Jonah 3:5

PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Part 1: The Christian’s Beginning Chapter 1 SAVING FAITH "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned" (Mark 16:16). These are the words of Christ, the risen Christ, and are the last that He uttered ere He left this earth. None m... Read More

"But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that your fasting is not evident to others, but is evident to your Father who sees everything which is done secretly; and your Father, who sees what you do secretly, will reward you openly (Matthew 6:18)." We have sensed a need for some cle... Read More

Romans XIV. 1, 2 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believes that he may eat all things; another, who is weak, eats herbs. I Am aware that to most what is here said is a difficulty. And therefore I must first give the subject of the whole of this pass... Read More

The Most High A Prayer-Hearing God Dated January, 1735-6 (and 1752). Preached on a fast appointed on the account of epidemical sickness at the eastward of Boston. Psalms 65:2 O thou that hearest prayer. THIS psalm seems to be written, either as a psalm of praise to God for some remarkable answer of ... Read More

Prayers For All Men And for All In Authority Must Take Priority! By W. C. Moore Never in all human history were prayers, heart-prayers, agonizing, travailing and prevailing prayers for a Holy Ghost revival for all men and for all that are in authority—so needed, so urgently necessary, so absolutely ... Read More

In early Church history, fasting was considered one of the pillars of the Christian religion. When the Church had power, fasting was an essential part of the faith. Fasting is not mere abstinence from food or from any other pleasure, in itself. It is abstinence with a purpose. Fasting means that you... Read More

Never in all human history were prayers, heart-prayers, agonizing, travailing and prevailing prayers for a Holy Ghost revival for all men and for all that are in authority—so needed, so urgently necessary, so absolutely essential—as NOW! Prayer must now be made for a mighty outpouring of the Holy Sp... Read More

Have put on (1746) (enduo from en = in + dúo = to sink, go in or under, to put on) means literally to clothe or dress someone and to put on as a garment, to cause to get into a garment (eg, Lk 15:22 where the father says "quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him..."). In the middle voice (a... Read More

Fast (3522) (nesteuo from ne- = not + esthío = to eat) means to abstain from food for a certain length of time. Fasting consisted of abstinence from food to express dependence on God and submission to His will. Other Resources: Fast, Fasting - Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Webs... Read More

Proclaimed (2784) (kerusso or kerysso from kerux/keryx = a herald - one who acts as the medium of the authority of one who proclamation he makes; kerugma = the thing preached or the message) means to proclaim (publicly) or to herald or act as a public crier - the town official who would make a procl... Read More