Let the Church build a culture of Prayer

Greetings again,

I've felt God impress upon me to build a culture of prayer (in my own life first). Well it's not a simple task. It requires a shifting of priorities in my life.

I desire to see the Church of Jesus Christ live out a culture of prayer. This is a prayer more than an article. It's way way more than just fulfilling a prayer program or a series of prayer meetings.....it means going back to the original lifestyle of the Acts Church - being fascinated with the Person and Presence of Christ. The Apostles devoted themselves to prayer and the study of the Word.

I believe the House of Prayer movement offers a chance for the church to become the Bride - fascinated with the beauty of Her King. Fascination only comes from spending time with Him - it's as much a corporate reality or practise as it is an individual practise. What I mean is this....corporate prayer is important to the coporate lifestyle of the Church - and individual prayer is important to our inner life. We need to nurture BOTH.

Lose the odd prayer meeting - dedicate a place to start a place of consistent (daily) prayer. And we wonder why Islam gains momentum in the earth.......my prayer is that the Church of Jesus Christ would partner with Her God in intercession and worship in the cities of the earth. Every day in Cape Town, South Africa - prayers to Allah get spewed out over whole neighbourhoods in by the mosques in that city. Jesus is greater and the only one worthy to be worshipped - let the host of Heaven be loosed over Cape Town to declare victory over sin and death - again and again and again.