A groundbreaking new history of the United States, showing how Christian faith and the pursuit of petroleum fueled America's rise to global power and shaped today's political clashes Anointed with Oil places religion and oil at the center of American history. As prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk reveals, from the earliest discovery of oil in America during the Civil War, citizens saw oil as the nation's special blessing and its peculiar burden, the source of its prophetic mission in the world. Over the century that followed and down to the present day, the oil industry's leaders and its ordinary workers together fundamentally transformed American religion, business, and politics -- boosting America's ascent as the preeminent global power, giving shape to modern evangelical Christianity, fueling the rise of the Republican Right, and setting the terms for today's political and environmental debates. Ranging from the Civil War to the present, from West Texas to Saudi Arabia to the Alberta Tar Sands, and from oil-patch boomtowns to the White House, this is a sweeping, magisterial book that transforms how we understand our nation's history.

The Esther Anointing gives you the keys to Esther's success, including the qualities that make women great, the power of influence, and the key to finding God's favor for your assignment.

In this life-transforming book, Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne presents an in-depth and practical understanding of the anointing of God; its purpose, power, and plan in the life of every believer¿ And that includes YOU! Like all of God's creation, the anointing is intentional and does not simply occur by chance or coincidence. It is the manifested presence of God that comes with a specific assignment to those who are hungry, thirsty, and in relentless pursuit of Him. In The Anointing, you will be propelled beyond head knowledge and into the realm of heart revelation as you discover, study, and apply the truth of the Word of God.Powerful topics outlined include:¿Understanding the Anointing¿How to Increase the Anointing¿Releasing & Transferring the Anointing¿The Glory of God¿Impartation of the Anointing¿The Price of the Anointing¿Special AnointingsGet ready to receive the supernatural flood of God's undeniable presence and power. You shall live in the anointing and abundance of God!

Although many of us long to be blessed by the anointing of the Holy Spirit, R. T. Kendall believes it is possible to abuse this anointing - and become yesterday's man or woman. This happens by trying to move outside our calling and capabilities, for example, or even through impatience. Drawing on the Bible, especially the lives of Saul, Samuel and David, as well as on his own experience, R. T. helps us to identify our current usefulness and urges us to seek a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit each day.

You are not limited to your own human abilities. This book will answer all of your questions about the anointing. It will prepare you to experience the precious touch of God on everything you do. How can some ministers whose personal and spiritual lives are dried up and in shambles still operate in the anointing and continue to minister with power? Pastor Benny Hinn asked this question during a season of personal trial, and his quest led him to an in-depth understanding of the three “rivers,” or types, of anointing in Scripture: 1 John 2:27 (the anointing within you); Acts 1:8 (the anointing upon you); and Isaiah 10 (a global anointing related to building up and destroying nations). In Mysteries of the Anointing, Hinn explores these three types of anointing, sharing personal stories of things he learned firsthand from Kathryn Kuhlman and Oral Roberts, as well as providing biblical and historical examples that illustrate his teachings. Readers will discover: How to detect if the anointing within you is weakening or gone The blessings—and dangers—that can happen when God begins to use you When you’re most vulnerable to demonic attack and what to do about it What hinders the anointing in your life and ministry and what increases it The impact of the anointing around the world and how the church will experience it in greater measure

Throughout the entire Bible, "the anointing" is seen a dynamic power that enabled believers to fulfill their destinies in the kingdom of God. While some people confuse the meaning of the anointing by using it interchangeably with one's natural gifts and skills or the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit, I define the anointing as the manifest presence of God upon our lives. I mean the gift, the grace, and the power of the Holy Spirit to change and influence every aspect of our lives.

This book is divided into three sections. New Birth, Holy Spirit, and Corporate anointing. Students of the Word will find is required reading to understand the sweeping move of God that is coming upon the world.

Just as a united front is more powerful in battle, so is the anointing when Christians come together in unity! In this classic book Pastor Varner shows how God longs to reveal the fullness of Christ in the fullness of His Body in power and glory!

Be Inspired by Deborah, A woman of great power and influence.