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Charismatic Prayer – Resting in the Spirit

By Gary Garner | June 13, 2011

Throughout the Pentecostal and charismatic movements there are countless occurrences of people being “slain in the Spirit” or “resting in the Spirit” in which the person receiving prayer is overcome by God’s presence and they suddenly fall from a standing position to rest on the floor. Typically, most occurrences happen in a group setting such…

How to Pray with Others

By Bebe Nicholson | June 13, 2011

Praying with others can mean praying with one other person or a group of people.  While praying alone is our primary means of communicating with God, enlisting others to pray with us can strengthen our prayer life. We gain fresh perspectives and new insights from hearing others pray aloud about our concerns. We are also…

Soaking Prayer

By Susan Hardy | June 13, 2011

Soaking prayer is a form of meditation where participants get comfortable and simply soak in the presence of the Lord.  The purpose is not to bring requests but rather to let the love of God love permeate you. How to do this prayer practice: This prayer method was developed by John and Carol Arnott of…

Fasting and Prayer How To

By Denise Cantrell | June 13, 2011

Fasting and prayer go together.  Fasting is a means of prayer in which we give up food or some other daily activity of life for a set period of time in order to focus more clearly on God.  The Hebrew word tsum means a voluntary abstinence from food, which has also been translated as “deny…

Praying for Healing Using Physical and Spiritual Power

By Rev John Dritt | June 13, 2011

This method of healing prayer combines faith with physical skills in order to lay hands on a person to pray.   Those praying silently concentrate on allowing God’s healing power to flow through them and out through their hands into the person. How to do this prayer practice: 1.  Develop your desire and your faith. The…

Praying for Healing through the Laying on of Hands

By Gary Garner | June 13, 2011

In praying for healing through the laying on of hands, Christians pray together for the sick believing that the gift of healing would be made manifest through the prayers of those who fervently seek. The laying on of hands and praying in faith for the sick comes from the following Bible passage: “Is anyone among…