PRAY CENTRAL
FLORIDA
Dear
Fellow Prayer Warrior, January, 2009
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ. I am hearing from many different streams that a shift has
happened in the spirit realm or that the moving of God’s Spirit is going to
increase or variations on that theme. Some people see this as a final
preparation of the Church for the Last Days, others don’t. The commonality I
see is that there is a clear call of God to His Bride to consecrate herself to
Him and seek after Him like never before. We will need this kind of walk with
the Lord to either walk victoriously through whatever portion of Tribulation we
are here on this earth for, or to walk in the increased anointing He wants to
pour out on His Church. Regardless of your particular doctrine of the end
times, I think many of you are sensing an urgency that was not there in
previous years. At the One Thing conference at the International House of
Prayer in Kansas City Mike Bickle called young people
to a radical Nazarite lifestyle of fasting two days a
week, two hours a day of prayer and bible study, holiness of lifestyle, radical
giving, and service, and over five thousand people committed to live that way
for the next 10 years. He also has some very good teaching on the End Times.
You can see replays of the conference sessions online at www.ihop.org and look for Onething08 archives.
Locally, there are currently several corporate fasts underway including 21 days
of prayer and fasting (Daniel fast) called by several churches (The Bridge,
Orlando House of Prayer, The Gathering Place and others) going from January 18th
through February 8th. Some
prayer points they have identified follow. I got them from www.thebridgeorlando.com/21-days-of-prayer-and-fasting.
1. For an understanding to our identity as the Bride of Christ
2. For a release of the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation - in understanding
the day and hour we are living in - URGENCY OF THE HOUR
3. A release
of Covenant Finances in this economic crisis.
Provision for us all to accomplish His will and
Prophetic Promises.
4. For God to
release His blueprint for unity according to Psalm 133 in our cities
5. For the church to be burdened with the great
commandment
a. Love God
b. Love our
neighbor
6. For the
Church to respond with a spirit of justice on the issues of:
a. The poor,
hungry and homeless
b. Abortion
& Adoption
c. Compassion
and Mercy to the outcast and bound
There are also 2 regional prayer gatherings
as part of this 21 days of prayer and fasting:
Tuesday, Jan. 27th at 7PM. Location:
Harvest Time International, 225 N. Kennell Rd. (Just
off HWY 46) Sandford. Contact Number: 407-256-9595
Saturday, February 7th at 6PM Location:
The Gathering Place, 1701 S. Orange Blvd.
Sanford. Contact Number: 407-324-0200
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 January,
2009
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/index/events/calendar.
January 23 - Awaken
the Bride Service. Join this city wide worship rally with intense worship
led by Kim Walker, a passionate message and a time of intercession for Central
Florida. Orlando House of Prayer, 495 W. Silver Star Rd.,
Ocoee. (407) 877-5970.
January 24 – 3:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. – Breaking the Silence on
Abortion Community Outreach – music, testimonies by women regretting their
abortions and men regretting their part, and prayer. Purpose: To bring
awareness of the devastation abortion causes to individuals, communities,
churches and the nations. Location: Cranes Roost floating amphitheatre behind
the Altamonte Mall. Contact: Daria - 407-929-6932,
dariajmonroe@bellsouth.net.
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.orlandohop.org, 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) Joint
Prayer Meeting Across America
(2) Living Sacrifices
(3) Christians prepare for evangelism in the new frontier
– Cyberspace (Feb. 1- 14)
(4) Miracles are happening in Israel!
(5) Jesus heals in the pub
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OUR
VISION-
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Communities
Across
America So That Pastors Lead Their
People Into Praying For And Sharing Christ With Everyone In Our
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(1) Joint
Prayer Meeting Across America
From:
Intercessors for America <ifa@ifapray.org>
To:
praycf@juno.com
Date:
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:58:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
On Watch In Washington | Let Us Pray In Agreement . .
.
[Excerpt
from newsletter]
Joint
Prayer Meeting Across America
Prayer Surge Now
Invitation to
Weekly Conference Call
"Partnering with Christ for Revival
in the Middle East &
America"
Saturday
Morning, January 24, 2009
4:30-7:00 a.m. Pacific, 5:30-8:00 a.m. Mountain,
6:30-9:00 a.m. Central, 7:30-10:00 a.m. Eastern
Conference Call & Access Numbers
1-712-432-9998 & 526338#
Alternate No: 1-712-432-1690 & 399430#
(Please use *6 for muting)
Operation Prayer Surge Prayer Points
Tom Smith, Franklin, TN
"The New Commander-In-Chief & the Middle
East"
Focus on Iran!
Pastors & Missionaries Among Iranians
"Winning Their Hearts & Minds for
Jesus"
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(2) Living Sacrifices
From:
Intercessors for America <ifa@ifapray.org>
To:
praycf@juno.com
Date:
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:45:40 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
On Watch in Washington | Happy New!
Living
Sacrifices | Living Stones
He
performed the mercy promised that we might serve Him without fear all the days
of our life. (Luke 1:68-79)
By Gary Bergel
Happy New Year! Compiling reports for this first 2009
prayer letter and seeing militant pro-abortion advocates among President-elect Obama's
appointees triggered flashbacks to 1973, the year IFA was called forth.
State laws against abortion were wiped out in January,
1973 by an activist Supreme Court in Roe vs Wade.
Assaults on gender, marriage, and family were quickly intensified by legal and
political activists who were waiting in the wings. Some of these same
personalities or their protégés are again entering the political stage, even as
I write. Déjà vu.
Biblical issues are "red hot." Taking moral
stands, like California's Proposition 8 vote to ban same-sex marriage, can
spark angry activism in the streets.
Many evangelical Christians appear war weary. Some
seem confused and poised for compromise in areas where the Bible is morally
certain. As ABC news anchor Ted Koppel declared in his 1987 Duke University
commencement address: "What Moses brought down from Mt. Sinai were not the
Ten Suggestions, they are Commandments. They are, not were." God, not man,
has drawn today's battle lines.
How will we endure and soldier on? Only
by living out a deep and abiding daily commitment to Christ.
"Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by
God and precious, you also, as living stones are being built up a spiritual
house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ...." (1 Pet 2:4-5)
A key to open Kingdom understanding presented here is,
"Coming to Him...!" All God-appointed direction in our lives, both
for prayer and service, flows out of our relationship and fellowship with
Christ.
Mark Earley, President of
Prison Fellowship Ministries, stressed this in an "extraordinary"
message, "Called by God / Called to God," which he shared at a
banquet marking IFA's 35th year of ministry, held in
conjunction with our annual in-person Board meeting at the end of October. We
are presenting a short introductory excerpt to hopefully jump-start your
devotional life with Jesus in 2009. Mark's full message, and all other 35th
Anniversary Banquet remarks, is available as an audio CD. (See Page
2 of January first Friday Prayer Letter)
Scripture
and the severity of the hour dictate that we surrender and consecrate ourselves
as "living sacrifices." It is only as "living sacrifices"
that we can know ourselves positioned and effective as "living
stones" in the body of Christ. "Do not present your members as
instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being
alive from the dead, and your members as instruments [weapons] of righteousness
to God." (Rom 6:13)
The call
to each of us in this New Year is to be a yielded instrument, a
"weapon" of righteousness to God. As we "come to Him" and
yield our lives we satisfy our Lord's heart, advance His Kingdom, and fulfill
this glorious Messianic prophecy: "Your people will be volunteers in the
day of Your power." (Ps 110:3)
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(3) Christians prepare for evangelism in the new
frontier – Cyberspace (Feb. 1- 14)
From:
"Prophecy News Watch" <info@prophecynewswatch.com>
To:
<praycf@juno.com>
Date:
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:38:09 -0500
Subject:
Prophecy News Watch Headlines - January 16
Christians
prepare for evangelism in the new frontier - Cyberspace
Dozens of
churches around the world are planning to participate in a
special missions trip that involves bringing Christ and His
message
to a huge community where the Gospel is not the most
popular
subject. So far, nearly 2,000 teens have signed up for the
"Online
Missions
Trip" to bombard popular social networking sites with
stories about God. "This is a two-week opportunity for
all of us to
bombard Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter,
whatever social places
you go to online, with the Gospel of Jesus Christ,"
explains Tim
Schomoyer, the organizer of the missions
trip and youth pastor at
Alexandria
Covenant Church in Minnesota, in the missions trip's
promotional video. From Feb. 1-14, students from the United
States,
Canada,
Australia, the United Kingdom, Bermuda and elsewhere will
use the power of the internet to share Christ with people
not only
on the other side of the world but across the street and
with
friends in their school. Pre-"trip" training on how
to effectively
get messages about Christ out using social networks
begins on Jan.
11 and
will continue until Jan. 31. During the "trip," participants
will upload videos and photos, post links, and use status
updates to
share what God is doing in their lives. Participants will
also write
notes, send messages, post blogs,
create invitations to their youth
group, and do other things that will help bring God up in a
conversation online................ read more:
http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/January16/1682.html
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(4) Miracles are happening in Israel!
From:
Intercessors for America <ifa@ifapray.org>
To:
praycf@juno.com
Date:
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:58:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
On Watch In Washington | Let Us Pray In Agreement . .
.
[Excerpt
from newsletter]
Miracles
are happening in Israel!
By Dena Gewanter, M.D., Kiriat Yam,
Israel
While the
media in the West are lambasting Israel for killing women and children, and are
saturating their viewers with horrific photos of bloodied corpses, Israel as a
nation is undergoing an astonishing spiritual awakening as a result of this
conflict. It is a pity that the world is unable to be witness to the miracles
that are occurring here daily. Even the most jaded person would be amazed at
the transformation of the people in this country. After many years of feeling
the underdog and fearful of the approbation of the outside world, Israel is
undergoing an absolute renaissance on a personal and national level.
The
soldiers themselves seem to have a huge spiritual hunger, and are unified in
not only asking for prayer but also praying themselves, wearing tzitzit (prayer tassels) into battle and carrying the book
of Psalms with them. The Rabbis are calling the tzitzit
"heavenly flak jackets!" Tent synagogues on the battlefield have no
less than 10 sessions every morning.
There
were reports daily of amazing miracles of protection and Divine direction
during the battles. The following are just a few examples: A Hamas map was found, with booby-traps, land mines and
sniper positions clearly spelled out. The IDF was able to counter each
installation due to the information given. A large platoon of soldiers not
realizing they were resting in a school that was booby-trapped, (discovered by
a soldier relieving himself in the night), disarmed the bombs with no one hurt.
A single soldier successfully fought off several Hamas
terrorists trying to drag him into a tunnel, and all were captured. Hundreds of
tunnels, hidden in homes under beds and kitchen cabinets, all full of live
explosives and ammunition, yet none have exploded with IDF soldiers inside.
Miracle
after miracle is reported even on the local news. One hears the word "nes"
(miracle) over and over by the reporters and the bystanders. A bomb heading
toward 4 apartment buildings goes into a sewer pipe and explodes underground,
damaging nothing above ground. An elderly woman caught in an apartment
completely demolished by a bomb, walks out with scratches on her ankle. The
mayor of Beersheva felt he should cancel school one
day, and a rocket completely destroys an empty kindergarten.
Similar
stories like these were heard during the second Lebanon war, reported on
Israeli radio and television, but few in the west ever heard...we are becoming
more and more aware that there is a Power greater than us on our side. We are
fulfilling our commission to be a "Light to the Nations."
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(5) Jesus heals in the pub
From:
"Joel News International" <info@joelnews.org>
To:
<praycf@juno.com>
Date:
Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:51:34 +0100
Subject:
JN SMS: Jesus heals in the pub
Dear reader,
Jesus can
meet people anywhere, even in the local pub.
In the
Netherlands there is a growing network of Christians who share Jesus with
people through the ministry of healing. One of them is Marjan
Spijkman, who recently organized an evening on 'miracles
and healings' in a local pub downtown. "Nine people, mainly women from the
neighborhood, showed up," she reports. "God was powerfully present
and healed them from reuma, emotional wounds,
urination problems, and other hurts. One woman, who was nearly deaf, could hear
again, to the surprise of her daughter and the other guests. You know, these
women have a reputation in their neighborhood for being hard and bitter. But
Jesus Christ touched them, they cried in our arms. Afterwards two women applied
for an introductory course about Jesus. The owners of the pub invited us back
and suggested that we would use the larger room in the pub, as they are
expecting more people to come."
A young
Dutch businessman who works in the field of finance had a similar experience.
He shared how one day God brought him in touch with well-known esoteric healer
and pub owner. Through a 'word of knowledge' God touched this
man's heart. The healer started following Jesus and now uses his pub
to share Him with others.
Be blessed
and be a blessing!
Marc van der Woude
joelnews.org
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