Feb 1, 2019 – Notes Shabbat Call

02-01-19 Notes from the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call 

“International SHABBAT Celebration” 

7-10 PM Eastern 712-770-4340 code: 543555 #

As we enter into this SHABBAT call, we welcome the Presence of the Holy Spirit, and welcome one another in our hearts. May we come together in His love this night, and may God be glorified as we do! As we join our hearts tonight, we thank God for a “good day today” after three days of praying over the swamp let us enter into a time of worship of our God and King, Who is “beautiful beyond description…”

I STAND IN AWE OF YOU

You are beautiful beyond description, Too marvelous for words 

Too wonderful for comprehension, Like nothing ever seen or heard 

Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom? Who can fathom the depth of Your love? 

You are beautiful beyond description, Majesty, enthroned above 

CHORUS 

And I stand, I stand in awe of You. I stand, I stand in awe of You 

Holy God, to whom all praise is due, I stand in awe of You. 

You are beautiful beyond description Yet God crushed You for my sin 

In agony and deep affliction, Cut off that I might enter in 

Who can grasp such tender compassion? Who can fathom this mercy so free? 

You are beautiful beyond description Lamb of God who died for me 

CHORUS 

And I stand, I stand in awe of You. I stand, I stand in awe of You 

Holy God, to whom all praise is due, I stand in awe of You. 

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HE IS HERE

He is here, Hallelujah! He is here, Amen!

He is here, Holy, Holy, I will bless His name again

He is here, Listen closely, Hear Him calling out your name

He is here, you can touch Him, You will never be the same

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Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Turn your eyes upon Jesus Look full in His wonderful face

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace

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Let It Be a Sweet Sound in Your Ear

I love you, Lord And I lift my voice To worship You Oh, my soul, rejoice!

Take joy my King In what You hear Let it be a sweet, sweet sound In Your ear

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Bind Us Together

Bind us together, Lord, bind us together With cords that cannot be broken.

Bind us together, Lord, bind us together, Lord, Bind us together in love.

There is only one God, there is only one King, There is only one Body, that is why we sing:

Though there are many branches, there is only one vine, We are one in Christ Jesus, that is why we sing:

Bind us together, Lord, bind us together With cords that cannot be broken.

Bind us together, Lord, bind us together, Lord, Bind us together in love.

One with Christ in his death that, as one, we might rise. So we are but one people, that is why we sing:

There is only one table, Christ alone is our host. He invites us together, that is why we sing:

Bind us together, Lord, bind us together With cords that cannot be broken.

Bind us together, Lord, bind us together, Lord, Bind us together in love.

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I Come to the Garden

I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses

And the voice I hear, falling on my ear The Son of God discloses

And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own

And the joy we share as we tarry there None other has ever known

He speaks and the sound of His voice Is so sweet the birds hush their singing

And the melody that He gave to me Within my heart is ringing

And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own

And the joy we share as we tarry there None other has ever known

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We are so preciously bound together in the Spirit right now, and we worship You, Lord, in Spirit and truth…the beauty of the Lord is upon us! We are free to be who we are in Christ, alive in Him and fully released in His Presence! He is enough for us…and there is no competition for Him in our hearts or spirits! The power of the enemy is far from us, when we are here in heavenly places with God. As heirs to the Kingdom, we rejoice in this freedom that comes when we are with Him. 

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, 

And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. 

Psalm 90:17:

We Are One in the Spirit

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord

And we pray that our unity will one day be restored

And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love Yeah they’ll know we are Christians by our love

We will work with each other, we will work side by side We will work with each other, we will work side by side

And we’ll guard each man’s dignity and save each man’s pride

And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love Yeah, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

Here I am to Worship

Light of the world You stepped down into darkness Opened my eyes, let me see

Beauty that made this heart adore You Hope of a life spent with You

Here I am to worship Here I am to bow down Here I am to say that You’re my God

You’re altogether lovely, Altogether worthy, Altogether wonderful to me

King of all days Oh so highly exalted Glorious in heaven above

Humbly You came to the earth You created All for love’s sake became poor

Here I am to worship Here I am to bow down Here I am to say that You’re my God

You’re altogether lovely Altogether worthy Altogether wonderful to me

I Love To Be In Your Presence

I love to be in Your presence With Your people singing praises

I love to stand and rejoice Lift my hands and raise my voice

Oh, the Glory of Your Presence

Oh, the glory of Your Presence, We Your temple Give You reverence

Come and rise from Your rest And be blessed by our praise

As we glory in Your embrace As Your Presence Now fills this place

Put your Hand in the Hand of the Man

Put your hand in the hand of the man Who stilled the water

Put your hand in the hand of the man Who calmed the sea

Take a look at yourself And you can look at others differently

Put your hand in the hand of the man From Galilee

Spirit of the Living God, Fall Afresh on Me / Us

Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.

Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

We Need Thee

I need thee, oh, I need thee; Ev’ry hour I need thee!

Oh, bless me now, my Savior; I come to thee!

Take Me into the Holy of Holies

Take me past the outer courts, Into the holy place,

Past the brazen altar. Lord I want to see Your face.

Pass me by the crowds of people And the priests who sing Your praise.

I hunger and thirst for Your righteousness, But it’s only found in one place.

Take me in to the holy of holies. Take me in by the blood of the lamb.

Take me in to the holy of holies. Take the coal, touch my lips, here I am.

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We love to be in God’s Presence, and have been worshiping Him for the past hour, although it literally seems to be just a matter of minutes….as we were lost in His love. As we concluded the worship, Pastor Ioan asked if we knew the surest way for a nation to be separated from God? The answer is to do things that stir up His wrath! No one can stand in the Presence of God when His wrath has been stirred up…and what has happened here in recent days is stirring His wrath. Consider:

• New York has now legalized abortion up to the moment of birth; 
• Virginia is considering passing a law to allow a baby to be murdered after it is born, if it is unwanted;
• Rhode Island is considering a similar law. 

Conversion Therapy in First 100 Days of Legislative Session Part of Governor’s 

Sweeping Reform Package to Protect LGBTQ Rights

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on January 25 signed into law the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act and legislation banning the practice of conversion therapy, signifying a landmark victory for the LGBTQ community and fulfilling the Governor’s vow to sign this legislation within the first 100 days of the legislative session.

“As the most progressive state in the nation and as the home of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, New York has always been on the front lines fighting for full protections for,” Governor Cuomo said. “By signing into law GENDA and a ban on the fraudulent practice of conversion therapy, we are taking another giant step forward in advancing equal justice for every New Yorker – regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. We are once again sending a clear and proud message that there is no place for hate in our state, and anyone who engages in bigotry and discrimination will be held accountable.”

“No person should face discrimination or violence because of their gender identity, especially in the state that is the birthplace of the LGBTQ rights movement,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. “The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act will finally provide protections within our laws to secure equal rights for transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary New Yorkers. We proudly celebrate our diversity that makes us the Empire State. With GENDA and legislation banning conversion therapy now state law, we are one step closer to ensuring justice and equality for all.”

Ensuring Equality through GENDA …Furthering protections and equality for New York’s LGBTQ community, the passage of GENDA prohibits employers, educational institutions, landlords, creditors, and others from discriminating against individuals on the basis of gender identity or expression, and make offenses committed on the basis of gender identity or expression hate crimes under New York State law.

Look at the wording: 

“landmark victory for the LGBTQ community”, “the most progressive state in the nation and as the home of the modern LGBTQ rights movement”, “we are taking another giant step forward in advancing equal justice for every New Yorker – regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation”, “sending a clear and proud message that there is no place for hate in our state, and anyone who engages in bigotry and discrimination will be held accountable”, “the state that is the birthplace of the LGBTQ rights movement”, provide protections within our laws to secure equal rights for transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary New Yorkers”, “proudly celebrate our diversity”, “With GENDA and legislation banning conversion therapy now state law, we are one step closer to ensuring justice and equality for all”, prohibits…from discriminating against individuals on the basis of gender identity or expression”, “offenses committed on the basis of gender identity or expression hate 

crimes”.

The battle is engaged and the stakes are high…eternal! The fate of this nation hangs in the balance.

We CANNOT be SILENT. We are watchmen on the wall of our nation, and we must cry out to God! 

I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night.

You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent, And give Him no rest till He establishes

And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Isaiah 62:6-7

God has told us that if we turn our hearts to Him and repent for our sin, He will relent and turn His wrath away! We come to Him tonight…committing ourselves, body, soul and spirit…to stand in the gap for this nation! 

We cry out as John Knox did for Scotland: 

“Lord, I cry out, give me the United States, or I shall die!” 

We took turns crying out for our cities, states and nation! 

We prayed: We repent for the Church, a sleeping giant, and ask You to forgive us for the majority of Christians being asleep. We pray for REVIVAL so that the Body of Christ will awaken, arise and adore You, Lord, consecrating ourselves to You anew, worshiping You over our families and our communities, cities, states and nation! MARANATHA! COME, LORD JESUS! 

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Some have asked us about the basis for binding evil spirits and casting them into the abyss. Our assignment on the 24/7 NSPC is to intercede and be mediators for this nation and our President. We stand against those who seek the destruction of our beloved nation and are praying for their release from the demonic strongholds that have captured them and used them against our nation, and threatened all that we, as patriotic Americans, hold dear! Maureen reminded us that we are to separate the people from the spirits that are operating on them, and then bind the evil spirits, and cast them into the abyss. We ask God to give those who had been held hostage time to “choose life” and turn to Him and be saved. If they will not, we pray that they will be removed from office and from any and all influence in the public arena! 

Teaching on the abyss: ABYSS (pronounced /əˈbis/) is defined as a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm, a gorge, ravine, canyon, fissure, rift, crevasse, gap, hole, gulf, pit, depth, cavity, void, bottomless pit

• a wide or profound difference between people; a gulf.
• the regions of hell conceived of as a bottomless pit (ie. “satan’s dark abyss”)
• a catastrophic situation is seen as likely to occur (ie. “teetering on the edge of the abyss)

The origin of the word is Greek, coming from the words “a-” (without) and “bussos” (depth) which together mean “bottomless”. The Latin translation of “ abussos” is “abyss”, reflected in late Middle English as an ‘infernal pit’. 

There are nine (9) verses in the New Testament in reference to ‘abyss’

• Luke 8:31 Romans 10:7 and Revelation 9:1, 9:2, 9:11, 11:7, 17:8, 20:1, and 20:3.
  • In these verses, the Greek word ‘abyssos’ is translated as ‘bottomless pit’ (except in Luke 8:31 and Romans 10:7, where it is translated as ‘the deep’ or abyss) 
• Psalm 77:16 also speaks of the “watery deep” – the abyss.

Speaks about the reality of this place: a prison for evil spirits. One way in access, they can’t come out.

• Luke 8:31 And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.
• Romans 10:6-7 ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 

Highlights the abyss as a prison where evil spirits are imprisoned. 

• Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
• Revelation 9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
• Revelation 9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
• Revelation 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
• Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is
• Revelation 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
• Revelation 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

In Ephesians 1:18-23, we see the authority from Christ over the power of the enemy.

•  “…the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.”

In the Old Testament, “abyss” describes the watery depths of the earth, whether oceans, rivers or springs, in contrast to the land – Psalm 77:16; Psalm 78:15; Psalm 106:9; Isaiah 51:10; Amos 7:4 The meaning of this word has been shifted over the time, just like other words, in many languages.

In the New Testament: 

• In Romans 10:7:
  • Paul uses it specifically to mean “the sojourn of the dead.” (Christ went to abyss). 
  • It is shown to be as a place of demons, satan, the beast and as the prison where they (demons, evil spirits, etc) are waiting for God’s final judgment. They are under God’s control and cannot come out from there. They cannot get free to go out and disturb the earth and human beings. 
• In Luke 8:31 “And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss” we see a picture that reflects the message of 2 Peter 2:4 “For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;”
• The Bible confirms that Satan is chained in the abyss for a thousand years Revelation 20:1, 3 
• Jews and Christians believe that those who die in Christ or righteous ones go to paradise and the bad ones go to Hades, which is translated as Sheol [the place of torment – affliction, agony, anguish, annoyance, bane, bother, excruciation, misery, harassment, plague, pest, nuisance, torture, trouble, vexation, worry, persecution, pain in neck, etc…] it is mentioned in Luke 16:22-23. So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
• Other Christians believe that when a Christian dies s/he goes to be with the Lord, based on:
  • Philippians 1:23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
  •  2 Corinthians 5:8.We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 
  • Revelation 1:18 Jesus Christ says: “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.”

Why do believers fail to exercise their authority? The most common reasons are IGNORANCE and FEAR! 

We are to discern, to understand, and speak out! Do not be silent! We walk in freedom yet so many others do not! We are in a war, and whenever we encounter others who are bound by darkness, separate the person from the spirit that is operating on them, and cast the spirit out and into the abyss. KNOW that when you cast it down into the abyss, it will not come back until the time of judgment! 

Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 

2 Timothy 1:6-7

The enemy tries to STOP US from exercising our authority! If ignorant, we will not know what to do. If intimidated, we will walk in fear! Don’t go around wishing it was different, don’t dream about how it should be! DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ENGAGE THE SPIRIT when we see it operating in someone’s life. 

We prayed: Lord, we want to see Your people…our spiritual leaders, our pastors, prophets, elders, and each and every member of the Body of Christ… be set free from the spirit of fear…to rise up bravely and deny the right of the adversary to come into the church…to see demons cast out of regions so they are set free of demonic influences and the people there can turn to God! We pray for the REVIVAL of the Church…and welcome the BOLDNESS, COURAGE, STRENGTH that Your people will experience as it comes! WE WELCOME YOUR HOLY SPIRIT, LORD! COME, HOLY SPIRIT! 

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Our President, Donald J. Trump, is a courageous and brave leader, and he has a very strong will. His words are powerful when he’s in “fighting mode”, and he doesn’t compromise with the enemy. Yesterday, he drew a line, declaring that “A WALL IS A WALL”…not a “barrier! His enemies inside the Democratic party are the enemies of this nation! There are recent tweets, in which he makes his position VERY CLEAR! 

“Let’s just call them WALLS from now on and stop playing political games! A WALL is a WALL!”

In addressing the Democrats as his enemies, he actually LAUNCHED his reelection campaign for 2020! 

He has regained the stature he lost when he tried to reach an agreement with Pelosi and Schumer. We will 

see his base once again rallying to his side as he continues to “STAND…and having done all else, STAND!” 

As we engage in the Battle of the Bride, this wondrous Warfare of Love on behalf of our nation, we come before our God and King, boldly declaring our love for our nation and our President, seeking His mercy, guidance and protection for our people and land! We have INTENTIONALLY decided to stand in the gap for our nation, and today, we joyfully announced the launch of our new prayer initiative to cover the 2020 elections! 

The 24/7 NSPC has called the Body of Christ nationwide to pray for the 2020 National Elections,

mobilizing intercessors for a concerted effort from February 1, 2019 through November 3, 2020 

…642 days of intercession for the 2020 elections…

in which we will position ourselves in prayer before the Lord on behalf of our President and nation! 

As we considered the number of days, 642, we were shown these two scriptures:

As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known 

to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you! Isaiah 64:2 

Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the rebellion of the workers of iniquity. Psalm 64:2

As of today, there are only 14 days until February 15th, the deadline for concluding negotiations about providing protection and security for our Southern Border and funding to build the wall. Our President has options and he may have to build the wall himself! We stand for and with him as he prepares for action! Our immigration laws are obsolete and have created a tremendous burden for our citizens! We have no choice – we must build a wall. Let’s pray for our President and the burden he carries, blessing and lifting him up to the Lord! 

We prayed corporately and then offered individual prayers and feedback:

• Mary Ellen (IL) suddenly, our President is on the right track, and like Joshua, he has the power, love and a sound mind. Just yesterday, the President made decisions that will enable him to prevail in the battle…and especially re: judicial appointments! 
• Philip (CA) If Pelosi and Harris are unhappy about what he’s doing, that’s a good thing.
• Audrey (CA) Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

Yesterday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders dared to say that “God called Donald Trump to be President. He put him in office”, brought him to DC, guides him in office and will bring him through this season, into the place He designed for him…and under his leadership, we will see this nation become GREAT AGAIN! 

We prayed for him corporately and then offered individual prayers:

• Elizabeth (CA) as we face 2020, our vision is getting clearer. Habukkak 2:2-3 “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.” 

After dealing with the “SWAMP” creatures for the past three days, it was refreshing to pray for the President today and be part of the launch of this 24/7 NSPC prayer initiative for the National Elections. 

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On Tuesday evening, we shared the news that the 24/7 is going to be moving into Washington, DC…to “put a footprint on the ground there!” We are calling it the “DC PROJECT!” as it is being formed, and our prayer is based on the hope that it will become “a city set on a hill” that will radiate the GLORY OF GOD! It will be set free and recovered for God. We are asking God to provide all that He requires for this to be accomplished, and enable us to establish the physical 24/7 HOP for the Nation there…that reflects what He is doing for and with us on this call! It will be continuous prayer on behalf of the nation, connecting us all across the states to our hub in DC. Our 24/7 family will be able to come and join us in prayer there, and the LORD will be the GLORY in our midst! 

We invited everyone to pray and then to send us your feedback, and words, scriptures or thoughts regarding this vision that we are all being called to TOGETHER! Please take a moment to us and share your heart with us regarding the “DC Project”. Send to: maureen.carson.bravo@gmail.com or WTKOG13!@gmail.com 

We opened the call to prayer and many blessed it and shared their hearts with us about the 24/7 HOP for the Nation! As they shared, we captured some of the comments:

• Bobbie (NC) suggested it be called the “DC Vision”
• Brenda (GA) has a friend who left her home in Atlanta to go to DC, and someone has purchased 

a house for her and to pray

• Kala (CA) said one of the intercessors had a vision of prayer warriors in the swamp and the demons fought each other and were cut them down as Jesus shone a bright light on them. The warriors wore very light armor! As we shared this about DC…she believes that Pastor Ioan has a specific calling to DC, and God will show it to him and it will grow from there. A group of women will be in prayer support for our First Lady…no agenda

We have a corporate prayer of thanksgiving for all God is doing for, in and through us, then Pastor Ioan led us in communion! A feeling of joy and fresh direction flooded our hearts…and we found ourselves AGLOW and burning in the Spirit…impassioned and ready for the next steps!!!!!

We lift up those of our 24/7 family in need of prayer. 

• Denise Diehl (AZ) – fighting cancer, in a hospice in Scottsdale, in critical condition 
• Nadine Cowey (TX) – her father Leland transitioned to GLORY Thursday morning! 
• Cynthia Todd (MS) – her husband Lindsey is now home from the hospital and recuperating! 

Please remember to send us your feedback, and words, scriptures or thoughts regarding this DC PROJECT / VISION! Send it to: maureen.carson.bravo@gmail.com or WTKOG13!@gmail.com 

We closed this SHABBAT call with a song in our hearts, renewed and set “aflutter” by the Lord tonight! 

SEE YOU ON THE WALL! SHABBAT SHALOM!

Pastor Ioan and Maureen

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