Completing the 50 Days

Several of the pray-ers met for a luncheon on the last day of our prayer time in Acts 29. It was good to hear from all of you who shared. I received guidance from the words spoken: boldness, expectation, repentance, hunger & thirst, revival, prophetic & supernatural signs.

Dream teams are being formed to take this prayer to the next level, the level of action. 2009 is the 30 year anniversary of lay involvement in healing for FUMC Tulsa. I wonder how God will lead us in the next several years? Let's keep praying and find out.

Godly Invasion Through Worship

God invade our worship, privately and corporately according to your plans and purposes.  Give us new hearts to worship you and fill us with new wine that brings glory to you, drawing new believers unto you and believers into deeper relationship with you. Invade our hearts, our sanctuary, and our worship as never before that you may be glorified as never before. Revive us, oh Lord, as your kingdom comes through annointed worship that overpowers, overcomes and sets the captives free. In the mighty name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen & amen.

Weapons of our warfare

I was blessed to find Cheri Fuller's devotion in The One Year Book of Praying Through the Bible yesterday, right in line with our prayer effort. The scripture she quoted was:
II Corinthians 10:3,4
We are human, but we don't wage war with human plans and methods. We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's strongholds.

She then used a quote from Oswald Chambers:
THE PRAYER OF THE FEEBLEST SAINT ON EARTH WHO LIVES IN THE SPIRIT AND KEEPS RIGHT WITH GOD IS A TERROR TO SATAN. THE VERY POWERS OF DARKNESS ARE PARALYZED BY PRAYER. . . . NO WONDER SATAN TRIES TO KEEP OUR MINDS FUSSY IN ACTIVE WORK TILL WE CANNOT THINK IN PRAYER

Here is Cheri's prayer from yesterday:
LORD, thank you for your weapons of warfare, which are mighty, invincible, and supernatural. Teach me to wield them as I stand against the enemy. Strengthen me as I intercede for others. I pray that you will demolish the devil's dark strongholds and estabish your kingdom of light and truth.

Here is my prayer as we come to the end of our 50 days of prayer:
LORD, we have come to you, seeking your face, seeking to hear your voice. May we be singleminded in our purpose as we come together to share what you have been speaking to our hearts. May our hearts be undivided and may we find unity as we move forward in this ministry. Your heartbeat is our priority. We lay down all of our lofty plans, ideas, and anything from our flesh to find your purpose for this time in this ministry in this church. Pour your love out in our hearts according to your WORD in Romans 5. Bring "every thought (and project) into captivity to the obedience of Christ. . . "(II Cor. 10:5)

Lead on O King eternal.
In the Name of Jesus and under His authority, Amen

God is Moving!

One of the many results of our prayer time is....more prayer. You may have heard Dr. Paschal announce Sunday that we are having a week of 24-7 prayer in October. Stay tuned for more information.

Some of us are praying with and for the church each Wednesday evening in the 24-7 Prayer room. All are welcome to join us and pray for our church and our world. By the way, if you haven't been in the Prayer Room lately, stop by. Kelly Junk, Elizabeth Hughes, and Margaret Nunnery have been decorating in preparation for prayer for Muslims in September/October.

Also, FUMC Healing Prayer teams are participating in a training collaborative with Heritage United Methodist, Potter's Hand Ministries and Abba's Family in September.

Our prayers are having an impact. Let's keep pressing on for the next 10 days!