“When you fast, …” (Mat. 6:16). Millions of people fast each day because they lack food. Thousands fast daily because their doctors order it before a particular test can be performed or to lose weight as the best option to manage their health conditions. Some fast to keep in shape, […]
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Pray for Muslims with Prayercast March 22-April 21, 2023 During Ramadan many Muslims go to the mosque and spend several hours praying. In addition to the five daily prayers that are part of the core of Islam, Muslims recite a special prayer called the Tarawih prayer (night prayer). What is […]
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by Rev. Joseph Ezeigbo ” Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed. The motion of a hidden fire, that trembles the breast.”- James Montgomery “We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties”. Oswald Chambers. ” Prayers don’t have to be long or eloquent They […]
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by Rev. Joseph Ezeigbo The Bible does not lack an abounding record of people who fasted and the reason for fasting. Three outstanding examples in the Old Testament are Nehemiah, Ezra and Esther. In each case, the individual involved faced a life and death situation. Nehemiah as a cup-bearer, to […]
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by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my mates will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though […]
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by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting committed them to the Lord in whom they had put their trust. Acts 14:23 How do you manage your priorities? What is God’s calling for you? Any appointment into an office […]
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by Suzanne Niles and Wendy Simpson Originally published in eCommunicator on October 19, 2015 You have the choice to change your life by a simple decision. It is fully within your ability to make this choice, and absolutely within God’s power to give you the strength for the sacrifice. Fasting […]
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This research, which have been going on for over 20 years suggests several benefits of fasting which could include potential for good health and
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by Rev. Joseph Ezeigbo Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered. Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. Psalm 68:1 “These are the times that try men’s souls” so began Thomas Paine in one of his classic essays, The Crisis, which he penned in December 1776 at the […]
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by Rev. Stephen Baba Panya When: Friday, January 31 to Sunday, February 2, 2020 Calling All Christians everywhere to Join in The Declared Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Special Days of Prayer, Fasting and Prayer Walk for Nigeria on Friday, January 31 to Sunday, February 2, 2020. Our very existence as […]
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by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot ECWA USA invites all Christians to stand with the persecuted saints in Nigeria. A three day fasting and prayer has been declared for Friday, January 31 to Sunday, February 2, 2020. Read more about it here, Pray For The Persecuted Christians in Nigeria Friday, January 31: All churches […]
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by eCommunicator Prayer is one of the ways by which we communicate with God to get closer in our daily walk with Him. Through the power of prayer, we gain deeper knowledge of His word. Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit. Zech. 4:6 May we be […]
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Washington, D.C. March 30, 1863 By the President: Abraham Lincoln William H. Seward, Secretary of State Senator James Harlan of Iowa, whose daughter later married President Lincoln’s son Robert, introduced this Resolution in the Senate on March 2, 1863. The Resolution asked President Lincoln to proclaim a national day of […]
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