Prayer Flames: The Effectual Fervent Prayer

By Brigette Neita-Bailey

In a world where technology has partially replaced interpersonal communication
between individuals, it is important for people to continue
to speak with God. God desires relationships and for a relationship to
work there has to be active communication.
So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:11
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my
word to perform it. Jeremiah 1:12
In this book, Brigette Neita-Bailey highlights the dynamic power of
praying and the consuming fi re of the Holy Spirit working through our
prayers and shaping the universe. It emphasizes that effective fervent
prayers along with strong intimate relationship with God is a force of
power to be reckoned with, and does result in change.
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of
my hands as the evening sacrifi ce. Psalm 141:2-3

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Jun 21, 2011
• ISBN: 9781462873357

Brigette Neita-Bailey

Brigette Neita-Bailey is the founder and Director of Hephzibah Well-Being Foundation. She is a Psychodynamic Counsellor and a Lecturer in Further and Higher Education. Brigette is passionate about missionary work and the social development of disaffected youth and families. She is a valiant prayer warrior, and an advocate for helping people discover their true self in Christ through inner transformation. Brigette and her husband Paul have been blessed with three sons, Marc- Kino, Rasheed and Jaleel.

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Copyright © 2011 by Brigette Neita-Bailey.

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter One Purpose of Prayer

Chapter Two Types of Prayer

Chapter Three Time of Prayer

Chapter Four Effectual Prayer

Chapter Five Fervent Prayer

Chapter Six Prayer and Faith

Chapter Seven Relevance of Prayer: Past and Present

Chapter Eight Fire of Prayer

Dedication

I would like to dedicate this book to my family and friends.

It is my prayer that all your fervent prayers will be answered and that your souls will be truly watered and refreshed in the presence of God.

Acknowledgement

I would like to give special thanks to

•   the Holy Spirit who has been my companion, teacher, comforter, and instructor, as I sat up at dawn and sometimes throughout the day writing and researching this topic.

•   my family for being so understanding and giving, and for allowing me the space to concentrate and be excused of some house chores.

•   my husband Paul Bailey for proofreading and moral support.

•   the wonderful and dedicated teachers and student’s support workers at Word of Life Theological College, for their consistent support and prayers.

•   Danya Wallace (nee O’Meally) for her help in proof reading and for her encouragement.

Foreword

Prayer is the lifeline to God our Father which connects us in communion, similar to the cord attaching a foetus to his mother in the womb. Prayer is personal and relational between man and his Creator. ‘Prayer is an integral element of all forms of Christian worship, and it is a covenant relationship between God and humanity in Christ.’[1]

‘Prayer is to be offered in the name of the Lord Jesus,’ (Jn. 14: 13). Prayer must align with Jesus’s character according to the Word of God and must be presented in the same spirit of dependence and submission that marked Him, Matthew 11: 26; Luke 22: 42. The Holy Spirit, being the sole interpreter of the needs of the human heart, makes His intercession therein; and prayer is ineffective without His help, Romans 8: 26; believers are therefore exhorted to pray at all seasons in the Spirit, Ephesians 6: 18.[2]

Introduction

The effectual fervent prayer is holistic and highlights a solid foundation for an intimate relationship with God. The actual scripture states that, ‘the effectual fervent prayer