{"status":200,"userMsg":"Post fetched successfully","devMsg":"Post fetched successfully","data":{"id":462,"uuid":"cbb08c60-85ac-4c94-ae3b-3857170e2872","title":"HAVING REST THROUGH THE ALTAR OF PRAYER PT1 ","excerpts":"PROPHETIC THEME FOR THE MONTH- HAVING REST THROUGH THE ALTAR OF PRAYER AND FASTING\n\nHAVING REST THROUGH THE ALTAR OF PRAYER PT1\n\n\n\n\n- Scriptures makes it clear that prayer and fasting is one of the covenant things that brings rest roundabout in every area of our lives and destiny. 1kings5:4, Mk11:24,Mt 17:21 \n\n- Prayer and fasting is the main means through which every kingdom endeavours is channeled\n\n- In this teaching we shall be focusing on\n\na. Why prayer and fasting is necessary\n\nb. Some of t","content":"PROPHETIC THEME FOR THE MONTH- HAVING REST THROUGH THE ALTAR OF PRAYER AND FASTING\n\nHAVING REST THROUGH THE ALTAR OF PRAYER PT1\n\n\n\n\n- Scriptures makes it clear that prayer and fasting is one of the covenant things that brings rest roundabout in every area of our lives and destiny. 1kings5:4, Mk11:24,Mt 17:21 \n\n- Prayer and fasting is the main means through which every kingdom endeavours is channeled\n\n- In this teaching we shall be focusing on\n\na. Why prayer and fasting is necessary\n\nb. Some of the keys to experience the profits of prayer and fasting\n\nWhat is prayer\n1. Prayer is communication with God. Jer33:3\n\nTypes of prayer Ephesians 6:18  \n1. Prayer of thanksgiving\n2. Prayer of consecration\n3. Petition prayer\n4. Prayer of enquiry\n5. Prayer of faith\n6. Prayer of Intercession\n\nKinds of prayer\n1. Personal prayer. Mark1:35\n2. Coorporate prayer. Acts 4:31\n3. Prayer of agreement. Matthew 18:19\n\nModes of prayer\n1. Contemplative/meditative/silent prayer. 1 Samuel 1:13\n2. Loud prayers. hebrews 5:7 \n\n\nTimes of prayer\n1. Always ephesians 6:18  \n2. Hour of prayer/prayer watches Acts 3:1 \n3. short prayer. John 11:43 \n4. long prayers. Luke 6:12  \n\n\nAnalogies of prayer.\n1. Railways that channel the blessings of God\n2. Physical breathing \n3. Rain cycle.\n\nWhat is fasting\n1. Fasting is going without food for a period of time with the purpose seeking God.\n2. A dramatic expression of our hunger and desperation for God.\n3. Humbling of the flesh so that the spirit is liberated to encounter God. Gal5:17\n\n\nWHY IS IT NECESSARY TO PRAY AND FAST :\n\nA. We pray and fast to enforce the will, plan and counsel of God of the father on earth. (Esther4:16 Matt 6:9-10, 1 John 5:14-15, Matt 6:16\n\nB. We pray and fast to service and strengthen our relationship with our father GOD (Matt 6:9 , Mark 2:20  \n\nC. We pray and fast to handle restless Satan activities on earth. (Matt 6:11,13, Matt13:24-25 Matthew 26:41 galatians 5:17  \n\nD. We pray and fast to access our inheritance and promises from God. (Matt 6:11, Dan 9:13 \n\nE. We pray to keep ourselves spiritual and in close proximity with God. (James 4:6 \n\nF. We pray to keep in touch with signals and transmissions from heaven consistently (Hab 2:1-2,Lk 3:21-22,  Luke9:29,35)\n\nG. We pray to avoid fainting or giving up in the journey of life . ( Lk 18:1, Gal 6:9)\n\n\n\nKEYS TO EXPERIENCE PROFITS IN PRAYER AND FASTING\n\nA. Pray in righteousness ( Isa 59:1-2, 2Chro7:14, Ps 24:3-5,Prov 15:29, \n\nb. Pray with desperation and conviction (Ps 63:1-2, Gen 32:24-28, Isa 44:3 James 5:16 James 5:17  \n\nc. Pray with faith and convictions (Heb 11:6 ","encoded_content":null,"username":"oxy","author":"anonymous","visibility":1,"category":"sermon","quiz":null,"communities":null,"view_access":null,"edit_access":null,"state_vector":null,"sync_tracker":"a2b713cf-2c0a-4d9d-903b-cad84788f624","created_at":"2026-07-05T04:34:19.000Z","updated_at":"2026-07-05T14:52:51.000Z"}}