UNDERSTANDING PRAYER Part 2

Communication with God.... You talk to God and he listens... God talks to you and you listen. Through: Talking, Singing, Worshiping, Listening.. There are many types of prayer.....

Praying with your mind or in truth.

1 Corinthians 14:15 NIV - Anglicised

So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

Praying in the Spirit (Tongues)

Ephesians 6:18 NIV - Anglicised

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Prayer of agreement (Where two or three agree)

Matthew 18:19 NIV - Anglicised

“Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

Prayer of intersession (Petition for something or someone)

1 Timothy 2:1 NIV - Anglicised

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—

Tim 2:1 Prayer of intersession (Petition for something or someone) Prayer of Worship... .............................................................. If you want something you've never had, You must do something you've never done..... Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do occasionally.. "The value of persistent prayer is not that he will hear us that we will finally hear him" PRAYER WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 1 There are more than 400 Verses in the Bible that speak of prayer BECAUSE IT IS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD I want to know Christ and the power "ginosko" Jewish idiom for intercorse between man and woman "Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn’t pull God down to us: It pulls us up to Him." - Billy Graham - Because your love is better than life my lips will glorify you. ● Oswald Chambers said, "You can ask God for what you want, but you cannot ask if you are not asking for a right thing. When you draw near to God, you cease from asking for things."Your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask him." Then, why ask? That you may get to know Him." ● Elton Trueblood (Quaker Philosopher) said, "At the profoundest depths in life, men talk not about God but with Him." ● C. H. Spurgeon "If you want that splendid power in prayer, you must remain in loving, living, lasting, conscious, practical, abiding union with the Lord Jesus Christ." " Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. (Rowland Hill (preacher)) Prayer and the desire to pray is evidence that one has been born again As newbor babes desire the sincere milk of the word "Prayer is the voice of faith." – Horne When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth? Martin Luther King Jr. said, "A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - "A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men." – Leonard Ravenhill ● "God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him (Francois Fenelon, French mystical theologian). Worries, Cares, deceitfulness of wealth choke word "A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God." – Leonard Ravenhill PRAYER BRINGS JOY Made him glad with the joy of your presence ● "Prayer is naught but a rising desire of the heart into God by withdrawing of the heart from all earthly thoughts." – Walter Hilton ● "He who has learned to pray has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life." – William Law, Anglican author. ● "There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God." – Brother Lawrence ● John Wesley said,"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." ● E.M. Bounds said,"if the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion." ● John Wesley said,"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." ● Carl Barth said, "To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." ● John Maxwell said,"Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer" ● Walter Wink said,"History belongs to the intercessors" ● Charles Finney said,"Prayer meetings are the most difficult meetings to sustain because they are the most spiritual meetings of the church." ● Dale Carnegie was asked, "what is the secret of your life?" Dale Carnegie replied, "Every day I pray. I yield myself to God, the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in. "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 2 YOU CAN HAVE AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH PRAYER AND FASTING Jesus, I desire an encounter of a lifetime today. PRAY..... AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD = POWER Everything that gives worth to the believer is built on power Advancement and accomplishment are based on power To be powerless is to be helpless Every move of God begins with a prayer movement Your investment in prayer will determine your placement within that move of God THE PURSUIT OF GOD By: A.W. Tozer My soul follow with hard after thee The harder I follow after God, the higher I fly follow me and I will make you fishers of men Desperate DESIRE Prayer that is desperate is as essential as breath Martin Luther King Jr. "A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - -Come, all who are thirsty, come to the waters; come buy and eat - if anyone is thirsty let him come to me and drink Desperation is a longing, panting, craving For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. (KJV) God pours out his Spirit upon those who are hungry and thirsty, Not just those who pray! Empowerment comes in levels Vs 3 Ankle deep Vs 4 Knee deep Vs 4 Waist deep Vs 5 Over the head=A river no one could cross If you are only a Christian but without power… I pity you…you must have your spirit empowered for trials POWER IS NECCESARY TO GET THINGS DONE without power you are helpless The enemies job is to stop your progress The world is under the control of the evil one... We need desperation to qualify for empowerment when the poor and needy Seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fail it for thirst, As they pass through the valley of Baca (Weeping) Give us some of your oil...NO they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you.. go to those who sell and buy some for yourselves Jesus was given the Spirit without measure you cannot get power by wishing – you will get power I going after it – paying the price necessary When the strongman armed keepeth his palace, his goods are at peace You must have power beyond the power that is contending with your destiny The altar of prayer is the altar of empowerment Part 3 EMPOWERMENT ANSWERES TO DEMANDS NOT WISHES ..."The secret of all failure is the failure to pray in secret" (The Kneeling Christian) EM bounds SAID..."Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still" – (Charles Spurgeon) I'de rather teach 1 man to pray than 10 men to preach "No man – I don’t care how colossal his intellect – No man is greater than his prayer life." – Leonard Ravenhill " Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. DECLARE A THING TO BE SO Pray like this – Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Come boldly to the throne of grace KNOW THAT GOD WILL ANSWER if you then, being evil...How much more will your Father Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; And He Will Give UNIFIED PRAYER BRINGS SUDDEN POWER the disciples were in one accord in prayer acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind – POWER CAME SUDDENLY by stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased. , And as he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.… They were all amazed at the mighty power of God. "The COVENANT HOUR OF PRAYER" Every MOVE OF GOD BEGINS WITH a MOVEMENT OF PRAYER When PRAYER AND FASTING ARE THE OPERATION OF THE DAY – A NATION IS SAVED "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHEN WE PRAY, OUR SPIRIT IS EMPOWERED TO TAKE DOMINION OVER THE DEVIL AND HIS OPOSITION TO OUR ADVANCEMENT AND PROGRESS. "Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all vices and of acquiring all virtues; for the way to become perfect is to live in the presence of God. He tells us this Himself: "Walk before me, and be thou perfect" ()" Prayer creates personal change in your life. Nothing you can do will benefit you more than prayer. Through prayer, you create an account balance in your favor in God’s spiritual bank. Our heart is the Sancta Sanctorum of God's presence (Holy of Holies) Though God is present everywhere, his greatest action is within us... Just as the sun does not heat the air, but objects, so God's full reign within us changes the atmosphere around us. We need the balance sheet of prayer to be heavily in your favor. But the people who do know their God will be strong and do exploits Prayer causes an empowered mind, and empowered soul, and an empowered spirit After that great unified prayer in The apostles continued to move in great power! And with great power the apostles continued to testify The altar of prayer in the morning causes your spirit to be charged so that you can be in charge of your day. AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH FASTING "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - PROJECT INCREASE... pre - church prayer PURPOSE OF FASTING (RECAP)

Prayer of Worship

Psalm 27:4 NIV - Anglicised

One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.

Tim 2:1 Prayer of intersession (Petition for something or someone) Prayer of Worship... .............................................................. If you want something you've never had, You must do something you've never done..... Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do occasionally.. "The value of persistent prayer is not that he will hear us that we will finally hear him" PRAYER WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 1 There are more than 400 Verses in the Bible that speak of prayer BECAUSE IT IS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD I want to know Christ and the power "ginosko" Jewish idiom for intercorse between man and woman "Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn’t pull God down to us: It pulls us up to Him." - Billy Graham - Because your love is better than life my lips will glorify you. ● Oswald Chambers said, "You can ask God for what you want, but you cannot ask if you are not asking for a right thing. When you draw near to God, you cease from asking for things."Your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask him." Then, why ask? That you may get to know Him." ● Elton Trueblood (Quaker Philosopher) said, "At the profoundest depths in life, men talk not about God but with Him." ● C. H. Spurgeon "If you want that splendid power in prayer, you must remain in loving, living, lasting, conscious, practical, abiding union with the Lord Jesus Christ." " Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. (Rowland Hill (preacher)) Prayer and the desire to pray is evidence that one has been born again As newbor babes desire the sincere milk of the word "Prayer is the voice of faith." – Horne When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth? Martin Luther King Jr. said, "A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - "A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men." – Leonard Ravenhill ● "God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him (Francois Fenelon, French mystical theologian). Worries, Cares, deceitfulness of wealth choke word "A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God." – Leonard Ravenhill PRAYER BRINGS JOY Made him glad with the joy of your presence ● "Prayer is naught but a rising desire of the heart into God by withdrawing of the heart from all earthly thoughts." – Walter Hilton ● "He who has learned to pray has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life." – William Law, Anglican author. ● "There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God." – Brother Lawrence ● John Wesley said,"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." ● E.M. Bounds said,"if the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion." ● John Wesley said,"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." ● Carl Barth said, "To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." ● John Maxwell said,"Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer" ● Walter Wink said,"History belongs to the intercessors" ● Charles Finney said,"Prayer meetings are the most difficult meetings to sustain because they are the most spiritual meetings of the church." ● Dale Carnegie was asked, "what is the secret of your life?" Dale Carnegie replied, "Every day I pray. I yield myself to God, the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in. "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 2 YOU CAN HAVE AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH PRAYER AND FASTING Jesus, I desire an encounter of a lifetime today. PRAY..... AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD = POWER Everything that gives worth to the believer is built on power Advancement and accomplishment are based on power To be powerless is to be helpless Every move of God begins with a prayer movement Your investment in prayer will determine your placement within that move of God THE PURSUIT OF GOD By: A.W. Tozer My soul follow with hard after thee The harder I follow after God, the higher I fly follow me and I will make you fishers of men Desperate DESIRE Prayer that is desperate is as essential as breath Martin Luther King Jr. "A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - -Come, all who are thirsty, come to the waters; come buy and eat - if anyone is thirsty let him come to me and drink Desperation is a longing, panting, craving For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. (KJV) God pours out his Spirit upon those who are hungry and thirsty, Not just those who pray! Empowerment comes in levels Vs 3 Ankle deep Vs 4 Knee deep Vs 4 Waist deep Vs 5 Over the head=A river no one could cross If you are only a Christian but without power… I pity you…you must have your spirit empowered for trials POWER IS NECCESARY TO GET THINGS DONE without power you are helpless The enemies job is to stop your progress The world is under the control of the evil one... We need desperation to qualify for empowerment when the poor and needy Seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fail it for thirst, As they pass through the valley of Baca (Weeping) Give us some of your oil...NO they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you.. go to those who sell and buy some for yourselves Jesus was given the Spirit without measure you cannot get power by wishing – you will get power I going after it – paying the price necessary When the strongman armed keepeth his palace, his goods are at peace You must have power beyond the power that is contending with your destiny The altar of prayer is the altar of empowerment Part 3 EMPOWERMENT ANSWERES TO DEMANDS NOT WISHES ..."The secret of all failure is the failure to pray in secret" (The Kneeling Christian) EM bounds SAID..."Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still" – (Charles Spurgeon) I'de rather teach 1 man to pray than 10 men to preach "No man – I don’t care how colossal his intellect – No man is greater than his prayer life." – Leonard Ravenhill " Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. DECLARE A THING TO BE SO Pray like this – Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Come boldly to the throne of grace KNOW THAT GOD WILL ANSWER if you then, being evil...How much more will your Father Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; And He Will Give UNIFIED PRAYER BRINGS SUDDEN POWER the disciples were in one accord in prayer acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind – POWER CAME SUDDENLY by stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased. , And as he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.… They were all amazed at the mighty power of God. "The COVENANT HOUR OF PRAYER" Every MOVE OF GOD BEGINS WITH a MOVEMENT OF PRAYER When PRAYER AND FASTING ARE THE OPERATION OF THE DAY – A NATION IS SAVED "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHEN WE PRAY, OUR SPIRIT IS EMPOWERED TO TAKE DOMINION OVER THE DEVIL AND HIS OPOSITION TO OUR ADVANCEMENT AND PROGRESS. "Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all vices and of acquiring all virtues; for the way to become perfect is to live in the presence of God. He tells us this Himself: "Walk before me, and be thou perfect" ()" Prayer creates personal change in your life. Nothing you can do will benefit you more than prayer. Through prayer, you create an account balance in your favor in God’s spiritual bank. Our heart is the Sancta Sanctorum of God's presence (Holy of Holies) Though God is present everywhere, his greatest action is within us... Just as the sun does not heat the air, but objects, so God's full reign within us changes the atmosphere around us. We need the balance sheet of prayer to be heavily in your favor. But the people who do know their God will be strong and do exploits Prayer causes an empowered mind, and empowered soul, and an empowered spirit After that great unified prayer in The apostles continued to move in great power! And with great power the apostles continued to testify The altar of prayer in the morning causes your spirit to be charged so that you can be in charge of your day. AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH FASTING "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - PROJECT INCREASE... pre - church prayer PURPOSE OF FASTING (RECAP)

If you want something you've never had, You must do something you've never done.....

Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do occasionally..

WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 1

There are more than 400 Verses in the Bible that speak of prayer

BECAUSE IT IS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

I want to know Christ and the power

Philippians 3:1–11 NIV - Anglicised

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless. But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.

"ginosko" Jewish idiom for intercourse between man and woman

"Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn’t pull God down to us: It pulls us up to Him." - Billy Graham -

Because your love is better than life my lips will glorify you.

Psalm 63:3 NIV - Anglicised

Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

Oswald Chambers said,

Oswald Chambers said, "You can ask God for what you want, but you cannot ask if you are not asking for a right thing. When you draw near to God, you cease from asking for things."Your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask him." Then, why ask? That you may get to know Him."

Elton Trueblood (Quaker Philosopher) said, "At the profoundest depths in life, men talk not about God but with Him."

C. H. Spurgeon "If you want that splendid power in prayer, you must remain in loving, living, lasting, conscious, practical, abiding union with the Lord Jesus Christ."

" Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. (Rowland Hill (preacher))

Prayer and the desire to pray is evidence that one has been born again

As newbor babes desire the sincere milk of the word "Prayer is the voice of faith." – Horne When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth? Martin Luther King Jr. said, "A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - "A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men." – Leonard Ravenhill ● "God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him (Francois Fenelon, French mystical theologian). Worries, Cares, deceitfulness of wealth choke word "A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God." – Leonard Ravenhill PRAYER BRINGS JOY Made him glad with the joy of your presence ● "Prayer is naught but a rising desire of the heart into God by withdrawing of the heart from all earthly thoughts." – Walter Hilton ● "He who has learned to pray has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life." – William Law, Anglican author. ● "There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God." – Brother Lawrence ● John Wesley said,"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." ● E.M. Bounds said,"if the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion." ● John Wesley said,"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." ● Carl Barth said, "To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." ● John Maxwell said,"Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer" ● Walter Wink said,"History belongs to the intercessors" ● Charles Finney said,"Prayer meetings are the most difficult meetings to sustain because they are the most spiritual meetings of the church." ● Dale Carnegie was asked, "what is the secret of your life?" Dale Carnegie replied, "Every day I pray. I yield myself to God, the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in. "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 2 YOU CAN HAVE AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH PRAYER AND FASTING Jesus, I desire an encounter of a lifetime today. PRAY..... AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD = POWER Everything that gives worth to the believer is built on power Advancement and accomplishment are based on power To be powerless is to be helpless Every move of God begins with a prayer movement Your investment in prayer will determine your placement within that move of God THE PURSUIT OF GOD By: A.W. Tozer My soul follow with hard after thee The harder I follow after God, the higher I fly follow me and I will make you fishers of men Desperate DESIRE Prayer that is desperate is as essential as breath Martin Luther King Jr. "A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - -Come, all who are thirsty, come to the waters; come buy and eat - if anyone is thirsty let him come to me and drink Desperation is a longing, panting, craving For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. (KJV) God pours out his Spirit upon those who are hungry and thirsty, Not just those who pray! Empowerment comes in levels Vs 3 Ankle deep Vs 4 Knee deep Vs 4 Waist deep Vs 5 Over the head=A river no one could cross If you are only a Christian but without power… I pity you…you must have your spirit empowered for trials POWER IS NECCESARY TO GET THINGS DONE without power you are helpless The enemies job is to stop your progress The world is under the control of the evil one... We need desperation to qualify for empowerment when the poor and needy Seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fail it for thirst, As they pass through the valley of Baca (Weeping) Give us some of your oil...NO they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you.. go to those who sell and buy some for yourselves Jesus was given the Spirit without measure you cannot get power by wishing – you will get power I going after it – paying the price necessary When the strongman armed keepeth his palace, his goods are at peace You must have power beyond the power that is contending with your destiny The altar of prayer is the altar of empowerment Part 3 EMPOWERMENT ANSWERES TO DEMANDS NOT WISHES ..."The secret of all failure is the failure to pray in secret" (The Kneeling Christian) EM bounds SAID..."Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still" – (Charles Spurgeon) I'de rather teach 1 man to pray than 10 men to preach "No man – I don’t care how colossal his intellect – No man is greater than his prayer life." – Leonard Ravenhill " Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. DECLARE A THING TO BE SO Pray like this – Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Come boldly to the throne of grace KNOW THAT GOD WILL ANSWER if you then, being evil...How much more will your Father Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; And He Will Give UNIFIED PRAYER BRINGS SUDDEN POWER the disciples were in one accord in prayer acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind – POWER CAME SUDDENLY by stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased. , And as he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.… They were all amazed at the mighty power of God. "The COVENANT HOUR OF PRAYER" Every MOVE OF GOD BEGINS WITH a MOVEMENT OF PRAYER When PRAYER AND FASTING ARE THE OPERATION OF THE DAY – A NATION IS SAVED "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHEN WE PRAY, OUR SPIRIT IS EMPOWERED TO TAKE DOMINION OVER THE DEVIL AND HIS OPOSITION TO OUR ADVANCEMENT AND PROGRESS. "Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all vices and of acquiring all virtues; for the way to become perfect is to live in the presence of God. He tells us this Himself: "Walk before me, and be thou perfect" ()" Prayer creates personal change in your life. Nothing you can do will benefit you more than prayer. Through prayer, you create an account balance in your favor in God’s spiritual bank. Our heart is the Sancta Sanctorum of God's presence (Holy of Holies) Though God is present everywhere, his greatest action is within us... Just as the sun does not heat the air, but objects, so God's full reign within us changes the atmosphere around us. We need the balance sheet of prayer to be heavily in your favor. But the people who do know their God will be strong and do exploits Prayer causes an empowered mind, and empowered soul, and an empowered spirit After that great unified prayer in The apostles continued to move in great power! And with great power the apostles continued to testify The altar of prayer in the morning causes your spirit to be charged so that you can be in charge of your day. AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH FASTING "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - PROJECT INCREASE... pre - church prayer PURPOSE OF FASTING (RECAP)

As newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word

As newbor babes desire the sincere milk of the word "Prayer is the voice of faith." – Horne When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth? Martin Luther King Jr. said, "A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - "A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men." – Leonard Ravenhill ● "God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him (Francois Fenelon, French mystical theologian). Worries, Cares, deceitfulness of wealth choke word "A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God." – Leonard Ravenhill PRAYER BRINGS JOY Made him glad with the joy of your presence ● "Prayer is naught but a rising desire of the heart into God by withdrawing of the heart from all earthly thoughts." – Walter Hilton ● "He who has learned to pray has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life." – William Law, Anglican author. ● "There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God." – Brother Lawrence ● John Wesley said,"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." ● E.M. Bounds said,"if the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion." ● John Wesley said,"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." ● Carl Barth said, "To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." ● John Maxwell said,"Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer" ● Walter Wink said,"History belongs to the intercessors" ● Charles Finney said,"Prayer meetings are the most difficult meetings to sustain because they are the most spiritual meetings of the church." ● Dale Carnegie was asked, "what is the secret of your life?" Dale Carnegie replied, "Every day I pray. I yield myself to God, the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in. "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 2 YOU CAN HAVE AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH PRAYER AND FASTING Jesus, I desire an encounter of a lifetime today. PRAY..... AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD = POWER Everything that gives worth to the believer is built on power Advancement and accomplishment are based on power To be powerless is to be helpless Every move of God begins with a prayer movement Your investment in prayer will determine your placement within that move of God THE PURSUIT OF GOD By: A.W. Tozer My soul follow with hard after thee The harder I follow after God, the higher I fly follow me and I will make you fishers of men Desperate DESIRE Prayer that is desperate is as essential as breath Martin Luther King Jr. "A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - -Come, all who are thirsty, come to the waters; come buy and eat - if anyone is thirsty let him come to me and drink Desperation is a longing, panting, craving For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. (KJV) God pours out his Spirit upon those who are hungry and thirsty, Not just those who pray! Empowerment comes in levels Vs 3 Ankle deep Vs 4 Knee deep Vs 4 Waist deep Vs 5 Over the head=A river no one could cross If you are only a Christian but without power… I pity you…you must have your spirit empowered for trials POWER IS NECCESARY TO GET THINGS DONE without power you are helpless The enemies job is to stop your progress The world is under the control of the evil one... We need desperation to qualify for empowerment when the poor and needy Seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fail it for thirst, As they pass through the valley of Baca (Weeping) Give us some of your oil...NO they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you.. go to those who sell and buy some for yourselves Jesus was given the Spirit without measure you cannot get power by wishing – you will get power I going after it – paying the price necessary When the strongman armed keepeth his palace, his goods are at peace You must have power beyond the power that is contending with your destiny The altar of prayer is the altar of empowerment Part 3 EMPOWERMENT ANSWERES TO DEMANDS NOT WISHES ..."The secret of all failure is the failure to pray in secret" (The Kneeling Christian) EM bounds SAID..."Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still" – (Charles Spurgeon) I'de rather teach 1 man to pray than 10 men to preach "No man – I don’t care how colossal his intellect – No man is greater than his prayer life." – Leonard Ravenhill " Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. DECLARE A THING TO BE SO Pray like this – Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Come boldly to the throne of grace KNOW THAT GOD WILL ANSWER if you then, being evil...How much more will your Father Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; And He Will Give UNIFIED PRAYER BRINGS SUDDEN POWER the disciples were in one accord in prayer acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind – POWER CAME SUDDENLY by stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased. , And as he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.… They were all amazed at the mighty power of God. "The COVENANT HOUR OF PRAYER" Every MOVE OF GOD BEGINS WITH a MOVEMENT OF PRAYER When PRAYER AND FASTING ARE THE OPERATION OF THE DAY – A NATION IS SAVED "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHEN WE PRAY, OUR SPIRIT IS EMPOWERED TO TAKE DOMINION OVER THE DEVIL AND HIS OPOSITION TO OUR ADVANCEMENT AND PROGRESS. "Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all vices and of acquiring all virtues; for the way to become perfect is to live in the presence of God. He tells us this Himself: "Walk before me, and be thou perfect" ()" Prayer creates personal change in your life. Nothing you can do will benefit you more than prayer. Through prayer, you create an account balance in your favor in God’s spiritual bank. Our heart is the Sancta Sanctorum of God's presence (Holy of Holies) Though God is present everywhere, his greatest action is within us... Just as the sun does not heat the air, but objects, so God's full reign within us changes the atmosphere around us. We need the balance sheet of prayer to be heavily in your favor. But the people who do know their God will be strong and do exploits Prayer causes an empowered mind, and empowered soul, and an empowered spirit After that great unified prayer in The apostles continued to move in great power! And with great power the apostles continued to testify The altar of prayer in the morning causes your spirit to be charged so that you can be in charge of your day. AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH FASTING "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - PROJECT INCREASE... pre - church prayer PURPOSE OF FASTING (RECAP)

1 Peter 2:2 NIV - Anglicised

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

"Prayer is the voice of faith." – DR. Horne

When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?

Luke 18:8 NIV - Anglicised

I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

"A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men." – Leonard Ravenhill

"God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him (Francois Fenelon, French mystical theologian).

Worries, Cares, deceitfulness of wealth choke word

Mark 4:18–19 NIV - Anglicised

Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

"A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God." – Leonard Ravenhill

PRAYER BRINGS JOY

Made him glad with the joy of your presence

Psalm 20:6 NIV - Anglicised

Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand.

"Prayer is naught but a rising desire of the heart into God by withdrawing of the heart from all earthly thoughts." – Walter Hilton

"He who has learned to pray has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life." – William Law, Anglican author.

"There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God." – Brother Lawrence

"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." John Wesley

"if the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion." E.M. Bounds

"God does nothing except in answer to Prayer." John Wesley

"To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." Carl Barth

"Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer" John Maxwell

"History belongs to the intercessors" Walter Wink

"Prayer meetings are the most difficult meetings to sustain because they are the most spiritual meetings of the church." Charles Finney

Dale Carnegie was asked, "what is the secret of your life?" Dale Carnegie replied, "Every day I pray. I yield myself to God, the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in.

WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 2

YOU CAN HAVE AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH PRAYER AND FASTING

Jesus, I desire an encounter of a lifetime today.

PRAY.....

AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD = POWER

Everything that gives worth to the believer is built on power

Advancement and accomplishment are based on power

To be powerless is to be helpless

Every move of God begins with a prayer movement

Your investment in prayer will determine your placement within that move of God

THE PURSUIT OF GOD By: A.W. Tozer

My soul follow with hard after thee

The harder I follow after God, the higher I fly

follow me and I will make you fishers of men

DESPERATE DESIRE

Prayer that is desperate is as essential as breath

Martin Luther King Jr.

"A Christian without prayer is no more possible than being alive without breathing." -

-Come, all who are thirsty, come to the waters; come buy and eat

- if anyone is thirsty let him come to me and drink

Desperation is a longing, panting, craving

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. (KJV)

God pours out his Spirit upon those who are hungry and thirsty, Not just those who pray!

Empowerment comes in levels

Vs 3 Ankle deep

Vs 4 Knee deep

Vs 4 Waist deep

Vs 5 Over the head=A river no one could cross

If you are only a Christian but without power… I pity you

you must have your spirit empowered for trials

POWER IS NECESSARY TO GET THINGS DONE

without power you are helpless

The enemies job is to stop your progress

The world is under the control of the evil one...

We need desperation to qualify for empowerment

when the poor and needy Seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fail it for thirst,

when the poor and needy Seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fail it for thirst, As they pass through the valley of Baca (Weeping) Give us some of your oil...NO they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you.. go to those who sell and buy some for yourselves Jesus was given the Spirit without measure you cannot get power by wishing – you will get power I going after it – paying the price necessary When the strongman armed keepeth his palace, his goods are at peace You must have power beyond the power that is contending with your destiny The altar of prayer is the altar of empowerment

As they pass through the valley of Baca (Weeping)

Give us some of your oil...NO they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you.. go to those who sell and buy some for yourselves

POWER IS NECCESARY TO GET THINGS DONE without power you are helpless The enemies job is to stop your progress The world is under the control of the evil one... We need desperation to qualify for empowerment when the poor and needy Seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fail it for thirst, As they pass through the valley of Baca (Weeping) Give us some of your oil...NO they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you.. go to those who sell and buy some for yourselves Jesus was given the Spirit without measure you cannot get power by wishing – you will get power I going after it – paying the price necessary When the strongman armed keepeth his palace, his goods are at peace You must have power beyond the power that is contending with your destiny The altar of prayer is the altar of empowerment

Jesus was given the Spirit without measure

You cannot get power by wishing – you will get power by going after it – paying the price necessary

When the strongman armed keepeth his palace, his goods are at peace

Part 3 EMPOWERMENT ANSWERES TO DEMANDS NOT WISHES ..."The secret of all failure is the failure to pray in secret" (The Kneeling Christian) EM bounds SAID..."Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still" – (Charles Spurgeon) I'de rather teach 1 man to pray than 10 men to preach "No man – I don’t care how colossal his intellect – No man is greater than his prayer life." – Leonard Ravenhill " Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. DECLARE A THING TO BE SO Pray like this – Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Come boldly to the throne of grace KNOW THAT GOD WILL ANSWER if you then, being evil...How much more will your Father Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; And He Will Give UNIFIED PRAYER BRINGS SUDDEN POWER the disciples were in one accord in prayer acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind – POWER CAME SUDDENLY by stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased. , And as he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.… They were all amazed at the mighty power of God. "The COVENANT HOUR OF PRAYER" Every MOVE OF GOD BEGINS WITH a MOVEMENT OF PRAYER When PRAYER AND FASTING ARE THE OPERATION OF THE DAY – A NATION IS SAVED "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - WHEN WE PRAY, OUR SPIRIT IS EMPOWERED TO TAKE DOMINION OVER THE DEVIL AND HIS OPOSITION TO OUR ADVANCEMENT AND PROGRESS. "Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all vices and of acquiring all virtues; for the way to become perfect is to live in the presence of God. He tells us this Himself: "Walk before me, and be thou perfect" ()" Prayer creates personal change in your life. Nothing you can do will benefit you more than prayer. Through prayer, you create an account balance in your favor in God’s spiritual bank. Our heart is the Sancta Sanctorum of God's presence (Holy of Holies) Though God is present everywhere, his greatest action is within us... Just as the sun does not heat the air, but objects, so God's full reign within us changes the atmosphere around us. We need the balance sheet of prayer to be heavily in your favor. But the people who do know their God will be strong and do exploits Prayer causes an empowered mind, and empowered soul, and an empowered spirit After that great unified prayer in The apostles continued to move in great power! And with great power the apostles continued to testify The altar of prayer in the morning causes your spirit to be charged so that you can be in charge of your day. AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH FASTING "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom - PROJECT INCREASE... pre - church prayer PURPOSE OF FASTING (RECAP)

You must have power beyond the power that is contending with your destiny

The altar of prayer is the altar of empowerment

Part 3 EMPOWERMENT ANSWERES TO DEMANDS NOT WISHES ...

"The secret of all failure is the failure to pray in secret" (The Kneeling Christian)

EM bounds SAID..."Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still" –

(Charles Spurgeon) I'de rather teach 1 man to pray than 10 men to preach

"No man – I don’t care how colossal his intellect – No man is greater than his prayer life." – Leonard Ravenhill

" Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it.

DECLARE A THING TO BE SO

Pray like this – Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Come boldly to the throne of grace

KNOW THAT GOD WILL ANSWER

if you then, being evil...How much more will your Father

Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; And He Will Give

UNIFIED PRAYER BRINGS SUDDEN POWER

the disciples were in one accord in prayer

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind – POWER CAME SUDDENLY

by stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all

Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased.

, And as he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.… They were all amazed at the mighty power of God.

"The COVENANT HOUR OF PRAYER"

Every MOVE OF GOD BEGINS WITH a MOVEMENT OF PRAYER

When PRAYER AND FASTING ARE THE OPERATION OF THE DAY – A NATION IS SAVED

"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom -

WHEN WE PRAY, OUR SPIRIT IS EMPOWERED TO TAKE DOMINION OVER THE DEVIL AND HIS OPOSITION TO OUR ADVANCEMENT AND PROGRESS.

"Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all vices and of acquiring all virtues; for the way to become perfect is to live in the presence of God. He tells us this Himself: "Walk before me, and be thou perfect" ()

“Prayer creates personal change in your life. Nothing you can do will benefit you more than prayer. Through prayer, you create an account balance in your favor in God’s spiritual bank.

Our heart is the Sancta Sanctorum of God's presence (Holy of Holies)

Though God is present everywhere, his greatest action is within us... Just as the sun does not heat the air, but objects, so God's full reign within us changes the atmosphere around us.

We need the balance sheet of prayer to be heavily in your favor.

But the people who do know their God will be strong and do exploits

Prayer causes an empowered mind, and empowered soul, and an empowered spirit

After that great unified prayer in The apostles continued to move in great power! And with great power the apostles continued to testify

The altar of prayer in the morning causes your spirit to be charged so that you can be in charge of your day.

AN ENCOUNTER WITH POWER THROUGH FASTING

"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom -

PROJECT INCREASE...

Abstaining from natrual pleasures to focus on spiritual growth

pre - church prayer

PURPOSE OF FASTING (RECAP)

Abstaining from natrual pleasures to focus on spiritual growth

Getting you focus centered on God

JESUS... Went into fasting full of the Holy Spirit, Came out of fasting in the Power of the Holy Spirit

Fasting is not about punishing the body, but rather focusing on God

Hear clearly from God for right decisions

Paul & Barnabus sending proceed by prayer and fasting

Fasting and prayer before appointing elders

Get in proper alignment with God

Esther and Jews

FASTING IS ORDAINED FOR SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT

Friend of world = enemy of God

FASTING & PRAYER OFTEN WENT TOGETHER IN THE BIBLE AND IN HISTORY

FASTING IS ORDAINED FOR SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT Friend of world = enemy of God FASTING & PRAYER OFTEN WENT TOGETER IN THE BIBLE AND IN HISTORY Ezra needed Protection Nehmiah fasting for the broken city of Jerusalem King David fasting and P for those sick & diseased Daniel F.P for desolation of Israel Prophetess Anna never left the temple, but F.P night and day JESUS fasted and prayed John's disciples fasting and praying as a habit Apostles F.P to commission new leaders/ Paul & Barnabas Paul & Barnabas appointed elders through fasting and praying... Charles Finny .. Father nash... (Daniel Nash1775-1831)the praying prince Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) George Whitfield (1739-1741) Britian

Ezra needed Protection

Nehmiah fasting for the broken city of Jerusalem

King David fasting and P for those sick & diseased

Daniel F.P for desolation of Israel

Prophetess Anna never left the temple, but F.P night and day

JESUS fasted and prayed

John's disciples fasting and praying as a habit

Apostles F.P to commission new leaders/ Paul & Barnabas

Paul & Barnabas appointed elders through fasting and praying...

Charles Finny .. Father nash... (Daniel Nash1775-1831)the praying prince

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

George Whitfield (1739-1741) Britian The Great Awakening or First Great Awakening was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, especially the American colonies, in the 1730s and 1740s, leaving a permanent impact on American Protestantism.

The Great Awakening or First Great Awakening was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, especially the American colonies, in the 1730s and 1740s, leaving a permanent impact on American Protestantism.

Azusa Street Father Semore

Azusa Street Father Semore Welsh Revial .. Even Roberts ... Expectancy of revival intensified in Los Angeles, California, when believers there heard about the remarkable revival in Wales, where from September 1904 to June 1905, 100,000 people were converted to Christ GOD KIND OF FAST PRODUCES POWER Power … Is this not the fast that I’ve chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and break every yoke? You never come across any man or woman that walks in power who is not accustomed to fasting often Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. You can pray for power – but it takes fasting to walk in power When you pray… When you fast – NOT IF! Moses fasting 40 days and 40 nights – no food no water Moses fasting 40 days and 40 nights – no food no water Jesus Fasted 40 days and nights "See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh." Apostle Paul In fastings Apostle Paul In fasting often apostle Paul walking in power and they thought he was a god Except a kernel of wheat falling to the ground and die it abides alone You cannot walk in power without fasting

Welsh Revial .. Even Roberts ...

Expectancy of revival intensified in Los Angeles, California, when believers there heard about the remarkable revival in Wales, where from September 1904 to June 1905, 100,000 people were converted to Christ

GOD KIND OF FAST PRODUCES POWER

Power … Is this not the fast that I’ve chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and break every yoke? You never come across any man or woman that walks in power who is not accustomed to fasting often Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Power … Is this not the fast that I’ve chosen?

To loose the bands of wickedness,

to undo heavy burdens,

to let the oppressed go free, and

break every yoke?

You never come across any man or woman that walks in power who is not accustomed to fasting often

Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

You can pray for power – but it takes fasting to walk in power When you pray… When you fast – NOT IF! Moses fasting 40 days and 40 nights – no food no water Moses fasting 40 days and 40 nights – no food no water Jesus Fasted 40 days and nights "See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh." Apostle Paul In fastings Apostle Paul In fasting often apostle Paul walking in power and they thought he was a god Except a kernel of wheat falling to the ground and die it abides alone You cannot walk in power without fasting

You can pray for power – but it takes fasting to walk in power

When you pray… When you fast – NOT IF!

Moses fasting 40 days and 40 nights – no food no water

Moses fasting 40 days and 40 nights – no food no water Jesus Fasted 40 days and nights

"See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh."

Apostle Paul In fastings

Apostle Paul In fasting often

apostle Paul walking in power and they thought he was a god

Except a kernel of wheat falling to the ground and die it abides alone

You cannot walk in power without fasting

FASTING CLEARS YOUR MIND KNOWING GOD REQUIRES ALL OF YOUR HEART Cannot pray and be close to God with a cluttered mind You will seek me and you will find me after that you have sought for me with all your heart All your heart equals a clear mind free from other loves to seek God Peter did not have in mind the things of the Spirit... he was trying to save his own life. Save his life will lose it Seek me as you would for silver and search for me as you would for hidden treasure If you hold fast to my words then truly you are my disciples and then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free Luke Warm (first name Luke, last name Warm)

FASTING CLEARS YOUR MIND

KNOWING GOD REQUIRES ALL OF YOUR HEART

Cannot pray and be close to God with a cluttered mind

You will seek me and you will find me after that you have sought for me with all your heart

All your heart equals a clear mind free from other loves to seek God

Peter did not have in mind the things of the Spirit... he was trying to save his own life. Save his life will lose it

Seek me as you would for silver and search for me as you would for hidden treasure

If you hold fast to my words then truly you are my disciples and then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free

Luke Warm (first name Luke, last name Warm)

UNDERSTANDING PRAYER Part 2

Prayer

PRAYER

WHY TALK ABOUT PRAYER? Because..."The secret of all failure is the failure to pray in secret" (The Kneeling Christian)

"Satan does not care how many people read about prayer if only he can keep them from praying" – Paul E. Billheimer

"Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still" – EM bounds

I'de rather teach 1 man to pray than 10 men to preach "No man – I don’t care how colossal his intellect Charles Spurgeon

No man is greater than his prayer life." – Leonard Ravenhill

WHAT IS PRAYER?

"The value of persistent prayer is not that he will hear us that we will finally hear him"

WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? PART 1

BECAUSE IT IS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

"Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn’t pull God down to us: It pulls us up to Him." - Billy Graham -

C. H. Spurgeon "If you want that splendid power in prayer, you must remain in loving, living, lasting, conscious, practical, abiding union with the Lord Jesus Christ."

" Prayer is the breath of a newborn soul, and there can be no Christian life without it. (Rowland Hill (preacher))

PRAYER BRINGS JOY

"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?" – Corrie Ten Boom -