Oxford Bible Church - Living in the Last Days

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).

Intercession involves Spiritual Warfare, for we are bringing God’s will into the earth by the power of His Spirit, released through our prayers, against the opposition of the kingdom of darkness which rules this world-system. EPHESIANS is the key book on God’s mighty Power released through our Prayers.