this book. I want
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you to experience how it would have been to be a part of the congrega-
tion and receive the Word and the Spirit from Wigglesworth. I have pur-
posely left these manuscripts in their original form. Wigglesworth’s
ministry shook nations and became world-renowned for the incredible
strength, anointing, and insight he carried.
Many of these sermons from my private collection were recorded in
shorthand by Wigglesworth’s stenographers, and we’ve translated them
into this form for publication. This book is comprised of messages that
were preached in many countries around the world, including the United
States, Europe, South Africa, and Australia.
In this book you will experience Smith Wigglesworth’s actual min-
istry. You will notice that many times throughout his sermons he would
inspirationally sing out melodies that came from the strength of his
spirit. Other times, he would begin to speak in tongues and then inter-
pret what the Spirit of God spoke through him. He had a wonderful
habit of submitting to the Holy Spirit and yielding to the gifts of the
Spirit. Though manifestations such as these are repeatedly illustrated in
the New Testament, they are specifically mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12.
In my book, God’s Generals: Why They Succeeded and Why Some
Failed, I tell Wigglesworth’s story in a condensed, yet very dramatic man-
ner. In that book, his particular chapter thoroughly explains his character
make-up and the challenges he faced in that generation.
Not long ago, I was in South Africa where I met with Wig-
glesworth’s granddaughter and great-granddaughter. They are both in
the ministry with their husbands, and I ministered at their church. I told
them about the unpublished manuscripts I had in my possession and
offered his family my complete collection for their own rights and publi-
cation usage. Recognizing my genuine love for their grandfather, and see-
ing the anointing God had given me to minister about these Generals,
they told me to publish the sermons myself.
With their blessing and support, I dedicate these sermons, which
have never been published in one book volume, to the Wigglesworth
family—and to future generations of bold, aggressive reformers whose
true citizenship is in heaven. May you turn the world upside down with
the Kingdom of God.
Roberts Liardon
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