Posts with the category “year-on-fire”

On this day, January 22, in the Year of our Lord 1995, the fire of God’s manifest presence filled Coggin Avenue Baptist Church in Brownwood, Texas. This movement of the Holy Spirit spilled over to nearby Howard Payne University and far beyond.  Read More

Are you someone who trembles at God’s word? If all the unused Bibles were picked up at one time, it would cause a dust storm so severe that it would eclipse the sun  Read More

The Bible may be 2,000 years old, but it has not lost its razor sharp edge. The Bible is more relevant than headline news and more personal than a text message from your best friend.  Read More

God not only wants you to read the Bible, He wants to encounter you in your daily Bible reading.  Read More

If you want a word from God, read the Bible. We are rapidly becoming a generation in danger of becoming so focused on prophetic Words from God that we are in danger of neglecting Scripture.  Read More

All prayer moves towards the vortex of the manifest presence of Christ, and the Lord’s prayer demonstrates this.  Read More

Humility attracts the presence of God the way a low pressure zone attracts a storm. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true—pride repels the presence of God the way a high atmospheric pressure will repel a storm center. It is no wonder God says that He opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble (see James 4:6).  Read More

The devil will tell you unforgiveness, resentment, retaliation is the greatest power on earth. He is a liar. The greatest power on earth is forgiveness.  Read More

On this day, January 14, in the year of our Lord 1739, George Whitfield, one of the greatest preachers who ever lived, was ordained. He spent the day before his ordination in prayer and fasting, praying late into the evening.  Read More

Using the Lord’s prayer as a religious instrument would be like biting into a banana before you peel it.  Read More

As kingdom people we learn to pray kingdom prayers—prayers not rooted in our agenda, but God’s.  Read More

As you follow the Lord’s prayer pattern today, use His Name to boldly declare the supremacy of Christ. Clear the atmosphere of static and interference. In the final months of Bill Bright’s life, Henry Blackabee asked Dr. Bright in an interview, what burden he had for the church.   Read More

Every part of the Lord’s prayer pattern is intended to be Christ-encountering. As we will discover over the next seven days, when Jesus gave His prayer pattern, He was not providing us with a religious instrument.   Read More

If you are dreading your extended fast, you are focused on the wrong thing. You need to stop and change your perspective. Yes, it is true that you will abstain from solid food, but what you are giving up is not worth comparing to what you will be receiving from God.  Read More

When you fast there are several guidelines that will be helpful.  Read More

Toward the beginning of a new year is a perfect time to seek God in fasting.  Read More

This day, January 6, in the year of our Lord 1907, marks the beginning of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Korea. The Presbyterian church in Korea had been experiencing unusual hunger for God for months prior. People loved reading God’s Word and spending extraordinary time in prayer.  Read More

Let’s face it, it is virtually impossible to have absolute secrecy during an extended fast. Despite our sincere efforts to keep it private, both our family members and work colleagues will find out sooner or later. So, does that ruin the impact?  Read More

In a day of golden arches and pizza palaces, fasting from food is certainly a form of rebellion against the status quo. While some enjoy it more than others, we all like to eat. To deny yourself the pleasure of eating solid food for a day, a week, or a month is counterintuitive. So why do it?  Read More

Do you have a heart cry for revival—a desire deep in your belly to encounter the manifest presence of Christ? Do you have that burden for your family and your church family to also be led to a fresh encounter with Christ?  Read More

On this day, January 2, in the year of our Lord 1908, Pastor Boddy spoke at a church convention on the Latter Rain of the Holy Spirit.  Read More

Happy New Year from your College of Prayer family On New Year’s Day, you don’t so much need a new car, new house or new marriage. You do, however, need new oil from God.  Read More

The second coming of Christ is one of the most foundational, universal promises of God. God gives you this promise so that you will live in the light of the certain return of Jesus.  Read More

The second coming of Jesus Christ is one of the foundational, universal promises of God which you can count on any time, anywhere, in every situation.   Read More

There are not many events in the future that are one hundred percent guaranteed, but here is one: Christ is coming again, and every eye will see him!  Read More

Your heavenly Father knows. He knows you, he knows your strengths and weaknesses, your wins and losses, your potential, and your pitfalls.  Read More

Rest is often hard to come by. We live busy lives. We put a premium on multitasking. It is easy to see rest as an interruption to an otherwise productive life.  Read More

Make no mistake about it— the good news of Christ will reach every ethnic group in God’s perfect time. And then the end will come.  Read More

There may be no more practical promise you will ever receive from God than the promise of his grace.  Read More

God wants you to know that every time you open your mouth and tell an unbeliever the good news of Jesus Christ, your words are full of supernatural power.  Read More

You may not have everything you want, but God promises to give you everything you need.  Read More

Sometimes it’s difficult to see life from God’s perspective. At times you may not be sure where you are and where you’re going. But God always promises direction.  Read More

God promises you power in the Holy Spirit today. This is not wishful thinking; this is the power promise of God.  Read More

Jesus came to set you free and that is a promise. For freedom Christ has set us free.  Read More

God is the God of hope, and he has hope for you today.  Read More

God is chronically encouraged, and always encouraging. Everything God says is encouraging, and everything God does is encouraging.  Read More

One of the most encouraging promises of God is that you are inseparably linked to God’s love.  Read More

God wants to remove from you once and for all the feeling of abandonment. When you feel forsaken, you are not ultimately forsaken.  Read More

The promise of God’s abiding presence is one of the most foundational universal promises of God. You can claim this promise anywhere, at any time, in every situation.  Read More

God guarantees to you the reality of his nonstop presence. This is a universal promise he gives to you anytime, anywhere, and in every situation.  Read More