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  • Prayer stressed…

    Prayer is stressed again and again in the New Testament as a vital prerequisite for the release and experience of God’s power Robert HughesClick to TweetFrom the book “First Corinthians (Everyman's Bible Commentary Series) ” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Reducing Self

    Bill Bright nails it when he says that “fasting reduces the power of self so that the Holy Spirit can do a more intense work within us.” Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Power

    Power

    The very measure of God’s power in a believer’s life is dependent on how much of his life is ordered by the Holy Ghost. Mahesh ChavdaClick to TweetFrom the book “The Hidden Power Of Speaking In Tongues” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Praying in tongues

    Praying in tongues

    Praying in the gift of tongues is not the least of the gifts; it is often the entrances into all teh gifts. Strengthen your spirit man. Charge your batteries of faith by praying in the Holy Spirit! James GollClick to TweetFrom the book “Dream Language” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Peace in the storm

    Bill Johnson says “You only have power over the storm that you have peace in.” This statement references the story of Jesus sleeping in the boat during a storm. He wakes up and calms the wind by saying, “Peace, be still.” (Luke 8:23-24). The Lord spoke to me and told me that I was going…

  • Prayer lays the track

    ‘Our prayers lay the track down which God’s power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails,’ Watchman NeeClick to Tweet

  • Standing on your head!

    Standing on your head!

    As she left a conference in Atlanta, Georgia, a woman was praying, “Lord, I’ll do anything for You. I’ll do anything. Just tell me what You want me to do, and I’ll do it.” In that moment she sensed something and realized, I’m supposed to turn left. It almost felt like a whim, but desperately…

  • More than a nibble of peace and joy!

    Your heavenly Father is so eager to care for you, that while you are timidly asking for a nibble of peace and joy, He is longing for you to open your mouth wide so He can fill it. The more often you ask, the better; and the more you ask for, the more He welcomes…

  • Source of power

    How does the believer tap into his source of power? To be strong in the Lord’s might requires two acts of faith. First you must have a settled, firm persuasion that the Lord is almighty in power. This is a foundational truth. Secondly you must not only believe that God is almighty, but also that…

  • Source of power

    What was the source of his power? ‘At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place’ (4:42). ‘Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed’ (5:16). You will never cope with the demands of life in the kingdom of God unless you are being recharged through your hotline to God. Nicky Gumbel – UK Vicar,…