Learn How to Pray Matt 6:5-8 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet , and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly . 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Thayers Lexicon says that a closet is an inner chamber or secret room.   Re- Matthew 6:6 thy closet / Prayer is the most secret intercourse of the soul with God, and as it were the conversation of one heart with another. The world is too profane and treacherous to be of the secret. We must shut the do...

  Preaching and Teaching on Prayer Audio Visit: charlesarhodus.com for discounted reading material and more! The following is an excerpt from my book "The Urgent Need of the Hour | Revival Praying" "When a person takes importunity into their closet, mighty things can happen. When Jesus talked about closet praying, He meant what He said. There is an open reward for those that pray secretly. Your ability to stay with God in prayer will affect your faith. Too many never pray in their “closet”. They are too busy. Prayer for them is the spare tire. It is the flare in the trunk in case they break down one day. Prayer should be our compass, our steering wheel. Praying on your way to work is good but it is not a closet. Your closet could be your basement, your attic or for most, it is their bedroom. A place of seclusion and privacy.   Importunity may be the single most important point in prayer. Without it, prayer can be of a lazy value. It may be sleepy and without faith.  You...

Learn to Fast  Your entire life can be blessed by the teachings found in the Bible. The subject of fasting is quite amazing and complex throughout scripture. I have written extensively about fasting in my book entitled " Fasting Secrets Revealed | Breakthrough Fasting ".  One secret is about the mustard seed. The common teaching about mustard seed faith is about the "size" of faith. It is believed that Jesus was saying that with a small amount of faith, great miracles can happen. This is really a misteaching. Here is a small excerpt from chapter two of my book: " Extreme situations need extreme measures. The disciples of Jesus could not help the boy because of their small faith. They did not have fasting faith because they were not fasting. Jesus said that we need faith as a grain of mustard seed. Look at the word "as". Remember that little word because we will focus on that for a few minutes. Why could not the disciples free this boy? They were train...