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Table of content
1. What faith is
Foreword
2. The mustard seed faith
Introduction
3. Firmly plugged into unlimited power
1. FAITH - The Starting Point
4. Your mouth is the miracle key
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2. The Power of GRATITUDE
5. How faith works
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3. LOVE and FORGIVENESS
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6. Overcoming the Hindrances to Faith
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4. ASKING and RECEIVING
7. Dealing with doubts and unbelief
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5. Different Kinds of PRAYERS
8. Hebrews Chapter Eleven
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6. PRAYING in TONGUES
32
7. The PRAYER of INTERCESSION
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FOREWORD
So many people become awe struck whenever
the subject of prayer is being discussed, they
look down on themselves and secretly wish they
can have their prayers answered just like the
other few folks they know who have managed to
get that somewhat “elusive favor” of God on their
side, and who were getting their prayers
answered. But that is not what prayer is
supposed to be. Every single believer is entitled
to have his or her every prayer answered!
“Ask and it shall be given to you… For EVERY ONE
who asks receives…” – Matthew 7:7
Finally, a book that lets you explore the depths of
‘Prayer’ in its simplicity. You can have your
prayers answered and enjoy fullness of joy!
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INTRODUCTION
“If your faith can say ‘YES’ God will not say ‘NO’”
– Archbishop Benson Idahosa
“Time spent in prayer is never wasted”
– Francois Fenelon
“The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered
prayer, but unoffered prayer”
– F.B. Meyer
”Do not be anxious about anything, but in
everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to
God”
– Philippians 4:6
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CHAPTER ONE
FAITH – The Starting Point
Faith Is The Starting Point!
A successful prayer-life begins with faith in God!
There is no going around or avoiding this, and
there will be no need going any further if I don’t
believe in God or believe in His ability to
reward/answer my requests or prayers. Even The
Lord's Prayer starts with “Our father who hath in
heaven…” Acknowledging an invisible heavenly
father whom you can’t see physically.
Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)
“But without faith it is impossible to please him:
for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,
and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently
seek him.”
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(GW) “No one can please God without faith.
Whoever goes to God must believe that God
exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”
What then is Faith?
Hebrews 11:1
(ASV) Now faith is assurance of things hoped for,
a conviction of things not seen.
(KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen.
The words assurance, conviction, substance &
evidence, all stand out in the scriptural definition
of faith. And this assurance and conviction are
for things that the natural eyes cannot see.
In other words, faith is not limited or dependent
on the natural senses. It’s evidence and
assurance are based on God’s words and
promises alone.
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A Real Life Story
It was a normal day, during the Fall season, quite
uneventful until something happened. My dad
(Engr Ayodele Ogundipe, of blessed memory
now) was clearing the overgrown bush in the
undeveloped plot next to our compound. The
growth was wild and extending into our
compound and to other neighbors.
My dad gathered all the dried extending twigs
and bushes he had cleared and laid them down
a safe distance away from the dry bush. He
proceeded to set the pile on fire, everything was
going well until a sudden gust of wind came and
blew the fire and some burning embers landed
on the standing bush. All my life I had never
seen my dad panicked before, but that day I
think I saw a little bit of an alarm on his face. He
tried to manage the situation, but the fire had
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already caught on, been fueled by the dry bush.
At that moment dad called out to me, I rushed
out from the house to see the burning bush
already blazing, crackling and the fire was
barreling towards the roof of the house on the
plot directly behind this burning bush. I
remembered the moment dad dropped his
hands calmly in realization that our effort was
not a match for the blazing inferno, because by
then the fire had already engulfed the whole
length of the bush and was rapidly advancing
down the width. If nothing was done, that fire
will light up the roof of the house behind it and
burn it down.
Right at that moment, I stood on a heap of
construction sand at a vantage point, and facing
the fire, I lifted up my hand and pointed at the
fire. I prayed in faith and commanded the fire to
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stop in the name of Jesus.
To the glory of God, the raging fire instantly
obeyed my words and it died down suddenly in a
straight line! From one end to the other!
There are many situations in life that you only
have a split-second to make a decision, if there is
any time you need God to be there for you, then
such critical time like that qualify as one!
How Does Faith Come (How do you get faith)?
You get faith by repeatedly listening to words
spoken by God, reading the word of God,
meditating and thinking about the words and
promises of God, exposing yourself to avenues
where you can hear the word of God preached,
declaring and speaking the words of God over
yourself. The scriptures specified in Romans
10:17 (KJV) “So then faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God”.
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The Importance of Faith in Prayer
The place of faith in prayer is undeniable. Faith is
what moves or attract God towards a person a
nation or a situation. Faith is the natural
language of prayer. A morning prayer done in
faith can set the tone for blessings for the rest of
the day! A prayer for healing offered in faith will
bring healing and health to the sick, a prayer for
business, prayed in faith will make that business
to prosper. In The Lord's prayer, Jesus Christ
encouraged us to pray to the heavenly father (it
takes faith to do that). Praying wives, praying
mothers, and praying fathers can all testify to
this. They know what it means to stand in faith in
the place of prayer until they see their desired
results.
Develop the mentality of one who has access to
God, by faith, and who cannot be defeated!
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Mark 11:24 (KJV) “Therefore I say unto you, what
things soever you desire, when you pray, believe
that you receive them, and you shall have them.”
When you pray, the recommendation of Jesus
Christ as stated in the above scripture verse is to
believe that you have already receive the answer
even before you physically see it. That is FAITH!
The Mustard Seed Faith
All you need is a faith the size of a mustard seed!
Contrary to popular opinions, you don’t have to
have a gigantic faith to move the mountain,
instead, Jesus said in Matthew 17:20 “…if you
have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can
say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’
and it will move, and nothing will be impossible
for you.” In essence, the mustard seed size faith
that you have now will work for you! Start getting
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your prayers answered while you are growing in
faith. YOUR FAITH WILL WORK FOR YOU NOW!
Stop losing hope in the bible and in the church of
God! Exposure to life inspiring books on faith,
and consistently growing in faith & in the
knowledge of Christ, you will become a valuable
woman of faith! or a man of faith! ready to be
used by God in the service of God’s kingdom.
Say This Boldly To Yourself Over And Over Again:
Through Christ, My Faith Works For Me!
Through Christ, My Faith Works For Me!
Through Christ, My Faith Works For Me!
Through Christ, My Faith Works For Me!
Through Christ, My Faith Works For Me!
Through Christ, My Faith Works For Me!
Now start using your faith to get prayer results!
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Prayer Exercise - Day One!
1. Identify a need or problem in your life.
2. Find two or three promises in the Bible
that assures you victory over the situation
and meditate upon them for at least 15
minutes. For example, if you’re scared and
tormented with the thoughts of death,
(Psalm 91:16) “With long life will I satisfy
him and show him my salvation” and
(Psalm 118:17) “I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of the LORD.” are
two powerful scriptures for you.
3. Speak to that situation and command it to
do your bidding in the name of Jesus!
4. Give THANKS to God for the answer right
then, and continue to give thanks daily
until the physical manifestation, to pray
again is entertaining doubt. Rather give
thanks and don’t waver in faith!
CHAPTER TWO
The Power of GRATITUDE
A Real Life Story
I had just boarded the plane at O. R. Tambo
International Airport, it was a Virgin Atlantic flight
departing South Africa to Nigeria. It was my
return flight back to Nigeria after about 2 weeks
of mission visit to the southmost country on the
African Continent. After settling down in my
assigned seat and waiting for the boarding to
complete and the eventual take off, I got a call
from one of the Pastors in Pretoria South Africa,
for whom I had preached on a weekday Bible
Study in his church. Earlier on, on the day I would
minister at this Pastor’s church, I had spent the
whole morning and afternoon in worship and
prayer unto the Father, waiting on Him and giving
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thanks to Him for all things. I also prayed for the
Bible Study meeting I was about to go to and
minister. I was really expecting a big meeting.
But when I got there in the evening, I only met
about 4 people with the pastor
inclusive.
Naturally I felt bad, but I quickly switched to
walking by the spirit, I ministered and taught the
word of God like I was teaching a lecture hall
filled with 1,000 students. After I finished and the
pastor closed the meeting, he brought to me a
lady, one of the other 3 persons around at the
meeting. She was introduced to me as a Judge in
her province in South Africa, I greeted her
excitedly and asked if she was blessed by my
message, she smiled and waved my question
aside, (I felt a bit punctured) she said she was
waiting to see me and wanted me to pray for one
of her nephews, a teenager who was involved in
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a terrible accident and had been in coma for
many days. Even though I was deflated because
she did not tell me she was blessed by my
ministration, I took her hands and prayed a very
simple prayer for the restoration of life back to
the body of the young boy. I didn’t feel any power
or any anointing at all, if anything I felt deflated,
but rather than be bitter or annoyed, I was
grateful and thankful to God for the privilege and
opportunity to be a blessing to any of His
beloved children, I kept thanking God and
expressing my gratitude. My flight was going to
be the next day. So, it was that Virgin Atlantic
flight that I just boarded when the pastor called
me. He was so excited at the other end of the
phone and joyful. He went to break the news to
me that the boy who had been in coma for many
days woke up that same night of the Bible Study,
after I prayed with the Aunty who was a Judge.
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On hearing this news, I again gave thanks to the
heavenly father for His loving kindness towards
all His children and for answering the prayer over
the boy in coma and restoring back his life in less
than 7hrs after the prayers.
Thanksgiving Must Accompany Your Prayers
The Bible states in Phil 4:6 “Be careful for
nothing;
but
in
everything
by
prayer
and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known unto God.”
Thanksgiving is portrayed here as an integral tool
of prayer, and not just a form of appreciation
given to a benefactor when one has received gift
or blessing from the benefactor. Rather, all your
prayer requests are to be accompanied with
thanksgiving even before you see or receive the
answer to your petition.
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Thanksgiving Is The Entry Protocol Into God’s
Holy Presence & Throne Of Grace:
The Bible states in Psalm 100:4 “Enter into his
gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with
praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
Thanksgiving Is God’s Will For You.
1Thessalonica 5:18 “In everything give thanks: for
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you.”
God Expects To Be Thanked.
Luke 17:17-18 “And Jesus answering said, were
there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
There are not found that returned to give glory to
God, save this stranger.
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Prayer Exercise - Day Two!
1. Today is a great opportunity to begin to
give quality thanks to God for the issue
you prayed about in yesterday (DAYONE). Thank God for His faithfulness and
for bringing His promises to pass in your
life.
2. Give God thanks for these four major
things stated in the scripture below:
Psalm 103:2-5 Bless the LORD, O my
soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who
1forgave
all your iniquities; who healed
all thy diseases; Who 2redeemed your life
from destruction; who 3crowned you with
lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who
4satisfied
your mouth with good things; so
that your youth is renewed like the
eagle's.
CHAPTER THREE
LOVE and FORGIVENESS
Mar 11:25 (Darby Version) “And when ye stand
praying, forgive if ye have anything against any
one, that your Father also who is in the heavens
may forgive you your offences.”
The world is full of hurting people. And, people
who hurt, hurt others too. A heart of strife and
bitterness will surely hinder your ability to pray
and get results.
The greatest expression of love is to forgive. You
need to learn to receive the grace of God to
always forgive. Trying to get even or retaliate will
end up damaging your tender heart, you become
the very thing you’re expressing hatred for just in
the name of vengeance. Rather, learn to forgive.
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The Way of Love - 1Corintians 13
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but
have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging
cymbal.
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all
mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith,
so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I
am nothing.
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body
to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or
boast; it is not arrogant
or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not
irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices
with the truth.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all
things, endures all things.
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Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass
away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for
knowledge, it will pass away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass
away.
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought
like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became
a man, I gave up childish ways.
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to
face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully,
even as I have been fully known.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.
Drop that hurt today, forgive and let it go! I know
it may not be that easy, but you have so much
more to lose by harboring bitterness.
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Prayer Exercise - Day Three!
1. Confess and declare that the love of God
is in you, that you have the love of God
and that you walk in love towards God
and towards others.
2. Declare that the fruit of the spirit is
growing, developing, and maturing in
you. Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness,
goodness,
faith, Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law.”
are two powerful scriptures for you.
3. Ask God for the grace to love and forgive
those who have hurt you.
4. Pray for those who have hurt you.
CHAPTER FOUR
ASKING and RECEIVING
Mat 7:7 (Weymouth Version) "Ask, and it will be
given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and
the door will be opened to you.
For it is always he who asks that receives, he who
seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the
door opened to him.”
A Real Life Story
I have shared this story on numerous occasions,
here it is again presented to bless and encourage
you: In 1996 I was invited to preach in a friend’s
Church in the ancient city of Ogbomosho in Oyo
state Nigeria. After my message some few folks
– about seven people in number came out
specifically to be filled with the Holy Ghost.
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Immediately as I laid my hands on them, six of
them received the Holy Spirit infilling with the
evidence of speaking with other tongues, so
wonderful was the experience that even two of
them also prophesied. But there was a seventh
person a certain lady who did not receive the
Holy Spirit when I laid hands on them all and
prayed. Sensing her desperation and utter
disappointment, actually she was peeved with
God, I asked her to wait and see me after the
meeting.
I wanted to help this young lady particularly when
I noticed her frustration. So, we got together with
her after the meeting.
I explained in full detail to her the promise of the
Holy Spirit and how she can receive him. I moved
from one scripture to another showing her that
God has already given the Holy Spirit, and what is
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left is for each believer to RECEIVE Him by faith. I
explained to her the concept of asking and
receiving from God by faith alone, and not by our
works, or efforts, or penitence. I gently assured
her that the way to receive any of God’s provision
and blessing is simply to ask by faith, and believe
you have received there and then even before
you feel or see the answer physically.
I had three sessions of such detailed exposition
on the subject of receiving the Holy Spirit with
the evidence of speaking with other tongues with
this young lady. And after each session I would
pray with her to be filled with the Holy Spirit but
there was no breakthrough at all. By this time the
lady
could
not
keep
her
frustration
and
disappointment bottled up any longer and openly
began to sob bitterly, she was weeping profusely
and started lamenting through her tears asking
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God what else He was expecting from her, she
lamented that she had fasted, prayed and tarried
for the Holy Spirit for thirteen years, only to come
and meet with another disappointment again. We
had stayed a little over two hours after the main
meeting had closed and dispersed. Her pastor
too was there. You see, her understanding that
she needs to do something in order for her to be
qualified enough to receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit from God was wrong, and it was what had
hindered her for those thirteen long years of
seeking to receive the Holy Spirit with the
evidence of speaking with other tongues. She
was really mad at God and frustrated! But it was
her wrong belief that kept her from receiving
from God.
I was not about to give up on her, I determined to
stay with her until her understanding became
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flooded with the light of heaven. After a while she
“saw” it! Her understanding was illuminated. She
suddenly saw that the Holy Spirit is God’s GIFT
and she need not seek him through religious
works and piety. When I saw the faith in her eyes,
I asked her if she was ready to receive the Holy
Spirit and she said a convincing yes. I had barely
laid my hands on her when she threw both arms
into the air and was gloriously filled with the Holy
Spirit with the evidence of speaking with other
tongues. Tears of joy filled her eyes as she
prayed in tongues for the first time after seeking
needlessly to be filled with the Holy Spirit for 13
long years.
The fallen nature of man is what conditioned
humanity to always want to deal with God on a
transactional basis and not relationship terms.
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Prayer Exercise - Day Four!
Repeat Day One, not for you but others
1. Identify a need in the other person’s life.
2. Find two or three promises in the Bible
that assures you victory over the situation
and meditate upon them for at least 15
minutes. For example, if you’re scared and
tormented with the thoughts of death,
(Psalm 91:16) “With long life will I satisfy
him and show him my salvation” and
(Psalm 118:17) “I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of the LORD.” are
two powerful scriptures for you.
3. Speak to that situation and command it to
do your bidding in the name of Jesus!
4. Give THANKS to God for the answer right
then, and continue to give thanks daily
until the physical manifestation, to pray
again is entertaining doubt. Rather give
thanks and don’t waver in faith!
CHAPTER FIVE
Different Kinds of PRAYERS
Ephesians 6:18(ERV) “Pray in the Spirit at all
times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for
everything you need. To do this you must always
be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all of
God's people.”
Just like in sports, there are different kinds of
sports and each has its own guiding rules, for
example in the game of soccer the players
cannot handle the ball with their hands but with
their legs alone, except the goalkeeper, whereas
in the game of basketball the players can only
handle the ball with their hands and not their
legs. The rule of one sport will not work for
another. The same is true with prayers.
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There Are Different Types/Kinds of Prayers:
1. Personal Prayer of Faith. These are petitions
you make for yourself. This is when you make
your requests known unto God. Phil 4:6
2. Prayer of Faith for others. Using your faith to
pray for others. James 5:15
3. Prayer of Agreement. When two or more
believers agree in prayers as touching a
matter. Matt 18:19
4. Prayer of Intercession. When you stand in the
gap for another until the manifestation of the
answer comes. Please refer to Chapter Seven
5. Praying in Tongues. First it is communicating
divine mysteries with God 1Cor 14:2, It is also
a means of edifying or building yourself up in
your faith! Jude 1:20
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Prayer Exercise - Day Five!
1. Get another believer to agree with you, if
you are married or in a relationship, the
other person can be your husband or your
wife. Read Matt 18:19 together and get
into agreement before the heavenly father
as touching the matter you want to agree
about. Declare it done by the authority of
the word of God, and give thanks.
2. If you are filled with the Holy Spirit with
the evidence of speaking with Tongues,
pray for a minimum of 15 minutes at a
stretch in Tongues. If you are yet to be
filled with the Holy Spirit with the
evidence
of
speaking
with
Tongues
please go to Chapter Six of this book.
CHAPTER SIX
Praying in TONGUES
“For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit
prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful”
1Corinthians 14:14
There is such a thing as praying in an unknown
tongue! Tongues is the biblical initial evidence of
being baptized with the Holy Spirit. See Acts 2:4.
A Real Life Story
This happened many years ago at a Faith
Seminar I conducted. I usually prepare myself
ahead of anything by adequately praying in
tongues. As a young evangelist back then I had a
small team of protegees that I lead to organize
Faith Seminars in homes & hotels. This particular
Faith Seminar was held in a hotel.
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The meeting was memorable in every sense as
the very essence of my message was about to be
tested.
Flyers had been printed and the invitation
distributed, PA system was rented, and the venue
was secured on agreement with the manager
that I will make payments on the day of the
program. Bottom line we had bills even before
the program started (my-oh-my!) with no ready
resource to meet it... except for a promise made
by one of the parents of one of my protegees!
That was a bad idea! On that very day of the
program while my team was preparing the venue
I left the venue and went to meet this respected
parent (a man of integrity) at his business office,
he smiled and welcomed me and respectfully
reneged on his earlier offer to foot the bills of our
gospel campaign!!! You can imagine what went
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through
my
mind,
oh
the
shock!
the
disappointment! where will I get the money to
pay all the outstanding bills? Well, I greeted,
thanked him, and left, I had to stay calm as I
would be ministering in a few hours’ time. I did all
I could to keep focused and not distracted. A few
questions flashed through my mind momentarily.
Why this? Why did he change his mind? And why
now? Why not a few days ago when the meeting
could have been cancelled? Why Two hours to
the start of the program when the venue was
already set? (I learnt that day never to lay the
burden of any kingdom project on the promise(s)
made by men). I kept all this to myself, none of
the team member knew we were in a serious
jam! I didn’t tell them. Also, Although I was
shocked and disappointed, I had no ill feelings at
all, I love and respect this parent till date, I
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believe it was a lesson I needed to learn early in
ministry.
Well, the program started, welcoming of guests,
prayers, praise & worship, then came time for the
word. I stood up and did what I knew to do, I
preached the word of FAITH! behind me was one
of the hand-made posters made by the team,
with the inscription "CHRIST, THE ROCK THAT
NEVER ROLLS" I ministered to the people, laid
hands, and blessed the people.
The program ended and the people left, the team
was packing up, some were cleaning, then it
happened! I had a shout from the ushering unit. A
sister cried out and came to me excitedly.
Somebody had dropped some foreign currency
(British Pounds sterling) in the offering basket!
This was 1995. The amount the person dropped
was more than enough to take care of all the bills
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when converted into Naira. That was my first
time in ministry to ever see a foreign currency in
an offering at our program.
I did my utmost best to trace who could have
done it, eventually I was able to locate the
person, who said it was a special seed of faith to
be able to fulfill the desire to travel to and live in
the United Kingdom. Well, I'm happy to tell you
that the person for many years now till today is
living and alive and permanently resides in the
United Kingdom with the family.
I pray for you today that your disappointment and
setback will turn around and become for you a
divine setup for a glorious comeback! In the
name of Jesus! You will not be put to shame!
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Steps To Receiving The Holy Spirit With The
Evidence Of Speaking In Tongues:
1. Be Born Again (If you’re already saved then
you can receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit).
Read Acts 2:38.
2. Know that The Holy Spirit has already been
given by God, you don’t need to beg or wait
anymore. All you need to do is receive Him.
Read John 14:16-17, Acts 2:32,33.
3. Ask in faith, expecting to be filled to overflow
and thank God that you have received the
promise of the Spirit. You can pray by yourself,
or you can be prayed for by another believer
with or without the laying on of hands.
Read Acts 8:18-20.
4. Move your lips and open your mouth in faith
and cooperate with the sounds as they form
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on your lips. Often times it starts with only one
tongue syllable or word, then as you keep
speaking in faith the flow begins to widen and
more tongues vocabulary are added to you.
Don’t be afraid or tongue tied. After the prayer
of faith is offered, move your lips in faith, it
often begins with a stammer or like a stutter.
Read Acts 2:4, Isaiah 28:11.
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Prayer Exercise - Day Six!
1. Start
by
presenting
your
prayers
in
understanding, fill your mind with the
scriptures or promises of God that are
pertinent to the prayer you are engaging in,
then switch to praying in Tongues. Be
sensitive as you pray in Tongues, because
while you’re praying in Tongues, the Spirit
of God can be transmitting the answer back
to you through your spirit into your mind
and understanding.
2. If you can, go ahead and pray in Tongues
for 30 minutes
3. If you can, go ahead and pray in Tongues
for 1 hour
4. If you can, go ahead and pray in Tongues
for as long as you can.
CHAPTER SEVEN
Prayer of INTERCESSION
Intercession is praying for and on behalf of other
people. To intercede means to intervene on
behalf of another. You don’t intercede for
yourself. I explained this more in chapter four of
this book which was focused on Different Kinds
of Prayers. You may wish to review that chapter
again before proceeding.
1Timothy 2:1-4 says “I urge, then afirst of all, that
petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving
be made bfor all people— cfor kings and all those
in authority, dthat we may live peaceful and quiet
lives in all godliness and holiness. eThis is good,
and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people
to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the
truth.”
~ 40 ~
a) Intercession is a priority duty for every
believer, the scripture urged us to do it “first
of all”
b) Intercession should always be made for “all
people”
c) Intercession should be made “for kings and
all those in authority”
d) Intercession enables us to “live peaceful
and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness”
e) Intercession “is good and pleases God our
Savior”
This prayer of intercession formed a major part
of Jesus’ ministry while on earth and it remains
his eternal ministry even now that He is in
heaven, seated at the right hand of God the
Father.
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Rom 8:34 “Who is he that condemns? It is Christ
who has died, but rather has been also raised up;
who is also at the right hand of God; who also
intercedes for us.”
So, the present-day ministry of Jesus now is as
our heavenly Chief High Priest who is presently
and constantly making intercession on our behalf
to God.
When you intercede, you are putting other people
and their issues before your own, and you’re
presenting these other people’s matter to God to
intervene supernaturally. In other words, praying
the prayer of intercession makes you to be
selfless
more
and
more,
and
to
be
compassionate and considerate of the needs
and challenges of other people. The Bible clearly
states that God is pleased with this.
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Prayer Exercise - Day Seven!
1. Let the compassion of God feel your heart
for lost souls, for leaders and those in
authority, for the sick, the depressed, the
broken, and the forsaken people all
around you. Begin to give thanks on their
behalf to God.
2. Pray for all those in authority that you
have
decided
to
include
in
your
intercession. Ask God for wisdom for
them, for protection, and for God’s will
and plan to be established through them.
3. Pray
for
all
others
that
you
have
identified, the sick and the depressed and
all others. Ask the Lord for His divine
intervention in their lives. Pray that the
Help of God will meet them and set them
free from every bondage. Pray for the
restoration
of
hurting
relationships.
SALVATION PRAYER:
If you do not know Jesus as your Savior and
Lord, simply pray the following prayer in faith,
and Jesus will be your Lord!
Heavenly Father I come to You in the name of
Jesus. Your Word says, “Whosoever shall call on
the name of the Lord shall be saved” and “if
thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God
hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved” (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:9). You said my
salvation would be the result of Your Holy Spirit
giving me new birth by coming to live in me
(John 3: 5-6, 15-16; Rom 8:9-11) and that if I
should ask, You would fill me with Your Spirit and
give me
the
ability
to
speak
with
other
tongues (Luke 11:13; Acts 2:4)
I take You at Your Word. I confess that Jesus is
Lord. And I believe in my heart that You raised
Him from the dead. Thank You
for
coming
into
my heart, and for giving me Your Holy Spirit as You
have promised, and for being Lord over my life.
Amen.
Welcome into the Royal family of God!
If you have just taken time out and have prayed this
prayer, please contact me and let me know of your
decision. Simply send me an email and share your
testimony with me.
My email: veritasayodele@gmail.com
Remember, God loves you and so do I!
About The Author
The Ministry of Victor O. Ayodele is committed
to the enlightening of the minds and hearts of
the saints of God to the realities of their
redemptive rights in Christ Jesus.
Victor Ayodele is a Pastor and Teacher by calling
and holds a degree in Computer Engineering;
He is the senior pastor of Church of God
Mission Int'l - Joy & Harvest, Katy Texas. His
ministry dates back to his pre-teen days. He is
married to Joanna and they are blessed
with Children.
His teaching ministry has reached parts
of
North America, Europe, Asia, and other African
nations by way of speaking engagements.