Spiritual Fasting is a spiritual discipline that will increase your prayer time, and will also enhance your relationship with God. Fasting is a time of bringing the body under the control of the Holy Spirit on a consistant basis. Instead of receiving physical gratification of food substance and various other activities, we become very aware of the substance and power of the Holy Spirit. As our prayers intensify, God will satify our physical and spiritual needs. Through prayer and reading God's Word, we will become aware of our dependence on Him in all areas of our lives, we will mature spiritually, and our relationship with God will strengthen.
Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to give you strength for the journey of fasting and prayer. It can be a life changing experience and an encounter with God that will transform and enrich your future.
Prayer...Just you and the Father. Open your heart. Open your mouth. Listen.
About the Founder of Oasis of Prayer Ministries
Reverend Mattie B. Thornton Criddell
Reverend Mattie Criddell believes that a viable prayer life is absolutely essential for spiritual development and Christian living; and thus she is dedicated to using her spiritual gifts of teaching and preaching to facilitate the development of an effectual prayer life for all who desire it. She has served God’s people through the Ministry of Prayer for over fourteen years.
As the Staff Pastor of Prayer Ministry for The Church Without Walls, she was responsible for every aspect of prayer for the church-body of fourteen thousand active members. She also shared in leading and preaching for the worship experience each Sunday for three of five church services.
Oasis of Prayer Ministries is a new call on her life. Reverend Mattie believes that every answer of “yes” to God’s call requires another “yes”, and thus she has answered God’s call to establish Oasis of Prayer Ministries. She has been called by God to help men, women and children everywhere to develop a meaningful prayer life and to maintain a relationship with Him. She anticipates that this ministry of prayer will give her greater opportunities teach the biblical message and methods of prayer, and to lift up the Name of Jesus to a lost world.
Oasis Of Prayer Ministries
Oasis of Prayer Ministries
VISION
The Oasis of Prayer Ministries seeks to provide a time to rest in God,
reflect, reconcile and renew one’s awareness of the presence and power
of God in our lives. The Oasis of Prayer provides a space of hospitality
devoted to prayer, silence and simplicity. In this environment, the body,
mind and spirit are welcomed to be strengthened and purified in response
to God’s invitation for divine union and intimacy.
MISSION
The Oasis of Prayer is committed to advancing the principles, practice
and productivity of prayer to expedite the power of prayer and to
enhance the development of an intimate relationship with God.
What we are about:
• The Oasis of Prayer is an ecumenical organization that is open to all who desire to develop and/or advance an intimate relationship with a loving and compassionate God.
• The Oasis of Prayer’s primary function is to provide instruction that will assist men and women in how to still away and experience the presence of God.
• A Ministry of Prayer that provides instruction to assist individuals and churches to develop an effective prayer life as it has been taught to us by Jesus Christ, Matt. 6:7.
• A Ministry of Prayer committed to providing a refuge and solitude through an environment that is conducive to prayer and meditation.
• A Ministry of Prayer committed to interceding for those who are hurting and longing to experience the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.
• A Ministry of Prayer committed to providing a time to retreat from the pressures of life and provide a time of guided prayer, reflection and discernment of a loving God.
• A Ministry of Prayer committed to providing the information and tools necessary to develop a meaningful prayer life.
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