5 Ways to Pray for Those Who Persecute You
“I have no right to gossip or slander you all in any way. And I refute and deny any claims that I have. I have purposely kept silent and will not curse you in any way with my words.” Jane got an email from Gary with those claims the day after a mutual friend called...
Where Are All the Old-School Intercessors?
You know the story of revivalist Charles Finney. He was an attorney-turned-preacher in the early 1800s, declaring he received “a retainer from the Lord Jesus Christ to plead His cause.” During his preaching days in New York, several revivals broke out and spread like...
A Spirit-Inspired Prayer Key to Birthing Your Destiny
When it comes to spiritual warfare—and intercession—many times we don't know how to pray as we ought. We sense spiritual oppression trying to discourage us, demons harassing people we love, or principalities settling over our city like a dark rain cloud—but we don't...
Why Are Some Pastors So Against Intercession?
I believe prayerlessness is the greatest sin in the church—and unfortunately some leaders are propagating this sin and discouraging those with prayer burdens from cooperating with the Spirit of God to bring His will to the earth. I've seen for years how prayer is...
Intercessors, Will You Respond to This Call From God?
The setting was festive with Christmas décor and cookies but the discussion was holy. I was sitting in the governor's mansion with about 75 pastors and leaders from around the country—including Mike and Cindy Jacobs, Pastor Jim and Rosemary Garlow, Paul Tan, and E.W....
Making an Appeal to Heaven: Florida is a Weapon of War
On Thursday night, we prayed over the prophetic words released at the Board of Counselors for the U.S. Strategic Warfare Network, Florida: Cindy Jacobs: April 2006: “Send your harvesting angels. God is going to harvest the coast. The Lord says, I’m getting ready...
The Isaiah 22:22 Prophetic Act That Breaks Down Barriers
Jesus gave us the keys to the kingdom, and whatever we bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever we loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven (Matt. 16:19). As spiritual warriors, many of us have become experts at binding and loosing. But there's another key...
What Mike Bickle Taught Me About Enjoyable Prayer
I was in a faith crisis. I had just left a spiritually abusive church and didn't know where to go from there. I didn't know who to trust or what to believe. I wasn't sure if I could darken the door of a church ever again. That's when a friend recommended I soak to the...
Paul’s Secret Spiritual Warfare Weapon Against Principalities and Powers
Warfare is a way of life for me. I am careful to put my armor on, stay alert to the spirit realm, and walk as closely to the Holy Spirit as I possibly can. Still, there are seasons where the battle rages and I grow weary. There are times when I need reinforcements in...
Prophecy: God Is Calling Nehemiah Intercessors to Rise Up
Complacency, apathy, prayerlessness and all manner of sin has slowly chipped away at America's spiritual walls. Repentance and prayer make up the mortar that will help us rebuild the walls around our nation. Brick by brick, turning away from what grieves the Father's...