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Hosted by Momentum Conference Australia — UPRising Australia 2021 is a gathering of those who dare to believe that prayers are heard, of those who believe their voices matter and that with one voice, the course of history can change. We will gather those who will speak the heart of God into being.
With so many overwhelming issues, we are gathering those whose reality is not just seen with the human eyes, but those who know that there is a Kingdom that has come and is coming. We will gather. We will pray. We will see the change in our regions and our nations. This is United Prayer Rising.
This conference consists of four days of prayer, worship and intercession for change in our regions and our nations. Conference Days 1 to 3 are free of charge whilst the final day (i.e. Day 4) is a ticketed event in which we will be gathering at Rosehill Gardens for a Solemn Assembly.
Please let’s be in prayer for the team as they prepare for this event, for God’s spirit to equip and guide them each step of the way. ‘Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord’ - Amen!
CONFERENCE: 29 JUNE - 01 JULY 2021 - FCF LIFE CENTRE
SOLEMN ASSEMBLY: 02 JULY 2021 - ROSEHILL GARDENS
Feedback from the recent G7 Prayer Summit, written by IPC Senior Advisor - Brian Mills:
The G7 is a gathering of heads of State from some of the world's most wealthy nations. From 10th to 13th June, they met in the UK (the host country) in a most beautiful seaside location in the county of Cornwall in the far South-West of England.
Why was this important? Well, since the Coronavirus pandemic began eighteen months ago, it has been one of the first face-to-face gathering of any of the world leaders. Decisions taken there are likely to influence the planet in multiple ways for years to come.
At this summit, the prime areas for discussion were flagged as - a global response to the pandemic, the economy, climate change and security issues. Each of these had to some extent been looked at in detail in advance by the respective Governments' ministers responsible. So, at the summit corporate commitments were made, some of which have been announced, some probably will never be!
At previous similar summits over the past 25 years, there had been a gathering of praying people from the different nations somewhere in the vicinity of the summit. This year, because of the Covid restrictions in place within the UK, this was deemed not possible.
So why pray about political decisions? Firstly, Scripture informs us that "petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." In other words, the advance of God's kingdom is directly related to our praying for those in authority.
We are also aware that, whenever the kings of the earth come together, so do the principalities and powers arraigned against us and Christ. Some want Satan to rule this world. We don't. So it is imperative for us to pray, in order that Satan doesn't have His way, but rather that the kingdom of God is advanced throughout the world. Christ is king over all the earth.
This year a Global G7 Prayer Summit came together in a way that was different from anything attempted before, and on a scale that was global. For each of the four days there was an online "virtual" season of prayer for 12 hours a day, led by prayer leaders mostly from within the UK, but with some significant help from elsewhere, and participation from many nations.
Many of those involved had little experience of praying about global issues, so for some it was a steep learning curve. A total of approximately 500 people participated in hour-long slots during the 48 hours of prayer – some multiple times – during the four days.
A few prayed through the night in their country. All of this was coordinated by the World Prayer Centre team in Birmingham, England, to whom a big "thank you" is due. Their expertise and previous experience in this kind of summit was pivotal.
But it all began in Cornwall. For the past five months a group of church and ministry leaders have been meeting weekly online to pray, at the invitation of the local MP who was responsible for hosting this prestigious gathering in his Parliamentary constituency.
Throughout that time he has seen how prayer, in relation to the issues as they emerged, had been answered.
Consistently we had prayed for the presence of God, Father, Son and Spirit to be experienced.
That these world leaders would become aware of the God of creation, as they looked at the incredible beauty of His creation; or the needs of the poorer nations and peoples as they considered the way to combat poverty and the pandemic.
In addition, God had led several groups to walk and pray, do on-site prayer in various locations, and to join together to pray. Teams of young people engaged creatively. The churches in the area had mounted a witness, with crosses erected in the streets, with rubbish nailed to them! And on the Sunday beforehand, an online prayer evening brought together over 200 Christians in Cornwall from many expressions of church – hosted by the MP!
Contact was made with a team of chaplains to the more than 5,000 police who had been drafted into the area to look after security issues. They testified that it was a mostly peaceful summit. None of the anticipated violence and trouble materialised. Instead the police were welcomed, blessed practically and spiritually and went home with glowing reports of their time in Cornwall. The word "open heaven" was mentioned a number of times – both in prayer and in the response of those on the streets.
The Prayer summit leadership had in advance set up connections with people on the ground who could provide information for prayer as and when necessary.
The Prayer Summit itself was interspersed with worship, led prayer, declarations, Scripture, break-out rooms, simultaneous audible prayer.
We had consistently prayed "Your kingdom come...Your will be done....On earth, as it is in Heaven...." We had declared an "open heaven" over the area – and so it proved to be – naturally and spiritually. So we praise God for the answers.
This theme continued throughout the summit.
So what of the future? Well, there are many other gatherings of world leaders occurring regularly. Maybe God will lead you, wherever you are, to plan or be part of initiatives to pray throughout such summits - for the leaders and the decisions they make to be in accordance with God's agenda and purpose for this planet, and not man's.
More info on the G7 Prayer Summit, videos and Prayer Resources: www.g7prayersummit.org
This is an invitation to join in an extraordinary 24-7 / 365 Prayer Room that is running online for the whole of 2021! It is a partnership project between IPC and a number of international ministries and organisations.
Prayer and Worship leaders from every continent are facilitating each hour in 10+ languages.
Whether you are able to drop in for 5 minutes here and there or for hours or days at a time, you would be most welcome to join us as we worship and glorify the Lamb of God – and offer our prayers for the Church and its mission and the needs of the world.
More info and sign up at: www.globalfamily24-7prayer.org/
Our desire is to raise more than 100 prayer champions who will mobilize children on this day to come together in different locations, countries, states, Local Government etc to pray specifically for the Unreached People groups.
In Africa, we have about 1,000 Unreached People groups. Globally, there are still over 7,000 remaining UPGs. That is about 3.7 billion people who have not heard about Jesus.
We invite you to join in this effort to mobilize families and children.
JOIN US FOR THE GLOBAL DAY OF CHILDREN PRAYING FOR THE UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS
DATE: SATURDAY 19TH JUNE, 2021
TIME: 5AM - 1PM (GMT)
VIA ZOOM
Meeting ID: 81957284208
Passcode: 1221
Invite link: http://us02web.zoom.us/j/81957284208
STREAM LIVE VIA YOUTUBE:
http://youtube.com/channel/UC5mGWtuEVXlwarjOOERGg_A
FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/ChildrenCIMN/
If you would like to be part of this global movement, please contact Pastor Nosa Tukura
WhatsApp number: +234 8057553778
Global Family Online 247 Prayer - All Year
www.globalfamily24-7prayer.org
HOPE Movement 90 Days of Hope (1 June to 28 August)
www.globaldayofhope.com
Global Day of Children Praying for the Unreached
June 19th - WhatsApp: +234 805 755 3778
UPRising Australia (29 June –2 July 2021)
www.uprisingaustralia.com
Prayer at the Heart of America - July 23rd
www.prayerattheheart.com
Download the GO21 Year of the Upper Room - 40 Days Prayer Guide - with a daily focus on an unreached people group.
The year is divided into 9 seasons of 40 days Prayer, Fasting, Worship and the Word.
Praying for the lost in ‘Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria & ends of the earth’. Acts 1:8
The current Season 5 runs from 13 June – 23 July 2021. The Theme is '40 Days to Keep the Harvest' - “but gather the wheat into my barn.” Matthew 13:30.
The downloadable / printable prayer guide includes space to write the names of 5 people that we can commit to pray for and seek the opportunity to share Jesus with.
UNCEASING WORSHIP is a monthly subscription to an exclusive, curated, growing library of spontaneous worship moments recorded live at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City as well as other Christian artists.
At IHOPKC the musicians and singers give themselves to worship and intercession on a daily basis – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For over 20 years, worship has ascended like incense before the throne of God and will continue without ceasing.
Every month they add new songs, prophetic moments, intercession and prayers, instrumental and devotional moments, and more.
The music of UNCEASING captures the heart and essence of their 24/7 prayer room.
Download the Unceasing Worship App and access an ever-growing library of 3,679,200+ minutes of worship.
More info and download links at: https://unceasingworship.com/
Prayer Resources at Your Fingertips
At Seed Company we are passionate about accelerating the translation of God’s Word in every heart language that needs it by 2025.
We're offering easy access to more than a dozen Pray for Zero resources all in one place. We highly encourage people to sign up to adopt a Bible translation project so they can hear of unreached peoples coming to Christ through the hearing of God’s Word in their own language!
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Working with over 1400 global partners, we serve the local church by providing training, consulting, funding, and project management that leads to a meaningful, accurate translation in the local mother tongue. Thousands of prayer partners provide a solid foundation for the work.
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We are pleased to bring you this special Pentecost 2021 edition of IPC Connections.
In our editorial article, Dr Jason Hubbard takes us on a valuable journey of learning about this time in the Church’s calendar. He introduces it by saying ’As we prepare for Pentecost 2021, I want to highlight ten aspects of Jesus’s ascension in hopes that this climactic event will be an important bridge of understanding and inspiration for us linking Passover to Pentecost. Let’s give attention to the Ascension!’
Among many difficult situations around the world, our hearts are particularly burdened at this time with the challenges facing India, Israel and Burma. In this edition, we are providing some ‘on the ground’ briefings along with links to more information and suggested prayer pointers as we seek to intercede for these nations.
It is a time to pray, but it is also a time to participate in making a difference, in whatever ways we can. We are providing some suggested routes for sending financial support to India in the article that follows below.
World Prayer Together | GO Pray seeks to cover Global Outreach Month (GO MONTH) in prayer, as this huge worldwide initiative encourages every believer to be a witness, by sharing the Gospel on a one-to-one basis during May 2021.
We are already hearing heartening testimonies from around the continents of lives committed to Jesus. The GO PRAY 2-hour program includes prayers for GO MONTH and prayers for India, China and the Middle East.
It is now available to watch with multiple language sub-titles and audio translation in 10+ languages along with a prayer guide download.
A 30-minute special edition is being prepared including some of the many testimonies. Subscribe to the @ipcprayer YouTube channel to be notified when it goes live.
The Global Day of Prayer – Pentecost Sunday Broadcast is a 60-minute program that is being shown around the world on Pentecost Sunday, online, on GODTV and many other networks. Its theme is ‘Hope of the Coming Harvest’ - a clarion call for the Body of Christ to unite and pray earnestly for the coming harvest. This one-hour celebration of diversity includes key voices from around the world, and opportunities to pray united prayers for justice, healing, restoration, reconciliation, and hope for the nations with a special emphasis on the next generation and families.
The program is being made available to churches and networks to download, translate and play as appropriate on Pentecost Sunday, May 23rd. See the final article below for details and a download link.
Hope of the Coming Harvest 2021 - The Pentecost Sunday Broadcast is one of several events taking place under the same theme, of ‘Hope of the Coming Harvest’ that aim to mobilise united prayer, worship and missions initiatives, contending for the great harvest in 2021. (Luke 10:2) Details of the events taking place during May follow below.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York along with Our Friends at 24-7 Prayer, are launching ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ today. It is a global ecumenical wave of prayer calling all Christians to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know the love and peace of Jesus Christ.
There are a huge number of national and international prayer and mission gatherings taking place during this season - more than any of our team can recall! The pandemic has brought challenges, but it has also brought unprecedented opportunities as the church has leaped into the world of live-streaming and online meetings. We thank God for the spirit of Luke 17 ‘oneness’ that pervades between each event, as we all respond to the times that we are in, and our common motivation, to make Jesus known across all peoples.
Thank you for continuing to partner with us in mobilising and informing united prayer across nations, denominations, movements, and generations for the fulfilment of the Great Commission.
May we express grateful thanks to Andy Page and the IPC Editorial Team who put this email together each month.
Every blessing,
Jason Hubbard - Director
International Prayer Connect
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Disclaimer…
The views and opinions expressed in IPC Connections and the articles on our website are those of individuals and our partner organisations. They do not necessarily represent the policies or views of IPC or its individual leaders.
We aim to respect the diversity within the prayer movement and yet embrace our unified calling to mobilise prayer for the nations. (2 Chron 7:14) If you wish to discuss the appropriateness of any articles, please contact us.