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Share below how the Lord is impacting you and working through you during Solemn Assembly. Let us praise Jesus and give thanks with you (Eph 5:19-20)!
Share below how the Lord is impacting you and working through you during Solemn Assembly. Let us praise Jesus and give thanks with you (Eph 5:19-20)!
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God’s Sovereignty is amazing! Thank you Pastor Evans for your obedience to God’s Holy Spirit. The solemn assembly with fasting and prayer; reading the daily scripture, the devotions and the Word, inclusively has given me clarity on God’s will for me during this season of my life. Most importantly, I needed to be still! Prior to the call to solemn assembly, last year the Lord God had given me thoughts to fast for the new year. Pastor Evans’ call was confirmation that the Lord truly needed my attention!
Unfortunately, I have not been present with my OCBF Family at Sundays’ worship. I had an accident resulting in my being unable to attend. (I am totally, grateful for online streaming!) This consecration period is allowing me to receive God’s redirection for my life. All the Lord Jesus Christ wants is that I humble myself and be obedient to His call to a deeper level of revelation that I am not able to receive from man. I have gracefully surrendered my self, my life’s plans, and accept the challenge for God’s will to be done. Final words, because Pastor Evans was obedient to God’s call to solemn assembly, and my obedience to respond to the call, I have connected with a few people in prayer, joined the Thursday Fight Night Prayer, and once again, the Holy Spirit has intervened and repositioned me into a new direction. I am deeply humbled. God’s blessings Pastor Evans and OCBF.
God has been amazing during this fast, granting me peace and giving my clarity and understanding around his purpose for me! There are times when I just Praise God because He has given me wisdom that I know only came from Him. Through this humbling experience He continues to show me that at the end of the day He is all I need. God has kept me healthy with positive health reports and he continues to remind me in this fast that He is here with me and has a future for me and to keep going. He is not done. Praise God for his faithfulness and the fulfillment of his promise that he will draw near to you when you draw near to Him. I can’t wait to see how he continues to show up and show out. He answers prayers. I believe it. He is faithful.
Good evening OCBF family. I am so excited about this fast. I am a new member but certainly not new to fasting. I was so ready when I heard that Pastor Tony Evans wanted to fast. I have been praying to be apart of a church where fasting this way still exist. I rededicated my life back to Christ in 2015. Broke many soultides from fasting and praying. I healed from my brokenness and I received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit not long after that. I have not been perfect in this walk but I have learned that my God has always remained the same, I can be honest and opened about what i go through as a single female who still desires marriage someday. I have grown so much through this journey and I am looking forward to seeing many blessings from this fast. My most sincere prayer is to break bad habits of spending and being faithful to giving again. I don’t want to ever rob God of his many blessings that he has given me. So I want discipline in learning how to save more. My second most prayer is for a special friend to rededicate his life back to Christ. I can say that as I type this, I received a call the other day, that he wants to try going to church! Hallelujah praise God! It is the first step! I look forward to finishing this fast strong! Blessings to those who are here and reading this!
So grateful that the Holy Spirit led me to the service on January 9th. I have been so blessed by the corporate worship and participating in the corporate fast. The Holy Spirit has met me and already given me clarity on so many things that were on my heart. It’s amazing how the hunger in my heart and spirit was filled through the incredible pouring out of ourselves during the January 16th service. I am so glad I had a chance to see it live and I have been playing the service repeatedly since Sunday. The Most High God honored the desire of my heart to worship and minister to him corporately. Yes, I have my private devotion and worship time but it’s something special about doing it corporately. Though I was watching service virtually, I felt like I was there in the solemn assembly with you all. I’m so grateful for that request to be honored – to participate in a corporate pouring out and worship of the Most High God . Thank you, Pastor Evans and Oak Cliff for ushering in His presence in such a way that the glory filled the temple — from Mobile, Alabama.
This past Sunday was awesome! Straight praise and worship for 1.5 hours really blessed me. Not just His presence but His detailed blessing. I actually had a thought not even praying it… because of the pandemic hugs are rare if not non-existent. My family aren’t big physical touch people but I am. My thought Saturday… “I miss hugs and want someone to lay on to hug like I would do with my close girlfriends”….Sunday between songs a lady comes over and says I just want to hug you! I cried so hard! So grateful to experience God in the tangible! Grateful He gives us things we didn’t even ask for but what we need and want!
Praise Jesus.God has used this consecrated corporate fast to change my life. Giving up in the physical to receive in spiritual. He has redeemed,restored me with the blood of Jesus.Chains have fallen off of me.Hallelujah. Thank you OCBF and Your very own Lady Lois Evans that has shown me a love that comes from above. Grateful to all of you.Excited for what God continue s to do.This is my testimony. Frances Jane Fontleroy Portland Oregon. No distance in prayer,
I’ve been meeting with The Lord everyday like I’ve never have done before this started back in December, but today. Today I woke up and was in such great pain. What it is I don’t know but the pain was unbearable. I was praying and praying but it wasn’t going away. I decided to not take any Tylenol nor go to doctor cause I figured I already knew what they would say. So I cried out to God to deliver me from the pain( also I’m breastfeeding so meds is it really and option) boy did I cry out. I didn’t hear anything so I felt like he wasn’t listening but I kept praying and listening to Tony Evans ‘There are treasures to be found in our trials’ I kept calling I kept praying, just when I thought of giving up and God knows I was in a dyer need of relief. I come across the solem sermon from this past Sunday with Tony Evans.. an hour 15 minutes later I was still in pain. So put worship music and just spend time in his presence stil crying and calling out. In an instant I felt instant relief. My tiers of pain quickly turned into tears of joy and relief. I’ve been fasting from social media but not from food . But I just wanted to share how much God used this past Sundays sermon. Praise Jesus GOD is FAITHFUL!
I almost went into the old trap of the lame man of Acts 3v1-10. Thus lawyer is persecuting me concerning a death i paid, then I received a judgement that for the debtof R7000 they going to reposses my furniture of about R16000.00, I told my kids to come and help, one then decided to take over the debt . Now this has been a vicious circle going on almost all my life, my husband did it, my son did it, now my daughter its going to be generational now, my daughter paid tge money this morning,now I just phoned the lawyers to come and take the furniture, because when will I face my front, why can’t I go through tge cross, am I always going to be carried to gate called beautiful, till when? I made an appointment for 15h00 today, I’m sorry I have to break tge circle until when? Enough is enough, I’m going through the cross ✝️. In Jesus.
I don’t recall ever crying so much & being filled with God’s spirit. It’s truly been a blessing this has been a beautiful walk, this fast was something that I needed for clarity and to continue on in my journey for the Lord. I truly want to thank the Lord & OCBF having such a beautiful man to lead The sheep I’m just so forever grateful and thankful to feel God’s presence daily through tears, joy, and laughter.
I lost my dad in September and I feel like I’ve been in a fog – or at least I did until I began this fast/solemn assembly. This past week has been life changing for me, especially the solemn assembly meetings these past two Sundays. They were so power and Spirit-filled. I have made a commitment to pray more, read the Word daily and seek God in EVERY decision, big and small. I know that I am healed from the grief, anger and depression I have felt since my dad passed away. I know that my family is healed and that we are free from the bondage that has held up captive. I am so grateful to God and I look forward to all that He has for me and my family.
This is my first time participating in a fast. I grew up Catholic so I would participate in Lent, but nothing to this extent. At the first mention of this fast, I immediately signed myself up, as I felt there were many areas of my life I needed God to speak into and me to listen. For my fast, I gave up meats, sweets, and social media. As the days go by, temptation increases. But so does my dependence on God. For this fast, I prayed for clarity in my singlehood, my job, my education, and my purpose. I’m glad to say that I have already received it through the scriptures provided to us by Dr. Evans and staff. I have felt God speaking to me directly. Now for the remainder of the fast, I will practice obedience. God Willing, I’ll be back at the end of the 21 days to share another testimony!
Confession and Testimony: Thank God for the leadership and guidance of the Holy Spirit to allow me to participate in fasting whith the body of Christ. My communion with God had become less than I desired during the last few years but I know He desires more me. This fast time with HIM has made me aware of how far I felt away from HIM. Leaning on my own understanding, turning a deaf ear to wisdom, arrogrance and stubborness has cost me a lot of time away from GOD and His people. The Word of God has reopened my heart towards my marriage and for others. I was in a miserable state of mind and I choose freedom by accepting this time to fast and pray. It has been more difficult than before but I know I must go through the process in order to regain His Peace in my life. I am grateful that He chose me to be HIs daughter and that I am able to come back home to His open arms. This Daniel fast has me on the rode to recovery and I know and believe that things are better than ever. Praise the Lord God for His mercy and grace.
Good morning OCBF, I’m from the so called city of brotherly love (Philadelphia), with all the violence and choas going on we have not lived up to that name in many years. I was lead to OCBF on youtube when the pandemic started and the churches were closed down. I thank GOD for being able to watch you online and receiving great sermons from Dr. Evans. We are in desperate times across the nations !!! When Solemn Assembly was called by Dr. Evans I was on board. Fasting and praying has made me become more quick to hear and slower to speak. Allowing GOD to do what has to be done and not be anxious for anything. Just trusting and believing in Him that when I don’t understand it, he’s working it all out for my good. As each day passes and love ones are leaving this earth, I hold on to Psalms 91 with all my might. Thanks Dr. Evans for being a truth teller and wonderful leader under GOD’S reign.
PSALMS 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
The very first and hopefully not my last time in prayer with Dr. Tony Evans and OCBF for Zoom prayer. The Solemn Assembly had opened my spirit with God to see an answered prayer. His will in my life was spoken by His WORD and the works of the prayer of the Zoom Prayer held last Thursday. I am so excited to tell you that Jesus revealed to me a Tree full of Fruit on it. I was so amazed I wept with Joy to know that Jesus answered me on a Zoom Online Prayer call with the Church! I give God All the Glory and Praise!
I started my fast full of hope. Hope that I would receive clarity, guidance, and closer relationship with the Lord. I’m fasting meat and sweets, and its been a challenge. Most of my life I’ve had issues with food, so when I fast its always a battle. It’s been challenging spending as much time as I would like with the Lord. My mom was admitted to the hospital with heart failure, which has been hard. Only one visitor allowed a day, and that’s been me. She was released after 6 days and I brought her back to my apartment to help her get a little stronger, before going back home with my sister and family. It’s been hard, but the times I have got to spend in God’s word, and the times I have gotten close in prayer has been the best. I got a new Bible designed to help you read a portion of the old, and new testament, and Proverbs and Psalms each day. I’m hopeful that by the end of the fast I will be closer to the Lord, and a lot less apprehensive about the future. My prayer list has been for family, obedience, and our nation. It’s really scary right now, but trying to hold on to the Lord. And forever thankful HE holds on to me. Going forward, I pray for sweeter times of fellowship with the Lord, where He feels so close I can reach out and touch Him. Todays worship service was wonderful. Lets pray for one another, that this fast and time with the LORD, will bring about the changes the Lord seeks in our lives, and a closer walk with thee. God bless! PS. Thank you for the responses they encourage me more than you know.
I just want to thank God, the Father, Son & Holy Spirit, for how He’s moving in all our lives through this fast. I want to thank the people who have shared their testimonies in this chat. Reading them has really uplifted and inspired me. I also want to thank Dr. Evans, all the OCBF pastors, deacons, paid staff and volunteers ( and perhaps even the Omicron variant ) for making all the Solemn Assembly events available online. Before it started, I prayed that OCBF would make it all available online so I could fully participate. I even asked for it in the chat during one of our Sunday services. God is so good!
Some of the issues I’m fasting and praying for are to be a good steward of my body and my finances and to have self-control in many areas, what I eat being one of them. I’m fasting meat and desserts. I cannot tell you what a struggle the whole compulsive eating thing has been for me over the years, but, literally, Saturday, 1/8/2022, not eating meat or sweets seemed an impossibility, and Sunday, 1/9/2022, it isn’t even a struggle, at least not yet! All praise, glory and honor to our most magnificent God! And to Pastor Evans, thank you for being such a faithful servant of our Lord!
My family and I are fasting together. Myself my husband and our 3 children. They are 7,6, and 3. We have been in deep need of healing in our family. Unmitigated pain and defeat have become a silent member of our home. It’s been unrelenting for years now. So when the solemn assembly was called, we ran. We asked the kids to take a week to think about doing the fast with us and just let God lead them. We didn’t want them to do it with a compulsory heart or feel forced. To my great joy they all said yes and have been led to pray for their eternity with God, their heart towards him and the littlest among us (with our help) to know who Jesus is and see Him for himself.
God is doing more than we know and we are trusting Him and waiting on Him expectantly. El Roi,the God who sees, does see my family.
Please pray and agree with and for us for healing, and restoration of the years the moth has eaten.
My prayer request lust was for all areas of my life, finances, relationships, marriage, spiritual growth, destiny, preparation for destiny. And receiving back what I have lost. I just feel ready to pursue my dreams now, and recapture strength to be strengthened in my inner man..Martha Vuyiswa SA
Hi OCBF Prayer Team!
I asked for prayer of agreement in the chat on last night’s (Thur) 13 Jan Solemn Assembly Fight Night for clean results on the pathology from my first ever colonoscopy procedure I underwent on Wed, 12 Jan.
I just got the call from the doctors office on the results of the pathology on the 16 polyps found and removed in my cecum, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and rectum. All came back benign!!
I realized yesterday that If I hadn’t listened to God when I believed He was telling me to move here to Dallas last summer and found a good doc like I prayed for, I wouldn’t have taken the colo guard test she wanted me to. That result came back possible pre-cancerous so she quickly made a referral to me to the doctor who was my surgeon for the colonoscopy. Who knows what could have happened if I hadn’t done that first colo guard test. Just like Joyce Meyer said this morning, “We may not understand what God is doing in our life, but He sure does!” We just need to trust Him!
God’s not done with me yet. I’m leaning even harder into Him as I continue to worship, fast and pray.
Thanks again prayer team for your faithfulness to God. 1,780 people on last night’s Zoom call praying together! There is Power when God’s worldwide Church comes together in prayer and fasting! Jehovah Rapha, You are SO good!
What a fellowship,. What a joy divine this fast and stealing away time with the Lord has been. Even though I am a believer this fast has taught me just how much the Lord wants intimacy and a personal relationship with Him. I have not missed the food and I find myself not thinking about it because it’s his time. I learned just like the special people in our lives He doesn’t want to be taken for granted or approached casually. It has been truly eye opening what I have learned about my self when it comes to the Lord being a priority and not just someone I casually see and talk to on Sunday. I even hear the Holy Spirit even more clearer. I knew that He was bidding me to fast. Thank you Dr. Evan’s for being obedient.
I love Jesus!