PRAY CENTRAL
FLORIDA
Dear
Fellow Prayer Warrior, December, 2008
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ. The Greater Orlando Christian Film Festival this fall was a big
success with many hundreds making commitments to Christ. Praise God also for
the passage of the Florida marriage protection amendment. Thank you for your
prayers for our city and nation. In some ways our nation is drifting farther
away from God but there are also evidences of increased movement of the Spirit
of God. As this year ends and the next begins lets not be weary in well doing
but even increase our availability to the Lord.
A few years ago when Pastor Jackson Senyonga was here
from Uganda he said that people began to really seek God out of either
desperation or devastation. The meaning was that God’s people could spend time
with Him and get His heart and plans for their lives, families, city and nation
and realize that God’s will can only be accomplished by His divine
intervention. Such a realization should bring us to a place of utter
desperation for God to move and a willingness to sacrifice everything for His
glory. The other way to come is by devastation. That is when everything a
person or nation is trusting in (besides God) is taken away and that person or
nation is brought so low that God is the only answer left. For Uganda it took
devastation. From a place of total devastation God brought revival to Uganda.
This is chronicled on several of George Otis’ Transformation videos. For the
last few years another Ugandan pastor has been visiting Orlando – John Mulinde.
We have highlighted several of his meetings in this newsletter, one of which
was the National Leaders Retreat held in Orlando in September. The audio files
of 10 messages from that retreat are available online at www.worldtrumpet.com/table/free-audio-messages.
There is also audio from a Leadership Summit in Orlando in November and a
series of messages on what it means to be set apart for God, all by John
Mulinde. They are all free to listen to or download (mp3). As our nation falls
farther and farther away from God these messages are good reminders both of
what is at stake and of how dramatically God can move when His people truly
humble themselves and pray and seek His face. Will it take devastation to bring
us back to God or will we choose to humble ourselves and become desperate for
God to fulfill His purposes for our lives and our nation? A good question to
ponder as we head into a new year.
Ongoing
Prayer Themes - please include some of these when you pray for the city -
An increase in the manifestation of God’s supernatural
power – healings, signs, wonders
Wisdom and blessing for our president and other
national, state and local elected officials
God's redemptive purposes to be fulfilled in Central
Florida
Unity of the Body of Christ and purity in the Body and
in relationships between leaders
Pastors to pray together and lead their churches into
praying with other churches
Vision Orlando, Space Coast Prayer Network and Deland
pastors
The scourge of abortion to be removed from our city
Christians to tithe and give offerings so “the devourer”
will be rebuked in our city
Greater revelation of the Apostolic
and God’s government to increase in our city
Homeland security
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem
See page 2 for Current Prayer Events
An E-mail version of this
newsletter (with more stuff!) is also available - send me an E-mail to sign up.
See this newsletter on the web at www.christiansnet.com/praycf/praycf.htm.
George Kern, 405 East Jersey St., Orlando, FL 32806,
407-245-1132, praycf@juno.com
Pray
Central Florida – Praying for Central Florida and encouraging the Church in
Central Florida to pray
PRAY CENTRAL
FLORIDA
Page 2 December,
2008
Verify event details with the
contact person or web site before attending. Listing does not necessarily imply
endorsement by Pray Central Florida. For
more events see the Z88.3 web site - http://zradio.org.
December 31 – 8:00 p.m. – 1:00
a.m. – New Year’s Eve Gathering. Worship leader Kimberly Johnson. Prayerful meeting for transitioning to 2009. Exuberant
Praise & personalized Worship experiences. Atmosphere of great faith for
believers to realign with the Lord for 2009. Open Heavens for spiritual release
in East Orlando. Location: Holiday Inn Select - Orlando (near UCF), 12125 High
Tech Ave., Orlando. Hosted by Yemi
& Aya Mateola of The Sending Church. Call
(321) 217-8048 for more information or visit www.1nightliveevent.com.
Daily – various times
– Orlando House of Prayer - get a
taste of IHOP without having to fly to Kansas City. Location: 495 W. Silver Star Rd., Ocoee. Web site for info and
schedule: www.worshiphouseofprayer.com,
or call 407.877.5970, ext. 201.
Weekdays –
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – all day worship and prayer hosted by Love of Christ Ministries (Mack
McCambridge). Location: Faith World church, Orlando. Call 407-292-0966 for
info.
Tuesdays – 6:00 a.m. - Sanford Ministerial Fellowship. Info: Jeff Krall - 407-322-9222, jmkrall@bellsouth.net.
Tuesday and Friday mornings – Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship.
Fellowship and bible study breakfasts and monthly evening meeting. Contact Joseph Shaia for info - 407/682-3216.
Tuesday
evenings - 6:00 p.m. – Community Healing & Prayer Service. All Saints Church, 338 East Lyman Av. Winter
Park. Call 407-647-3413 for info. www.allsaintswp.com.
Tuesday
evenings - 7:00 p.m. - Servants of the Most High and Intercessory Prayer
Network of Central Florida. Prayer
and fellowship in the Longwood area. For info, call Maureen at 407-332-7286 or
e-mail IPNCF@ruii.org.
Thursday Evenings – 7:30 p.m. Oviedo Healing Rooms - Healing in the Name of JESUS through the Power of GOD's
Presence and Prayer. 145 W. Broadway Blvd., Oviedo. Call 407-529-7111 for
appointment (suggested but not necessary) www.OviedoHealingRoom.com.
Friday evenings –
7:30 p.m. – International Concert of Prayer – prayer for Orlando, USA
& the world. At Greaterlife Church in Oviedo, call Pastor Jeff Good for
information at 407-365-5950.
First Saturday of month - Prayer for Muslims -
10:00 a.m.-Noon, Orlando. Peter Shadid - 240-6272.
Peter has a team reaching Muslims in
Kissimmee and can train people for outreach in Orlando.
Second Saturday of
month – 9:30 a.m. - KNEC (Kingdom Network Empowering Communities)
–Orlando. Contact: Bishop Helligar – 407-299-6677.
Second and Third
Saturdays – 5:00 a.m. City-wide Prayer
Meeting. Hampton Inn at 7448
International Drive, Orlando. Sponsor:
Pastor Mary Norman, 321-276-5352.
Third Saturday of month – Prayer for the Persecuted
Church. Longwood. Email amystrang@aol.com.
Daily - Lighthouse Report (with Steve Douglass) – on the web at www.lighthousereport.com
Pray
Central Florida – Praying for Central Florida and encouraging the Church in
Central Florida to pray
And
here is the extra stuff you don’t get with the snail mail version...
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(1) FREE - onething08 webcast - join us online Dec
28-31
(2) New Survey Shows Fewer
Problems for Children that Worship Weekly
(3) OSL Prayer
Alert
(4) Insight: The Night Jesus Came
(5) Christian
Service Center
(6) World Trumpet Mission – John Mulinde
(7) Insight:
It's About the Kingdom
(8) Inviting
God Into America
(9) Testimony of provision upon acting on a promise
*NPPN -
NATIONAL PASTORS' PRAYER NETWORK - US
A
Ministry Network Of The Mission America Coalition
OUR
VISION-
Identify
And Encourage Pastors' Prayer Groups In Cities And Communities
Across
America So That Pastors Lead Their
People
Into Praying For And Sharing Christ With Everyone In Our Nation.
Subscribe
to the NPPN: http://www.nppn.org/subscribe.htm
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(1) FREE - onething08 webcast - join us online Dec
28-31
From:
"Mike Bickle" <mbickle@ihop.org>
To:
"George Kern" <praycf@juno.com>
Date:
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:13:38 +0000
Subject:
FREE - onething08 webcast - join us online Dec 28-31
Dear
Friends,
It is now
less than one week before we go live with the onething08 Conference here in
Kansas City (Dec 28–31). The Spirit of God continues to stir my heart with the
importance of this conference. The time is urgent. The word of the Lord must
run swiftly across the earth.
Already,
nearly 15,000 people have registered to attend this conference and many more
are hearing about it every day. By now, you have heard from me several times
via emails and podcasts about the historic importance and prophetic
significance of the onething08 Conference. Today, the leadership of
the IHOP–KC Missions Base has unanimously decided to give the onething08 Conference
live webcast away for FREE.
We
understand that this step will increase our conference costs and our
administrative load, but we are compelled by the urgency of this hour. I invite
you to participate in the onething08 Conference from December 28–31 for FREE
via live webcast. I also invite you to send this email to at least
ten of your friends, family and church leaders. Only 15,000 people can
join us in person at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, but many more can join us
online.
Until He
returns,
Mike
Bickle
Director, IHOP–KC Missions Base
International
House of Prayer 3535 E. Red Bridge Rd, Kansas City, MO 64137
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(2)
New Survey Shows Fewer Problems for Children that Worship Weekly
From: "Florida Family Policy Council"
<ActionAlerts@floridafamilyaction.org>
To: "George Kern" <praycf@juno.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:09:57 -0600
Subject: New Survey Shows Fewer Problems for
Children that Worship Weekly
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday,
December 16th, 2008
New
Survey Shows Fewer Problems at Home and at School
for Children With Intact Married Families that Worship Weekly
(ORLANDO, FL) - A new study released today by the
Florida Family Policy Council finds that children have fewer problems at school
and home when they live with both biological parents and frequently attend
religious services. Drs. Nicholas Zill [1][1]
and Philip Fletcher [1][2]
co-authored the new study which analyzes data from the National Survey of
Children’s Health.
Among their remarkable findings: children in this
group are five times less likely to repeat
a grade, less likely to have behavior problems at home and school, and are
more likely to be cooperative and understanding of others’ feelings. Parents of these children report less stress,
healthier parent-child relationships, and fewer concerns about their children’s
achievement. These differences hold up even after controlling for family income
and poverty, low parent education levels, and race and ethnicity.
“With the economic crisis that we find ourselves in,
it is time to stop pretending that the breakdown of the family does not have
detrimental effects on every area of society from generation to generation,”
said John Stemberger, president and general counsel of the Florida Family
Policy Council. “Our public policy in Florida needs to be focused on keeping
families together and strengthening the position of parents to do their
difficult but rewarding job of raising their children.”
“This study reveals the powerful impact that faith
and family have on a child’s life,” Stemberger said. “Marriage and family are
not simply private and religious in nature.
They serve as a foundation for our society and when that foundation
gives way, we see the tragic results for children in terms of increased
behavioral problems, stress in the home, strained family relationships and
decreased educational achievement.”
A copy of the study can be downloaded at www.FLfamily.org.
The Florida Family Policy Council is a pro-family
public policy organization that is associated with Focus on the Family. The
organization’s mission is to strengthen Florida’s families through public
policy education, issue research and grassroots advocacy
[1][1]
Dr. Nicholas Zill is the founding president of Child Trends and the former vice
president of Westat, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
·
[1][2]
Dr. Philip Fletcher is a research psychologist at Westat.
For More Information Contact:
Michelle McKinnie at 407-251-5130.
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(3) OSL Prayer
Alert
From:
Intercessors for America <ifa@ifapray.org>
To:
praycf@juno.com
Date:
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:11:16 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
OSL Prayer Alert | Merry Christmas!
22 December 2008
Intercede for Prisoners and Their Families
Offer thanksgiving for the many lives that are
changed through Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree program. Pray for prisoners and
their families that God bring unity and peace to their households, especially
during this holiday season when lonliness can be magnified by separation from
loved ones. Intercede that God establishes loving relationships between
incarcerated parents and their children. Pray for protection, encouragement,
and guidance for believing prisoners and their loved ones. Intercede also for those individuals who have
control over funding that God would move them to develop and implement programs
that will assist families, especially the children, of prisoners.
INTERCESSORS
FOR AMERICA
192 N 21st
St, Suite 300
Purcellville, VA
20132
1-800-872-7729
or
540-751-0980
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(4) Insight: The Night Jesus Came
From: Eddie & Alice Smith
<usprayercenter@cs.com>
To: praycf@juno.com
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 02:10:22 -0500
Subject: Insight: The Night Jesus Came (120808)
Insight
from Eddie and Alice
For our wonderful Insight Newsletter family.
Have a blessed week!
The
Night Jesus Came
Alice
Smith
'Twas the
night Jesus came
And all through the house,
Not a person was praying,
Not one in the house ..
The Bible was left
On the shelf without care,
For no one thought
Jesus would come there..
The children were dressing
To crawl into bed,
Not once ever kneeling
Or bowing their head ..
And Mom in the rocking chair
With babe on her lap,
Was watching the Late Show
As I took a nap..
When out of the east
There rose such a clatter,
I sprang to my feet
To see what was the matter..
Away to the window
I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters
And
lifted the sash..
When what
to my wondering
Eyes should appear,
But Angels proclaiming
That Jesus was here..
The light of His face
Made me cover my head...
Was Jesus returning
Just like He'd said..
And though I possessed
Worldly wisdom and wealth,
In spite of myself..
In the Book of Life
Which he held in his hand,
Was written the name
Of every saved man..
He spoke not a word
As he searched for my name,
When He said "it's not here"
My head hung in shame..
The people whose names
Had been written with love,
He gathered to take
To his Father above..
With those who were ready
He rose without sound,
While all of the others
Were left standing around...
I fell to
my knees
But it was too late,
I'd waited too long
And thus sealed my fate .
I stood and I cried
As they rose out of sight,
Oh, if only I'd known
That this was the night....
In the words of this poem
The meaning is clear
The coming of Jesus
Is now drawing near...
There's only one life
And when comes the last call,
We'll find out that the Bible
Was true after all...
Please Forward this INSIGHT to your friends. Subscribe to
INSIGHT and our PrayerNet Newsletter at: www.usprayercenter.org
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(5) Christian
Service Center
From:
"Christian Service Center" <Marketing@christianservicecenter.org>
To:
praycf@juno.com
Date:
Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:24:30 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
Outreach Online December 5, 2008
OUTREACH
ONLINE
Christian
Service Center
808 W.
Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32805
December
5, 2008
Going
Green For Those In Need
The
Christian Service Center for Central Florida has gone GREEN with the
introduction of a special promotion. In November 2008, the Center introduced a
special item, available to our local churches and supporters, to help promote
the Center and save the environment, too.
“As
responsible Christians, it is imperative that we do all we can to be stewards
of what God has entrusted in us,” said Robert Stuart, Executive Director of the
Christian Service Center. “And, if we also call attention to the thousands of
families who can’t afford food each day, we will have accomplished much with
this small promotion.”
The new
bags are made from recycle material and bag has the Christian Service Center
logon on it and reminds each of us that their efforts are helping others with
this expression boldly printed on each bag, “Feeding those in need.” Each bag
is a colorful Royal Blue that reflects the color of the Christian Service
Center and has the logo, website and phone number, helping people share what
they are doing to help strengthen and support our neighbors in Central Florida.
How can
you get a bag?
The bags
are now available from the Christian Service Center for $5.00 each. The Center
is also offering bags to each of our supporting churches so that they will be
able to share these bags during the upcoming holiday season. (For quantity
discounts, please contact Chrissy Garton at 407-425-2523). In addition, during
this Holiday Season, the Center will be providing a commemorative bag to each
donor who generously gives a financial gift of $100 or greater.
“What a
great way to help others and help yourself, too,” said Stuart. “We are asking
our local churches to help by purchasing scores of bags for their members, ask
them to fill them up and return them full of groceries to help our families.”
Several
churches have already purchased bags, and a large local business will place
gifts to their clients in the bags.
For more
information on the work of the Christian Service Center or on our new recycled
bags, contact Chrissy Garton at 407-425-2523 or email her at
cgarton@christianservicecenter.org.
Thank
you,
Robert
Stuart
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Other
Ways To Help
Maintaining
our Christian Service Center facilities always represents a challenge, but also
provides several volunteer project opportunities. Here are some of our needs
going into the New Year.
Many of
our Orlando buildings need a good coat of paint. Several signs are missing or
in need of repair. One of our buildings housing Share the Care is in need of
stucco repair. Some boards on our privacy fence need to be replaced, and a good
pressure washing is in order. Some chain link fence poles need to be replaced,
and the fence tightened. Some areas need new sod. New gravel is needed for some
parking areas. Pruning/trimming of plants and trees is needed.
If you or
your group might be able to assist with any of these needs, contact Finance
Director Bob Klinefelter at 407-425-2523 X 229.
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Christian
Service Center Offices
Christian
Service Center Offices Orlando: 808 W. Central Blvd. Orlando, FL 32805
407-425-2523
(Administrative Hqtrs.)
West
Orange: 300 W. Franklin St. Ocoee, FL 34761
407-656-6678
Winter
Park: 1600 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789
407-628-1692
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(6) World Trumpet Mission – John Mulinde
From: World Trumpet Mission
<office@worldtrumpet.com>
To: praycf@juno.com
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:02:55 -0500
(EST)
Subject: November 2008 Newsletter
[Editor’s
note: this is a brief excerpt from the newsletter]
Orlando
Mobilization
For the past few months, WTM missionaries have gone from congregation to
congregation within the inner city of Orlando, calling upon church leaders to
join in the efforts to believe God for a sustained breakthrough in the city.
Last year there was some real headway made when the police and the church
worked together: Click here to watch video. Now we are seeking to not merely push back darkness,
but to establish the Kingdom of God in families, churches, businesses,
government, education, and media.
Free Teachings
We are excited to announce three new resources on our website:
1. Text of Pastor Mulinde's Prophetic Word for Europe Click here to read.
2. Audio from the Orlando Leadership Summit (Nov. 6-7 2008) Click here to listen.
3. Audio from the Breaking Through in America Series (Sept. 16-18 2008) Click here to listen.
We pray that these free text and audio messages will be a real blessing to your
soul.
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(7) Insight:
It's About the Kingdom
From:
Eddie & Alice Smith <usprayercenter@cs.com>
To:
praycf@juno.com
Date:
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 01:17:27 -0500
Subject:
Insight: It's About the Kingdom (120108)
Insight
from Eddie and Alice
For our wonderful Insight Newsletter family.
Have a blessed week!
It's
About the Kingdom
By Eddie Smith
Almost daily I receive offers in the mail
that say, "For a limited time only..." Your kingdom, which is your
most valuable earthly possession, is uniquely yours. It is the reason you are
here and it ultimately affects your eternity. Your opportunity to reach your
kingdom potential is possible for a limited time only. The days of your life
are numbered. (Psalm 139:16)
~~~
Years ago Walter took his friend Arthur to
see some land in open country where cattle were idly grazing. Walter explained
about his dream for developing this area. He told his friend that in time the
area would be surrounded by restaurants, hotels, and convention centers. He
told Arthur that his plan would take all of his money and he needed others to
develop the surrounding area. He wanted his friend to have the first
opportunity to buy into this project.
But Arthur thought to himself, "Who in
the world is going to drive twenty-five miles for this crazy project?"
He said to Walter that he would think about
it and decide later on.
"Later on will be too late," Walter
cautioned Arthur.
"You'd better move on it right
now."
"And so Art Linkletter turned down the
opportunity to buy up all the land that surrounded what was to become
Disneyland. His friend Walt Disney tried to talk him into it. But Art thought
he was crazy."
(Source: "Daily Encounter" (c) Dick Innes 1999
http://www.actsweb.org)
~~~
If you are satisfied with the Christianity
you experience and see around you, don’t even bother with this article. It will
only frustrate and perhaps even anger you.
However, if you (like me) are filled with a
holy dissatisfaction with the status of 21st Century Christianity,
then let’s see if God will give us “a heavenly chiropractic adjustment”, so
that the flow of Christ’s life in us can be released through us
and His purposes can be accomplished by
us.
Around the world the face of Christianity is
changing. With the dawning of the new millennium a new day is dawning in the
church, everything that can be shaken is being shaken.
One day in 1997, as I prayed for national
revival, I sensed God say three things that startled me. I believe He said…
1. “I am sending revival to
America.”
2. “It will not be added to what
you have, it will be in place of it.”
3. “It will be served to you on a
platter of ruin.”
God will not add revival to what we have.
Western Christianity cannot be repaired. We are beyond the reformation. We must
have a spiritual revolution, a rebirth of the New Testament church that exists
solely for God’s kingdom purposes. We’ve prostituted the things of God. Things
meant to be lavished upon the King, we have lavished upon ourselves. We’ve
sought to be the center of our “self-created world” rather than allow the
Lord God to be the Center of all He has created.
Have we prostituted the way into the kingdom?
The gospel of Christ is a kingdom gospel--the
doorway into life in the kingdom of God.
However, much of what is preached in the
American church today as “the gospel” is anything
but the gospel of the kingdom. It is a non-offensive, emotionally-pleasing,
man-centered, problem-solving treatise on a powerless cross that is calculated
to appeal to the lost, rather than to confront them. It leaves
most lost people entertained, and relatively comfortable in their sin. This
isn’t biblical evangelism. Have we forgotten that the gospel is foolish, a
stumbling block, and offense to those who are perishing? (1 Cor. 1:18; Gal.
5:11)
Biblical evangelism is based on an offensive
gospel that offends the senses of natural men by telling them that they are
lost, wicked, evil, and eternally condemned in their current state. It
announces to them their desperate plight without Christ; that without Him they
are helpless, hopeless and eternally doomed. It reveals that they are
enemies of God and demands that they be changed; that they die to sin, or else
they will die in sin! That only those who have died to sin, to themselves and
to this world can experience spiritual resurrection with Christ
and receive His eternal life.
What about Christ’s love for them? The
problem is that Christ came to seek and to save those who are lost. (Lk. 19:10)
The reason some can’t be saved is because they’ve never heard the message and
received the revelation that they are lost.
Those who miss this revelation and
hear only about God’s love and grace, quite wrongly feel they deserve it.
Only people who truly know they are eternally lost can appreciate and
properly apply the proclamation of Christ’s loving grace, His sacrificial
death and burial, and His victorious resurrection and ascension! Only then can
they enthrone Christ as Lord of their lives, and be born again.
Are we prostituting kingdom ministry?
Some ministers have life goals that are often
much different than what God has in mind for them. Dissatisfied having their
needs met, some long for financial wealth. They are seemingly intent on
“laying up treasures on earth…”
Some ministers won’t be satisfied until they pastor a megachurch.
Others want glamorous buildings.
Around the world, where revival exists and evangelistic harvests are being
realized, churches are bulging at the seams. The usual solution is to maximize
the space God has provided. That is done by creatively adjusting the programs,
the forms of worship, and by using the existing facilities multiple times.
Last month Alice and I taught in a wonderful
South Korean church that has 8,000 in attendance each Sunday. Without
complaint, they joyfully have 5-6 services each Sunday to seat all of their
members and guests.
The moment some American churches even
think they might max out, they begin to look for new property on which to build
bigger buildings, hopefully in an even more affluent part of town.
Some Christians are driven to receive national acclaim.
Many today have become victims of slick
Madison Avenue advertising, materialistic quests and contests in the body of
Christ. They have all but side tracked the church from its kingdom assignment.
One of God’s most profound and challenging
revelations to me came as a result of my first visit to The Joshua Center,
a church in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Pastors Ace and Joy Clarke had coined a
slogan. But it was far more than a slogan to me. It was a nuclear warhead that
started a chain reaction in the core of my being that still reverberates to
this day. The statement is simply this. “It’s not about me, it’s not about you,
it’s about the kingdom.”
I brought the motto back to our church. I
stated it often from the pulpit. Why? Because some church members think
"it's about them." Others, think the pastor must think "it's
about him." As a pastor, I can honestly report that the only people I ever
had difficulty with were those who thought it was "about them."
<smile>
You say, “Okay, I don’t get it. What’s about
the kingdom?” That’s it—everything exists
for the purposes of God's kingdom! (Rev. 4:11) Jesus, our King, wants us to
serve Him. But too often we have insisted that God serve us. We’ve
twisted almost everything “Christian” to be man-centered and self-serving.
In our minds prayer is a tool we use
to have our needs met and to accomplish what we want to get done—rather than to
accomplish the purposes of God—changed lives! I deal strongly with the purpose
of prayer in my book, How to Be Heard in Heaven: Moving from Need-Driven
to God-Centered Prayer.
With evangelism we’ve applied the work
of the cross to the needs of man. Those who still seek to win the lost do
so that they will not go to hell, when in reality hell is exactly what we
all deserve. That's right—me too. Neither evangelism nor anything else exists
primarily to meet the needs of man. As DeVern F. Fromke teaches in his book, The
Ultimate Intention, the cross is not the center of Christianity—the
father-heart of God is! Everything exists for His glory—His purpose—His
pleasure. Evangelism is about filling the Father’s house with children. It’s
about Him! (More later…)
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(Permission is granted to use this article in other publications
as long as the following paragraph is included.)
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prayer at: www.TeachMeToPray.com
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(8) Inviting
God Into America
http://www.ihop.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=1000021426
“Inviting
God Into America”
December
Edition of the JoCo Journal Prophetic Insight
Several
weeks ago I encountered an angel that declared to me that it is time to invite
our Lord, who is a God of hope, into the United States and into every arena of
life. He desires to give this nation a “name of honor.” I became very aware
that it is time to partner with Him for all that He has for our nation and the
nations across the world, even despite the enemy’s plan to bring destruction
and hopelessness.
The Enemy’s Contract on America
I was
shown two contracts on America. The first was a contract “on” America by the
enemy; the second was God’s contract “for” America. The enemy’s contract on
America would create great suffering for the people , but we are not to agree
with this contract. In this contract, our government would try to take over and
control the economy and I was told that it could lead to fascism. It would
start with the wrong industrial labor laws related to race. I also saw the
enemy stirring up religious zealotry within the church that would react instead
of love. The goal of the enemy was to get the church to offend President Obama.
It was clear to me that although we have the right to disagree with our
President, we must still highly honor him and his position. I saw several
specific attacks of the enemy through this contract:
God’s
Contract for America
Then I
was shown God’s contract for America, a hope and destiny for her. We are to
move in the opposite spirit of what the enemy would try to accomplish and agree
with God’s contract for America. In this contract, there were “hope movements”
that rose up all across the nation. “Hope centers” came forth and there were
“Hope houses” on every block. There was a movement of stadium worship filled
with the glorious presence of God. There was a tremendous unlocking of the
greater knowledge of God in this hour and increased training.
Recently I had a dream that stadiums in America, and also across the world,
were filled with thousands and thousands of people worshiping the Lord and
declaring that Jesus is loved within their cities. The scoreboards in the
stadiums read, “Jesus is loved well here.” The narrator in my dream described
to me that the Lord was being “most perfectly adored,” by these ones. It needed
to be a corporate gathering because there was a power unlocked by corporate
love that could not be unlocked by only one. This is part of God’s contract for
America and purpose for her.
Weapons Unleashed
In this
season I saw the devil releasing new weapons; but then I saw God releasing His
full arsenal, which was unbelievably powerful. His arsenal is a spirit of hope
and worship that will arise in the midst of crisis. He will bring a blessing
upon “hope bringers” who would facilitate the stadiums of worship. He will
unleash a grace to fight with remembrance– as the enemy unleashed weapons we
will be able to remember God’s goodness and magnify the Lord’s unrelenting
kindness in the past and the present. A heritage of hope will spring forth in
geographical areas; in the cities that invited God in and worshiped Him. It is
time to continue to invite Him in and it time for us to live in hope, believing
that His plan is good. We have a responsibility to dig beyond the peripheral
evil, and seek out the power of the living God.
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(9) Testimony of provision upon acting on a promise
From:
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To:
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Date:
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:28:25 -0500
Subject:
[Revival Highway] Testimony of provision upon acting on a promise
Testimony
of provision upon acting on a promise
J. Conrad
Lampan (From a Testimony by Hilmarose)
Dec 5,
2008
Dear
Friends,
This is
not a new prophetic word but an awesome testimony of how this lady received the
word and acted on it and was so blessed! I feel so encouraged and blessed when
someone out there simply believes and acts on something that God says. So many
times we do not realize how a word, a prayer or just a touch can be such a
blessing! It is no wonder that Paul instructs us to speak the Word "in
season and out of season" and Isaiah says "God gave me the tongue of
the lerned to speak a word to that which is wearied". She received the word through the Elijah List
some time ago but only today I found her testimony in a blog she published and
contacted her asking for permission to post the testimony. Praise God!
From
Wales
J. Conrad
Lampan
Tuesday,
September 04, 2007
because
you prayed, He came with deliverance; because you prayed, He came with
provision.
The other
day I received an email with a teaching type thing in it... It read in part
"....So
many times, we keep crying to God to open the gates of Heaven and send
blessings, when we could simply open the gates we have and gather the blessings
God's "already" caused to be left at our gates--when we prayed! But
this takes action--we need to act, open the gates, step out in faith and
believe God!
Nothing
will happen that you do not pray for; but many times the blessings you prayed
for are already at your gates. Because you prayed, they were sent to you;
because you prayed, blessings were stored at your front door; because you
prayed, He came with deliverance; because you prayed, He came with provision.
God will
never answer a prayer that has not been made. But then again, God will never
answer your prayers by sending quail flying into your camp already roasted! ( I
LOVED THAT PART!!!!)
Be
blessed and be a blessing!
Conrad
Lampan
Revival
Highway
Email:
connect@revivalhighway.net
You can
read all of the word given at this place.. It is REALLY GOOD and I saw alot I
had never saw before!
http://www.elijahlist.com/words/html/textonly-090207-Lampan.html
Ok... so
to get to my point... every winter that I have lived here (this will be my 9th
I think) I have stressed over getting wood to burn as I only heat by my wood
stove.. long story but the heaters are NOT good... anyway.... I many times have
to chose between food etc and wood to keep us warm...
I didn't
want to spend another winter living here and going through the stress... I just
wanted to move... but without the funds I am facing another winter in this big,
old and drafty house.
Yesterday
I had to take my daughter to the store... as I was coming home I saw a huge
trailer filled with scrap wood in someones yard. The Holy Spirit told me to
stop and ask them if they were throwing it away and if I could have some...
uuummmm yeah... NOT!!! I argued with Him... knowing I hardly ever ask for help
because I have learned many times that if I do then I am either told no or made
to feel like 2 inches tall for even asking... or I ask and they say yes but
then don't follow through...
anyway...
I came home... kept thing about it... but then I pushed it out of my mind...
How could the Lord ask me to do something that was totally against everything
in me. When I woke up Monday morning The Holy Spirit was at me again... telling
me to go to that house... I again argued with Him.... He finally won... I got
in the blazer... prayed all the way... said "If that is you Lord You need
to give me the grace because I can't just go to some strangers house and ask
them for their wood" He said that if I didn't listen I would miss my
blessing... then He reminded me of the part of the word I read that
"we
could simply open the gates we have and gather the blessings God's
"already" caused to be left at our gates--when we prayed! But this
takes action--we need to act, open the gates, step out in faith and believe
God! "
That
really got my attention... Knocking on their door WAS OPENING THE GATE.
After
driving past their house a few times I pulled into the driveway... almost
trembling, I knocked on the door... A little old lady came to the door... I
asked and she said I could take what ever I wanted (her son is a contractor and
it was all going to get dumped at a wood recycle place... he had to pay to dump
it) ... I could only reach a little but her husband came to me and told me I
could have some branches that he had cut up... I took the lumber I had loaded
home... then went back for the branches...
The Lord
told me to give them my name and address and tell them to tell their son that
he could dump it at my house if he wanted... that I could use as much as was
there and whatever I couldn't burn I would dispose of... like pressed board...
At any
rate... their son came and dumped it my yard today (Tuesday) see pics...He also
told me that he gets a trailer full like that about once a week...Of course I
told him he could dump a few more here!!!
... After
looking at the pile I knew there would be lots of work to do... sorting
stacking cutting... I thought about all the work BUT I was NOT about to
complain even though the dread started to come over me... Then The Holy Spirit
reminded me of another part of the word I read...
"God
will never answer a prayer that has not been made. But then again, God will
never answer your prayers by sending quail flying into your camp already
roasted!"
REMEMBER...
because
you prayed, He came with deliverance;(He delivered me, at that moment, from the
fear of asking strangers for something.. I may struggle again but for that
moment anyway I was delivered) because you prayed, He came with provision. (He
provided the wood for me to burn!!!)
I was
thankful for the "quail" He had send me... and I am NOT about to
complain about having to roast it!!!! HE IS SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!
If You
made it this far... Thank you!!!
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