Posts with the category “21-days-of-prayer-of-fasting”

Congratulations on making it to the second half of this 40-day journey! What better way to start the second half than with a note on the tongue, which according to James, steers the whole body.Read th...  Read More

Herod arrests Peter and puts him in prison in the 12th chapter of Acts. In verse 5, we see that  the Church earnestly prays for Peter’s release. God sends His angel and miraculously sets Peter free. P...  Read More

“‘When I called, they did not listen; so when they called, I would not listen,says the LORD Almighty.”Zechariah 7:13Prayer goes unanswered when we refuse to obey the laws of God.God’s laws are like gr...  Read More

In Luke 18:1-8, Jesus tells us the story of a persistent widow who pleaded her case with ajudge that didn’t fear God or man. The unjust judge finally decided to respond to her plea, because she refuse...  Read More

In response to our prayers, God’s army of angels is mobilized. In the same way, to stop God’s answer from reaching us, the Devil mobilizes his own army, the army of demons.We see such instances explai...  Read More

One of the names of God is Jehovah Jireh, which means that God will provide. When wecall upon the name of God and pray for our needs, the God of provision meets thoseneeds, opening the window of heave...  Read More

Sometimes our prayers go unheard…this is not unbiblical. There are a few instances where the Bible explicitly sets a precedent for a person’s prayer not reaching God. This week we will be looking at a...  Read More

Every day has its worries. But, even before we wake up and the worries of life hit us, God knows their existence and has a way to rescue us.In prayer, Jesus always acknowledged God’s knowledge of His ...  Read More

Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Spirit. He prayed 40 days and 40 nights, and at the end of this time, Satan tempted him thrice. Jesus had the strength to overcome this temptation, because He ...  Read More

Sometimes we hear someone pray using a good measure of Christianese and become dumbfounded as to how we can even come up with such an eloquent prayer. Sometimes we fall prey to thinking that God only ...  Read More

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in...  Read More

One of the reasons people find prayer boring is because we get used to saying the same prayer over and over again. We forget prayer is a conversation.“...for they think they will be heard because of t...  Read More

In the parable of the unforgiving debtor (Matt. 18:21-35), Jesus draws a parallel between God’s immense forgiveness toward all of our sins and our response of unforgiveness toward our fellow man who h...  Read More

These next seven days, we will study how Jesus prayed.Jesus is a prime example to follow in prayer. He is close to the Father’s heart and is noted in the Bible as our interceder.Jesus’ prayers were be...  Read More

When Jacob was running away from his brother Esau, he rested at a place and fell asleep. He dreamt of a ladder extending between heaven and earth (Genesis 28). He saw angels walking up and down the la...  Read More

A big part of conversation is listening. Some people are naturally great listeners…I am not one of them. Quite often my mind is running a mile a minute as someone is speaking to me. I also have somewh...  Read More

Prayer requires discipline. I have heard people say that during their prayer time they often run out of things to pray. If we really understood the power of prayer, we would be on our knees in interce...  Read More

Have you ever been on a date? The commitment to that date depends on how much attention each of the two people on the date give each other. If one keeps getting phone calls and is generally distracted...  Read More

It is usually easy to tell where people’s priorities lie. You just have to look at what they spend most of their time and money on. If we scrutinize our priorities, Prayer does not make the top 10 lis...  Read More

Do you have an unbelieving friend?In your sphere of influence (a circle that includes everyone you know), you may be the only believer. In fact, your friends may not know anyone else who has a persona...  Read More

AuthorityOur words have power. We are made in God’s image. We have the shadow of the same mighty power that God used as He breathed and spoke all of life into existence. By the power of His word He sa...  Read More

As we step into a new season, we want to invite you to join us as a church family for 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, beginning Sunday, June 4.Prayer and fasting are powerful ways to reset our hearts, ...  Read More