intercessors
Sisters, the House of Prayer for the Nations on Madison’s east side is offering training and opportunities to be part of new prayer and intercession teams.The House of Prayer is in the process of moving into 24-7 prayer. As you’ll see from the invitation sent out, prayer focus varies with the day.This "harp and bowl" model of worship and prayer is unlike the prayer style common in many Christian settings where a group of folks gather and each one prays for what’s on their heart. This kind of prayer is valuable. The House of Prayer is intentional and focused. So,…
Dear Sisters,Sunday evenings from 5-7 Faith Community is having a regular intercession gathering.Yesterday, the time was sort of "teach, do, teach,do"First, two books were recommended: Intercession by Dutch Sheets and Intercession by Beth Alves.We looked at what intercession is and how it is different from supplication or petitioning prayer. Supplication or petition is when we bring our "heart’s list" to the Father. We’re telling him what’s on our hearts and the needs we know about. We’re asking Him to act in power in our lives and world. He is pleased when we do this. He Wants us to come to him…
WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) — It is a long way from the small Iowa city of Cedar Rapids to Nagaland, the mysterious state in northeastern India, but that is where Tim Phillips and his friend, Daniel Hurt, travel regularly to minister and be ministered to by these extraordinary people who have gone from being head hunters to becoming soul hunters. I met up with Phillips and Hurt on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, at a all day event called "Nagalim…Discovered," in the Gold Room of the Rayburn Building on Thursday, May 25.
Dear Sisters,My daughter is in grad school at Berkeley, California. She said this past weekend San Francisco hosted an annual tradition – part run, part walk, part city-wide block party. It’s called the Bay to Beach or something like that.Evidently it’s like a huge pot luck and costume party with a bit of a 5K tossed in. Runners and walkers start at the bay and cross the city, ending up at the ocean side a few miles away. People dress and run or walk in wild costumes. It’s a lot of fun.Some time ago, a few folks decided to dress…