Dec 20, 2024 – Notes Shabbat Call
12-20-24 Notes from the “International SHABBAT Celebration”
24/7 National Strategic Prayer Call
Only 31 days to go until the Inauguration! We’re keeping President Trump in our prayers, charging God’s holy angels to guard him continuously, so that he will be protected at all times and live to be inaugurated on January 20, 2025! As we start, I want to thank all those who stepped up and covered other members’ hours over Christmas! Thank you!
We continue to pray, engaging in the BATTLE OF THE BRIDE…A WARFARE OF LOVE on behalf of our nation and gratefully receive the Ephesians 6 armor of God that He has so graciously provided for led by Carol (IL).
“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit.”
Ephesians 6:13-18
We prayed corporately, receiving all of that armor, and asked that we wear it with the dignity it deserves!
Maureen prayed in gratitude for the armor God has given us and for the way in which He is allowing us to wear and implement them!
Velvon (OK) thanked God for being in this community of believers and enabled to be a company of intercessors for our nation! He prayed for all the elected officials to fulfill their oath of office, and be bound to God and the Constitution!
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Statement by President Trump:
“Faith is coming back to America, and FAST!
The perfect gift for this Christmas is the God Bless The USA Bible — Also available are signed copies.”
We well remember how the President exited the White House and stood in front of St. John’s Church with the Bible uplifted! (Many of us did the same!) Now he is encouraging us as he again, as he lifts up the WORD of GOD!
Ps Ioan said the best gift is the gift of God’s Word! We offered corporate prayer and then prayed individually.
Lois (NY) Thanked God for the way in which President Trump is lifting up the Word!
Velvon (OK) Said that the art of “homiletics” gets the sinner to agree with the Lord! The Bible is a legal
document; it traces history. Give people the Word of God!
Ps Ioan said that 35 years ago, on December 21st – 22nd, 1989, the Communist dictator of Romania and his wife were overthrown and the nation was freed. Under Communist reign, having a Bible had been forbidden…and they had to be smuggled in, and those found in possession of one were imprisoned. Wherever socialists take over, they ban the Word of God…and now the President of the USA is declaring it the perfect gift for Christmas!
Years ago, those in the western part of Europe had the freedom to have Bibles, but in the eastern part, some people never had a Bible in their hands! When the country became open, over 10 million Romanians wanted to have a Bible, and if they were able to receive one, it was a huge blessing. Now, President Trump is advising people to give the WORD as a gift! Let it be so for him as well! May he study it himself…and come to KNOW God’s will!
Sherrill (MO) shared this verse: Jeremiah 6:16 “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’”
Brad (VA) Take a non-believer to lunch and share the Word with them
Angela (TX) share John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God” and Psalm 111:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever.”
Carol (IL) Asked Ps Ioan if he was saved before reading the Bible or after?
He answered that although he was raised in a Christian family, as a Baptist, and although he read the Bible, he was not a believer. When he surrendered and gave his life to Christ at age 30, he was able to respond to the Word! Having a Bible, reading the Word, sharing the gospel …it is so important! Revival comes through the spreading of the Word of God!
Maureen shared how important it is to love and interact with those who are not yet fully believers, and yet think they are! Be there with them…and at the right time…God will draw them and you will be able to share with them!
June (CO) Be that light to others and God will draw them. She prayed that God would awaken President Trump in his heart so he truly knows Him!
Maureen encouraged any on this call who might be questioning whether they are fully committed to the Lord, to tell Him that right now, and give themselves totally to Him!
Ps Ioan amplified this message with another story: While in the underground church, they gathered and studied the Bible, but the fullness of understanding the commitment to Christ fully came when they were free to go out among the people and evangelize and worship the Lord publicly, risking their freedom! While a youth leader in the Baptist Church, his pastor asked him to take an outreach team to the hospital, where they shared Philippians 4:13 with a young cancer victim, Anna Maria. He ministered to her for 6 months and she kept that Word in her heart throughout her suffering, and one day, she saw the glory of God on him as he was reading the Bible to her. He realized that God had opened her spiritual eyes to see in the Spirit. She said she also saw tongues of fire on certain people…and also saw the darkness around those who were traitors, spying on the church members! Ps Ioan said that when you open the Bible and read it, God comes to you and honors His Word, and changes your life! Pick it up and read it, or listen to it and meditate on it…and draw near to Him and He’ll draw near to you!
We prayed corporately in thanksgiving for President Trump for honoring the Word of God and for speaking out on it!
Maureen said that as we are approaching the “Festival of Lights” – the Jewish Feast of Dedication (Chanukah / Hanukkah), we must allow our LIGHT – Christ in us, the HOPE OF GLORY – to shine before others, so that they might see it as coming from Him, and glorify God!
Nadine (TX) shared how she had an encounter with an unbeliever, who was speaking evil about the
President and Nadine countered by speaking life to her. They have their 50th Anniversary this weekend!
Selma (NC) Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Anita (NJ/GA) She is living in a remote, rural place in GA and has composed a new soundtrack…based on Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” She read it to us and asked for prayer. Maureen prayed for her and then we all thanked God for what He is doing in and through her, in that “remote” place!
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Tonight, just before the midnight deadline, the US House of Representatives finally passed an interim spending bill. Now, it’s up to the US Senate to affirm it later tonight, and the shutdown of the government will be avoided.
“There’s nothing new under the sun!”
House Speaker Mike Johnson managed to broker a last-minute agreement with Democrat leaders late this afternoon. The deal extends federal funding through March and allocates substantial disaster relief, but notably excludes President Trump’s desire for a debt ceiling increase. The 118-page package maintains current government funding levels and includes $100 billion for disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance. However, it omits provisions to raise the debt ceiling, a point of contention for Trump and his allies, including Elon Musk, who had advocated for a long-term suspension of the borrowing limit.
President Trump reiterated his position on the debt ceiling, calling for its extension or abolition to avoid future partisan gridlocks. On Thursday, Trump said, “A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well – The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027. Now we can Make America Great Again, very quickly, which is what the People gave us a mandate to accomplish.” On Friday, he wrote, “Congress must get rid of, or extend out to, perhaps, 2029, the ridiculous Debt Ceiling. Without this, we should never make a deal. Remember, the pressure is on whoever is President.” Trump had said earlier, “If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden Administration, not after January 20th, under “TRUMP.” This is a Biden problem to solve, but if Republicans can help solve it, they will!”
Musk questioned the bill’s partisan alignment, asking on social media, “So is this a Republican bill or a Democrat bill?” HIs tweet was in response to Thomas Massie’s tweet, which criticized Speaker Johnson for initially planning to split the spending bill into multiple pieces, but ultimately caving to Democrats’ demands for an “all-in-one” bill.
“This was in fact correct when you tweeted it, but speaker Johnson flipped his decision after the meeting when he spoke to Hakeem Jeffries and realized he could get Democrat votes to pass all the legislation as one bill.”
Earlier, Republican leaders were advancing a new strategy involving three separate bills. Republicans are working on Plan C to avoid a government shutdown. The proposed plan divides the spending package into three distinct components:
Short-Term Federal Funding: A measure to extend funding for federal agencies for three months, maintaining government operations until March 14.
Disaster Relief: Allocation of over $100 billion to support disaster-stricken areas, addressing immediate needs arising from recent natural calamities.
Farm Aid: Provision of $10 billion in assistance to farmers, ensuring stability in the agricultural sector amid ongoing economic challenges.
The House approved the funding bill with a ‘bipartisan’ vote of 366-34, sending it to the Senate for swift passage.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries claimed they “defeated” Elon Musk and President Trump with the government funding bill. However, Elon Musk is calling it an improvement over the bloated 1,500-page legislation.
“The Speaker did a good job here, given the circumstances. It went from a bill that weighed pounds to a bill that weighed ounces. Ball should now be in the Dem court.”
President Trump isn’t happy with the passage of a stopgap funding bill in the House because it doesn’t doesn’t include debt ceiling provisions. The legislation doesn’t include a measure to increase the debt ceiling. A bill backed by Trump to avert a partial government shutdown failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night.
Once again, Republicans have shown their lack of backbone to stand against the pork-filled Dem goals. We prayed corporately into this.
Maureen forbid any attempts by the enemy to divide President Trump and Elon Musk…let them remain in unity and do what they have purposed, for the good of our people and of the nation!
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We paused just before 9 PM, as we do nightly, to pray for comfort for the J6ers,
asking that they would experience the sweet Presence of the Lord in their prison cells tonight!
We prayed corporately, lifting up all who have been accused, tried, and imprisoned…
persecuted and prosecuted unjustly!
Then, in solidarity with the J6ers, Pat (MS) led us in singing our National Anthem all across the nation.
Having prayed on-site for them in DC, we continue to stand with them and their families,
praying that let them be comforted and at peace in their cells tonight,
knowing that HELP IS ON THE WAY!
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Trump’s new border czar Tom Homan STOOD HIS GROUND while CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins framed him as a cruel villain set on tearing apart families and deporting them, during a tense Wednesday night interview. “As you know, there’s a lot of mixed-status households in the United States,” Collins started. “Do you plan to take both parents into custody if there are minor children in the house?” Homan, unfazed by the leading question, said bluntly, “If you are in the country illegally, we’re gonna detain you, we’re gonna arrest you, we’re gonna remove you. If they have a U.S. citizen child,… and they think that a court order doesn’t mean anything anymore, what kind of message are we sending to the whole world? Go ahead and cross the border illegally,… and have a baby and you’re fine?!” Homan said, and he added that if he made exceptions for mixed-status families then the immigration court “wouldn’t mean anything anymore” and the whole immigration system would be made pointless. “We cannot send a message to the whole world that you can violate laws in the country,.. and if you have a U.S. citizen child then you’re okay!” Homan insisted.
Ps Ioan shared what happened in Germany this evening, when a terrorist from Saudi drove into a Christmas Fair crowd and killed 2 people, one a child…and injured several others! This is what happens when there are no “restraints” on immigration!
We are firmly in Homan’s corner and prayed into that.
Anita (NJ/GA) and others affirmed this!
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Trump Files Amicus Brief to Stop Biden’s Sale of Border Wall Materials for $5:
“Such Conduct Likely Constitutes a Criminal Act”
Trucks (under Biden regime orders) are transporting border materials away to be sold at auction and now, President Trump has filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit by Texas and Missouri to stop the Biden Regime’s auctioning of border wall materials.
The Gateway Pundit reported that the Biden Regime is using its final weeks in power to auction off massive amounts of unused border wall materials that have been left sitting in the Arizona desert since Biden took office.
Every day, an amount of materials that could build up to half a mile of wall are being transported north to be sold starting at $5 for each “32.91’ X 7.91’ Steel Bollard Wall Sections w/ Grout,” according to the GovPlanet auction website.
President Trump recently slammed the Biden Regime for using their final month in office to sabotage Trump’s America First agenda by selling “desperately needed border wall for pennies on the dollar. It is CRAZY, and must be stopped,” said President Trump.
“They are taking it from three stations: Nogales, Tucson, and Three Points,” one border patrol agent told investigative reporter James Lalino. “The goal is to move all of it off the border before Christmas.”
President Trump argues in his amicus brief that “The Court should issue an order directing the Defendants to immediately stop any ongoing sale of border-barrier materials to private parties pending the Court’s review of Defendant’s conduct, and the Court should swiftly conduct a searching examination of the Government’s conduct, by formal discovery if necessary, to examine the Government’s compliance with the law, the Constitution, and the Court’s injunction. Deliberately selling off border-wall materials at a major financial loss to the Government to obstruct the pro-wall policy of Congress and President Trump, such conduct likely constitutes a criminal act, such as a conspiracy to defraud the United States. At the very least, the reported conduct raises troubling concerns of potentially criminal behavior,” according to the brief.
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With so many things that are heavy on our hearts, for our nation, our President, and ourselves, we felt the need to pause and just focus on the Lord and His goodness to us! Many are tired from the weights that have so hindered our people and nation, and we enter eagerly into this time of refreshment with the Lord, as we prepare to enter into this HOLY SEASON of Christ’s entry into the earth as one of us, to redeem us! We enter now into this SHABBAT…the inner chamber where we are in the Presence of the Lord!
Maureen sang over us:
In Your Presence, there is fullness of joy,
At Your right hand there are pleasures evermore;
You surround us with Your favor; O Lord,
The earth is full of Your goodness, the earth is filled with Your love.
Exceedingly, abundantly, far above all we could ever ask or think;
Exceedingly, abundantly, You give us all things to enjoy.
Such Joy, such unspeakable joy!
Such peace and everlasting peace!
Such love pure and holy love!
Spirit, have Your way in me.
There’s a peace that floods my soul when the Spirit of the Lord is in control
And there’s a joy, no bounds can hold when the Spirit blows a fresh wind through my soul
Holy Spirit, flow through me, touch my heart and there will,
There will be such Joy, such unspeakable joy!
Such peace and everlasting peace!
Such love, pure and holy love!
Spirit, have Your way in me.
We prayed corporately to enter into that place of peace and joy, where the Spirit of God touches us and sets us free, restores us, and makes us whole once more! We cast out any spirit or influence that has tried to harm us and receive a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit. Let His LIGHT shine in our hearts and dispel the darkness as we live and move and have our being in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior!
We asked that each one on this call would feel the Presence of God – the reality of the SHABBAT – the reality of His Presence – for He is the ONE TRUE GOD and He reigns supreme and is sovereign over all!
We prayed corporately, freely accepting and receiving all that God has for us in this Holy Season!
Ps Ioan received a prompt for 30 days of prayer for Washington, DC as it is prepared for the Inauguration!
We will pray for the protection of the President, of Washington, DC, and for the security of all who will be present! Every hour, we will be praying for the cleansing, purgin,g and preparation of DC, so that the enemy will have no power there! May January 20th be a day the Manifest Glory of God is revealed in the Capitol of the US!
We prayed corporately and then entered into a time of worship!
Holy Spirit
There’s nothing worth more, that will ever come close. No thing can compare, You’re our living hope…
Your Presence, Lord!
I’ve tasted and seen, of the sweetest of Loves, where my heart becomes free, and my shame is undone…
Your Presence, Lord!
Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, come flood this place and fill the atmosphere.
Your Glory, God, is what our hearts long for, to be overcome by Your Presence, Lord!
Your Presence, Lord!
There’s nothing worth more, that will ever come close. No thing can compare, You’re our living hope.
Your Presence, Lord!
I’ve tasted and seen, of the sweetest of Loves, where my heart becomes free, and my shame is undone.
Your Presence, Lord!
Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, come flood this place and fill the atmosphere.
Your Glory, God, is what our hearts long for, to be overcome by Your Presence, Lord!
Let us become more aware of Your Presence. Let us experience the Glory of Your Goodness.
Let us become more aware of Your Presence. Let us experience the Glory of Your Goodness.
Let us become more aware of Your Presence. Let us experience the Glory of Your Goodness.
Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, come flood this place and fill the atmosphere.
Your Glory, God, is what our hearts long for, to be overcome by Your Presence, Lord!
Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, come flood this place and fill the atmosphere.
Your Glory, God, is what our hearts long for, to be overcome by Your Presence, Lord!
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I sing praises to Your Name, O Lord, for Your Name is great and greatly to be praised.
I sing praises to Your Name, O Lord, for Your Name is great and greatly to be praised.
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Above All
Above all powers, above all kings, above all nature and all created things,
above all wisdom and all the ways of man, You were here before the world began.
Above all kingdoms, above all thrones, above all wonders the world has ever known,
above all wealth and treasures of the earth, there’s no way to measure what You’re worth.
Crucified and laid behind a stone, You lived to die, rejected and alone.
Like a rose trampled on the ground, You took the fall and thought of me above all.
Like a rose trampled on the ground, You took the fall and thought of me above all.
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Lord, Have Mercy on Us!
Lord, have mercy on us. Come and heal our land.
Cleanse with Your Fire, heal with Your Touch.
Humbly we bow and call upon You now.
Oh, Lord, have mercy on us. Oh, Lord, have mercy on us.
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All Consuming Fire
All Consuming Fire, You’re my heart’s desire, and we love You dearly, dearly, Lord!
You’re my meditation and my consolation, and we love You dearly, dearly, Lord!
Glory to the Lamb! We exalt the GREAT I AM!
Reigning on Your glorious throne, You are our eternal home!
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Ps Ioan and Maureen then led us in receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus! We shared these verses:
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you:
that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said,
“Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying,
“This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Please continue to UPHOLD and PRAY for President Trump and JD Vance
as they take their places as the anointed and appointed leaders of our nation!
We then closed the call singing SHABBAT SHALOM!
With our love and blessings.
Maureen and Ps Ioan
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12-20-24 UPDATE – FACILITATION and CO-FACILITATION NEEDS
There is still a NEED for FT Facilitators to cover these hours weekly!
*** Please see which hour might fit into your schedule!***
(Convert Eastern Time (ET) to that of your own time zone!)
3 AM ET Wednesday
2 PM ET Sunday
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Using the “two by two” Biblical model, we also have “Co-Facilitators” to help Facilitators carry the call.
(This ensures us each hour is always covered…and the need for subs can be eliminated!)
We need those who are willing to step up and stand in the gap for the 24/7 NSPC!
(Contact Maureen to volunteer to serve for an hour a week…407-810-4665)
May God bring committed facilitators and co-facilitators to cover every hour.
Touch hearts, Lord, and cause our 24/7 family to be open and willing to rise up and serve
at this 11th hour for our nation’s destiny and deliverance!
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