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for our prayers:
*PASTOR PHIL’S
PRAYER LETTER
*REPORT ON
PrayWORLD!2000: MOVING FORWARD
*STRATEGIC
PRAYER IN ACTION
*TEST TIME?
*MAKE THEIR
BIRTHDAY A PRAYDAY
*SEND YOUR
PRAYERS AND LETTERS TO PRISON
*SING YOUR
INTERCESSION FOR CHINA
*BODY OF
CHRIST 2000 - PRAYER EVENT
*FREE PRAYER
SERVICE
*THE REASON
WE GO TO CONFERENCES!!
*PRAYER
PARTNERSHIP: PASTORS & POLICE
*COLLEGIANS
PRAYING TOGETHER VIA SATELLITE
*MOBILIZING
PRAYER FOR ‘THE CALL DC’
*DYING TO
LIVE
*THE POWER
OF UNITED PRAYER
*VERNON
HILLS, IL: WATCH OF THE LORD
*PRAYER FOR
A PASTOR
*ARE WE AT A
“TIPPING POINT?”
*DEMOGRAPHICS ENLIGHTEN OUR PRAYERS
*PASTOR
PHIL’S PRAYER LETTER
As I
prepares this Update, the NPPN PPG National Roundtable is only a day away but
by the time you read this it will have been completed. Please pray that
whatever the Lord has revealed and has spoken will be fulfilled. I am certain
this gathering is vital to the nurturing and networking of 2,000 PPGs across
the globe.
As
always, I welcome prayers for my family; Carol and our daughters Jorie (and
Tim) and Jennie (and JJ, as of July 21!). Pray for our continued protection
from the evil one and fruitfulness in our ministries.
May God
bless you today, Pastor Phil
___________________________________________>>>
*REPORT
ON PrayWORLD!2000: MOVING FORWARD
>From:
“Ben Jennings” <bjenning@ccci.org>
International Coordinator
PrayWORLD!2000
may prove to be the largest prayer mobilization in Christian history. The event was a millennial tribute to Jesus
Christ. It was a world-wide 40-day
observance of prayer and fasting for fulfillment of the Great Commission of
Christ. It was a globalization of
Praying Through the Window, a movement of prayer for the 10-40 Window over the
past seven years.
A
17-member Advisory Council encouraged participation among denominations, churches
and prayer networks. An executive team
included Steve Hawthorne who arranged a 40-day Prayer Calendar, Eddie Smith who
directed publicity and public relations, Anne Money who designed and posted a
world-wide web site, and Martin Chow who coordinated a group of international
translators.
The
Season of Lent was chosen for the observance, as being a well-established
period on the international Christian calendar. 55,000 copies of Steve Hawthorne’s expanded prayer guide, “Seek
God for the City 20i00” were sold.
Major
participating organizations included:
American
Bible Society, Azusa Pacific University, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association,
Campus Crusade for Christ, Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian
Information Network, Evangelical Foreign Missions Association, Global Harvest,
Great Commission Center, Herald of His Coming, Intercessors for America, the
Lausanne Movement, Mainstream Ministries, Metawake Revival and Evangelism,
Mission America, National Day of Prayer, National Prayer Committee (USA),
National Pastors Prayer Network, Operation Mobilization, Pray Sacramento,
Pray!USA, Praying Through the Window, Southern Baptist Convention, Viva
Network, the World Evangelical Fellowship.
Known
countries and peoples that were widely-reached with information were Australia,
Chile, Gambia, Ghana, Great Britain, India, Liberia, Lithuania, Native American
Indians, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania.
Language
translations were provided in Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish,
Tagalog.
The
story goes beyond the 40 days of Lent.
Other known 40-day observances in Year 2000 include:
Youth with a Mission, January 1-February
10
National
Association of Evangelicals, September 22-October 31. Continent of Africa, November 1-December 10 Evangelical
Fellowship of Asia-entire Year 2000.
PrayWORLD!2000
has plans to continue and expand its work in coming years. Members of the Advisory Committee are
considering a goal of a National Prayer Committee in every country of the
world. Regional Prayer Committees are
under consideration for some of the largest nations.
The
stated purpose of PrayWORLD!2000 is to spread prayer over every Great Commission
territory and ministry. The ultimate
objective, outlined in Revelation 5:8 and 9,
is completion of the Church internationally, to include people of every
tribe, family, clan, and society.
___________________________________________>>>
*STRATEGIC
PRAYER IN ACTION
>From:
William Murchison <billmurchison@sprintmail.com>
I have
been pastoring a church in Acworth, GA for the past 2 ½ years and also have
been a chaplain at the Cobb County jail where we have really been seeing the
Lord move powerfully. I am writing you for prayer for my daughter Kathleen and
for our family.
On April
14, Kathleen was diagnosed with AML (leukemia). She has been undergoing
chemo-therapy for it and is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant later this
summer. As a result of all of this, I have resigned at the jail and also laid
down the church that I was pastoring. I will be with my daughter in the
hospital and in North Carolina for a couple of months for the transplant.
Kathleen’s
leukemia is not going into remission. By this time, with two completed cycles
of chemo, the leukemia is normally in remission. Please pray with us for her
healing. We have seen God heal miraculously and instantly and we have also seen
Him use physicians. We are not particularly because all healing comes from Him.
Please join with us in our fight for our daughter.
The
churches in Acworth and Kennesaw have really come together to help our family.
Different churches are providing meals on different days. Several ladies are
cleaning our house every week. We have a lady handling meal schedules, sending
out e-mail updates, etc. The love that the body of Christ has shown us in
incredible. There was a city wide prayer meeting for her last week with a
number of churches present. God is using this for His good and His glory.
Thanks
for praying with us while we go through this storm.
Bill
Murchison
___________________________________________>>>
*TEST
TIME?
>From:
“david hitchcock” <lord89@hotmail.com>
“A good
teacher only tests students on information that has already been taught. If you
are going through a trail, God has already supplied you with the data necessary
to pass the test. His desire is that you pass the test so you can graduate to
the next level of maturity.”
___________________________________________>>>
*MAKE THEIR
BIRTHDAY A PRAYDAY
>From: “Crosswalk.com”
<editor@crosswalk.com>
>By
Mark Kelly
BOUAKE,
Cote d’Ivoire (BP)--A Southern Baptist missionary in Cote d’Ivoire was wounded
May 8 when gunmen hijacked his car and drove away with the missionary’s son still
in the vehicle.
The
miraculous resolution of the incident illustrates the critical importance of
prayer support for missionaries, noted Wanda Lee, leader of Woman’s Missionary
Union, of God’s intervention in the incident.
Travis
Forsythe was driving home to Dabakala, where he and his wife serve among the
Djimini people group. His 2-year-old son, Nathanael, was with him.
When
Forsythe stopped for food late in the day at the city of Bouake, two bandits
took the car from him at gunpoint. Forsythe clung to the open door of the
vehicle, trying to convince the gunmen to let him get Nathanael out. The driver
shot and wounded Forsythe, who chased the car as it sped away with his son in
the back seat.
Forsythe’s
wife, Kim, and their 5-year-old daughter, Gloria, were not with him at the
time. Kim Forsythe was observing her 30th birthday at home, ordered
to bed by her doctor because of complications in her pregnancy.
That the
carjacking occurred on her birthday may have been the saving grace for her
husband and son.
Many
Southern Baptist publications carry prayer calendars with the names of
missionaries and their birth dates. Thousands of Southern Baptists were praying
for Kim Forsythe as the gunmen were attacking her husband and kidnapping her
son. The number of intercessors multiplied as word of the kidnapping almost immediately
flashed through electronic prayer networks.
Forty-five
minutes after the carjacking, the gunmen put Nathanael out of the vehicle and
left him alone on a dark road in the village of Katiola.
Villagers
put him in the care of a midwife, who fed and bathed the child and put him to
bed while authorities located his parents.
Nathanael
was back with his father by 1:30 a.m., just hours after his abduction. His
father’s injury was superficial, with the bullet miraculously passing through
his right side between the ribs without hitting any vital organs. His mother,
however, was hospitalized because the shock of the carjacking and kidnapping exacerbated
the complications of her pregnancy.
The
incident highlights the importance of praying for missionaries and illustrates
the power of those prayers, said Wanda Lee, the national executive director of
Woman’s Missionary Union.
“We
never completely know what we are praying for when we pray for missionaries on
the prayer calendar,” Lee said. “It is humbling and exhilarating when we learn
about experiences like the Forsythes’ and know, in faith, that our prayers
played a role in resolving it.
Woman’s
Missionary Union is known for its emphasis on prayer for missionaries, Lee
noted.
“I’ve
heard countless miraculous testimonies from missionaries about events that
happened on their birthday,” she said. “I’ve also heard them say they put off
important decisions until their birthday because they know WMU members are
praying for them. One missionary told a group once that he would resign if WMU
ever stopped praying.
“Praying
for missionaries is the most important way to support them,” said Joanne
Parker, editor of Missions Mosaic, WMU’s magazine for women.
“Missionaries
are in a spiritual battle,” she emphasized. “They can have all the money and
training in the world, but that is still not going to empower them to
accomplish the spiritual work of winning people to Christ. Our prayers
undergird them in their spiritual work.”
Teresa
Dickens contributed to this article. Travis Forsythe is a native of
Brownsville, Tenn., and is a graduate of Union University in Jackson, Tenn.,
and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Kim
McKenzie Forsythe is from LaGrange, Ill., and also is a Union University
graduate. They were appointed by the
Southern Baptist International Mission Board in March 1999.
___________________________________________>>>
*SEND
YOUR PRAYERS AND LETTERS TO PRISON
>From:
“Finkler, Karin” <pitts.pa16@mail.house.gov>
Congressman
Joseph R. Pitts founded the Religious Prisoners Congressional Task Force to
encourage Senators and Representatives to advocate for international religious
prisoners suffering persecution by appealing directly to foreign government
leaders to secure the release of key religious prisoners and to help change
hostile policies. Private citizens also
can play a vital role by adopting a religious prisoner. By appealing directly to foreign governments
on behalf of those specific prisoners, your letters will help raise awareness
among other governments that the American people are deeply concerned about
protecting religious liberty as a fundamental human right for all people, and
will aid prisoners who may be suffering at the hands of a hostile
government. One of the most effective
advocacy measures is writing letters both to government officials and specific
prisoners. Amnesty International
recorded the experience of one prisoner of conscience from the Dominican
Republic who stated, “When the first two hundred letters came, the guards gave
me back my clothes. Then the next two
hundred letters came, and the prison director came to see me. When the next pile of letters arrived, the
director got in touch with his superior.
The letters kept coming and coming: three thousand of them. The President was informed. The letters still kept arriving, and the President
called the prison and told them to let me go.”
Your
prayers and your individual letters, can and do make a difference. As the writer of Hebrews states, “Remember
those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated
as if you yourselves were suffering.”
Congressman Pitts encourages interested individuals to contact
their Representative and Senators to
request that they become Members of the Religious Prisoners Congressional Task
Force. In addition, he urges interested
individuals and church communities to share this information with your
churches, synagogues, and other appropriate groups.
To request
a Prisoner Packet or to inquire about further information, please
contact
Karin Finkler at (202)225-2411 or e-mail Congressman Pitts’ office
___________________________________________>>>
*SING YOUR
INTERCESSION FOR CHINA
>From: WndNFire@aol.com
I
thought you might be interested in this ministry and as an intecessor,
I am
encourging intecessors to give this ministry some of their time in
prayrer and intercession. God Bless, sandy
It is with
great pleasure that I share with you from the Dec. 1999 christian newsletter
from the Revival Christian Church in Hong Kong and the Revival Chinese
Ministries International. There will
much to share with you, but for
starters, the share the words from one of eight songs recorded for this revival going on in Hong Kong, this is the
theme song:
(it was
said that as they were recording the music, they heard many angels singing with
them and they all had a sense that this song was born in heaven of the Holy
Spirit:
Open
doors cannot close, for You daily look down from heaven. You see those who are burdened with the weight of sin, That you may free the hearts
of people to return to your side.
An
unfailing heart for China is always within me For Your love fills every part of
China Let us proclaim that You have personally carried our affliction, That
lost souls might be saved.
Lord!
Consume me with the fire of the Spirit
You prepare
a way for this vision
Let us with
one heart proclaim the Gospel
throughout
the land.
Let You
Glory be manifest in this place!”
If you
have an interest in checking out their website:
http://www.rcchk.org/>Revival
ChristianChurch
___________________________________________>>>
·
BODY
OF CHRIST 2000 - PRAYER EVENT
>From: Vicim@aol.com
As a
member of the National Pastors Prayer Network, I would like to inform you of an
event that will be taking place on the West Coast of the United States, the
week of September 6-9, 2000.
Thousands
of Christians from all over the world will be gathering for an historic event
that we pray will be a monumental part of the great move of God that is
beginning to take place in cities all across this nation, the healing of the
land.
It
is call THE BODY OF CHRIST 2000.
<AHREF=”http://www.bodyofchristinc.com/”>BODY
OF CHRIST 2000</A> (http://www.bodyofchristinc.com/).
Pastors
and Leaders from all over the nation will be gathering at this massive prayer
service with only one goal in mind... unity within the Body of Christ, the
breaking down of the barriers of racism, denominationalism, and separatism.
Rev.
John Ornguze, a servant of the Lord from the nation of Nigeria, is spearheading
this event with hundreds of local pastors who believe that God is calling the
body of Christ to repentance, prayer and to prepare for the next great move of
His Spirit.
Our
prayer is that as the YOUTH of this nation gather on the East Coast for CA LLDC
on September 2, 2000 --- that millions of Christians who are involved in the
Lighthouse movement, will begin to pray for a divine move of God upon this
nation to restore godliness and righteousness in the hearts of the people.
Our
prayer is that you will be led to pray for the BODY OF CHRIST 2000 as thousands
of prayer warriors and Christians gather to pray for God’s intervention morning,
noon and night during those 4 days and nights of service at the Anaheim
Convention Center.
We are
inviting all prayer warriors, pastors, missionaries, evangelists, lay
minnistries, Christians, and young people to come with an attitude of rpayer.
Some of
the leaders who will be in attendance for this prayer gathering are:
Bishop
Charles Blake, Bernice King (daughter of Martin Luther King, Pres. Founder of first Kingdom Management in
Atlanta, GA), Creflo Dollar (Pres. and
Founder of World Changers Ministry, Atlanta, GA), John Ornguze (Pres. and
Founder of Body of Christ, Inc.), John Dawson (Founder of International Reconciliation
Coalition), Cindy Jacobs (Co President of Generals of Intercession), Che Ahn
(Senior Pastor Harvest Rock Church), Richard Shakarian (Pres. of Full Gospel
Businessman’s Fellowship International), Tunde Bakare (Senior Pastor of Latter
Rain in Lagos, Nigeria, a 5,000 member church), Wynne Lewis (President of ELIM
Ministries the largest full gospel ministry in Europe) , Michael Cassidy (Int’l
TEAM leader of Africa Enterprise), Bishop Phillip Porter (Chairman of Promise
Keepers), Bishop George D. McKinney Jr. (Senior Pastor St. Stephens Church of
God in Christ)
Jimmy
and Carol Owens will conduct “HEAL OUR LAND” prayer and musical along with 28
pastors on the opening night. Other guest musicians include:
Ed
Espinosa, Earl Buffington, Terry Talbot, Barry McGuire, John Michael Talbot,
Rick and Cathy Riso, Jamie Owens Collins, Tata Vega, John and Ann Barbour,
Crusade Christian Faith Center Sanctuary Choir, K Lee’l Adonai, Phillip
Meredeth and others.
Wednesday
-Saturday, September 6-9,2000
Mailing
Address: 3900 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Call:
1-877-UNITY31
___________________________________________>>>
*FREE PRAYER
SERVICE
>From:
SHILOH <shilohservices@bigfoot.com>
SHILOH
is providing a free service for all Christians in the world. This services is a e-mail prayer list that will get your prayer requests out to
a large number of prayer intercessors in a very short period of time. This prayer list is for all prayers needs ,
but because we send out requests once or twice a day it is good for emergency
requests. Those that have a needs
should send their requests to shilohservices@bigfoot.com.
Prayer
intercessors will be volunteers that will pray for the requests that are
forwarded to them from us. Those that
desire to become a prayer intercessors should send an e-mail to shilohservices@bigfoot.com and
inform us of your desire.
Type
your name and e-mail address in the message.
Do not send any other information.
These names and e-mail addresses will only be used for the purpose of
sending prayer lists to the prayer intercessors.
E-mail
address for prayer requests and
intercessors:
The LORD
bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious
to you; the LORD turn his face towards you and give you peace.”’ (Numbers
6:24-26, NIV).
SHILOH
Our
vision at SHILOH is to minister
Love,
Truth, Hope, and Health for the purpose of Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, and
Physical edification. PS Statement of
beliefs will be sent upon request.
___________________________________________>>>
*THE REASON
WE GO TO CONFERENCES!!
>From: stephenleewright@juno.com
Our
church is having a prayer revival since the Great Commission Prayer Conference. We had a concert of prayer the week after
the conference with 65 people for 4 hours.
I took that success as a sign from God that He wants us to pray. We have begun a full-fledged prayer
ministry. I have adapted the
information from three books to make the ministry applicable and holistic to
our situation. The three books are, “Concerts
of Prayer” by David Bryant, “Operation World”, and the “Lighthouses of Prayer”
material. I am presently keeping two
prayer journals...one on private prayer, and another on our corporate prayer.
The
prayer ministry schedule is as follows...
Sunday: Two people pray 5 minutes before and after
the services in the morning and the evening.
They pray for God’s blessing on the services.
Wednesday: We changed our Wednesday night Bible study
to “Night of Praise and Prayer.” We
sing praise and worship songs, with hymns for a half and hour. Then we enter into prayer for 50 minutes. 15 minutes:
Praying the Bible...”Praying verses back to God.” (David Bryant concept)
10
minutes: Public repentance...In concert
(David Bryant) 10 minutes: Teaching on
the prayer needs of specific countries (Operation World)
10
minutes: Prayer trios...Groups of three
pray as follows...5 minutes prayer for a certain country(We are praying for all
countries of Latin America now...”Operation World”...5 minutes prayer for 5
lost souls...”Lighthouses of Prayer” During the week, the prayer trio is
actively praying 5 minutes per night. One
person prays for the country of the week.
The second person of the three prays for the 5 lost souls. The third person prays for the other two,
for blessing and protection.
5
minutes: Thanksgiving prayer.
2 hours, 2
people and the pastor(We have had an average of 7 people)
We begin
with silent praise for 10 minutes.
We pray
for six intercessory needs...church, pastor, leadership, families of the
church, specific members of the church, the Body of Christ at Large. Each need has three categories...(1)
PROTECTION FROM THE ENEMY, (2) BLESSING, (3) TO KNOW AND FOLLOW GOD’S
WILL. I direct the prayer, and all pray
in silence. Each category lasts five
minutes. We end in public thanksgiving
to God.
1 hour, 5
people and the pastor (in a room around a table)
We pray in
silence, with the pastor directing, as follows...
1. That God prepare the hearts of the lost for
Sunday.
2. That God prepare Sunday’s message.
3. That God prepare the music
4. That God prepare the offering
5. That God prepare the Sunday School.
We begin and
end with praise and Thanksgiving.
Phil, I
wish to thank you and SFC for sponsoring the Great Commission Prayer Conference
which helped to inspire and equip our church for this great movement of God.
In
Christ’s love, Steve Wright
___________________________________________>>>
*PRAYER
PARTNERSHIP: PASTORS & POLICE
-----
Original Message -----
>From:
Melissa Martin <Martin0698@freewwweb.com>
...A
sheriff is asking churches for help. Michael Davidson of San Juan County, N.M.,
said in a letter to 90 churches that he is “concerned with the direction that
our community and society, in general, is headed.” He cited problems such as
pornography, drugs, and domestic violence. The county is in the Four Corners
area of the state, near the junctions of Utah, Colorado, and Arizona.
...Davidson
asked for churches to “enter into a partnership” with his office and to “unite
across denominational lines to mobilize your membership and prayer groups” to
help combat the problems. With each letter, Davidson included the video
Transformations, which depicts dramatic changes that have occurred in four
cities around the world because of prayer.
...Churches rallied around Davidson when a local newspaper questioned
the propriety of his actions, Assemblies of God News Service said. Twenty-five pastors
held a news conference backing him.
...”We
feel like all of this is working together in the timing of God to see a major
[spiritual] breakthrough,” said Randy Johnson, pastor of Trinity Assembly of
God in Farmington. Pastors are meeting twice monthly for prayer, and have been
involved in evangelism, distribution of the Jesus video, and have fasted and
prayed together, he said.
___________________________________________>>>
*COLLEGIANS
PRAYING TOGETHER VIA SATELLITE
>From:
Jeremy Story <campusrenewal@xc.org>
Praise
God! We are now only need to raise about $15,000 more to cover all the expenses
for the broadcast. Please continue to
pray with me for this; we need to raise the rest as soon as possible. Thank you for your faithfulness in prayer. Here are some of the quotes from students
about the broadcast and the fruit of your prayers:
“It rocked
- the prayer time was powerful. It was
what we needed. It moved
many to
get down on their knees before God face to the ground, I felt
convicted
and have
felt the need to get right with God - living for Him first ever
since”
Andy Haan,
Student at University of Iowa “Corporately it[the broadcast] challenged our
students to reach out to the campus.
They realized their sin of silence and went out and brought approximately
300 in for our Wednesday night meeting (praise & worship, message, etc).
Many were on their faces, tears streaming down their faces, crying out to God
on behalf of our campus as well as others. It was one of the MOST SIGNIFICANT 2
hours of the whole year... and that is saying a lot (we have seen God do some
awesome things at CSU this year).”
Lee
Howell, Campus Minister at Charleston Southern University “What stood out most
to me was the concept of thousands of students praying the same prayers.”
Jennifer
Bergin, Student at The University of Wisconsin at Stephens Point “A spirit of
conviction fell on the people at the broadcast. I cried and observed many
people crying. I saw many people excited during the broadcast; they were fired
up!”
Brent
Kanyok, Campus Minister at Florida State University “Many students said God
spoke to them about things in their lives.
Many were uplifted and challenged to take the gospel out to the
lost. At one point during the time some
were prostrate on the floor, while most were bowed down low before the Lord.”
Craig
Bryson, Student at Southwest Baptist University “I was amazed at how God was
able to be glorified through the technology that we have access to today. It was awesome to think that all over the
nation there were people worshiping along with us; that we were in unity with
one another! It moved me to want to
pray more. I have seen fruit since
prayers that night. I have been able to
share the gospel openly with one girl I have been praying for and also to pray
with a couple more and minister the love of Christ to them; I have been able to
present the gospel.I am becoming more bold in my workplace and on my campus.”
April
Trusievitz, Student at St. John Fisher College “The Solemn Assembly was
awesome! I felt that it made a major
impact on all that participated. Let me
share that I was very disappointed that we had only 21 present until I found
out that the Assembly was accidentally shown on the campus wide TV
station! God is so powerful!”
Debbie
McNeill, East Tennessee State University “It’s a great idea. I hope that you do it again.”
Elizabeth
Rupprecht, Student at Daley College “This broadcast was absolutely incredible.
It allowed me to worship in my own dorm room with the intensity of being on a
revival, yet it was just me and God.
I would
love to see this more often.”
Ashley
Creswell, Student at Carson-Newman College “It was so great that we took time
for repentance. That is something that doesn’t happen too often in our world
and God calls us to it.’
Student
Indiana University of Pennsylvania “At first I was skeptical to see how a
satellite would really put me in touch with God and to really worship Him. I was in for a surprise! God was with us that night no doubt.It was
one of the best experiences of Rez Week for myself, to get on my knees before
God, He brought me to tears and showed me how unworthy I am of His gift. Everyone I talked to was moved, I enjoyed
the worship prayer, everything about it, and even mended some relationships I had
with the people I prayed with.”
Lori,
Student at Arizona State University “I prayed about issues and for people that,
had I not gone, I would not have.
I was
blessed, but above that, we honored God as we came together to present ourselves
before our Lord. Campus Crusade for
Christ and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship came together for this event. It was a piece of God’s continuing work to
unify His children on His campus.”
Ed
Lipke, Student at Northern Michigan University “I was convicted about
attempting to do God’s work through my flesh.
After the broadcast I felt that weight lifted, and I no longer felt the
desire to do it in the flesh. I enjoyed
the worship time very much, but again, I was going through conviction so it was
like a knife thrust seeing and hearing other Christians raise their hearts to
Christ so openly. It was humbling and
gave me a renewed desire for unity and love in the body. My small group was two of my best friends
and when we prayed for the lost we prayed for their families and cried.”
“It was
awesome to exalt God our Father together in unity, and it has made me very
excited to continue in serving Him in evangelism and charity. Praise God!”
Student
at State U of New York at Buffalo “One student who attended the broadcast was
not a member of a campus ministry. He
was the tech student who was running the satellite link station for us. He stayed for the entire event and
afterwards hung around to talk to us about our beliefs, and seemed to be
interested and touched by the broadcast.
That was really cool!”
“Another
student who attended the broadcast is one of the shyest guys I’ve ever
met. I rarely hear him talk, much less
pray out loud. I did not think that he
would be open to praying out loud in the triads at all, but he surprised all of
us, by expressing very heartfelt and bold prayers and took initiative several
times, which to me is testimony God’s spirit was moving!!!”
“This
was such a God-led vision and event, and we all felt it! It was truly amazing! It was moving and
evident that the spirit was in control, especially during the prayer times, we
felt like we could have prayed for two more hours!”
Gena
Minnix, Campus Minister at Blue Mountain Community College “It has motivated me
and God has used your vision to inspire me to unite the Christian Ministries on
my campus. The University of Florida
has a lot of ministries and it is kinda sad that we are not really united. I now have a vision to change that.”
“The
best aspect for me was that we had three Christian professors present. They were really touched and I believe that
their burden for the campus was renewed.”
Bob
Santos, Campus Minister at Indiana U of Pennsylvania “It was neat to see the
students crying out to God over the body’s apathy.”
Rhonda
Cowan, Campus Minister, U of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Jeremy
Story, President, Campus Renewal Ministries
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*MOBILIZING
PRAYER FOR ‘THE CALL DC’
>From: Praysd@aol.com
>From: louengle@familyclick.com
(Lou Engle)
Dear
Prayer Network Leaders,
There
are moments in history when a door for massive change opens. Great revolutions for good or for evil occur
in the vacuum created by these openings.
It is in these times that men, women, and even entire generations risk
everything to become the hinge of history, the pivotal point that determines
which way that door will swing.
We feel
that America is in such a moment today.
As you may have heard, we are calling a massive gathering of two
generations: parents and their sons and daughters, to come to the Capitol Mall
in Washington, DC Sept. 2, 2000 to fast and pray. The gathering is named The Call DC. Taken from Joel 2:15, when all is blighted and there is no
remedy, in the midst of great moral decline, God’s answer to national crisis is
a call to massive united prayer and fasting.
Beyond
the Columbine massacre and the Wedgwood Baptist Church shootings, we are seeing
a whole generation under satanic attack. The Call DC is a response to the
groundswell of desperation in today’s youth.
Though our economy is booming, youth are in trouble and morality is
declining. Recent attacks on Christian
youth have resulted in a cry for the Jesus of the Bible. Youth are turning to Jesus - making a radical
commitment to confront the culture - and change their world. The Call DC will
bring this tremendous movement together. We believe that God has initiated this
national summons and it is imperative for us all to carry out His command for
the turning of America.
Recently,
a national prophetic leader, Jim Goll earnestly exhorted us, to mobilize
prayer. Although The Call DC is on God’s
heart, it will not be all that He intended it to be unless it is bathed in
prayer. Therefore, we are calling nationwide
networks to join with Intercessors For America to fast on the first Friday of
every month preceding The Call DC and in particular, to fast every Friday
during the month of May.
We are
also appealing that churches and networks everywhere would join in the Watch of
the Lord for late night prayer watches those same Friday nights. We are asking that the watch have a primary
prayer focus of the youth of this nation and The Call DC.
Please
also consider joining The Call DC Canopy of Prayer, a prayer group
for The
Call DC leadership, coordinators and participants. This national 50
day canopy
of prayer will cover this event and its’ participants 7 days a
week, 24
hours a day, for 50 days prior to the event!
Pastor Ron Pate is
the
facilitator. To participate in The Call
DC Canopy of Prayer, please
contact
Ron Pate at (530) 518-6586 or you may join the email group at the
website http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/TheCallDC_Canopy_of_Prayer
A
sentence of death hangs over this young generation, the same one as in the days
of Esther. When Mordecai fasted for his
teenage adopted daughter placed on the stage of history, sovereign reversals
took place and demonic decrees were overturned. It is time for the Mordecai
generation to pray for the Esther generation again!
Convenant
with us in praying for God’s visitation on The Call DC. We need fire from heaven. Pray for a trumpet sound, a mobilization
anointing to gather two generations from every state in the nation. Pray for a spirit of unity to prevail that
crosses ethnic and denominational lines. Pray finances are released. Pray for the greatest youth awakening in the
history of America.
Would
you correspond back to us regarding your intention to carry The Call DC in
prayer? Please let Lou Engle know which churches and networks you will be
linking with. His telephone number is
(626) 794-1199 x231. Who knows if we
have been brought into the kingdom for such a time as this?
With
deep gratefulness and Consumed by The Call, Che Ahn, Lou Engle, and The Call
Executive Board.
1539 E.
Howard Street, Pasadena, CA 91104
877.7TheCall / www.thecalldc.com
Supporting
Organizations: Mission America, YWAM, Women’s Aglow, Global Harvest, Generals
of Intercession, Harvest Evangelism, Rock The Nations, Hosanna Integrity Music,
Family Click, Gospel Light, Harvest International Ministries, Campus Wave,
Glory of Zion, Rock America, Columbine Redemption, Washington For Jesus, March
For Jesus, Promise Keepers, Charisma Magazine, and the Trinity Broadcasting
Network.
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*DYING
TO LIVE
>From:
“Terry J. Hallock” <watcong@midwest.net>
“For
through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been
crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I
live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave
himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could
be gained through the law Christ died for nothing.”
Jesus
can change you but first He must have you—all of you. Jesus can heal and
forgive you but first He must live within you—every bit of you. You must come to the same crossroad that Paul
arrived at. You must face the truth that you cannot and will not save yourself.
No matter how hard you work or how religious you become it will only produce
frustration and failure. Only one cure exists for your sin and that is Jesus’
blood. Only one path leads you to the flowing fountain of that blood and that
is the path that leads to the Cross of Calvary. Only one act will cover you in
that blood and that is the moment you are crucified with Christ so that you no longer
live but Christ lives in you.
Dear
Jesus, crucify my pride and self-will. Liberate me from my feeble attempts to
save myself all by myself. Bring me to Your cross and crucify me there. Bury me
in Your tomb and then resurrect me into Your new life. I give You my whole
self. I surrender all of me to all of You. In Your mighty name and by the power
of Your cleansing blood I pray. Amen and Amen.
[To
share a prayer request email us at watcong@midwest.net.
Your request may be anonymous.]
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*THE POWER
OF UNITED PRAYER
>From: Biblicalwm@aol.com
We
all have learned the power of prayer. I
often wonder how people live
who do
not know about prayer.
However,
the Bible says that when TWO people pray, something even more powerful takes
place.
Find
a prayer group or start one in your neighborhood, in your church or
where
you minister. It could be the greatest
contribution of your entire life.
Jesus
said, “For where two or three are gathered together in My name,
there am
I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20
·
Dr.
Elwood Bredbenner
eRefreshment
is a weekly encouragement specifically for those in vocational ministry, church
leadership, and their families. It is
provided free from Biblical Wellness Ministries - Raleigh, NC (USA).
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*VERNON
HILLS, IL: WATCH OF THE LORD
>From:
“Donna C. Claffey” <fotbWatch@msn.com>
Friends
of the Bridegroom Watch of the Lord Invites you to participate
in the Watch
of the Lord
Pal Bok
Church, Vernon Hills
Friday, May
26th 9:00 p.m.
F.O.T.B.
Watch of the Lord is a ministry that is focused on the goal of calling God’s
Warrior Bride to arise and to join with Her Heavenly Bridegroom in taking back
the ground that the enemy has stolen in this region. We believe that we are in a season in which God is calling His people
to come together and seek His face, and that He will then pour out blessings
upon this land.
In
addition, F.O.T.B. Watch is a ministry that is committed to calling the Bride
to arise in holy passion for Jesus, and to pursue Him with wholehearted
abandonment. As we gather at the Watch,
we will spend hours sitting at our Bridegroom’s feet, pouring out our hearts in
worship before Him.
The
Bridegroom Watch is a time of waiting on the Lord in intimacy. It is a time of sitting before Him as His
beloved Bride. A time of reclaiming,
establishing and strengthening our “First Love” for Him.
Watching
refers to the ability to fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is
unseen. As this happens, the prophetic
is released, and we see God revealing strategies to reclaim our families,
cities and our nation for His Kingdom.
The
Watch is a setting where the forerunner cry of Matthew 25:6 can be proclaimed: “Behold
the Bridegroom is coming!” The Watch
is a way for us to respond to the forerunner cry as we are willing leave our comfort
zones, shake off the slumber and go out to meet Him as a Bridegroom.
Come and
Watch with us as we pour out our worship to the Lord as a fragrant offering,
and then join with our King as His warrior Bride to take back the ground that
the enemy has stolen!
If
you have any questions, please contact:
Kevin
& Donna Claffey - (847) 516-4251 - fotbWatch@msn.com
___________________________________________>>>
*PRAYER FOR
A PASTOR
>From:
Bob Garrett <bgarrett1@juno.com>
Phil,
Let’s get as much prayer as possible for Gary Hoyt, pastor of
Bellevue
Christian Center an Assembly fellowship in Bellevue Nebraska. He
was
injured in an auto accident in February 2000 and is recovering from
injuries
to his neck. You can get an update at www.bellevuechristian.com
Thank You,
Bob Garrett
--->NPPNote:
Let’s ask the Lord to bring healing to our brother and healing among the
churches in Bellevue, Nebraska...
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*ARE WE AT A
“TIPPING POINT?”
>usapray@aol.com
(Intercessors For America)
“In the
dispensation of the fulness of the times He will gather together in
one all
things in Christ, both of which are in heaven and which are on the
earth-in
Him.” Ephesians 1:10
Dear
Partners-in-Prayer,
A chord
was struck in many of us who attended our annual National Prayer Committee
meetings in Washington, DC recently as David Bryant, President, shared his
sense that the Prayer and Revival Movement is nearing a “Tipping Point”. He and
some others had read Malcolm Gladwell’s recent book, The Tipping Point: How
Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Little, Brown and Company). While a
secular study, the book is an amazing compilation of how groups numbering 150
or less which foster the building of relationships, and the breaking down into
smaller groups of around 10 people who practice true caring, can release a
dynamic “social epidemic” which can impact and change an entire region, market
or nation. Looking back to America’s beginning Gladwell notes such a dynamic
working in the warning of Paul Revere. Reading his account, I also thought of
the “Committees of Correspondence” and the many “Prayer and Reformation Societies”
that were functioning during our Colonial and Revolutionary War period.
My
spirit “bore witness” and, having just completed a “marathon” time of travel
and participation in many new Church ministry expressions emerging across the
nation, I was further confirmed in my own assessments. I have been privileged to personally put my
finger “on the Pulse” of the following:
Christian teen rallies which commonly see 1,000 - 40,000 in attendance
and are mobilizing hundreds of thousands of youth toward The Call DC gathering
on the Mall in Washington, DC over Labor Day Weekend. September 2; the first-ever student initiated Campus Renewal
ministry broadcast which joined students on 80 college campuses in a Solemn Assembly;
the new multi-ministry Operation Starting Line collaborative prison outreach
presenting the gospel in prison “yards” with the potential of reaching not the
normal 20 percent, but 60 to 100 percent of the prison populations; Mission
America with 10,000 lighthouse churches and nearly one million Christian homes
already registered as Lighthouses in their neighborhoods.; the Alpha programing
bringing adults to Christ in affluent neighborhoods; the March for Jesus/Jesus
Day 2000 drawing the heart of the church outward in mercy and compassion; the
convening at a Native American Summit and a number of Many Nations/One Voice
Celebrations which strategize on how to build Native prayer networks; more
effectively bring the gospel to the remaining three million Native Americans,
and to see Native leaders and culture affirmed in the Church and released
across the world; a continuing emphasis on Black/White racial reconciliation
and partnership which emerges almost every time Church leaders are gathered;
the recognition and inclusion of leaders from the growing Hispanic and Asian communities
in cooperative prayer and ministry expressions; the planting of the first
churches in unreached nations by AD2000 networks; and I could go on and on.
All of
the vital life-changing ministry expressions noted have, at their core, a
relatively small group of people who are functioning in accountable
relationships. The local, city and regional work of these expressions is
prayerfully nurtured and executed from small groups or networks.
A theme
at some Christian youth rallies is: “Draw me, draw me Lord, and I’ll come
running after You!” Don’t be surprised if you soon find yourself spiritually
running as you try to keep up with Jesus in our midst. I believe He truly is moving His Church-in
answer to your continued prayer and fasting-toward present and future divinely appointed “tipping points.” This
is not a time to “draw back,” but rather to press forward in our personal
prayer lives, our families and prayer clusters as never before!(Rev 8:1-5)
Sincerely,
with Christ before us,
Gary Bergel,
IFA President
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*DEMOGRAPHICS
ENLIGHTEN OUR PRAYERS
>From:
“Crosswalk.com” <editor@crosswalk.com>
...The
demographics of the “born-again” population are changing, researcher George
Barna (see link #1 below) says. The biggest growth in the last 10 years has
occurred among Asian-Americans, he said. “If spiritual revival has occurred
among any group of people in the U.S. in the past decade, it is undeniably
among Asians.” In 1991, 5 percent of Asian-Americans had made a personal
commitment to Jesus Christ that they believed would give them eternal life, Barna’s
working definition of a born-again Christian. That figure has increased to 27
percent. ...The last 10 years have seen
tremendous spiritual growth in the South, already the heartland of born-again
American Christianity, Barna said. There has been no increase in the likelihood
of adults professing faith in Christ in either the Northeast or in the West,
but a 22 percent increase in the South.
...Nationally, the percentage of born-again adults 50 or older has risen
from 31-41 since 1991, Barna said. Meanwhile, it is even harder to penetrate
the ranks of those under 30. In 1991, 28 percent of adults ages 18 to 29 had
professed faith in Jesus Christ, but today, just 26 percent do, Barna said. “Baby
Busters have proven to be the most gospel-resistant generation the church has
seen in many years.”
...The
past decade has seen a lot of religious activity among men, but there is little
evidence of significant spiritual change among them, he said. In 1991, 32
percent of men had accepted Christ as their savior, a figure that has increased
to 36 percent.
...The
1990s brought about 10 million more adult born-again believers, because of
population growth, Barna said. Most of the growth comes from among individuals
making $60,000 a year or more, many of whom are “living ‘the good life’ and,
upon analyzing the salvation proposal, determined that inviting Christ into
their life is a smart choice,” he said.
...”For
many of these individuals, faith in Jesus is simply a good deal. They are not
likely to view their faith decision as the catalyst of a lifestyle that demands
sacrifice, selflessness, and service. Faith in Christ represents an eternal
insurance policy for them rather than a significant change of heart about the
ultimate meaning of life, or how to honor Christ through their decisions,
behavior, and resources.”
...News
from ReligionToday is Copyrighted by Crosswalk.com
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