Prayer Focus for April/May 

Prayer Focus

Intercessory Prayer

By Pastor Philip Derber

As our church was in intercession on November 2, 2007, I had a vision that was intense in its impact upon me.  As I share this vision with you, I trust that God will minister to you in His call to be fervent in prayer in ever-increasing measure.  The harvest is ripe!

The Vision 

            A man that “looked like” Jesus had a chain around his head and a lock in the middle hanging down between his eyes.  This chain and lock were deception. The same man was in a dark, dimly lit prison cell.  He was holding the bars to the cell beside the cell door and he was looking out.  This signified physical pain.  Shackles were around both hands and feet denoting destiny.

            I then saw hundreds of people behind this man.  These spoke of lost multitudes.

            A person (revealed as me) wore a set of eight keys on his side. The colors of the keys had specific meanings: (1) gold…God; (2) silver…ministry; (3) red…salvation; (4) white…new creation realities; (5) black…addictions; (6) blue…witty inventions; (7) green…prosperity; (8) yellow…healing.

            I told God that I wanted those people free.  His response was, “No, you don’t!” I told Him again that I wanted those people free.  Again God said, “No! You Don’t!” I said to God the third time, “Give me those people so I can unlock their chains.” He responded, “You really don’t want those people free, because if you did you would be down on your face behind your pulpit asking Me for them.”  I did!

            I then saw all the people who were in prison with chains on their heads and shackles on their feet and hands, with a huge chain going around them, and a huge lock that was bigger than myself.  A huge rusty key was in the lock, but it needed to be turned.  I could not turn it by myself.  I had to have this chain (which was people living under the curse of their own words) loosed from around the people before I could use my keys to unlock their chains.

            I told God that I needed help to turn the key, and some oil (anointing) would be helpful.  He then told me that the key was intercessory prayer. People had become rusty without the anointing for intercessory prayer. Then I saw other hands (intercessors) joining my hands on the huge key, and we turned it. But, the lock only popped open. The chain still held its place.

            I cried out to God for those people, and bound Satan, and said, “In the Name of Jesus…” three times.  On the third time I saw a gleaming, shimmering sword slash through the huge lock as though it were made of some soft material.  Then that massive chain fell off from around all those people.  This released me to take the colored keys and to release the people from their chains.

(End of Vision.)

Indeed, “God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land” (Psalm 68:6).

             Let us be diligent in our response to God’s call to intercession.  Let us pray!

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Monthly Prayer Focus

With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
Psalms 60:12 NIV

Let us

pray

weekly 

for:

Vermont   3/31/08—4/06/08

Kentucky   4/07/08—4/13/08

Tennessee   4/14/08—4/20/08

Ohio   4/21/08—4/27/08

Louisiana   4/28/08—5/04/08

Indiana   5/05/08—5/11/08

Mississippi   5/12/08—5/18/08

Illinois   5/19/08—5/25/08

Alabama   5/26/08—6/01/08

Maine   6/02/08—6/08/08

Missouri   6/09/08—6/15/08

Arkansas   6/16/08—6/22/08

Michigan   6/23/08—6/29/08

Florida   6/30/08—7/06/08

Let us

pray

daily

for:

Our Leaders

“Pray especially for rulers and their governments
to rule well so we can be quietly about our business
 of living simply, in humble contemplation.”
1 Timothy 2:1-2 The Message Bible

• President George W. Bush and his family

• Vice President Dick Cheney and his family

• The 535 Members of Congress

• The Supreme Court Justices

• All Governing Officials, Law Agencies & Officers

• Our Armed Forces & Homeland Security

• Our Educational System

• Ministers of the Gospel

• Laborers for the Harvest

• Church of America

• Israel

America

Decreeing: 

"THERE SHALL NEVER  BE ANOTHER

SUCCESSFUL TERRORIST ATTACK,

NEITHER ON NOR IN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!"

• For the glory of God for 2008

• For the Lord to send laborers into
  His harvest, and for a great reaping
  of souls into His kingdom

“God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.”

2 Timothy 1:7 The Message Bible

Our Soldiers   

• For the members of our military who continue to fight for freedom and democracy for the Iraqi people.

• For their encouragement, protection, and strength, as well as for all who seek to bring healing and help to those injured in any way during the war.

• For the families of our military!

• For God’s wisdom for the leaders and the troops

Do you have loved ones serving in the military?
We would like to add them to our prayer-roll of soldiers.  Please include in your daily prayers these additional names given recently to us:

Brian Anderson
Michael Anderson
Courtney Greer
Jonathan Merck
Neal Waltman

Also, please send us a photo of
your military loved one.

(Psalm 91 & Psalm 103; Hebrews 1:14)