Oxford Bible Church - Living in the Last Days (audio)

The aim of Fasting is to help get ourself in position to hear and receive from God and be a channel for His Power. It changes us, not God, by helping to remove our unbelief. In fasting we subject our natural desires to our desire for God. 3 Purposes of Fasting are to aid Repentance, Guidance & Intercession.

The aim of Fasting is to help get ourself in position to hear and receive from God and be a channel for His Power. It changes us, not God, by helping to remove our unbelief. In fasting we subject our natural desires to our desire for God. 3 Purposes of Fasting are to aid Repentance, Guidance & Intercession.

Jesus fasted and taught on Fasting. It boosts and reinforces Prayer. It does not impress God, but is a means to change us, to help humble our soul before God (Psa 35:13), reducing the dominance of our flesh, so we can be more sensitive to the Spirit. Prayer & fasting removes natural unbelief (Matt 17:21)

Jesus fasted and taught on Fasting. It boosts and reinforces Prayer. It does not impress God, but is a means to change us, to help humble our soul before God (Psa 35:13), reducing the dominance of our flesh, so we can be more sensitive to the Spirit. Prayer & fasting removes natural unbelief (Matt 17:21)

Queen Esther is an example of a true intercessor, who shaped the course of history. She is a picture of the Church, called to reign with Christ and release His power through intercession. Then Derek describes the qualities of intercessors, especially their persistence in prayer (Luke 11:8, Ephesians 6:10-18, 2Kings 13:14-18).

Queen Esther is an example of a true intercessor, who shaped the course of history. She is a picture of the Church, called to reign with Christ and release His power thru intercession. Then Derek describes the qualities of intecessors, especially their persistance in prayer (Lk 11:8, Eph 6:10-18, 2Ki 13:14-18).

James 5 gives ELIJAH as our example for how to PRAY for the RAIN of the SPIRIT, necessary to bring the SEED of the WORD in men's hearts to fruition, resulting in a harvest of precious fruit (souls). His prayer posture was as one in labour (1Kings 18:42), giving birth to the revelation in his womb (v41).

James 5 gives ELIJAH as our example for how to PRAY for the RAIN of the SPIRIT, necessary to bring the SEED of the WORD in men's hearts to fruition, resulting in a harvest of precious fruit (souls). His prayer posture was as one in labour (1Kings 18:42), giving birth to the revelation in his womb (v41).

Through His Blood, Jesus has brought us into a new and better Covenant with God, which is the basis for our prayer-life. It includes the gift of praying in tongues, whereby the indwelling Holy Spirit helps us to pray God’s perfect will into the earth, by giving us the utterance (Acts 2:4, Rom 8:26-27, 1Cor 14:2).

Through His Blood, Jesus has brought us into a new and better Covenant with God, which is the basis for our prayer-life. It includes the gift of praying in tongues, whereby the indwelling Holy Spirit helps us to pray God’s perfect will into the earth, by giving us the utterance (Acts 2:4, Rom 8:26-27, 1Cor 14:2).