Seven Steps to Victory: Episode 10

Summary

Andrew Wommack concludes a teaching series based on God’s instructions to Moses in Deuteronomy 2:24. He focuses on two ideas: taking possession gradually and contending in battle.

Growth and gradual possession

• God’s provision may be available, but people often need time to mature before they can manage or benefit from it. Spiritual growth, like physical growth, happens over time.
• Wommack points to Deuteronomy 7:22, where God says the nations will be driven out “little by little.” He explains that this gradual process protected the Israelites from being overwhelmed by unoccupied land and wild animals.
• He applies this principle to personal calling and responsibility: a person may not yet be ready to handle what they believe God has planned for them. His advice is to seek God, stay close to Him, and grow. Greater responsibility and influence can follow as a person becomes able to manage them.
• He uses the development of his ministry as an example, saying its reach and financial responsibilities grew over time as he and the ministry became able to manage them.

Contending while trusting that victory is already provided

Wommack says that God’s provision does not mean believers should remain passive. His practical outline, drawn from Deuteronomy 2:24, is:

1. Rise up — Stir yourself to act rather than remain complacent.
2. Take the journey — Follow the direction God gives.
3. Cross over — Move into the situation or territory where action is needed.
4. Behold the promise — See by faith that God has already provided the victory.
5. Recognize what has been given — Treat the promise as something to receive and stand on, not something to persuade God to provide.
6. Begin to possess it — Take hold of it progressively, allowing for growth and a process.
7. Contend in battle — Actively resist opposition and stand on what God has provided.

He stresses that this struggle is not about earning God’s approval or making God act. In his view, Jesus has already won the victory, and believers contend to receive and defend what has been provided. He describes this as cooperation: God works through people, who must respond in faith and action.

Faith, grace, and effort

• Wommack distinguishes earning from acting in faith. Grace is unearned and based on what Jesus did, but he says believers still need to nurture their faith and resist discouragement, doubt, and unhelpful habits.
• He cites Paul’s statement that God’s grace was at work in him while also noting that Paul labored diligently.
• He describes the Christian struggle largely as a battle against carnal thinking, bodily impulses, and thoughts that contradict God’s promises.
• He says Scripture, prayer, and fasting help believers focus on spiritual realities and address unbelief—not gain extra influence over God or make Jesus’ authority more powerful.
• Wommack illustrates this with an account of praying for his son’s recurring head swelling. He says his approach changed from trying to get God to heal his son to thanking God for healing already provided, after which the swelling stopped returning.
• He also invokes “laboring to enter into rest”: faith may require effort to remain settled in God’s provision when circumstances or feelings seem to contradict it.

The program ends with promotional messages about the ministry’s YouTube channels, partnership, and teaching materials.

Speakers and sources featured

• Andrew Wommack — Main teacher and presenter.
• Unidentified promotional voice — Briefly promotes related YouTube channels and teaching materials.
• Mike Pickett — Referenced by Wommack through an illustration; not heard directly in the subtitles.
• Biblical passages cited: Deuteronomy 2:24; Deuteronomy 7:22; 2 Kings 6; Ephesians 3:20; 1 Corinthians 15; Romans 10:17 and 5:2; 2 Corinthians 10:3–5; Proverbs 23:7; Ephesians 6:12; 1 Timothy 6; Hebrews 4; and Matthew 17:20–21.